Feast of Thanks

Before Thanksgiving break, we organize a Feast of Thanks for the kindergarten students. This is something that would not happen if it weren't for the wonderful families in our school community. Because our school is so diverse, we decided to have a cultural feast as opposed to a typical American Thanksgiving feast. All I can say, is WOW and YUM! We were so fortunate to have all the families send in their favorite cultural food and to also have extra sets of hands during this special event. 

After reading several books about Thanksgiving and the relationship between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims, the students reenacted saying peace to one another and preparing for their feast. 

Here are my pilgrim girls.

Here are my pilgrim boys.

Here are my Native American students.

The children loved the feast!

We had two tables of food and beverages!

This is a picture of our left overs....it was overwhelming! The other teachers in the building loved it though! The teacher's lounge had so many tasty treats!

OTHER FUN THINGS WE DO FOR THANKSGIVING

Before reading Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey, the students had to decide whether they thought a turkey would make a good pet. As you can see from the photo, most of the students thought a turkey would make a great pet! Watch out parents....

We made applesauce as a special snack. All the students helped prepare the treat!

Here it is in the crockpot, ready to cook! 

Yum! Our classroom smelled so good!