Tots and Me... Growing Up Together: Thanksgiving

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Friday, January 3, 2020

Littles Learning Link Up: Indian Corn Thanksgiving Craft and More

Littles Learning Link Up is now on Friday!!

Each month you will find:

A seasonal round-up (usually toward the beginning of the month)
Posts where I share what I have been up to with my elementary-age children and the preschoolers I work with at our homeschool co-op (including occasional highlight posts where I share how we used ideas that have been linked up here on Littles Learning Link Up).

Each week, I will host a link up, where you can share either what you have been up to recently, or old posts that may go with the theme. Feel free to link up more than one post.

Each week I will continue to feature a couple of posts from those that have been linked up.

I hope you will continue to share your wonderful posts, and I hope you will find something new to try with your child(ren).

It would be great for everyone to stop by and visit the other linked-up posts as well. Check them out, leave some comments, pin those that interest you. Let's make this a real party and socialize with each other.

Here's a peek at what we have been up to in our homeschool.

Right now we are currently on our Christmas break, but the kids have still been getting some work done on the computer with math, plus Tabitha has been continuing her history reading. I've also been using SchoolhouseTeachers.com for grammar with the younger two children, plus the older girls are looking at some geography lessons. I'll be sharing my review of SchoolhouseTeachers.com next week.

Moving on to our craft.

I realize this is a little late, but I didn't get a chance to share our other Thanksgiving craft from the prek/k class at co-op. We focused on Indian Corn because of how important corn was to the Native Americans and the Pilgrims.

Of course, we sang our Pilgrim song that I shared in my last Littles Learning Link Up post.

Here are the words in case you didn't see my last post.

1 Little, 2 little, 3 little pilgrims

4 little, 5 little , 6 little pilgrims

7 little, 8 little, 9 little pilgrims

10 little pilgrim boys and girls
(count on fingers)

They jumped in the boat and the boat went sailing

With all those pilgrim boys and girls
(cup one hand in front of you and put fingers together on the other hand and have them jump into the "boat" then move both hands forward. Repeat for each line)

They sailed across the ocean and came to a new land

All those pilgrim boys and girls
(move your boats forward and then show the new land by putting hands together, facing downward, and move them apart. Again, repeat for each line)

They had troubles but they trusted in God

All those pilgrim boys and girls
(Shake finger several times, then put hands in prayer position and lift. Repeat)

They made friends with some helpful indians

All those pilgrim boys and girls
(Grasp both hands in front of you and move up and down as if shaking hands. Repeat)

They had a feast and we call it Thanksgiving

Pilgrim and indian boys and girls.
(Pretend to be eating food.)

Then we made an Indian Corn craft. It was very simple. I just cut off-white paper into corn cob shapes and had the children make corn with fingerprints.

They then took some strips of the same construction paper and scrunched them up, then flattened them out. We then glue them on the back of the top.

I then read "The Legend of the Five Kernels" to them, and they glued 5 popcorn kernels onto a "plate."

Then we did a little "experiment" with vinegar, baking soda, and popcorn kernels. They got to watch the popcorn kernels "dance."

And here are the books we read:

Here are some things I would like to share with you:

Arctic Fun Round Up

Chock-Full of Snowman Fun Round Up

Fun with Snowmen Literature and Craft Round Up

Now onto:

Littles Learning Link Up Features

On my last Littles Learning Link Up post, there were 3 wonderful post linked up. I will be sharing a randomly selected post and the post with the most clicks.

Please, don't forget to stop by other posts that are linked up. See what catches your eye, stop by, pin the post to a relevant board, and perhaps leave a comment to let the author of the blog know you have been by for a visit. I know I appreciate others commenting and letting me know they have read my posts, so I am sure others do too.

This week's randomly selected post is:

Hilbert's Mazes shared Hand Drawn Thanksgiving Maze - The Mayflower - Free Printable PDF.

This week's most clicked on post is:

The Barefoot Mom shared Autumn Crafts and Learning Activities

Join the Party!

I would love to have you join in this week! What sort of activities do you do with your young children? Do you have some favorite activities you would like to share? I invite you to link up below. I will be pinning posts on one of my relevant boards, and I would love to feature some of the activities each week from what is linked up.

Please know I may share a picture from your post and link back to it, along with sharing how we used your idea in our school time. By linking up you are giving me permission to use a picture from your post. I will ALWAYS give credit and link back. Additionally, if you choose to try out any of the ideas with your child, please make sure you give credit where credit is due.

Linky will be open through Monday night, to give me time to check out all the posts and get the Features organized. Please take the time to visit some of the other wonderful posts linked up.

No button currently, and there won't be one until I can figure it out seeing as Photobucket has changed things. Feel free to still share the picture in place of the button. Just link it to my Littles Learning Link Up permalink please.

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Littles Learning Link Up: Paper Plate Mayflower Craft

Littles Learning Link Up is now on Friday!!

Each month you will find:

A seasonal round-up (usually toward the beginning of the month)
Posts where I share what I have been up to with my elementary-age children and the preschoolers I work with at our homeschool co-op (including occasional highlight posts where I share how we used ideas that have been linked up here on Littles Learning Link Up).

Each week, I will host a link up, where you can share either what you have been up to recently, or old posts that may go with the theme. Feel free to link up more than one post.

Each week I will continue to feature a couple of posts from those that have been linked up.

Here's a peek at what we have been up to in our homeschool.

We have finished reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and now have some educational worksheets from The LitWits Kits that we are using as a part of the review. Plus we are watching both movies so we can compare and contrast.

We are finishing up our review year and I am so relieved it is winding down. I only have one more review left. And then we have a break. I will find out if I am coming back for next year with the Homeschool Review Crew in a little bit. Plus, I will be posting about the Blue Ribbon Rewards soon.

Moving on to our craft.

We have been focusing on Thanksgiving in our prek/k co-op class.

First we reviewed the months of the year, and talked about the holiday coming up this month. Thanksgiving. Then I read a book that explained what Thanksgiving is. We learned that the people who came over on the Mayflower were known as Pilgrims, and people tend to call the native people who lived here, Indians. I came up with a song based off of a song we used to sing at the Montessori.

1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Indians. This one, I called 1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Pilgrims.

Here are the words.

1 Little, 2 little, 3 little pilgrims

4 little, 5 little , 6 little pilgrims

7 little, 8 little, 9 little pilgrims

10 little pilgrim boys and girls
(count on fingers)

They jumped in the boat and the boat went sailing

With all those pilgrim boys and girls
(cup one hand in front of you and put fingers together on the other hand and have them jump into the "boat" then move both hands forward. Repeat for each line)

They sailed across the ocean and came to a new land

All those pilgrim boys and girls
(move your boats forward and then show the new land by putting hands together, facing downward, and move them apart. Again, repeat for each line)

They had troubles but they trusted in God

All those pilgrim boys and girls
(Shake finger several times, then put hands in prayer position and lift. Repeat)

They made friends with some helpful indians

All those pilgrim boys and girls
(Grasp both hands in front of you and move up and down as if shaking hands. Repeat)

They had a feast and we call it Thanksgiving

Pilgrim and indian boys and girls.
(Pretend to be eating food.)

Then we made a Paper Plate Mayflower. I used an idea I had used way back when Tabitha and Amelia were preschoolers, and I added some printable parts from A Little Pinch of Perfect.

You will need:

Plain white paper plates

Craft sticks

The printables from A Little Pinch of Perfect (or create your own sails and leave off the fold-over info)

Acrylic paint (Blue and Brown)

Paintbrushes

White Glue

Brown construction paper (for printing out the info about the Mayflower to glue on)

All I had to do in preparation for this craft was print and cut out the printables and cut some paper plates in half. Each child needs a whole plate and a half a plate.

The first thing I had the children do was paint the half a plate brown and then paint half of the whole plate blue (for the sky).

I just put a little paint on the paper plates and had them spread it around with the paintbrush, giving them more if needed. It eliminated the need for separate paint cups.

We then set them to dry while they went to snack and gym time.

When they came back the plates were dry. They glued the brown half-plate onto the white half of the whole plate.

Then I had them put white glue on the bottom of 4 craft sticks and put them down between the plates for the masts.

Then they glued on the sails.

We then talked about the information on the fold-over page. After that we glued it on to the front.

Tada

And these are the books we read.

The first one to help the children understand what Thanksgiving is.

And these two because they incorporated the counting that we had in the song.

Let's take a look at that review schedule real quick:

Last week I posted my review of the new books from Kregel Publications, the Goldtown Beginnings books featuring Jem Coulter. This week I am sharing reviews of some books from Mattie Richardson, and Elephant Learning Math Academy. And next week you will find the review for LitWits Kits.

Here are some things I would like to share with you:

Thanksgiving Round Up

Celebrating Thanksgiving Through Literature

Torn Paper Thankful Trees

Now onto:

Littles Learning Link Up Features

On my last Littles Learning Link Up post, there was only 1 wonderful post linked up.

Here's this week's featured post is:

Homegrown Adventures shared Albuquerque, New Mexico Road Trip

Join the Party!

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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Littles Learning Link Up: November 20, 2018 - Torn Paper Thankful Trees

Each month you will find:

A seasonal round-up (usually toward the beginning of the month)
Posts where I share what I have been up to with my early elementary children (including occasional highlight posts where I share how we used ideas that have been linked up here on Littles Learning Link Up).

Each week, I will host a link up, where you can share either what you have been up to recently, or old posts that may go with the theme. Feel free to link up more than one post.

Each week I will continue to feature a couple of posts from those that have been linked up.

We have continued our study of the time of Ancient Rome, looking specifically at the time of Jesus.

We are still reading Augustus Caesar's World, which has been so intriguing for me, though I do think quite a bit is going over the children's heads (especially Harold and Hannah). We are also still trying to get through The Bronze Bow, which is a story that takes place when Jesus is already a man.

We have continued learning about the different senses and the parts of the body that help with those senses. We just learned about the eye and sight, so have now finished all the senses.

One thing I forgot to mention last time is that the children are all participating in NaNoWriMo with the Young Writers Program. Tabitha is writing a story called, "Streets and Alleys." Amelia story is titled, "The Timestoppers." Hannah's is called, "Camp Days." And last but not least, Harold's story is called, "Adventures of Tala."

Let's move on to this week's craft.

Torn Paper Thankful Trees

Last week was our last co-op meeting for the fall. We won't be having co-op again until January. This last meeting for the fall is always a Harvest Party. Each group makes a craft and then we have a Dish-to-Pass meal. Usually I have the children make Thankful Placemats. However, this year, as I didn't have any clear contact paper, I decided to make something different with the Pre-K class. After singing our songs from the week before, we gathered around the table to make Thankfulness Trees.

You will need:

White paper

Brown construction paper

Red, yellow, and orange construction paper

Glue

Picture of a turkey

Crayons

Zippy baggies

At home, I took and printed out small leaf templates on the red, yellow, and orange construction paper. And my children helped me cut them out in preparation.

We traced the children's hands with a bit of their forearms for the tree's trunk. Then the children took strips of brown construction paper and tore them into pieces to use to fill in the trunk and branches. They then colored a turkey to add to their pictures. We then sent home colored construction paper leaves in a baggie, with instructions to write one thing they are thankful for each day and add it to their trees.

Amelia made one here at home and has been adding leaves sharing what she is thankful for.

The other children chose to make turkeys instead. They are adding tail feathers each day.

Let's take a look at that review schedule real quick:

Last week I posted my review for Guitar 360 Method.

Next month I will be sharing a review of a devotional for young ladies titled Beloved: 365 Devotions for Young Women by Lindsay A. Franklin.

Here are a few things I would like to share with you:

In case you are still looking for ideas for Thanksgiving:

Thanksgiving Round Up

Improved Thankfulness Turkey Placemats

Did you know it is also National Gingerbread Cookie Day this week?

November 21st to be exact.

Come and Catch 'Em Gingerbread Man Round Up

Now onto:

Littles Learning Link Up Features

On my last Littles Learning Link Up post, there were 5 wonderful post linked up. I will be featuring the most clicked on post, plus one randomly selected post.

Please, don't forget to stop by other posts that are linked up. See what catches your eye, stop by, pin the post to a relevant board, and perhaps leave a comment to let the author of the blog know you have been by for a visit. I know I appreciate others commenting and letting me know they have read my posts, so I am sure others do too.

This week's randomly selected post is: