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Packing the Pilgrimís Trunk: Personalizing History in the Elementary Classroom
|Grades||K – 2|
|Lesson Plan Type||Unit|
|Estimated Time||Nine 50-minute sessions|
Grand Island, Nebraska
MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY
- Books about the Pilgrims
- Books about Moving
- Trunks and items to classify
- Shoe boxes for each child to use as personal trunks
- Journals and writing/drawing materials
- Chart paper
- Plain paper to use as place mats
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
This interactive tool allows students to create Venn diagrams that contain two or three overlapping circles, enabling them to organize their information logically.
- Cornbread recipe
- Johnny cake recipe
- Fruit Salad letter
- Family letter explaining the project
- Sample Items†for the Student's Trunks
- Sample Items†for the Teacher's Trunks
- Assemble appropriate books about Pilgrims and moving.
- Preview the sites on the Websites about Pilgrims and Plymouth list and determine which are best suited for your students. Bookmark the list on any computers students will be using.
- Make copies of the family letters introducing the project and explaining the fruit salad activity.
- Make copies or an overhead of the samples for student's trunk, if desired.
- Assemble supplies to make cornbread, johnny cakes, and friendship salad. Make sure you are aware of any known food allergies among your students and communicate any food-related activities with enough time to change plans as necessary.
- Test the Interactive Venn Diagram on your computers to familiarize yourself with the tools and ensure that you have the Flash plug-in installed. You can download the plug-in from the technical support page.