Can you believe Thanksgiving is next week and this week in our Homeschool Resources: Geography & Thanksgiving Activities will keep the children busy. While your preparing your Thanksgiving Day Menu and cleaning the house for company. Or at least it will keep Charlie busy while I prepare my menu and finish painting the baseboards.
Geography is one of the most overlooked subjects in the classroom, but Geography titles from Bright Ideas Press, including North Star Geography, Hands-On Geography, and WonderMaps, can make teaching fun and simple.
Fran’s World: Thanksgiving Social Studies Activities!: All, with parental supervision
Learning takes on a life of it’s own at this website created by Veteran homeschool mom Fran Wisniewski who provides terrific Thanksgiving-themed activities that explore the History of the Holiday and the symbols associated with it.
Get ready to have some fun!
When you get to the site you will land on the Thanksgiving category page. You can simply scroll down the page to read the entries or use the menu on the left side of the page that includes:
- Wild Turkeys – Trace your hands and feet to create a turkey masterpiece.
- The Three Sisters – Find out why Native Americans referred to corn, beans, and squash as the “Three Sisters” and do an art activity that combines all three!
- Squash Pumpkins – Bake a pumpkin pie right in the pumpkin shell!
- Beans – Make Bean Soup and grow a bean plant.
- Corn – Make traditional cornbread.
Not only does Fran provide the complete instructions for how to do the activities at home, but she provides pictures of her family’s efforts that clearly illustrate the results you can expect. Plus you’ll find links to more web-based resources to further your learning experience.
Fran wrote “The Three Sisters: A Native American Curriculum for Thanksgiving” that is featured for free on UniversalPreschool.com. It is chock-full of innovative ways to learn Math, Science, History, and Art – all themed around Thanksgiving! The whole family will enjoy these educational activities.
Fran wrote, “In my world education is interesting, the choices are endless and everyone learns at their own pace, in a way that works for them.” Her website is a testament to her point of view. Don’t miss it!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
