Thursday, November 21, 2013

Give Thanks!

 I hope you all enjoyed reading the "I'm Thankful" books your children made!  The responses I got ranged from "octopuses" to "cake" to "The Holy Ghost."  I loved it.  The purpose in doing this was twofold; I wanted the kids to really think about what they wanted to thank Jesus for (primarily) but also to see words get put to their thoughts and drawings. 

The Thanksgiving Feast yesterday was so much fun.  It was crowded, but I think that is just an indication of the bounty that God has bestowed onto us.  The food was delicious.  The company was even better.  Thank you all for being their and sharing this experience with all of us.

Over the course of the last few weeks, we've talked through the Thanksgiving story countless times.  If your child hasn't already told you what he or she knows about it, ask them!  I had one mom text me and tell me her son told her that the pilgrims were on the Mayflower for 40 days and 40 nights:)

I got a new camera the other day, so please excuse pictures as I'm trying to figure out settings, etc.:)

Brooklyn and Hasti (from Vicki's class) discussing life


Mr. Chris leads us in prayer

Your kids made Indian necklaces but they got tangled together badly.  Sorry they couldn't bring these home!

3 comments:

  1. Ha! Olivia told me lots about about the Pilgrim story. She said, the Mayflower was dirty and stinky and so was the food. Olivia also said that the people couldn't change their clothes because they didn't have bathrooms. She said an Indian named Squanto helped the Pilgrims once they landed. She loved this unit!

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  2. Oh, and I loved the feast! It was so nice to see all the kids together and all the work they did! My favorite of Olivia's book was that she is thankful for "hang gliders." What? That is so random!

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  3. Liam loved learning about the Mayflower! He talked about it nonstop! He cracked me up with his 40days/40 nights comment...incorporating the Bible in!! I lost count on how many times he told us it was stinky and dirty. Thank you for making this so fun!

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