Thanksgiving is an important holiday for many people in the United States. The holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November and is seen as a day to give thanks for the things we have in our lives. On Thanksgiving, it's typical that families get together for a big dinner of
turkey, mashed potatoes with
gravy, cranberry sauce,
stuffing, pumpkin pie, and more! If you can't be with your family during Thanksgiving and you spend it with friends instead, we call that
"Friendsgiving."
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| Homemade apple pie--a typical Thanksgiving dessert! It's delicious and easy to make. This year, I used this recipe: Grandma Ople's Apple Pie |
Melissa, Jason and I all love to celebrate Thanksgiving. This year, Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 23rd. During the week, us auxiliares wanted to share the history and culture of the holiday with our students and make some crafts with them. Not only did we celebrate Thanksgiving with the Primary kids--we also talked about it with some of the older kids.
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| The turkeys that the students in the ESO 1B class made |
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In Infantil, we colored
cornucopias with the students. Now used as an autumn table decoration, a cornucopia is an icon of the season of fall and of Thanksgiving. Cornucopias feature many different foods, from grapes and pears to pumpkins and corn. The infantil children practiced foods and colors in English while coloring the cornucopia.
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| Infantil 2B |
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| Infantil 2B |
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| Infantil 2B |
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| Infantil 3B |
In Primaria 1 and 2, we created turkeys out of toilet paper rolls and paper. Each student brought in their own toilet paper roll for the body of the turkey. Then, they cut out
feathers and wrote one thing or person they
were thankful for on each feather. Saying things we're thankful for is a Thanksgiving tradition.
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| Example turkey...what are you thankful for? |
The students had a lot of fun creating their own little turkeys!
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| Primary 1A |
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| Primary 1A |
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| Primary 1B |
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| Primary 2A |
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| Primary 2A |
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| Primary 2B |
In Primaria 3 and 4, Melissa created wreathes with the students.
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| Primary 3A |
In Primaria 5 and 6, Jason and the students created turkeys by
tracing their hands on paper.
Happy Thanksgiving from Colegio Torrente Ballester!
