DISNEY’S POCAHONTAS LESSON PLANS FOR YEAR 1: Weeks 13-14

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WEEK 14: Day 1-5

This week we continue to study Native Americans and in particular Squanto, the Mayflower, and the first Thanksgiving.

DISNEY’S SQUANTO: A WARRIOR’S TALE MOVIE: Watch Disney’s Squanto. Ask the following questions before watching Squanto. What do you know about Squanto? Where did Squanto live? How old was Squanto? To read my Squanto movie review, click here! 

POCAHONTAS WEEK 2 BEGINNER and INTERMEDIATE

	MON	TUES	WED	THURS	FRI
CHARACTER	Ask questions before watching Disney's Squanto	Talk about the characteristics of a friend. See notes.	Each day work on being a good friend to someone.	Have child think of ways to be friendly to others.	Answer the question, what makes a friend?
HISTORY	Each day read from a book from the book list.	Continue to reread books each day or read a new book.	All week we will be reading about the Mayflower, Squanto and the Pilgrims.	Read another passage.
READING	Each day have child read a page or two from The Thanksgiving Story.
LANGUAGE ARTS	Have child write a sentence or two about Squanto.
SCIENCE	Study animal tracks. See Book List for resources.	Check on plants from last week.
MATH Optional
GYM	If possible go canoeing.
HEALTH
ART	Make a headdress.		Make a bead bracelet or some other type of jewelry
MUSIC		Research instruments and make a drum or rattle
FOOD	Each day work on feast to recreate the first Thanksgiving.	Continue to work on Feast - plan menu, buy food. Prepare some foods ahead of time if possible.
BIBLE	Work on Memory Verse. Read passages about Thanksgiving - Psalm 9	Work on Memory Verse. Read Philippians 4	Work on Memory Verse. Read Psalm 106	Work on Memory Verse. Read 2 Chronicales 5	Work on Memory Verse. Read Exodus 23

POCAHONTAS WEEK 2 ADVANCED 

	MON	TUES	WED	THURS	FRI
CHARACTER	Ask questions before watching Disney's Squanto. Squanto was a friend to the Pilgrims. Write qualities about friends in your Character Journal.	Talk about the characteristics of a friend. See notes.	Each day work on being a good friend to someone.	Have child think of ways to be friendly to others.	Answer the question, what makes a friend?
HISTORY	Read chapter 1 and 2 from Of Plimouth Plantation	Read Chapter 3-4 from Of Plymouth Plantation	Read Chapter 5-6	Read Chapters 7-9	Read Chapter 10. This is the end of book one. This book can be finished in the coming weeks.
READING
LANGUAGE ARTS
SCIENCE	Continue working on the Periodic Table.See Notes for further instructions.
MATH Optional
GYM	If possible go canoeing.
HEALTH	Research how Squanto died.	Research the diseases that killed many of the Pilgrims.	Research how many of the Native Americans died.
ART	Make a headdress.		Make a bead bracelet or some other type of jewelry
MUSIC		Research instruments and make a drum or rattle
FOOD	Each day work on feast to recreate the first Thanksgiving.	Continue to work on Feast - plan menu, buy food. Prepare some foods ahead of time if possible.
BIBLE	Work on Memory Verse. Read passages about Thanksgiving - Psalm 9	Work on Memory Verse. Read Philippians 4	Work on Memory Verse. Read Psalm 106	Work on Memory Verse. Read 2 Chronicales 5	Work on Memory Verse. Read Exodus 23

BIBLE:

We will be reading Chapters of the Bible that deal with Thanksgiving. Have your child complete the template: Things to be thankful for.

BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED: Work on Memorizing Bible Verses. Verse of the Week is Exodus 23:16 “Also you shall observe the Feast of the Harvest of the first fruits of your labors from what you sow in the field; also the Feast of the Ingathering at the end of the year when you gather in the fruit of your labors from the field.”

CHARACTER: Friend

This week we will not be talking about one character trait. Instead, we will be talking about what makes a good friend. Squanto was a friend to the pilgrims. What makes a good friend?

INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED: Identify the ways that we can be a friend to others. Continue writing in your Character Traits Journal. Focus on friendship. I can be a friend by. . .

Talking to the new person.

Listening to my friends when they talk. Putting down the phone or other electronics and looking someone in the eye.

Sending letters or cards to friends.

GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY:

ALL LEVELS: Days 1-5: Study the area now knows as Plymouth, MA. This is where the pilgrims first landed.

Field Trips – See Appendix for suggestions

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS:

INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED:

Continue reading each day. If you need more books, see the Appendix. At the end of the week write a simple book report. Title of Book, Author, Brief synopsis (what was the story about), and would you recommend this book to a friend.

SCIENCE:

ALL LEVELS:

Day 1-5: Animal tracking. Research where woodland animals live – fox, raccoon, birds, rabbits, etc.

ADVANCED:

Continue work on Periodic Table. Each day pick 1-2 experiments from the following list.

ART/MUSIC/MISCELLANEOUS:

ALL LEVELS:

Music of the Wampanoag 

Make a headdress, bead bracelet or some other type of jewelry.

Create a menu for your grand feast. 

GRAND FEAST:

ALL LEVELS:

Create your own feasts from recipes from the following sites: https://newengland.com/today/food/special-occasions/thanksgiving/a-truly-traditional-thanksgiving-menu/ 

https://www.epicurious.com/holidays-events/the-real-story-of-the-first-thanksgiving-menu-recipes-article 

https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/recipes

Spend the week preparing for a Grand Feast. See appendix for food suggestions. Watch Beauty and the Beast as a family (or invite friends to share your excitement about this unit you just finished.).

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