The Preschool Press

 
Date: November 17-21
Unit: Thanksgiving, Healthy Eating, Native Americans
Student Understandings:
   develop an understanding of the importance of healthy habits
   learn about good nutrition through the exploration of the food guide

Essential Questions:
   Can students identify healthy foods?
   
Music/Fingerplay: "Go Bananas", "Apples and Bananas", "5 Fat Turkeys are 
We", "Pow Wow"

Books:Thanksgiving is for Giving, Gregory the Terrible Eater, Our 
Thanksgiving, This First Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Day
 
Guided/Independent Discovery:
  determine and categorize foods that are good and not good (healthy/not 
healthy)
  cooking: make pumpkin pie and fruit kabobs while following directions in 
correct sequential order
  choose healthy foods for their thanksgiving plate (using pictures of food)
  create and identify student names on corn on the cob
  make a totem pole using paper towel rolls and craft materials
  create Indian drums
  make turkeys out of play doh, pipe cleaners, and feathers  

Special Activities: 
    November 24th-28th - Thanksgiving Holiday- no school    
    Global Wildlife trip- December 4th