Thanksgiving Links Page (*FREE ACCESS* automatically goes along with the unit)

 

 

 

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REGULAR GUIDEBOOK LINKS (Growing/Advanced Guidebooks)

Lesson 1 –

Wetu (the original video linked here was removed by the owner; this is a replacement video.  Note that the Native clothing in this video is less covering)

Weir Fishing

Lesson 2 –
Rope Making Tutorial (preview this at the end of lesson 1, as desired)

Lesson 3 –
Video #1 – Fun Overview
Video #2- Closer Look

Lesson 4 –
Hear it! (parental discretion advised)

Lesson 5 –
Mayflower Link (start at mm 2:19)

Lesson 7 –
Option #1 Lantern
Option #2 Lantern

Lesson 8 –
Recipe option #1
Recipe option #2

Lesson 10 –
Table Decor

Lesson 11 –
Broth

REGULAR GUIDEBOOK LINKS (Early Learner Guidebook)

Lesson 2 Basket Weave (video 1)

Lesson 2 Basket Weave (video 2)

Lesson 2 Basket Weave (See it in nature!)

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

Lesson 9 (for examples only; not endorsed)

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3

 

 

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CORE CONNECTIONS LINKS

Lesson 2 –

Leaf Color Chromatography

Lesson 3 –

Newton’s Pendulum **We do not know the lyrics or background music or if it is appropriate

Microscopic video – AMAZING!!!!!

Lesson 4 –

Quantifying photosynthesis

Lesson 5 –

Soil Type

Lesson 7 –

Straw and a Potato!

Growing a Sweet Potato

Lesson 8 –

Popcorn!

Map

Lesson 9 –

Hard tack

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BOOK LIST

This is here as a courtesy only.  No books are required for the unit.  Customers may also write in and suggest to add books to this list.  These come recommended to us by others, and if you have any suggestions to add to this list, please email in so we can do so.  Some of these books may contain more mature themes or theology that we do not necessarily endorse, so we advise all parents to screen for content and personal beliefs. Books can also be sub-categorized into different age groups, so feel free to jump around!

Early Learner

  • Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks by Margaret Sutherland
  • The Night Before Thanksgiving by Natasha Wing
  • Just a Special Thanksgiving by Mercer Mayer
  • Thanks for Thanksgiving by Karma Wilson
  • Thanksgiving at the Toppleton’s by Eileen Spinelli
  • Sharing the Bread by Pat Zietlow Miller
  • Thanksgiving: A Harvest Celebration by Julie Steigmeyer
  • The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks by Jan Berenstain
  • Arthur’s Thanksgiving by Marc Brown
  • Squanto’s Journey by Jospeh Bruchac
  • Around the Table that Grandad Built by Melanie Heuiser Hill
  • Over the River and Through the Woods by L. Maria Child
  • ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey
  • The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh
  • There Was an Old Lady that Swallowed a Pie by Allison Jackson
  • Llama Llama Gives Thanks by Anna Dewdney
  • Thanksgiving Day Thanks by L. M. Elliott
  • Give Thanks to the Lord by Karma Wilson
  • A Turkey for Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting
  • Gracias, the Thanksgiving Story by Joy Cowley
  • It’s Thanksgiving by Jack Prelutsky
  • The Squirrel’s Thanksgiving by Steven Kroll
  • Run Turkey Run by Diane Mayr
  • Thanksgiving Day by Anne Rockwell
  • The Turkey Bowl by Phil Bildner
  • Thanksgiving Day at Our House by Nancy White Carlstrom
  • Thanksgiving Graces by Mark Molton
  • And Families Gather All Around by Emily Alston
  • Corduroy’s Thanksgiving by Lisa McCue
  • The Can Do Thanksgiving by Marion Hess Pomeranc

Growing Learner

  • Thanksgiving in the Woods by Phyllis Alsdurf
  • How Many Days to America? by Eve Bunting
  • Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin
  • 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving by Catherine O’Neill Grace
  • We Gather Together by Wendy Pfeffer
  • Thank You, Sarah by Laurie Halse Anderson
  • A Journey to the New World by Kathryn Lasky
  • The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower by P. J. Lynch
  • Thanksgiving on Thursday by Mary Pope Osborne
  • The Memory Cupboard by Charlotte Herman
  • Nate the Great Talks Turkey by Marjorie Weiman Shermat
  • Dash by Kate Klemo
  • Problems on Plymouth by Marianne Hering
  • Let’s Celebrate Thanksgiving by Connie Roop
  • A-Z Mysteries Mayflower Treasure Hunt by Ron Roy
  • Sarah Gives Thanks by Louise Halse Anderson
  • An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott
  • Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving by Eric Metaxas
  • Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
  • Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember by Barbara Rainey
  • William Bradford by Bradford Smith
  • Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew Thanksgiving Feast by Carolyn Keene

Advanced Learner

  • Thanksgiving at the Inn by Tim Whitney
  • Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War by Nathaniel Philbrick
  • They Came for Freedom by Jay Milbrandt
  • The Lifegiving Table by Sally Clarkson
  • Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims by Rush Limbaugh
  • 1,000 Gifts by Ann Voskamp
  • Choosing Gratitude by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
  • The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and
  • Learning From History by Robert Tracy McKenzie
  • William Bradford by Janet and Geoff Benge
  • Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
  • Thanksgiving Tales by Brian D. Jaffe
  • The Practice of Praise by Charles Spugeon

OPTIONAL ACTIVITY LIST

SUPPLIES NEEDED (growing/advanced)

LESSON 1/2

Access to tall grass (anywhere in the neighborhood)

Lesson 3

Rocks from outside
General tools

Lesson 4, 5, 6

Items from around the house

Lesson 7

Jar
Stick or wick
Cotton
Salt
Oil

Lesson 8

Cranberries (and other standard baking items–see recipe)

Lesson 9,10

Items from around the house

Lesson 11

Cooking ingredients (see lesson)

Lesson 12 – 15

Items from around the house

SUPPLIES NEEDED (early learner)

Lesson 1

Water

Cornstarch

Flour

Lotion

Vegetable oil

Food coloring

 

Lesson 2

Optional Activity #1 –

Magnifying glass (optional)

Plastic baggies or alternative

Spoons

Tape measure or ruler

 

Optional Activity #2 –

Construction Paper and glue (optional)

 

Lesson 3

Optional Activity #1

Cranberries, coffee, and onions (or alternative)

 

Optional Activity #2

Acrylic paint or alternative

 

Optional Activity #3

Branches/twigs from the yard

Thick rubber bands

Colored tape or paint (optional)

Felt or alternative

 

Lesson 4

Pipe Cleaners

Colorful beads

Lesson 5

Yarn or String

Corn husks

Lesson 6

Optional Activity #1
Apple sauce container

Brown acrylic paint or markers

Paint brushes (or fingers)

Craft sticks or popsicle sticks

Playdough

 

Optional Activity #2

Items from around the home

 

Lesson 7

Orange juice container (cardboard, with pour spout)

Paper bags or brown construction paper

 

Lesson 8

Clay or Playdough

 

Lesson 9

Apples

Optional: oranges, herbs, sugar, cinnamon

Optional: jute twine

Optional: Hot glue

 

SOURCES

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES – AMERICAN

 

  1. Bradford, William. Governor William Bradford’s Letter Book. (collection published 1906). Boston, MA
  2. Copy of the Old Records of the Town of Duxbury 1642-1770, (pub. 1893) Plymouth
  3. Mayflower Descendant (original source materials; vital records; wills; deeds; inventories; letters from 1600s) Vol 1-4. (pub 1899-1937) Boston, MA
  4. Winslow, Edward Hypocrisie Unmasked (1646). London
  5. Three Visitors to Early Plymouth (seven letters from three outside visitors to Plymouth in the 1620s). (pub. 1963) Plimoth Plantation.
  6. Hubbard, William. A General History of New England (Writings of a Bay Colony Minister in the 1600s; full collection published in 1815). Cambridge
  7. Maon, John and Prince, Thomas A brief history of the Pequot War (pub 1736). Authors were chief captains and commanders of Connecticut Forces
  8. Winslow, Edward. Good News from New England (1623).
  9. Prince, Thomas. Chronological History of New England in the form of Annals, (1736). Boston
  10. Smith, John. The Complete Works of Captain John Smith (vol 1 – 3). (1580-1631). Re-pub in 1986 at University of NC.
  11. Bradford, William, Of Plimouth Plantation. (1620-1647). (pub. 1912) MA Historical Society (Worthington, Ford edit.)
  12. Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England (1620 – 1691). Shurtleff, Nathaniel and Pulsifer, David edit vol 1-12 (1855-1861). Boston. Reprinted 1968, New York in vol 1-12.
  13. Pope, Charles Henry. Plymouth Scrap book (1918). Published collection of wills, inventories, and documents from Plymouth Colony
  14. Gardener, Lion and Carlton, W. N. Chattin , editor, Relation of the Pequot Warres (1660)
  15. Pilgrim Notes and Queries, Vol 1-5 (pub 1913-1917). Boston, MA
  16. Mourt’s Relation: Readex Microprint, Plymouth Hall, MA. (Also, Heath, Dwight edit in 1969 for modern language publication); access via Library of Congress.
  17. Hancock Thanksgiving Proclamation (Library of Congress)
  18. A proclamation for a Day of Fasting. Boston, New England. 1678; access via Library of Congress
  19. Morton, Thomas New English Canaan (1637). Boston (re-print 1983)
  20. Winthrop, John. The History of New England from 1630 – 1649, Vol 1-2.  (1853). Boston, MA.
  21. Purchas, Samuel. Purchas, His Pilgrims (1626). London
  22. Thanksgiving Maskers. (1911) The River Press
  23. Matthews, Albert “Note on the Indian Sagamore Samoset”. (pub. 1904) Boston. Colonial Society of MA.
  24. New England Historical and Genealogical Register (re-printed 1974) Transcription of original documents and source material. Baltimore.
  25. Records of the Colony of New Plymouth : Court Orders 1633-1640 Edited by Shurtleff, N. (pub 1855)
  26. Church. The History of King Philip’s War. (1716). Boston
  27. Notes Concerning the Wampanoag Tribe of Indians (pub 1880). Bristol, RI; secondary confirmed by primary
  28. Morton, Nathaniel. New Englands Memoriall (1669). Cambridge (re-print 1903)
  29. Letter of Sarah Hale to Abraham Lincoln (Library of Congress)
  30. Lincoln Thanksgiving Proclamation (Library of Congress)
  31. Genealogical Advertiser (re-printed 1974). Baltimore A genealogical journal of many original documents from Plymouth Colony
  32. George Washington Thanksgiving Proclamation. 1789 (Library of Congress)
  33. Hinckley, Thomas. The Hinckley Papers Collection (pub 1861) Collections at Massachusetts Historical Society
  34. Mayflower Source Records. (pub 1986). Baltimore (collection of articles from Genealogical Register and New England Historical)
  35. Historical Newspaper coverage of Massasoit, Wampanoag, and Narraganset (Preserved, Library of Congress)
  36. Plymouth Church Records, Vol 1-2. (1620-1623) New York (re-print 1975; Baltimore)
  37. Young, Alexander. Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers 1602-1625 (1844).   Accessed via Library of Congress.
  38. Winslow, Edward. New Englands Salamander. (1647). London
  39. Bradford, William. Mayflower Descendant, Vol 5-7 (pub. 1912) MA Historical Society
  40. Plimoth Patuxet Museum was also referenced, per Library of Congress
  41. Metacomet, Sachem of the Wampanoags (1676 – painting). Library of Congress – Photographs Division

*Published dates—if different from the source date or author’s life span—are the dates all items were grouped together into one (such as numerous letters) and/or the dates made public and public domain. This is why some published dates are not in the appropriate time period, while the information contained inside still is.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES – CANADIAN

The Founder of New France:  A Chronicle of Champlain.  Toronto, Glasgow, Brook and Co., 1915.  Illus. Frontispiece  –  “The Order of Good Cheer – Port Royal, 1606-7”

Wissler, Clark, et al.  Adventures in the wilderness.  New Haven, Yale UP, 1925. –  “The Order of Good Cheer” “From the painting by C.W. Jefferys, in possession of the publishers”

Fortier, L.M.  Champlain’s Order of Good Cheer, And Some Brief Notes Relating to Its Founder.  Toronto, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1928.  “The Order of Good Cheer, Port Royal, 1606-7″

HP Bigger, ed. , The Works of Samuel de Champlain, vol 5 (Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1922 – 26). France, Archives departmental, Archives de la Charente Maritime (La Rochelle) Serie B, Cours et jurisdictions, Deposition de Nicolas Le Creux, 31 jul. 1635, Ottawa, National Archives of Canada (NAC).

McGHEE, ROBERT. “Lodestones, Unicorns,and Perpetual Daylight.” In Arctic Voyages of Martin Frobisher: An Elizabethan Adventure, 5–9. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2001.

W.C. Wicken, Encounters with Tall Sails and Tall Tales: Mi’kmaq Society, 1500-1760 (McGill University).

J. Merrell, The Indians’ New World: Catawbas and Their Neighbors from European Contact through the Era of Removal (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1989)

B. Trigger, Childen of Aataentsic: A History of the People to 1660 (Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1976).

The Description and Natural History of the Coasts of North America (Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1908)

 

 

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