This is an ongoing series of harvest lesson plans created for a kindergarten classroom. In this installment, the class will be learning about Thanksgiving, specifically about the Indian People. The children will learn about facts through games, math and language skills and art projects
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This lesson is a continuation of a series of harvest lesson plans about the Indian People and their contribution to the first Thanksgiving. Here are the things that you will need for the lesson today:
Short stick or dowel with string (a fishing pole)
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Pre-cut fish with paper clips on each
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Glue
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Markers
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Assortment of colorful craft feathers
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Circle Time Discussion
Review Native American facts.
Review terms and meanings.
Look at and discuss the pictures of Indian People and their homes.
Explain to the children that Native Americans have celebrations called “pow-wows” where they worship, play drums, and dance.
Ask the children: If they were to have a pow-wow to celebrate something, what would they celebrate?
Art
Native American Drums
Provide each child with a salt box or oatmeal container.
Instruct the children to measure, cut, and glue a piece of construction paper around the box or container.
When glue is dry, instruct the children to decorate their drum using symbols, shapes and designs.
Walk around to each child’s project and using a single hole puncher, punch two holes in the box, on opposite sides from one another.
Instruct children to tie the yarn in the holes to create a handle for the drum.
Math Skills
Feather Addition
Provide an assortment of colorful craft feathers.
Make addition and subtraction problems using the feathers.
Language Skills
Fishing
On each fish, draw a picture symbol.
Children should take turns fishing, and explaining what word the picture symbolizes.
Activity
This activity enhances gross motor skills and following instructions.
Native American
(children should to the tune of “Are You Sleeping”)
Native American, Native American
Play your drum, play your drum
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!
Show me how to…run (practice gross motor skills).
Sing the song over, each time end with a different movement. (hop, clap, walk, skip, jump…)
This post is part of the series: Kindergarten Harvest Lesson Plans: Indians
This is a series of harvest themed lesson plans created for the kindergarten classroom. In this portion of the lesson plans, the children will learn about Indians and their contribution to the first Thanksgiving. Facts will be presented in the form of activities, skill development and art projects.
