Thanksgiving Stations

(I love this picture. This is one of my little friends that talks in a whisper every day. I loved that he chose the Indian name, Quiet Friend.)

Last Thursday we had our Thanksgiving Feast at lunch. This is when family members are invited to come and share a turkey tray in our cafeteria. The kids decorate a family turkey ahead of time and we put them up in the cafeteria for decorations. Before the families get here, we were very busy in the classroom. I set up table rotations that included: making vests (they chose their Indian name), making pattern necklaces out of fruit loops, having a snack while reading Thanksgiving themed books, making a headband by using real feathers and a sentence strip that they wrote Indian symbols on, and a painting activity where students used popsicle sticks to paint their fingers different colors and the palm of their hand brown to create a turkey.  We did 10-15 minute at each rotation.  At times it was what I would call “controlled chaos” but it all worked out well and they were so cute! Here are a few pictures of our stations. J