Thanksgiving Experience

Today D had her Thanksgiving Experience at school.  Her class has been learning about the first Thanksgiving for the past 2 weeks.  After school D was able to tell me "The pilgrims came on the Mayflower because the King wouldn't let them worship how they wanted.  So they left and came here.  The president let them worship however they wanted when they landed.  But the ride on the boat was long and some people got sick and died."  I was impressed with the knowledge she had and could recall.  She also described how the the Indians helped the Pilgrims learn to hunt, fish, and raise crops.  

 They made Indian headbands, necklaces, and costumes to wear.  The pictures on the costumes are actual pictographs with meanings she learned about.  She has worn the costume all day and reenacted the first Thanksgiving at home several times ... I even got to be a Pilgrim.

 After school B and I surprised her with lunch at Tropical Smoothie Cafe - just the 3 of us.  She beamed the whole time ... in her Indian costume of course!




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