It's Turkey Time!
 

This page was developed for Mrs. Sumner's
third grade class
at Sallas Mahone Elementary School
by Sarah Ann Bailey, Valdosta State University Preservice teacher.
 





1.    This site has a Thanksgiving memories book, where you can write your Thanksgiving memories and it includes the origin of Thanksgiving, a rap, and some jokes.
 
 

2.    This site has a bunch of stories and legends that are cool!!  The Lonesome Turkey is one of my favorites.
3.    This site tells all about the First Thanksgiving  and an American Thanksgiving.  It also has some  Thanksgiving Fun.
 
 

 4. This site helps you find out what you really know about Thanksgiving by taking a quiz... Then you can read a story about Thanksgiving.

5.    Want to hear some comedy??? This site is about traditions that didn't last.

6. Want to find out what those Thanksgiving symbols mean??   This site is full of interesting things about this holiday.  You can also find out about the Canada Thanksgiving.
 


 

7.   Want to play find Tom Turkey?? Come to Heather's page to play.. She also has other things to learn about the holiday.

8.    This web site is all about "Giving Thanks".  It includes some Thanksgiving activities, links to others sites and a description of Thanksgiving using its letters.

9.    Thanksgiving is a time for fun and games..  Come play Spin the Turkey game and look at the Turkey of the day contest.. There is also other kinds of interesting facts about this holiday..
 


10.   Games! Games! Games!!
  This site is just full of Thanksgiving games.


1.  Describe Activity Pretend that you were sent back in time to look at your life since you have been born.  What has made your life the way it is now? What are you thankful for?  Refer to #8 above to create a "Thankful Tree".  Create a tree trunk out of brown paper and add branches. Draw a tree trunk on the construction paper or make a tree trunk on another sheet and cut it out. Then cut out leaves to go on the branches.  Think of things that you are thankful for and write it onto your leaf.  Glue the leaves onto the tree branches.  Above the tree write the words "I Am Thankful For...." 
2. Grade Level Third Grade
3.  Subject Area Visual Arts and Language Arts
4.  Georgia QCC Standards Visual Arts-  Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing - 3.4
Creates artworks using direct observation, intermediate colors, lines (descriptive, directional, expressive), space (foreground, middleground, background), value (tints and shades), balance (symmetrical, asymmetrical), and
emphasis.
Language Arts - Written Communication -  3.44 
Uses available technology to assist
 in writing.

1.  Describe Activity Pretend you are going to throw the biggest Thanksgiving party ever!! You are going to invite everyone and anyone you want to invite. Prepare a shopping list for your event.  You must decide on how many people to invite and estimate how much food the people will eat.  Write a short paragraph about who you will invite, what they will be eating, and what exciting things will be going on at your bash. Then total up the amount you spent at the grocery store. 
2. Grade Level Third Grade
3.  Subject Area Math and Language Arts
4.  Georgia QCC Standards Math -Whole Number Operations 3.38 
Adds combinations of 1- , 2- , and 3 digit numbers without and with regrouping. Subtracts 1- and 2 digit numbers from 2- and 3 digit numbers without regrouping. Include vertical and horizontal presentation with the
horizontal rewritten vertically.
Language Arts - Written Communication - 3.39 
Writes a short paragraph about a topic.

"Thankful Trees"

See "Thankful Trees" Made by Mrs. Sumner's Third Graders on Our Activity Page

During Thanksgiving we should all stop eating the delicious foods for a second and think about what we are truly thankful for.
Tyler and Kimberly  from Mrs. Sumner's third grade class at Sallas Mahone Elementary School designed a thankful tree with the things they are thankful for written on the leaves.

This was a really fun experience.  The children loved doing the activity and playing wt. the Thanksgiving web sites on the internet.  They especially liked  taking the Thanksgiving quiz at least a million times.  Although they didn't get to see all the web sites, they still enjoyed themselves and learned a few things.