With the help of Scholastic’s Thanksgiving Website and Plymoth Plantation’s Website, we are currently studying about THE REAL happenings of the Mayflower and Plymoth Colony.  I really love Scholastic’s interactive site, and found a lot of information on books to check out from the Library that would compliment online information.  Emily(8) and Camille(4.5)  are both participating in the unit study.  Emily is supplementing what we do together with reading Dear America: A Journey to the New World-The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple. 

Below is our daily study plan:

• Day 1:  On the Scholastic site, explore “Voyage on the Mayflower” and “Tour the Ship”
• Day 2:  Read the Passenger Interviews\Make your own Picture Postcard\Create a Personal Timeline
• Day 3:  Jobs on the Mayflower\Learn Parts of the Ship and what they are for(see lesson plan for grade 3-6)
• Day 4:  Learn about the Mayflower Compact
• Day 5:  The Wampanoags
• Day 6:  The Wampanoags:  Traditions and Culture
• Day 7:  Daily Life of the Settlers
• Day 8:  Was it *really* the first Thanksgiving?  Myths and Facts
• Day 9:  Arts and Crafts from the 1600’s