Mrs. Condie's Class and Mrs. Jenkins' Class Visit 8: The First Thanksgiving

For my eighth visit I did the same lesson for both Mrs Condie's and Mrs. Jenkins' class, so I figured one blog post would suffice. This lesson was on November 22nd and since it was about a week before Thanksgiving the lesson was on the first Thanksgiving. I read to them a cute book called "Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving" by Kimberly and James Dean. The book essentially tells the story of the first Thanksgiving starting from when the Pilgrims set sail on the Mayflower until they share the first harvest with Squanto and the other Native Americans.

Since it was the eighth visit the students by now are pretty familiar with different dance terms. As they progress it's great to challenge them to find new ways to do things. Can they do the same thing on a different level? What about faster or slower? Bigger or smaller? Can you do it while twisting? What's great about the eighth visit is that they are starting to do these things on their own without me having to remind them. While they are dancing I can see different students making these different creative choices and that's always really rewarding.


Image: Page 11 of "Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving" by Kimberly and James Dean