To
Be A Pilgrim
A Grade
1 WebQuest integrating Language Arts/Social Studies/Technology.
Designed by:Kirsten Shivak
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Have
you ever had a new neighbor or moved to a new home yourself?
How did you make them feel welcome or how did they make you feel
welcome? What kinds of things did they do to be friendly
or did you do to be friendly? When the Pilgrims came to
America in 1626 they were not prepared for the cold winter ahead
of them. The Native Americans came to their assistance.
There were
no supermarkets, malls, or houses already built for the Pilgrims.
They needed to hunt for meat, grow their fruits and vegetables
and build their own homes. Life for the Pilgrims, even the
children, was different than it is today.
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Life
for the Pilgrims, even the children, was different than it is today.
Everyone had daily chores and responsibilities. What were
some of the responsibilities that Pilgrim men, women, boys and girls
had? How were their responsibilities different from yours?
Why were they different than your responsibilities? What was life
like back in the 1600's? You will compare and contrast your life
to the life of the Pilgrims.
Extension:
You will compare and contrast your life to the life of the Wampanoags.
You
will learn more about the life of a Pilgrim by:
1. Reading early Plimoth Letters, visiting related websites
and listening to related children's literature.
2. Creating a Venn Diagram showing the differences and similarities
in your life versus a Pilgrim's.
3.
Applying
your knowledge by pretending you are a Pilgrim and are writing a
letter to a relative in England-- a more settled country. The letter
should be very descriptive and create a "snapshot" on
the life a Pilgrim lived in
Plimoth.
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Read these Thanksgiving and Pilgrim books
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If
You Sailed on the Mayflower by Ann McGovern |
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Samuel
Eaton's Day by Kate Waters
(Learn
about Kate Waters)
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Sarah
Morton's Day by Kate Waters |
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Three
Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness |
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The
Pilgrims of Plimoth by Marcia Sewall |
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Websites and
Links
Additional Websites
Related to Thanksgiving
Activity #1
- After listening to the books listed above and visiting the
websites in the resource section, with your 2-4 group members find
the answers to the following questions :
1. How
did the Pilgrims get to Plimoth? How do we usually travel
for long trips? What were some of the things that made this
trip so difficult?
2. After
taking the virtual tour of Plimoth, how does this town differ from
the town you live in (how are your four basic needs met--food, water,
shelter, clothing)? Some things to consider are how the homes
are made, what the roads looked like, where they got their food,
water, the insides of their homes, transportation etc...
3a.
How did a Pilgrim man or boy dress compared to today?
3b.
How did a Pilgrim woman or girl dress compared to today?
4.
What were some of the chores of the Pilgrim women? girls? men?
boys?
5. What
was school like when the Pilgrim's arrived?
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Activity #2
- Within your group, have each group member dictate to a parent
helper similarities and differences. The parent helper will
help you organize your knowledge using Kidpix in a Venn Diagram.
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Activity #3
- Using the template learned for a friendly letter, pretend you
are a Pilgrim and are writing a letter to a relative in England--
a more settled country. The letter should be very descriptive and
create a "snapshot" on the life you live as a Pilgrim
in Plimoth.
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Extension Activity
#4 - Using the websites in the additional resource section, sample
a few and get a feel for the Wampanoag life. How do their homes
differ from ours? Get supplies from the back table and make
wigwam. Place it on the butcher paper on the table in the hall.
When all wigwams are made, we will brainstorm as a class items to
add to the community to make it more like the Wampanoag community.
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Extension
Activity #5 - Working with your four person group, go to the website
wordsearch site and print the word search and complete as
a group.
Additional
websites related to Thanksgiving
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Extension
Activity #6 -Preparation for a feast. Choose whether you want
to be a Pilgrim or a Native American. Make a Pilgrim costume
(hat and collar) or a Native American costume (headband and vest)--
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Extension
Activity #7 - Thanksgiving feast!
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You will be
evaluated on this WebQuest by how well you perform the assigned activities
within your small group.
The major
areas you will be evaluated on are:
1. How
much you participate in the group.
2. How
well you perform your written activities.
3. How
well you cooperate with group members.
You will be
rated on a scale of 1 to 4 as follows:
"1"
- You are a novice group member.
"2" - You are a apprentice group member.
"3" - You are a practitioner group member.
"4" - You are an expert group member.
This rubric
can be viewed here.
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Life for the Pilgrims was different
than it is today. Although we have daily chores and responsibilities,
the Pilgrims chores and responsibilities usually took care of their
four basic needs-- food, water, shelter and clothing.
Although we may obtain our basic needs in a different manner than
the Pilgrims did, the basic needs remain the same. Having
our four basic needs met is great reason to be thankful! What
are some other reasons you are thankful?
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