Lesson 2:  Pilgrims' Life

Grade Levels:  1-3

Subjects:   Language Arts, Social Studies, Art and Music

Learner Outcomes:

• Students will draw a picture illustrating the daily life of a pilgrim girl or boy.
• Students will write a short paragraph about the daily life of a pilgrim boy or girl.
• Students will complete an Indian art project.
• Students will interpret visual media.

Duration of Lesson:  3 thirty-minute sessions

Materials:

• Video "Dear America - A Journey to the New World" by Scholastic
• Book Sara Morton's Day By Kate Waters
• Book Samuel Eaton's Day By Kate Waters
• drawing paper
• pencils
• crayons
• cardboard toilet tissue tubes (one per each 4 students)
• glue
• paintbrush
• Indian corn kernels

Teacher notes:  none

Procedures:

1. Watch the video "Dear America Journey  to the New World"  by Scholastic and discuss the life of the pilgrims in the New World
2. Read Sara Morton's Day and Samuel Eaton's Day by Kate Waters aloud to the class.
3. Have students draw an original picture illustrating the daily life of a pilgrim girl or boy.  Students can write a short paragraph telling about their picture.
4. Make Indian corn napkin rings.

Modifications:  Students who have fine motor difficulties can work with a partner on the napkin ring art project.

Enrichment Activities:

• Compile a  list of the passengers aboard the Mayflower.
• Pilgrim paper dolls (body, pilgrim boy outfit, pilgrim girl outfit)
• For more Thanksgiving games, activities, and crafts visit www.kidsdomain.com
• Pilgrim boy color sheet
• Pilgrim girl color sheet
• For Thanksgiving crafts, go to http://www.zoomschool.com/crafts/thanksgiving/

West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives:

Language Arts; 1.13, 1.18, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22,  1.24,  1.25,  1.27,  1.28, 1.30,  1.38, 1.68, 1.74,  1.76, 1.77, 1.96, 1.115, 2.11, 2.19, 2.25, 2.28, 2.35, 2.36, 2.46, 2.47, 2.50, 2.54, 2.70, 2.71, 2.72, 2.74, 2.77, 2.78, 2.81, 2.99, 2.100, 2.121, 2.125

Social Studies: 1.21, 2.22, 2.24, 3.5, 3.30, 3.31, 3.37, 3.40, 3.42

Art: 1.4, 2.1

National Standards:

Language Arts
6. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts.
9.  uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media.

Job/Career Clusters:

References:

Waters, K (1989). Sarah Morton's Day.  New York: Scholastic, Inc.
Waters, K 1993).  Samuel Eaton's Day.   New York: Scholastic, Inc.

Authors:  Lori VanScoy, Delphene Haddox and Susan Jones
 
 

Unit Overview

Lesson 1: Journey to the New World

Lesson 2: Pilgrim

Lesson 3: Helpful Indians

Lesson 4: Thanksgiving Then

Lesson 5: Thanksgiving Now