HOW IT ALL STARTED

Where did my passion and love for THANKSGIVING start from?

Well... it goes back in time. 

It was 2006 and I traveled to BOSTON for the first time and I fell in love. 

I had never been to New England and little did I know about that area. 

I was visiting friends and I lived in the area for a month. I took the chance to visit some of the places that I had studied in the books and that's where and how the magic happened. 

I visited Salem, Cape Cod and Plymouth with the Plimoth plantation.

PLIMOUTH PLANTATION

I visited the Plantation which has been recreated and I talked to the actors which were perfectly retelling the story, even by using an Old British accent.

I loved every single moment of that experience and I would recommend it to anyone visiting the area. I went to take a look the the famous Plymouth rock which is.... just a rock!

I bought books, realia and I was so fascinated by this story that I have been telling my students about Thanksgiving since the day I got back. 

These are some of the books I usually use in class: 

The best piece I have the Mayflower compact replica. My students love holding it and trying to read it. 

These are just a few things I usually use to talk about Thanksgiving and after having heard and read and watched something about this historical celebration, we are usually going to enjoy a few treats!

       White chocolate and cranberry cookies

              Cranberry juice

           Turkey club sandwich

Thank you, 

Miss Alex

I AM THANKFUL... and not only at THANKSGIVING

Remember, remember.....the 5th of November?

Well.... if you are British you should remember the 5th of November

Remember, remember 

what happens in November....

It's going to be THANKSGIVING soon!

It's time to look around us and really be thankful. 

We should be thankful as teachers because we are doing a job that we LOVE and we should realize how lucky we are to have the chance to spend so much time ( hours, days, months, years) with those tiny human beings and see them grow and change. We witness their growth and we play our part in the process. 

We should be thankful for what we HAVE: a family, a house, friends. Sometimes we take those things for granted but let's take the chance to stop, look around and say THANK YOU. 

We teach our children through our words but we mostly teach them by giving them the example, by really living and experiencing the things we would like them to learn and live. 

So... before teaching our children about the History of Thanksgiving with the Mayflower and the Pilgrims, let's really try to understand the deep meaning of this celebration. 

Thank you, 

Miss Alex