Social Action Trip and Thanksgiving

This week we were busy preparing for Thanksgiving! We read books about the history of Thanksgiving as well as a silly one about the lengths a turkey goes to in order to escape Thanksgiving dinner, called “Turkey Trouble” by Wendy Silvano. We prepared for our very first baking experiment of cornbread by discussing kitchen safety, hygiene, and expectations. Then, we had the opportunity to experience preparing for a Thanksgiving feast by cooking in the Hannah Senesh kitchen! Each student took a turn measuring, pouring and mixing our delicious cornbread. We worked together as a community to make something delicious! As a science connection we used our knowledge about mixtures to add the different ingredients. As a math connection we learned the units of measurement when baking, like cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons. We completed Thanksgiving codes, and were giving tasks to build Thanksgiving related items using connect cubes, and then counted the cubes we used for each item.

Check out our bulletin board, where all the disguised turkeys are displayed!