When I was reading the article I immediately thought about a book that I remember hearing in elementary about Thanksgiving. I could not remember the title so I wanted to grab this one since it looked familiar. My point though of the book is that sometimes I feel teachers just share basic knowledge about the pilgrims and Thanksgiving. I don't remember learning very much about them other than what they ate and how the dinner came to be. Like the Kindergarten article from last week, primary students are capable of doing so much. Having the students conduct research on what they ate at their first Thanksgiving and looking at the data is engaging for them. Then the teacher also had them think about what they eat themselves at that dinner so it connects back to them. It also starts to get them thinking about how the past is different from now. Not just with Thanksgiving but with other parts of history. While I did like that my teacher read the book I would have liked something engaging like this. Not just the simple explanation and coloring sheets. I think I would start with the book then lead into them starting their research on if the foods that were mentioned in the are accurate. That will get them to start developing the skill to question.
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