Monday, March 9, 2015
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day
By: Mari C. Schuh
Consulting Editor: Gail Saunders-Smith PH.D
Summary:
Thanksgiving Day is an easy to read short story book about Thanksgiving Day. The layout of the book is very simple with the left side consisting of a photogrpah, illustration, or painting and the right side filled with text. Like the title sates, this book goes through the history of Thanksgiving Day starting with the fact it falls out on the First Thursday of November.
What makes this book very different than many other Thanksgiving books is that this one goes through a deeper history that is easy for kids to understand. It goes as far back as the pilgrims and continues on to the harvest. The book ends off with some different rituals that might be found in the home from a big meal to decorating the house with corn and pumpkins to symbolically remember the big harvest day.
Pros:
- Easy to read out loud
- Easy for kids to read to themselves
- History is simple to understand
- Each new aspect has a nice illustration, photograph or painting to kids can relate
Cons:
- Nothing
Suggestions:
- If you child is to young to go to school and you are having a big family Thanksgiving Day meal, this is a great book to read to your child before everyone arrives. Your little one have an understanding about what is gong to happen and a little history about why.
- After easing this book with your child, have your child write a little poem about whey they are thankful. Before everyone sits down to dinner, have all the little kids get up and read their poems about why they are thankful. This is a great way to get the kids involved.
Age Group:
- 2 and older
- Reading independently
Bottom Line:
Weather your child is old enough to read this book by himself or needs it read to him, Thanksgiving Day is a great way to show your child the history of Thanksgiving Day.
How will you be celebrating Thanksgiving today?
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