First graders’ Pilgrim celebration day
Photo Credit: Dalton Sue
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Iris Kuo
December 4, 2009
Filed under Lower School
The first graders recently had a Pilgrim Celebration Day where they dressed as Pilgrims and rotated between various stations related to the Pilgrims. Since the first grade curriculum covered the topic, the teachers decided a couple of years ago that the Pilgrim Celebration Day was a good way to incorporate learning and fun. The first station was a calligraphy writing one; the students dipped feathers in ink and drew intricate letters following samples. At the second station, students were given cornbread and a small sauce container filled with a milky liquid. After shaking the container for a while, it became butter which they then spread on their cornbread and ate. At yet another station, a parent who is a descendant of the Pilgrims told stories to the children. There was a station for relay races where two students had to share a jacket, run down and back, and avoid obstacles all at the same time. Lastly, the students were treated to some popcorn after learning that corn was important to the Pilgrims. The popcorn was made by putting a cob of popping corn, which is different from the kind of corn in supermarkets, in a paper bag, then microwaving it. There were smiles everywhere, and at lunch, the first graders sat down to eat with their Wampanoag friends (the Kindergarteners).
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