Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks by Margaret Sutherland

Genre: Realistic Fiction
Publishing Info: Grosset & Dunlap; 24 pages
Awards or honors received: none

Summary: This cute story discusses activities we do during Thanksgiving and the foods we eat. During Thanksgiving we spend time with family and friends. It also discusses things people maybe thankful for such as pets and lollipops.

Personal rating: ****Great! Excellent story to get students thinking about the things they are thankful for. Pictures are great too!

Reading level: 2.0
Reading interest: K-2

Possible uses of the text:
Social Studies/Writing: Compare/contrast the way students celebrate Thanksgiving compared to the book using a Venn Diagram.

Art/Home Connection: Give students an outline of a turkey. Students will take them home and turn the turkey into something else such as: the turkey can be turned into a NFL football player!

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