Describing Thanksgiving to people outside of the States is always a funny thing. The response is usually along the lines of a furrowed brow, general confusion and "so you just eat a lot of food??" Followed by a shrug and "well, it's a little more than that..."
This week I taught each class about Thanksgiving. Of course it was a (very) glossed over version of the true story, and involved a lots of coloring. But my favorite part of the lesson was making turkey hands (perhaps this is why I get along with my kids so well!) You remember this activity from elementary school: you trace your hand, draw on a turkey face and color in the fingers as feathers. In the middle the older kids wrote their names and "I am thankful for..." in English. Unsurprisingly, each one followed my lead, replacing only their names: "Angel. I am thankful for mi family and friends," while the younger kids wrote their names and "thank-you!" The sweetest hands came from my 3rd and 4th graders, several of whom wrote "I am thankful Miss Brittany is here. Thank-you for coming!"
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