![]() But when Young published the letter, he dubbed the meal the “first Thanksgiving” in a footnote, and the name stuck.īut the reason for that first feast was not a happy one-and the relationship between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag was fraught. Winslow didn’t describe the feast as a “Thanksgiving,” which at the time was considered a period of prayerful fasting. “ur harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a more special manner rejoice together … many of the Indians coming amongst us, and among the rest their greatest King Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted.” In 1841, Boston publisher Alexander Young printed a book containing a letter by pilgrim Edward Winslow, which described the feast: However, the meal wasn’t the meaningful symbol of peace that it was later portrayed to be-rather, it was likely just a routine English harvest celebration. Historians long considered the first Thanksgiving to have taken place in 1621, when the Mayflower pilgrims who founded the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts sat down for a three-day meal with the Wampanoag. The real history of the first Thanksgiving The holiday and the traditions behind it have evolved-from a much-mythologized 1621 harvest feast shared by the pilgrims and the Wampanoag, to a post-Civil-War era patriotic and religious gathering, to the modern holiday focused on good food and spending time with family. ![]() Some also celebrate the day by watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade or a football game or even by running a 5K race.īut that’s not how Thanksgiving has always been celebrated. Over the feast, they share what they’re most thankful for from the previous year. My goal, with every resource that I create, is to make teachers’ jobs easier and more effective.Every fourth Thursday of November, Americans gather around tables covered with turkey, potatoes, cranberries, stuffing, and more. I create resources that are engaging and practical for early elementary educators so they can help their students shine. All while accessing that gratitude mindset that we all need right now. It will not only help kids think critically about what they are thankful for and WHY, but it gives them a chance to write and apply grade level skills. Just in time for November, I have a fun Thanksgiving Freebie for you to use with your students. It’s never too early or too late to start practicing gratitude. BUT it’s such an important element to help little ones, and big people too, develop ways to cope with things that feel out of our control. Gratitude and thankfulness isn’t explicitly addressed in most curriculum standards. Mindset is a super important part of building resilience. That’s why, as we approach the holidays and some much deserved school breaks, I love doing activities that focus on what is going well and what we are thankful for in our lives. Many of us feel like we’re in survival mode as we wrap up the first half of the school year. I know we have moved mountains this year by adapting our curriculum and teaching during a pandemic. With the holiday season on its way, and with the wild year that has been 2020 coming to a close, there is no better time than now to practice gratitude.
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