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Thanksgiving Collage How to make a classroom collage.
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Talking about Thanksgiving in the classroom does not only give the students the storical notices from "The New World", but we have a chance to think over what we do every day and why we must thank somebody.



Every child needs:	A piece of A3 paper Tableware made of plastic/paper: a plate, a glass, a knife, a fork, a spoon A napkin Magazines, photocopies or the kids’ own drawings Colours Scissors Glue
For the classroom you need:	A paper tablecloth or a big piece of paper
Time:	About 10-15 minutes to talk about traditional food at Thanksgiving, and 20-30 minutes to create the plates etc
When:	Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the Fourth Thursday in November. Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 2nd Monday of October. Unlike the American tradition of remembering Pilgrims and settling in the New World, the Canadian Thanksgiving thanks for a successful harvest. That is why it is celebrated earlier than in US because the harvest season falls earlier in Canada.
Age:	Pre-school and primary school.
Language:	This idea suits for all languages

Vocabulary:	Plate, knife, fork, spoon, glass, napkin, tablecloth Potatoes, squash, corn, pumpkin Roasted turkey (with a sauce called gravy) Cranberry jelly Fruit pie made of apples or pumpkin Water, wine, coffee, apple cider To prepare the table: left, right, in the middle, up, etc.
Instructions:	Page through magazines with the children, find and cut out pictures of Thanksgiving foods. Alternatively use photocopies or let the kids make their own drawings! Glue “the food” on the plates. Simple as that! Now every child can glue his/hers plate, knife etc. on a big piece of paper or on a paper tablecloth and you can stick it on the wall. Teach the children to put the fork on the left side of the plate and the knife and spoon on the right!
For a little variation:	You can use markers, crayons, or paint to decorate the plates to look like 'fine china' before you glue on your pictures of food.
Songs:	Albuquerque the Turkey Over the River We Gather Together