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No Hunger/ Health
Culture
Diversity

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Harvest
Giving Back/ Gratitude
Traditions
Literature

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No Hunger
Culture
Diversity
Literature

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1) Harvest (Sources of our food)
Giving back to the community
2) (Explore America's mixed Culture to prepare for Investigation of Ghana and Korea) music
language
dance
food
traditions
(Compare Thanksgiving, Harvest Moon Festival and Festival of Yams)
3) stories / information (Understand the difference between fact and fiction)

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Day 1:The students will understand that food comes from many places/sources and which sources give us the freshest foods.

Day 2: The students will understand that peoples lives can be shaped by many aspects of their culture.

The Students will understand   that literature can be used to investigate diversity.

Day 3: The students will understand that literature can be used to study the origins of culture.

The students will understand the variety and source of the foods from past to present at Thanksgiving.

Day 4: The students will learn that people lives are shaped by many cultures and traditions.

The students will learn that diverse literature can be used to investigate cultures.

Day 5: The students will learn diverse languages, traditions and holidays contribute to the development of culture.

The students will learn that literature can explain diversity in cultures.

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Health
1.NPA.2.1 Classify the sources of a variety of foods.

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Culture
1.C.1.1 Compare the language, traditions, and holidays of various cultures.
1.C.1.2 Use Literature to help people understand diverse cultures.

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Factual (topic)
1) Where does our food come from?
2) What does it mean to give back or show gratitude?
3) Is Thanksgiving the only day we should show gratitude? Why?
4) What are some other ways we could show gratitude throughout the year?
5) Do other cultures celebrate a Thanksgiving holiday?

Conceptual (concept)
1) What is culture?
2) Why do cultures celebrate important events?
3) How does cultural diversity affect the celebration of traditions?
4) How and why do traditions change over time?

Provocative (think about it)
1) What would our Thanksgiving traditions be like today if the Native Americans had not shared with the Pilgrims?

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ELA
RL.1.5 Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information.

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Day One: Health: Compare where our food come from and how it is different in other parts of the world. Explain topic: harvest 

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Day One: Health: Compare where our food come from and how it is different in other parts of the world. Explain topic: harvest 

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Pose the question at the end of the lesson: How did America start to celebrate it's harvest?

SDG: No Hunger
NC Standard: Health 1.NPA.2.1

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Day Two: That celebration is part of our culture.

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Day Two: That celebration is part of our culture.

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Culture: What makes a culture unique? (Music, Language, Dance, Foods, Traditions) Explain topic  Thanksgiving
NC Standards
1.C.1.1
1.C.1.2

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Day Three:  Is it still the same? TIME: Past and Present: What do we know about  Thanksgiving and how has it changed?

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Day Three:  Is it still the same? TIME: Past and Present: What do we know about  Thanksgiving and how has it changed?

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NC Standard
RL.1.5
1.NPA.2.1

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Traditions and Diversity: The diversity of traditions for many families at Thanksgiving.
NC Standard
1.C.1.1
1.C.1.2
RL.1.5
SDG 3

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Day Five: Compare and Contrast many cultural traditions. Look at the culture of Ghana and Korea and how they celebrate their harvest.

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Day Five: Compare and Contrast many cultural traditions. Look at the culture of Ghana and Korea and how they celebrate their harvest.

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1.C.1.1
1.C.1.2
SDG 3 & 2

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*Tracking where food comes from: https://www.bsigroup.com/en-US/Industries-and-sectors/food-and-drink/
Book from epic
Grow, Raise, Catch
https://www.getepic.com/app/read/42283
* Food supply chains:
Book on Epic
Before We Eat
https://www.getepic.com/app/read/41179
https://www.bsigroup.com/en-US/our-services/supply-chain-solutions/industry-sectors/food-agriculture/
*What can we do with all the left over food we don't eat?:
https://www.theexplorer.no/solutions/transforming-food-waste-into-a-new-valuable-product/
* Make farming more productive:
https://www.theexplorer.no/solutions/computational-simulations-make-farming-more-productive/
* What have you noticed happening to the farms where we live?
https://sdgs.un.org/topics/food-security-and-nutrition-and-sustainable-agriculture

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* Ask the students to think about what the world would be like if everyone looked, spoke, and acted the in the same way.
* Hello Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjwkMmdqmH4

* culture of America video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMnnn9nIio4
* Epic books
My Culture
https://www.getepic.com/app/read/12451

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*Start with review of harvest:
Epic books: Fall Harvest
https://www.getepic.com/app/read/48419
1) Epic Books : Thanksgiving
https://www.getepic.com/app/read/12228
2) Video of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brqIER2KHbE
3) Another View of Thanksgiving:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItrKU0KaoPo
4) Myths and facts about Thanksgiving
https://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/mayflower-myths
5) Epic Books:  Fluffy's Thanksgiving
https://www.getepic.com/app/read/13693

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1) Mindfulness in Autumn (Notes)
https://fiveelementhealing.net/autumn-the-season-of-harvest-the-element-of-metal/
* Epic Books: Gratitude https://www.getepic.com/app/read/45280
* Video on gratitude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3cpV_dnN_I
2) Present Traditions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0bofuWCngY
3) Balloons over Broadway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2391pvhv2
4)  Curious George at the parade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofAuRvwZrSA

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1) Thanksgiving around the world:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyDztv_ObCw
2) Exploring Ghana (notes)
http://www.geographia.com/ghana/
3) Epic Books: Ghana (notes)
https://www.getepic.com/app/read/30931
read Epic Books: Ghana
https://www.getepic.com/app/read/49546
4) Video and information on the festival of Yams:
https://www.archaeologychannel.org/tac-events/international-film-festival/226-archived-festival-pages/tac-fest-2020-pages/2020-film-pages/2939-yam-festival-ghana
5) Information on the festival of Yams and Ghana culture
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/food/2013-09/23/content_16986454.htm
6) Epic Books: Moon Cakes
https://www.getepic.com/app/read/12037
7) information on Harvest Moon Festival
https://www.timebulletin.com/chuseok-2020-google-doodle-celebrates-korean-thanksgiving/
* celebration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkySuOoQO_Q
* food:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3D8p55f57I

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* Have students design their own farms.
* Making a food chain: Together with the class we will chart where our food, from the source to where we can buy it.
* The class will then sort pictures of food and make connects. The guiding connections would be: Which foods are freshest, What are the sources of the foods, Where can these food be purchased? I would also like to see what the students inquiry are.

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Discuss what makes up Americas Culture. Why is America called the melting pot. Each student will design a cut out figure to represent what they think is their culture after filling out a graphic organizer.
https://www.education.com/download/lesson-plan/what-is-culture/attachments/Culture%20Worksheet.pdf

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1) Virtual field trip of a Plymouth Plantation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5qi3Meqy24
2) List and classify the source foods we eat for Thanksgiving.

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1) Make a "I am Thankful for....." Pumpkin (On strips of orange paper each student writes I am thankful for and completes the sentence. The each piece of paper is collected at the bottom and top to make a pumpkin shape with the writings on the outside.
2) Talk about when are some other times and ways we can show gratitude that is not just on Thanksgiving. Retell from the video what he did that was showing gratitude and what he could have done differently. Create a class gratitude jar where we can record ways our class has shown gratitude to the people in our class and school.
3) Make your own Macy's day balloon for a classroom or hallway parade.
https://fb.watch/1hNab6V8lr/

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1) google earth (visit Ghana)
2) Festival of yams (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh6-6Rnitik&t=20s
3) What is the difference between a sweet potato and a yam? Do a food tasting.
4) Google Earth (visit Korea guided tour street view)
5) go to Asian market to see if I can find some foods for the students to sample.

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1) # 2 No Hunger
Learn how we farm, Fish and make our food.
Enjoy more fruits and vegetables.
Buy local, seasonal and fairly traded foods.
2) #3 Good Health and Well Being (mindfulness and gratitude)
Learn about and share ways to stay healthy,
Value mental health and well being.