Election Day and Making Butter

First Graders Voting on Election Day?

     On election day the first grade classes had the opportunity to vote.  Although they did not vote for a presidential candidate they DID vote on the flavor pie we should have for our Thanksgiving Dessert Celebration on November 16th.  So the votes are in and the flavors are....chocolate cream, blueberry and pumpkin.  Thanks to Mrs. Weis the students learned about the voting process and what a ballot is.  Each child had the opportunity to privately vote in a special voting booth she created.  

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Making Butter

           With Thanksgiving being right around the corner our discussions about this holiday continue.  This week we discussed how the first Thanksgiving and our Thanksgiving celebration look very different from each other.  How did the pilgrims cook their food differently than we do? Where did they probably eat their feast? What are some traditions that we have that they did not have? Where did the pilgrims get their food?  These are just a few questions we answered together.  As an extension of this lesson we learned about how butter was made back then.  Although we didn't have an authentic butter churner we still were able to make butter and taste butter that did not come from a store.  Mrs. Tubia even made some homemade bread for us to eat our butter with.  By the smiles on their faces I guess the boys and girls enjoyed this new taste!