November Blog from Crescent

November Pair and share:

We asked the children what they liked most about Thanksgiving and then asked them how they would feel if there was no Thanksgiving. We explained to them that if it had not been for the courage and determination of Sarah Hale we might not have Thanksgiving. We gave a short biography of  Sarah Hale and then discussed with the children how the “pen can be mightier than the sword” and what that meant. We read the book “Thank you Sarah: the woman who saved Thanksgiving.”  We talked with the children  about how one person can make a difference and then let them share some of their thoughts and ideas.  Then we read “Mr. Lincoln’s whiskers” to them. The children loved both of the books and were impressed by the fact that even a child can make a difference if they are determined enough to change things.