Sites112101 Web sites that teach thankfulness This column traces the history of thanksgiving and despite the horrifying events of September 11, reminds us that we still http://www.cincypost.com/2001/nov/21/sites112101.html
Extractions: Web sites that teach thankfulness This column traces the history of Thanksgiving and despite the horrifying events of September 11, reminds us that we still have much to be thankful for. http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/index.htm . Trace the timeline that lead to the famous first-shared meal. Read and see what lead up to the historic time that Thanksgiving is based upon. Learn about the Plymouth settlers, the Wampanoag Indians and see what their daily lives were like. http://rats2u.com/thanksgiving/thanksgiving_index.htm . Here's everything about Thanksgiving all rolled up into one mega site. Rats 2 U has collected dozens of Thanksgiving pages, from games and animated gifs to recipes and historic facts. And for those of you who believe it is better to give than receive, click on Thanksgiving From the Heart to discover the many ways we can all give something back this year. http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/thanksgiving.htm
Tips & Resources - Thanksgiving To teach students about the meaning of thanksgiving is constitutionally acceptable, socially uplifting, and educationally sound. http://gtbe.org/resources/resource_articles/a_thanksgiving_teaching_gratefulness
Extractions: Advisory Telephone Line: (949) 586-KIDS (5437) The Thanksgiving holiday provides a natural place in the curriculum to teach about gratefulness. There is no need, however, to wait until the week before the holiday to teach about the subject of gratitude. Instead, the holiday can become the culminating experience after numerous lessons on gratitude during the entire month of November. Thanksgiving Day is inherently religious, and this, of course, makes it a ticklish subject for public schools. Some educators have responded by remaking the holiday into a lesson about Native American peoples. However, while schools cannot endorse a particular religious belief, educators need not shy away from teaching about Thanksgiving Day. The President every year encourages all citizens (including children) to thank God for their blessings. Educators can inform students of the President's proclamation and discuss how they and their families might respond. (To find the proclamations from previous years, visit www.whitehouse.gov and do a search on the word "thanksgiving".) The Supreme Court in Lynch v. Donnelly
Extractions: Index Next >> "THE EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS" Paul's Thanksgiving For The Philippians (1:3-8) INTRODUCTION 1. In the last study we examined the salutation of Paul and Timothy to the brethren at Philippi ( ) 2. As is quite common in Paul's epistles, an expression of thanksgiving follows the salutation 3. In this epistle to the Philippians, we find Paul's thanksgiving in verses , where we begin to look into "the window of Paul's own bosom" [As we examine this passage, three things stand out, the first being that Paul is...] I. THANKFUL FOR THEIR FELLOWSHIP A. THE MEMORIES OF THEIR FELLOWSHIP WAS A SOURCE OF GREAT JOY... 1. Every time he remembered them, it made him glad! 2. The memories were a source of frequent joy, because every time he prayed, he included them a. Here we get a glimpse into the prayer life of the apostle Paul b. It evidently included frequent prayers for those with whom he had labored in the past - cf. Co 1:3; 1 Th 1:2
Extractions: Like PressThink? More from the same pen: Read about Jay Rosen's book, What Are Journalists For? Read the first chapter of What Are Journalists For?, entitled "As Democracy Goes, So Goes the Press." Excerpt from the Conclusion to What Are Journalists For? (from The Australian, Feb. 24, 2000) Essay from Tikkun magazine, 1999. It describes the public journalism movement as a "breakaway church" within the profession. ... Essay in Columbia Journalism Review on the changing terms of authority in the press, brought on in part by the weblog's individualand interactivestyle of journalism. It argues that, after Jayson Blair, authority is not the same at the New York Times, either. Audio: Have a Listen Listen to an audio interview with Jay Rosen conducted by journalist Christopher Lydon, October 2003. Interview with host Brooke Gladstone on NPR's "On the Media." (Dec. 2003) Listen here. One hour radio program about objectivity in journalism, its history, nature and consequences, from WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio. Host: Gretchen Helfrich. Guests: Jay Rosen and sociologist Michael Schudson. Here's a radio segment about blogging on Australia's Radio National with author Rebecca Blood, Jay Rosen and Lee Rainie, of Pew's project on Internet and American Life. (April 15, 2004; requires Real Player.) ... One hour Minnesota Public Radio call-in program about the increasing legitimacy of webloggers, as the Democratic Party invites bloggers to cover the July convention. Guest Jay Rosen, host Marianne Combs (scroll down to May 12, 2004; requires Real Player.) Jay Rosen's Other Weblogs:
Extractions: Thanksgiving Point is a unique destination where recreation, education, and peace come together. It is located twenty minutes south of Salt Lake City, Utah, off Interstate 15. Thanksgiving Point acts as a refuge from everyday life - a unique location showcasing the beauty and majesty of nature in countless ways...from dinosaurs to dahlias. Exhibits at Thanksgiving Point's North American Museum of Ancient Life include some of the longest and tallest dinosaurs ever discovered. In all, the gigantic dinosaur museum houses more that 50 standing dinosaurs and more than 100 flying reptiles! The quaint garden village at Thanksgiving Point allows guest the freedom of shopping and dining in elegant settings. The Garden Emporium is a 13,000 square foot gift shop with wonderful gift ideas. The Garden Wall Restaurant features fine dining with a variety of fresh-from-the-garden American cuisine. There's also a bakery/deli, an old-fashioned soda fountain, idea gardens, a garden shop/nursery, and floral cottage, all surrounded by several acres of Idea Gardens. The heart of Thanksgiving Point is a magnificent fifty-five acre park of spectacular theme gardens that debuted of summer of 2000. Each area in the Garden has an individual identity, like rooms in an estate. Visitors will be enchanted by a Rose Garden, Monet Garden, Italian Garden, Secret Garden, Butterfly Garden, vista Garden, Parterre Garden, a Children's Discovery Garden, Large Man-Mad Waterfalls and an outdoor atmosphere.
Rethinking Thanksgiving WS In a manner of speaking, but because of the time we live in now, we try to teach our kids the way thanksgiving began and how it should be kept. http://www.chicagoparent.com/CP_pages/archive/Interview Archive/Int1100.htm
Extractions: Rethinking Thanksgiving An interview with Wayne Silas of the Menominee Tribe by Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin Wayne Silas, a member of the Menominee tribe from Keshema , Wisconsin, lives in the Chicago area where, he says, "I practice and try to live Menominee ways in an urban setting." He is active with the American Indian Center in Chicago, and also demonstrates Menominee dances and lectures about Menominee ways at area schools. "We try to teach the kids not to pay attention to television portrayals of Native Americans because they're so fabricated," he says. "Native Americans to this day are still stereotyped. So we explain our dances and our clothing and try to present our culture." Silas is married and has three children. His 27-year-old son is studying to be a teacher; his 25-year-old daughter is studying to be a nurse; and his 5-year-old son is growing up learning Menominee ways. "We teach our kids respect and also an admiration for our elders and the kids that do well. We like to glorify that," he says. "Our kids grow up knowing that when they do something good, there's someone that appreciates it. We teach them to respect our surroundings, our friends, and people who are in need." Chicago Parent spoke with Silas about Thanksgiving, a national holiday that portrays Native Americans in a manner than many find insensitive and offensive. "I can only speak for our Menominee ways," he notes. "If I were to speak for other tribes, that would be improper and not respectful of other nations, even though a lot of tribes do things the same way. Each individual should refer to their own tribal ways."
Thanksgiving: A Time For Teaching Parents not only have an occasion to enjoy thanksgiving, we have a chance to teach thanksgiving to help our children understand and appreciate the http://www.nsea.org/parents/articles/chalktalk20.htm
Extractions: Home About Us Join Now Members ... Contact Us Nebraska ranks 50th (last) in the nation in the amount of state funding provided for K-12 education. Should the State provide more of the funding necessary for K-12 schools? Yes No Articles for parents Children's Fund Parent/Teacher Conferences Related Links ... Top 10 Poster (PDF) How to make the day more meaningful for your family Thanksgiving has become a day of football, fun and food. It is also an extraordinary teaching opportunity for parents. In the hectic pace of modern life, Thanksgiving is one of the few times during the year when most families all sit down at the table at the same time - to eat, to talk and to reaffirm the common values that hold us together as a family and as a nation. Since the first Thanksgiving observed by the Pilgrims, this holiday has remained basically a home and family celebration. At a period when many people feel that traditional home and family values are at risk, Thanksgiving is a time for parents to confirm the importance of what this day really means.
Thanksgiving Jean wanted to teach some basic knowledge about thanksgiving and explain the story to the kindergartners in the simplest way possible and actually she gave me http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/YLP/97-98/97-98_units/97-98mini-unit/BWexler_Thanksgiving
Extractions: Mini-Unit Overview In my kindergarten classroom the week before and the week of Thanksgiving, I will be conducting four or five lessons focusing on skills of reading, art, math, social studies and science/health. Each activity will involve use of fine and large motor skills whether the children are participating cooperatively in the whole group or working individually at their tables. reasons for eating turkey on Thanksgiving, students will begin to understand and associate this holiday with other ideas and concepts besides what they already know. I realize that sometimes when I think of certain holidays an image comes to mind that really does not have that much to do with the actual holiday itself, such as the Easter bunny for Easter. I would like the children in my classroom to see Thanksgiving as much more than just a picture of a turkey and I hope to achieve this goal in the next few weeks. The children will be introduced to the Thanksgiving story and will be able to create their own story by drawing, cutting, listening , sharing and using open-ended thinking skills. Jean and I designed a book of six pages which told the Thanksgiving story in a small simplistic fashion. The students have to color in each page of the story and then order the pages from the fist event to the last. This sequencing instruction allows the children to practice counting skills and understand the concepts of before and after. When they read this book to their parents or explain the events we discussed in class, the students will demonstrate knowledge of ordinal numbers and have a much more concrete idea of how to set up a story.
Thanksgiving Theme thanksgiving Worksheets (and printables) @ teachnology Coloring pages, writing paper, If I Was A ?, songs, crossword puzzles, adjectives worksheets, word http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/sstudies/us/thanks.html
Extractions: Thanksgiving brings to mind pleasant images of roasting turkey, pumpkin pie and family gatherings. Perfectly compatible with Jewish observance, the holiday is a traditional favorite of Jewish families. It always falls on a Thursday, never on Shabbat. The classic main dish is a turkey, available in kosher form. And gratitude for one's blessings is a religious impulse that all Americans can share. Moreover, popular historical interpretation holds that the pilgrims modeled Thanksgiving after the biblical harvest festival of Sukkot. Whether or not this is accurate a historian friend of mind considers it an American midrash or creative interpretation it creates a comfortable association between Thanksgiving and our Jewish heritage. In that vein, here are a few ideas to make Thanksgiving even more special for your family: *Do mitzvot, or good deeds.
Connect -Thanksgiving And Us I learnt that what I learn from these young explorers is of far more significance than what I teach them. At the thanksgiving feast I asked six and seven year http://www.sawf.org/newedit/edit11262001/index.asp
Extractions: Sunanda Vashisht Sunanda Vashisht was born in the beautiful valley of Kashmir, India when Kashmir was known for its unparalleled natural beauty and not as a cauldron of fear and terror. She did most of her schooling in Delhi and dabbled with several professions before moving to U.S last year. she is currently pursuing higher studies here. she likes to introduce herself as an explorer because she wants to spend all her time in this world exploring unknown. Writing for her is a cathartic experience. She can't remember when she began writing first but she does know that writing has always helped her to be at peace with herself and with the world around her. In the culture I grew in, there was no Thanksgiving Day celebrated. In fact I barely knew about thanksgiving until recently when I arrived in United States of America. For me Thanksgiving initially meant four much awaited for holidays when one could take a break from hectic schedule and slow down for a while. For most of my friends who are Indian Americans or NRI'S or whatever is the politically correct term to use, Thanksgiving meant hitting the malls in wee hours after the holiday and hunting for good bargains. I could not believe how materialistic I had become. In the 10 minutes that I had given myself to thank God for something, I was only thinking of things I did not have. I never paused to thank God for the wonderful things I had been given in life. I sat down with a heavy heart and pondered on the degradation that sets in as we land in adulthood.
Extractions: Liturgy Notes ... Next By the Rev. Dr. Arthur A. Just, Jr. L ord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples," asked one of Jesus' disciples (Luke 11:1). Jesus responded by teaching them the Lord's Prayer. Certainly, the disciples knew how to pray, for the center of the liturgical life of Israel was a continuous cycle of prayers based on a very simple prayer structure. There were three essential prayers in the worship of Israel: blessing God for His creation, thanking God for His revelation of mercy, and petitioning God to continue saving His people. When Jesus' disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, they used the word for petition , that is, teach us how to petition the Father as You petition the Father. The Lord's Prayer is the perfect prayer of petition, that is, the perfect way to ask God the Father for all the needs that we could possibly have in our lives. Martin Luther said that "the Lord's Prayer is a prayer above all prayers, the greatest of all prayers, which has been taught by the greatest Master of all, in which all spiritual and bodily trouble is comprehended and which is the strongest consolation in all temptations, tribulations, and in the last hour" (WA
Extractions: She Knows Holidays and Seasons Thanksgiving : Food, giving thanks and our families Food, giving thanks and our families Kerri Buckley "It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God. To obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor." George Washington Proclamation for Thanksgiving 1789 It is that time of year again. Little hands are traced onto colorful paper and made into gobblers to hang upon our refrigerator doors. We are all thinking about traveling or travelers, cooking and family. Thanksgiving is more than just a "Turkey Day," though. It is a grand opportunity to teach our children many things gratitude being the first among those things. A time to teach It is also a great opportunity to teach about the history of "thanksgiving" rituals which can be traced back to Egypt and before; the history of our country's beginning and our own rituals, and finally to include the kids in the planning and preparation of at least part of the festivities. The Chinese celebrate their Thanks-giving with moon cakes. The Romans offered grain to Ceres, goddess of the grain harvest in celebration of an offering of thanks hence the name cereal. Sir John Marks Templeton said "How wonderful it would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn Thanksgiving at an early age. Thanksgiving opens the doors. It changes a child's personality. A child is resentful, negative or thankful. Thankful people want to give, they radiate happiness, they draw people."
Extractions: Canku Ota (Many Paths) An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America December 1, 2001 - Issue 50 Cherokee Nation Uses Thanksgiving Holiday to Teach Cherokee Culture by Mary Pierpoint / Today Staff / Indian Country Today-November 25, 2001 Seqouyah's Dream by Bob Annesley The Cherokee Nation sent out a short video to 100 public schools in Oklahoma. Featuring Cherokee children, it compares what they have been taught in school about Thanksgiving to the everyday Thanksgiving that is part of the Cherokee tradition, as explained by their grandfather. "It’s kind of a Cherokee Thanksgiving curriculum," nation spokesman Mike Miller said. "It’s from a Cherokee perspective. It is a curriculum for elementary and maybe middle school age kids. We distributed it to 100 elementary schools across northeastern Oklahoma." The video shows two young Cherokee students who come home wearing a Pilgrim hat and the "traditional" one feather and vest, often associated with Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving In Despair And Joy Now comes a day of thanksgiving, a time of families drawing closer together as though to O God, we give thanks for our comforts and full bellies; teach us to http://www.thecitizennews.com/sallie/sallie2003/sal031126.html
Extractions: SallieS@Juno.com This has been an extraordinary year. But we say that every year. This has been an extraordinary year, its contrasts of emotions swinging from despair in public places, to joy in privacy. The four horsemen still ride with their message of Famine, Pestilence, Destruction, and Death. And the most ancient of enemies are so crazed with hatred that they willingly, eagerly, kill themselves in order to kill each other. Now comes a day of Thanksgiving, a time of families drawing closer together as though to ward off the deepening darkness. At too many tables, there will be an empty chair. In too many families, thanks will be supplanted by sorrow. O God, we give thanks for our comforts and full bellies; teach us to share with those who have neither. O God, we give thanks for warm, dry homes; tempt us to wield hammer and saw to build shelter for those who need it. O God, thanks for the relative safety of our streets; teach us to appreciate those who protect us night and day.
Extractions: E-Tips newsletters Sign up for our E- T ips newsletters and receive information about classroom activities, new products and services, and other resources to make your job better and easier. Extra Credit for Thanksgiving This tip shows you how to offer some extra credit mixed with a little family interaction. It probably stems from many of my own familys Thanksgivings. When were together at Thanksgiving, Mom and I do the turkey and stuffing, and every other family member also contributes to the meal in some way. I call this tip the Be glad youre not a turkey! extra credit. Heres how it works. I give my students extra credit for helping plan, cook, set the table for, and clean up after the Thanksgiving meal. Since I teach math and science, I have each student bring in a 3 x 5 recipe card with measures and cooking directions (time and temperature) for the dish he or she prepared. Parents also sign off on what the student helped with at home. This activity can link class work to students helping at home, thereby bringing math and science into the real world. Anyone who has ever tried to prepare a Thanksgiving meal can tell you about the considerable time, measurement, planning, and food safety precautions involved.
Thanksgiving Cookbook Store got last year? Not to worry Mr. thanksgiving, Rick Rodgers, is here to teach thanksgiving 101. And he ought to know. For the http://maryland-info.com/thanksgiving_bookstore2.htm
Extractions: Williams-Sonoma, purveyor of choice gourmet products and kitchenware, has also created a collection of succinct yet comprehensive cookbooks. Part of the series, Thanksgiving offers 40 recipes that reflect the company's signature good taste. From traditional and "new" holiday starters like Butternut Squash Soup and Mixed Greens with Bacon-Wrapped Figs to desserts including Creamy Pumpkin Pie and Ginger-Pear Torte, the book offers delicious options for a hearty, homemade feast. Thanksgiving: a time for family, friends, and huge platters of savory foodstuffs. Every year you look forward to a slow-roasted turkey, creamy mashed potatoes, and succulent dressing. Sometimes you get it. Other times, the turkey is dry, the dressing overseasoned, and the marshmallow sweet potato casserole gloppy. Whether you need to improve your traditional repertoire or you're looking for new recipes
Chapter 38: Thanksgiving At The Procyons Chapter 38 thanksgiving at the Procyons. Greg awoke the next morning with Tammy snuggled up close to him. Are you really gonna teach me how to cook? . http://www.furnation.com/lonecoon/GA/Chapter38.htm
Extractions: Chapter 38: Thanksgiving at the Procyons Greg awoke the next morning with Tammy snuggled up close to him. He had taken the couch and offered Mrs. Foxx his old room. It was polite, after all. Angie slept on a cot in the basement with Julie, while Carrie and Bill stayed in her room. Jim and Jenny had arrived late that evening and simply crept up to Julies old room to spend the night there. He got up and moved stealthily past the sleeping rabbit and into the kitchen where Alice had already started preparing the evening meal. Greg went to the cabinet to get a bowl of cereal. He had barely opened the door when a spoon went flying by his head. "Difficulties, Mother?" he asked. Alice looked at her son and shook her head. "For some odd reason," she began, "I cant remember the recipe for Grandmas famous stuffing." "Thats not surprising," said Greg. "From what I remember it uses a quart of whiskey. She used to drink most of before the stuffing was done, so she could never remember how to write it down. And you never bothered to tell anyone what it was. Apparently its some kind of secret." "Thats right," said Alice, opening up the cabinet. She poured most of the bottle into the stuffing mix and took a sip for herself. "You want some?"
