Before reading, review with students what they know so far about the life of the Pilgrims on their Mayflower voyage. Explain that life was very difficult for the Pilgrims in America and that everyone, including the children, had to work hard. Ask students to share ways they think the Pilgrim children could have helped their families. How do they help their own families? Introduce the title, author, and illustrator
Teachers will need to prepare Venn Diagrams for comparing Pilgrim boys and Pilgrim girls. You may use a traditional Venn Diagram of circles, or any of the following shapes would work great:
Mayflower
Cornicopia
Teachers will also need to find and make copies of Pilgrim men and women color pages.
| Pilgrim Boys | Both | Pilgrim Girls |
|---|---|---|
| (Review Samuel Eaton's Day) help build house hunt for food make wooden pegs (nails) gather wood for the fire gather crops from the fields |
keep predators from the corn fields shell corn cook turkey on a spit make mattresses from pine needles, feathers, or corn husks gather thatch for the roof dig for clams get water from the spring |
(Review Sarah Morton's Day) cook and serve meals wash clothes make soap and candles feed the chickens milk the goats muck the garden make spices churn butter polish brass |
Standard Course of Study
COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY SKILLS STANDARD COURSE STUDY:
1.05 Identify graphing as a tool for organizing information.
1.09 Identify and discuss multimedia terms/concepts ( e.g., slide/card, link/button, text box, navigate, transition) as a class/group activity.
2.01 Use common computing devices and resources in class activities.
2.04 Identify and use basic word processing terms (e.g., file, open, close, menu bar, save, print).
2.05 Locate and use letters, numbers, and special keys (e.g., arrow keys, space bar, insert Enter/Return, Backspace, Delete) on the keyboard.
2.08 Explore Internet resources and information using teacher-created bookmarks/favorites and discuss the variety and types of information found as a class activity.
2.09 Use teacher-selected Internet resources/information to identify, discuss, and chart elements that make an online resource useful, appropriate, and safe as a class.
3.03 Discuss unfamiliar oral and/or written vocabulary after listening to or reading texts.
4.06 Compose a variety of products (e.g., stories, journal entries, letters, response logs, simple poems, oral retellings).
1.01 Describe the roles of individuals in the family.
1.03 Compare and contrast similarities and differences among individuals and families.
3.01 Describe personal and family changes, past, and present.
3.02 Describe past and present changes within the local community.
4.03 Recognize and describe the historical events associated with national holidays.
6.01 Examine wants and needs and identify choices people make to satisfy wants and needs with limited resources.
6.07 Recognize that all families produce and consume goods and services.
7.03 Use the computer and other technological tools to gather, organize, and display data.
