Podcasting

The First Thanksgiving

This project is about the first Thanksgiving. It was made with the intention for students to use it as an overview of what Thanksgiving is about as it walks them through some of the main ideas behind this historical day. It gives students a visual of why we celebrate Thanksgiving today.

The Podcast was set up to give students the opportunity to look at different chapters and see what happened during those times. It can be used to introduce new vocabulary as well, such as a Pilgrim, Plymouth, the Mayflower, a feast, and so on. Educators can take advantage of such an opportunity to teach students to narrate their own stories and tell what happened in the beginning, middle and end of it. It can serve English as a Second Language Students to practice their new language. In addition, these students can learn history and have an opportunity to share about their first experience with Thanksgiving in the United States. This Podcast, as simple as it may appear, has no limits to its used in the classroom.

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