Usually at school, I work as a language assistant in the English classes. However, part of my program involves teaching about American customs, etc. and last week I was assigned my first solo lesson = Thanksgiving. It was pretty interesting because I have a wide age range of students, so I had to think of Thanksgiving activities for 5 yr olds - 12 yr olds. Not to mention the fact that their English vocabulary is VERY limited...so words like "pilgrim" and "cornucopia"are almost impossible to teach. But, the students were very interested in the holiday, and I'm pretty sure they learned 4 things about Thanksgiving: pilgrims, indians, the Mayflower, and turkey. :) I can only wonder what they must be thinking about this holiday in their heads...
The school has designated a wall in the main entrance as the "bilingual wall" - so it is my responsibility to make sure that there are American/English decorations, projects, etc. hanging up at all times. Thanksgiving was my first bilingual display...check out the pictures below!
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