THANKSGIVING STORY BRACELET

Every year Ireceive requests for the “Thanksgiving Story Bracelet.”  You will need to purchase the beads andpipe cleaners and demonstrate how to make the bracelet before asking thechildren to do it.  Practicereading the poem several times as children touch each color.  Encourage the children to tell thestory of the first Thanksgiving independently using the beads as a clue.  Send home a copy of the poem so thechildren can share it with their families.

^{Withthis bracelet you will know   (Start with a pipe cleaner.)}

^{Thefirst Thanksgiving that was long, long ago.}

^{ThePilgrims set sail from far away}

^{Onthe Mayflower with tall white sails.   (Insert a white bead.)}

^{Theysailed many days across the ocean blue. (Add a blue bead.)}

^{Theseas were rough, but the ship came through.}

^{Atlast they spotted land so green. (String on a green bead.)}

^{Theywere so happy they cheered and screamed.}

^{Thefirst year was so hard and black. (Now a black bead.)}

^{Manydied and wished that they could go back.}

^{Butthe Native Americans gave them a hand}

^{Andhelped them survive in the strange new land.}

^{Theydecided to celebrate in a special way}

^{Andthat became the first Thanksgiving day.}

^{Theyprepared a feast with turkeys brown (Add a brown bead.)}

^{Andred cranberries that they had found.   (Time for a red bead.)}

^{Yellowcorn that they had learned to grow (Insert a yellow bead.)}

^{Andorange pumpkin pies, don’t you know!   (Last an orange bead.)}

^{Butbefore they ate the turkey and dressing,}

^{Theyall held hands for a thankful blessing. (Twist the ends of the}

                                                ^{pipecleaner to make a bracelet.)}