Cranberry Thanksgiving
Cranberry Thanksgiving mini unit study. Sites to help you supplement the book. What are your favorites?
Cranberry Facts from Ocean Spray
Cranberry Facts from Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association https://www.wiscran.org/FAQ
Benefits of Cranberries World’s Healthiest Foods website
The Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association https://www.cranberries.org/
Art & Craft
Cranberry Play Dough https://kidminds.org/how-to-make-the-best-no-cook-cranberry-playdough/
Edible Cranberry Slime https://www.newhorizonacademy.net/cranberry-edible-slime-kids-sensory-activity/
Ocean Spray Cranberry Garland – Make one with cinnamon sticks
Science
Cranberry Anatomy printable. You can include this in your lapbook or notebook.
Cranberry Science for Early Elementary. Watch the Kanopy Kids video episode about craberries then learn with this science sheet
Make a suet cake for the wild birds with cranberries, no sugar added. You can use fresh or frozen whole cranberries.
Thanksgiving Science Activities With Cranberries
Social Studies
Smithsonian NMAI Cranberry Day Traditional Harvest Festivals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2pSir70DG4
Enchanted Learning New England Map
English Language Arts
https://bogglesworldesl.com/simile_worksheets.htm
Lapbook
Thanksgiving Lapbook from Homeschool Share
Field Trip
Old Sturbridge Village, an 1830s New England Living History Museum https://www.osv.org/
Recipes
Grandmother’s Famous Cranberry Bread recipe https://vintage.recipes/grandmothers-famous-cranberry-bread/
Raw Lemon Cranberry Cheesecake https://www.theblendergirl.com/recipe/raw-vegan-lemon-cranberry-cheesecake/
Gluten Free and Dairy Free Cranberry Orange Bread https://celiacmama.com/gluten-free-cranberry-orange-bread/
Raw Cranberry Orange Bread https://www.therawtarian.com/raw-sweet-bread-recipe Follow the directions but you will be making a couple of modifications. For raw cranberry bread, swap out the 1/2 cup pecans to 1/2 cup walnuts and swap out 2/3 cup raisins to 2/3 cup dried cranberries.
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