Cranberry Thanksgiving
Cranberry Thanksgiving mini unit study. Sites to help you supplement the book. What are your favorites?
Cranberry Facts https://www.oceanspray.com/en/Our-Story/About-the-Cranberry
Cranberry Facts from Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association https://www.wiscran.org/FAQ
Benefits of Cranberries https://web.archive.org/web/20150721155421/http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=145
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/
Cranberry Garland – Make one with cinnamon sticks https://www.oceanspray.com/Recipes/By-Course/Crafts/Cranberry-Garland
Science
Cranberry Anatomy printable. You can include this in your lapbook or notebook. https://www.bloggymomma.com/cranberry-anatomy-printable-recipe/
Cranberry Science for Early Elementary. Watch the Kanopy Kids video episode about craberries then learn with this science sheet https://www.spokanelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/ScienceSheet.pdf
Make a suet cake for the wild birds with cranberries, no sugar added. You can use fresh or frozen whole cranberries. https://youdoitsuet.com/blog/cranberries/
Thanksgiving Science Activities With Cranberries https://jenniferfindley.com/thanksgiving-science-activities-with-cranberries/
Social Studies
Wampanoag Celebrations https://web.archive.org/web/20180423094847/http://www.wampanoagtribe.net/pages/wampanoag_education/celebrations
Smithsonian NMAI Cranberry Day Traditional Harvest Festivals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2pSir70DG4
New England Map
https://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/newengland.shtml
Similes
https://bogglesworldesl.com/simile_worksheets.htm
https://www.abcteach.com/directory/similes/
Lapbook
Thanksgiving Lapbook from Homeschool Share https://www.homeschoolshare.com/cranberry-thanksgiving-printables/
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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