Cranberry Thanksgiving Unit Study - Homeschooling on a Shoestring

Cranberry Thanksgiving


Cranberry Thanksgiving mini unit study. Sites to help you supplement the book. What are your favorites?

Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin

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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