THANKSGIVING  TIME !

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Filmstrips....

From Media Center ( Opac Online ):

Bookcassettes :

• BCK E Magic tree house collection. Read by the author. Four adventures with Jack and Annie as they travel through space and time.
  
• BKC 394.2 Arthur's Thanksgiving. Arthur finds his role as director of the Thanksgiving play a difficult one, especially since no one will agree to play the turkey.
  
• BKC 394.2 Thanksgiving for King. A farm boy raises a turkey for Thanksgiving but decides to keep it as a guard for the barnyard.

• BKC 973.2 Life in America : The early settlers. Beginnings of Jamestown and Plymouth, how the early settlers used materials from the land to build their houses, how they obtained food, and kept warm during winter.

• BKC 973.2 Who were the pilgrims?. Introduces basic facts about the Pilgrims' lives, including their houses, foods, chores, and games. Children acquire the skills to examine and appreciate the hardships and rewards experienced by these early settlers and to compare their own lives with those of the Pilgrims.
  

DVDs & videotapes :

• DVD 394.2 Caillou : Caillou's holidays. Follows the adventures of a four-year-old boy named Caillou who learns all about Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

• DVD 394.2 A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Charlie Brown and his friends learn the history about Thanksgiving.

• DVD 394.2 Garfield : Holiday celebrations. Three hilarious Garfield holiday adventures.

• DVD 394.2 Stories for Thanksgiving. Presents two Thanksgiving stories, including "Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message," a tribute to the natural world; and "The Pilgrims of Plimoth," which chronicles the arrival and daily activities of the Pilgrims in the New World.

• DVD 394.2 William Bradford : the first Thanksgiving. Animated depiction of the first governor of the Pilgrims as well as Pilgrims and Indians celebrating the first Thanksgiving.

• DVD 428.34 Food & eating 2. Make me a sandwich -- Niki's Thanksgiving disaster.Tingo, an energetic Muppet, helps introduce conversational English through exciting everyday adventures with his friend Niki. Children learn food-related vocabulary as well as polite expressions. Features on-screen text in both Spanish and English.

• VID 179.9 Generosity. Old Mr. Rabbit's Thanksgiving dinner -- Rocking horse land -- Gift of the Magi -- The poem "Count that day lost." When Zach and Annie decide to deliver food to a homeless shelter, they get caught up in planning their rewards. Plato helps them discover the true spirit of giving in "Rocking horse land", about a boy who learns the value of bringing joy to another; "Old Mr. Rabbit's Thanksgiving dinner", where a rabbit's bounty gives wonderful meaning to the holiday; the "Gift of the Mage" in which a couple's sacrificial gifts reflect their love; and the purpose of a day well spent, in the poem "Count that day lost."

• VID 394.2 Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving diet [Spanish language version]. El Dr. Bugs Bunny es Dr. deChubbyology, jefe de una clinica para adelgazar, especializada en problemas de sobrepeso durante los dias de Accion de Gracias (Thanksgiving).

• VID 394.2 Garfield's Thanksgiving. When things go wrong at home on Thanksgiving, Garfield, John and Odie head to Grandma's.

• VID 394.2 Thanksgiving in the land of Oz. The characters of the Land of Oz come again to celebrate Thanksgiving.

• VID 394.2 Thanksgiving. Explores the symbols, customs, rituals and folklore underlying the celebration of Thanksgiving. Presented with traditional songs, folk tales, and arts and crafts.

• VID 394.2 Thanksgiving stories. Four classic Thanksgiving tales. See how a Native American grandmother's memories bring new value to the holiday, relive the story of the first Thanksgiving, join a young turkey on his adventures, and see how a king teaches his people to be thankful.

• VID 394.2 William Bradford : the first Thanksgiving. The father of Thanksgiving's flight to the new world where his search for religious freedom brought struggle for the Pilgrims & valuable lessons in survival from Native Americans.

• VID 394.2 Winnie the Pooh seasons of giving. Join all of the friends in the Hundred Acre Wood as they search for the perfect ingredients for a festive Thanksgiving feast.

• VID 812 Enough already. A timeless tale with a lesson for all of us about being thankful for what we have. Adaptation of the Jewish folktale about the poor farmer who wasn't happy with his life so he takes advice and finds out he isn't so bad off after all.

• VID 973.2 Early settlers.The Pilgrims and the Mayflower -- The story of the Mayflower Compact -- Squanto and the first Thanksgiving -- Life in colonial Williamsburg -- Who were the colonists? Discusses the early colonial settlements of Plymouth and Williamsburg and the first Thanksgiving.

• VID 973.2 The Mayflower voyagers. Charlie Brown and friends join the Pilgrims experiencing their hardships and lifestyles, beginning with their voyage to American and ending in the first Thanksgiving.

• VID 973.2 Mouse on the Mayflower. A mouse braves the long ocean voyage to come to New England and celebrate the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and the Indians.

• VID 973.2 Pilgrim journey. "The Mayflower voyage is seen through the eyes of a courageous young Pilgrim girl, whose fictional diary recounts the despair, hope and perseverance of the 100-some passengers in their flight from persecution"--container.

From Discovery Education video(formerly United Streaming):

• Giving thanks .The children's book, "Giving Thanks," by Chief Jake Swamp with illustrations by Erwin Printup, Jr., comes alive in this beautiful program. Known as the ThanksGiving Address, this Native American good morning message is based on the belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift - from the moon and the stars to the tiniest blade of grass. Narrated by Chief Jake Swamp.
• Thanksgiving Day: America celebrates . Review the Mayflower's passage and the Pilgrims' first year in the New World. Students will meet the Wampanoag Indian tribe and see a game they may have played during the first harvest celebration celebrated today as Thanksgiving.
• Holiday facts and fun: Thanksgiving Day. In this colorful presentation, children learn interesting facts, including how harvest festivals are celebrated in various places around the world. The story of the Mayflower's passage is told, and the Pilgrim's first year in the New World is described. A historically accurate reenactment of the harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621 is shown, and games that the Pilgrim children may have played during the celebration (such as stool ball) are depicted. Indian games of the Massasoit (the tribe that befriended the Plymouth colonists) are depicted. Thanksgiving foods youngsters can make easily are included in the presentation.
• Thanksgiving (2nd Edition) (Grades 3-5) . Children learn interesting facts about how harvest festivals are celebrated in various places around the world. The Pilgrim's first year in the New World is described. A historically accurate reenactment of the harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621 is shown

Filmstrips....old technology, still good titles :

• FSC 394.2 Arthur's Thanksgiving. Presents a story about a doglike character named Arthur, who finds his role as director of the Thanksgiving play a difficult one, especially since no one will agree to play the turkey.

• FSC 394.2 Thanksgiving Day. Discusses the origins of the Thanksgiving holiday in America and the traditional foods and decorations that are used in its contemporary celebration.

• FSC 394.2 The Thanksgiving story. Describes the historical significance of Thanksgiving. Traces the journey of English separatists to Holland and America, and tells of the first year of hard work, hardships, plentiful harvest, and freedom of worship, which the Pilgrims celebrated in a three-day feast of Thanksgiving.