Homeschooling Thanksgiving in a Culturally Sensitive Way, Episode 22 (11/17/12)

Savvy Homeschool Moms Podcast

*The audio player is at the bottom of the page, and if you’d like to skip right to the Thanksgiving content, it begins at 1hr, 48sec (1:00:48).*In this episode the moms chat about Halloween fun, the History Odyssey curriculum, and maintaining cultural sensitivity during Thanksgiving.Links in this episode:Stick Works Art InstallationMath Wrap-UpsWorld Book NightBookCrossingLittle Free LibrariesAll Hallow’s ReadPaperback SwapBooks in this episode:The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris ColferDragon SlippersDragonflightDealing with DragonsMuse MagazineLego Club JrEmily the StrangeIllusionsA Bridge Across ForeverStoryBundle “Links of the Week”:Google Art ProjectKitchen Pantry Scientist Curriculum Reviewed in this episode: Pandia Press History OdysseyAncients Level I (what Beckie is using)Early Modern Level I (what Tina is using)Timelines (we both use these!)Homeschooling Thanksgiving in a Culturally Sensitive Way, Thanksgiving and Native American Links: *PLEASE NOTE: Beckie and I pronounced “Wampanoag” incorrectly throughout this episode. I just discovered this through watching Plimoth Plantation videos, where they pronounce it [wam-puh-nog]. I apologize for that! We should have researched that better ahead of time!* American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage MonthOyate.org Kids Thanksgiving BooksSquanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving…Please note that we are no longer linking to this book, as I (Tina) have just discovered it on the list of NOT recommended books by Oyate.org: http://web.archive.org/web/20121113221748/http://www.oyate.org/resources/booklist.html I should have thought to check the list before talking about the book. Not sure why it didn’t occur to me at the time. Please refer to the list on Oyate.org above to find appropriate books. Sadly, the list is very short.Weetamoo: Heart of the PocassetsThe Journal of Jasper Pierce: A Pilgrim BoyA Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience WhippleThanksgiving: A day of celebration or a day of mourning for Native Americans?Beware of False History BooksUnderstanding Prejudice This episode is sponsored by Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com. ]]>