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Post by Charity on Nov 16, 2004 14:03:56 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Nov 16, 2004 14:07:23 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Nov 16, 2004 14:22:43 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Nov 17, 2004 12:05:59 GMT -5
Two Turkeys Win in Annual Pardoning Rite Wednesday, November 17, 2004 WASHINGTON — President Bush used the annual Thanksgiving turkey-pardoning rite Wednesday to roast the bitter campaign for the White House, jokingly recalling fund-raising disputes, attack ads and a polarizing political movie. "Now's the time for healing," he said, as he ceremonially spared two birds. The winning "candidates" in his satirical rendition of the presidential campaign were Biscuits and Gravy, turkeys raised in Mathias, W.Va. Their names came out on top on an online contest. "It was a close race. You might say it was neck and neck," Bush said. He spoke in the Rose Garden during a rare joint appearance with Vice President thingy Cheney (search). "It came down to a few battleground states. It was a tough contest, and it turned out some 527 organizations got involved, including Barnyard Animals for Truth," Bush said, mocking the free-spending independent groups like Swiftboat Veterans for Truth (search) known as 527s. The group raised questions about Democrat John Kerry's service in the Vietnam War. "There was a scurrilous film that came out, 'Fahrenheit 375 Degrees At 10 Minutes Per Pound,"' he said, panning "Fahrenheit 9/11 (search)," the documentary film that assailed him over the handling of the Sept. 11 attacks and the war on terrorism. As Bush spoke, the two birds pecked at hedges in the Rose Garden. After his remarks, Bush, wary after being pecked in the midsection three years ago, kept a firm grip on one bird's neck. He said the birds would live out their lives at Frying Pan Park in Herndon, Va., which raises farm animals. That drew an objection from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which said the turkeys would live in more humane conditions at an animal sanctuary. The turkeys Bush pardoned last year died within three months after their "pardons," a result of drugs that make them grow excessively, the group said. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,138832,00.html
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Post by libsrlosers on Nov 24, 2004 17:18:11 GMT -5
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Post by faith on Nov 24, 2004 20:46:28 GMT -5
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Let's all remember the things that are important and be thankful for them!
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Post by momof6 on Nov 24, 2004 21:38:32 GMT -5
I just wanted to wish all here at CH a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Pig out till you can't move ;D
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Post by Charity on Nov 25, 2004 10:10:54 GMT -5
Some interesting tidbits from "ETAP"
Cerelia
The Romans celebrated a Harvest Festival called Cerelia, dedicated to Ceres, their Goddess of Corn. Her name is where our word "cereal" comes from.
Cerelia was held every October 4 and an offering to the Goddess was made of pigs and the first fruits of the harvest. The celebration included music, parades, games and sports and a lavish feast of thanksgiving.
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Post by Charity on Nov 25, 2004 10:12:30 GMT -5
More from ETap Thankgiving is a Harvest Festival. About 10,000 years ago, some of our hunter-gatherer ancestors settled down and began to practice agriculture, which changed the world forever. And almost as soon as they began to have harvests, they began to have Harvest Festivals. Harvest Festivals are special days set aside to pray for, or give thanks for, a bountiful harvest. Some of the most famous include: Sukkot Sukkot is a Harvest Festival that's been celebrated by Jewish families for over 3000 years. It lasts for 8 or 9 days and begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Tishri. In 2004 it began on September 29 (at sundown) and in 2005 it will begin on October 17. Families and congregations build temporary huts or shelters outside their homes or gathering places. These huts are covered with branches and leaves and symbolize the movable shelters in which the Israelites lived as they wandered the desert with Moses. Each hut is called a sukkah (sukkot is the plural). These sukkot also hark back to the huts that farmers lived in during harvest. They are decorated with apples, grapes, corn and pomegranates and, during Sukkot festivities, families gather to eat and even sleep in them (if possible). Sukkot is the most public and joyous of all Jewish festivals. It is not just a Harvest Festival but also commemorates the Israelites' journey out of Egypt. Each day during the festival a special ceremony is held to remember Hebrew ancestors and thank God for a good harvest. Others The Egyptians celebrated their spring harvest with a festival dedicated to Min, their God of vegetation and fertility. The festival featured a parade in which even the Pharaoh took part. After the parade, a great feast was held with music, dancing and sports. The ancient Greeks held a festival every autumn to honor Demeter, their Goddess of all Grains. Offerings of seed corn, cakes, fruit and pigs were made to guarantee a good harvest. Early Native Americans held many ceremonies to express thanks to a greater power for food and for life itself. In Latin America, many native Indian cultures have special days of gratitude and thanksgiving. And in modern Brazil, a public day of thanksgiving and prayer is held on the fourth Thursday of each November, the same day on which Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States. If you'd like to learn more about ancient festivals and rituals, eTAP has a number of Lessons on early cultures. Check out the Instructions in Social Studies Lesson 4 (for 6th Grade). Visit etap.org/newsletter/newsletter_11_04/histg6l1/lesson1/lesson.htm
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Post by Charity on Nov 25, 2004 10:15:27 GMT -5
One more tidbit from Etap Many people think that the first Thanksgiving feast took place in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, in 1621 and that Thanksgiving has been a national holiday ever since. That isn't quite how it happened. The Pilgrims who settled Plymouth Colony in 1620 were very devout. To them, every day was a day for giving thanks, which meant fasting and prayer -- not feasting. The feast of 1621 was a special one-time event celebrating both the Colony's survival and a bountiful harvest. In other words, it was a Harvest Festival. Throughout history, many cultures have set aside special days to reflect on life's blessings and give thanks for a good harvest. Plymouth Colony was no exception. First-person accounts of the event tell us that there was plenty of food for all, including the Colony's Wampanoag guests. The menu is thought to have included duck, goose, wild turkey, swan, pumpkin and a molasses-sweetened corn-meal mush sometimes called Indian Pudding. The celebrants ate, socialized and conducted games and "entertainments," including "exercising our arms." Here is how colonist Edward Winslow described the festivities: "Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, so we might after a special manner rejoice together after we had gathered in the fruit of our labors. Then four men in one day killed as much fowl as served the company for almost a week. Many of the Indians came amongst us and among the rest was their greatest King Massasoit, with some ninetye men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted and they went out and killed five deer which they brought to the plantation." Becoming a Member! Register now and become a subscribing member with full eTAP access. This was definitely a one-time event, although it did set the tone for later celebrations. The dream of an annual nationwide celebration was not realized until 1789, when President George Washington proclaimed the first National Day of Thanksgiving. President Lincoln revived the tradition during the Civil War, and Thanksgiving has been Thanksgiving ever since (held every year on the fourth Thursday of November). Incidentally, rumor has it that both Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin wanted the main dish from those first festivities, the wild turkey, to become the national symbol of the United States instead of the bald eagle. The pro-eagle proponents prevailed. Every year, the President issues an official Thanksgiving proclamation. To read President George W. Bush's 2003 proclamation, click www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/11/20031121-10.htmlTo learn more about Plymouth Colony (spelled "Plimoth" by the colonists), visit eTAP Social Studies Instruction 4-1 (Grade 5) at www.etap.org/newsletter/newsletter_11_04\histg5l4\lesson4\lesson.htm For an interesting exploration of the Plymouth Harvest Festival and Thanksgiving, visit teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgivingIndian Pudding is still a favorite treat in the Northeast, although it has become more elaborate than the original sweet corn-meal mush. It's delicious served warm with whipped cream or ice cream. For the recipe, click www.christmas-joy.com/recipes/indpud.htm or to buy a tasty version in a can, click www.mainegoodies.com/food/canned/barharbor/indianpudding.htm Table of Contents
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Post by Charity on Dec 13, 2004 12:58:05 GMT -5
JAMESTOWN Abstract: Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in North America. It was sponsored by the Virginia Company to make a profit. In 1607 three ships, the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and the Discovery, sailed up the Chesapeake Bay to a river they named the James. Theme Social Studies-Language Arts Resource Type Unit of Practice Learning Level Intermediate Style Interdisciplinary Submitter State TN UOP Title Colonial America-Jamestown Invitation What was the first permanent colony in North America? What was life like in the early years of the colony? Standards These standards are from the State of TN Curriculum Framework. Social Studies-History Standard 1: Students will exhibit a knowledge of history identifying and describing major events, people, and trends. Language Arts- 1. The student will develop the structural and creative skills necessary to produce written language that can be read and interpreted by various audiences. 2. The student will use, read, and view media/technology and analyze content and concepts accurately. Assessment Students will research the Jamestown settlement to discover what life was like from 1607-1610. They will become settlers and write letters back to England to tell events of those years. Tasks Using the list of original settlers who arrived in April, 1607, from the website www.apva.org/history/orig.html, each student will choose two settlers to write about. These settlers should be from different occupations such as a member of the councel and a bricklayer, or a gentleman and a labourer. Students will research the first three years in Jamestown. Use A Timeline of Events and References, www.apva.org/history/timeline.htm to research the main events of the beginnings of Jamestown. Using research tools, students will investigate what life was like for the Jamestown settlers. Students will write letters home to England from each of these settlers explaining how he was surviving in Virginia. The following dates are to be used as a guide: April, 1607-October, 1607; April, 1608-April 1609; December-January, 1609-1610-April, 1610. Situations This project will take place in the classroom, library, and computer lab; wherever a student can best complete research. It should last 5-7 days at 50 minute periods a day. Interactions Each student may work independently or with a partner to research and write letters. The teacher will be the facilitator making sure resources are available, advising how to find the best resources for the period in history, and encouraging students to be creative as well as accurate. Students will provide information and updates on their research and letters throughout the project. Tools Groliers Encyclopedia The Cobblestone American History CD-ROM Encyclopedias in classroom and library Jamestown books from school library Websites General Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators www.capecod.net/schrockguide/history/hista.htmHistory Timelines-The History Beat Oz's Kingdom-A History Teacher's Page members.aol.com/AACTchrOz/colonies.htmlInternet Resources about Colonial America Madison Metropolitan School District Madison, Wisconsin danenet.wicip.org/mmsd-it/colonialamerica.htmlJamestown A Timeline of Events and References www.apva.org/history/timeline.htmlOriginal Settlers www.apva.org/history/orig.htmlA Brief History of Jamestown www.apva.org/history/index.htmlJamestown www.illuminet.net/~dstofko/jamest~l.htmlCaptain John Smith www.apva.org/history/jsmith.htmlThe Virginia Company www.apva.org/history/vaco.htmlProject A group of students might enjoy making the Jamestown Fort. They should research the shape and dimensions and make the fort to scale. The church, houses, and gardens may be added. Submitter Virginia Jefferson, Grade 5, Meigs Magnet School, vjeff@bellsouth.net Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Colonists In The New World More... www.nashville-schools.davidson.k12.tn.us/CurriculumAwards/colonists/JAMESTOWN.html
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Post by Charity on Dec 13, 2004 13:07:29 GMT -5
PLIMOTH PLANTATION VIRTUAL TOUR www.plimoth.org/visit/virtual/THE PILGRIMS' LANDING IN AMERICA The Pilgrims first landed at what was to become Provincetown, on Cape Cod, on November 21, 1620. A small party of men, led by Myles Standish, went ashore to explore. They found a place where Native People had stored corn underground and confiscated it to use for seed. Due to lack of fresh water and poor soil, they decided to move on. ...Now was the heart of winter and unseasonable weather was come upon us...it was in the end concluded to make some discovery within the bay. MORE www.pilgrimhall.org/arrival.htm
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Post by Charity on Nov 16, 2005 10:57:18 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Nov 21, 2005 13:55:20 GMT -5
Teaching Your Children To Be Thankful Thankfulness is an attitude, an attribute, even a worldview. If your child adopts a grateful mindset and maintains it throughout his life it will contribute to your child's:
• Relationships with the Lord and others.
• Happiness; causing him to be content with what he has and not complain about what he doesn't have.
Thankfulness, or gratitude, belongs to a group of the following related character qualities:
The Character Qualities of Joy
1. Contentment "Choosing to be satisfied and at peace with what God has provided, without complaining." • Also: cheerfulness, hope, peace. • See I Tim. 6:5, 6, 8; Phil. 4:11; Heb. 13:5.
2. Gratitude "Recognizing, appreciating, and acknowledging favors or benefits." • Also: appreciation, gratefulness, thankfulness. • See Eph. 5:19-20; Col. 2:6-7; I Tim. 4:4-5; I Thess. 5:18.
3. Joyfulness "Delighting in the service and presence of God regardless of circumstances." • Also: zeal, enthusiasm, heartiness, eagerness. • See Ps. 100:2; Rom. 12:11; Prov. 15:13; Ps. 35:9.
Teaching About Thankfulness Thankfulness needs to be taught. It does not come naturally to fallen human beings.
1. Teach What Thankfulness Means Start by explaining the following to your children. This provides direction and motivation for your study of this topic.
• What gratitude or thankfulness is and how and why it is a part of the character quality of Joy.
• Why it pleases and honors God. "Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name" Hebrews 13:15.
• How it will make them, and those around them, joyful.
2. Teach What God Says about Thankfulness You might want to do this during your regular daily Bible and devotional time. Depending on the time you want to take and the age of your children, address all four qualities of joy (see above) at once, or just one or two each day.
• Read and discuss the material presented above on Joy.
• Look up and read the scriptures suggested for each characteristic. Using a concordance, look up other references.
• God commands us to be thankful. "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful" Colossians 3:15.
• Consider the results of unthankfulness in Romans 1:21: "For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened."
3. Memorize Scriptures. Memorize, review, and meditate on specific verses or passages related to thankfulness. See those given above or use those selected from your own study.
• Hold hands around the Thanksgiving table and Quote Psalm 100 and/or your selected memory verses. Sing an appropriate hymn or chorus of praise and thanks.
• This tradition can be expanded for every day of the year. When growing up, our family held hands and sang "Thank You, Lord" before prayer at dinner every day.
4. Talk about Thankfulness in the Context of Daily Living. Throughout the day there are a multitude of opportunities for your children to hear you say aloud, "Thank you, Lord, for . . ." or for you to talk about something for which you are thankful.
"To Be Thankful, You Must Be Thoughtful" This is what our father taught his large family of 11 children. It is easy to take for granted the many gifts that God has given to us unless we stop and think about them.
1. Consider Others One way to think about your own blessings is to consider those who have less, as articulated in the proverb "I complained because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet."
In America today we can find many people that have more than we do. This tends to make us and our children discontent. (In fact, the secular media's featuring of the rich and famous, combined with commercials that are intended to make you crave more, is a good reason to turn off your TV for good.)
On the other hand, your family can find those around you that have less than you do in terms of physical, family, and spiritual blessings. Looking farther from home to the poor of Africa can show us the relative luxuries even the poorest of us possess (e.g., water!).
2. Our Response Besides providing a reminder to be thankful, let these examples prompt a practical compassion in your family as you find ways to share your blessings.
• The best blessing you can share is the good news of God's love and forgiveness.
• Especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas times, rescue missions appreciate gifts that enable them to provide meals and/or beds for the homeless.
• Look for someone in your church that doesn't have family nearby and invite them to share your Thanksgiving feast or other meals with you.
3. Thanks for What We Do Have The example of looking at a glass of water as being either half empty or half full illustrates the two ways that we can view our lives. Teach your children:
• Instead of dwelling on your problems, look at your blessings and thank the Lord for them.
• Instead of looking at how bad a situation is, look at how much worse it could have been and thank the Lord it wasn't.
"Count Your Blessings" Activities for Thanksgiving Day -- and Beyond There are many ways to do this each day; the following are a few suggestions for Thanksgiving Day.
1. Thanksgiving Tree • Draw a leafless tree on a piece of butcher paper or posterboard. (You can also open up a paper grocery bag to use as a large piece of paper.) • Cut out leaves from colored paper and write (or have young children draw) something for which you are thankful on each leaf. • Tape or glue them to the tree.
2. Continue All Year Long • Decorate a box or basket to hold notes of thanksgiving. • Add to notes all year long and review them occasionally, as well as on next Thanksgiving Day.
3. Your Family Thanksgiving Service After your Thanksgiving feast, gather your family and friends for a time of: • Singing hymns and songs of praise • Recounting to each other the blessings of the Lord • Thanking Him together in prayer • Reading or quoting Bible verses or passages on thankfulness and God's blessings.
Provide Examples of Thankfulness The most powerful influence on your child's character is example, for better or worse. You can help your child by providing good examples of thankfulness and avoiding or pointing out examples of unthankfulness.
1. Parents The example you set is primary. As your children observe you being thankful throughout the ups and downs of your life, they will be more likely to become thankful themselves.
2. Companions "Do not be deceived: 'Bad company corrupts good morals'" (I Cor. 15:33).
• Television Children who watch a lot of commercials on TV, especially at this season of the year, will probably develop intense desires for things they do not have, rather than being thankful for what they do have.
• Friends Like-minded friends who show a spirit of thankfulness can be a positive influence on your children.
3. Examples in Scripture God has given us many examples in Scripture of right behavior for our edification and of wrong behavior for our warning.
• David is the most prominent example; he wrote hundreds of verses in the Psalms that show forth his thankful heart.
• Job, in the midst of his loss and misery, and Paul and Silas in prison, are prime examples of praise and thankfulness amid suffering. "But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them" (Acts 16:25).
4. Examples in Stories and Literature Look for and comment on examples of contentment, gratitude, and joyfulness (or their opposites) in your children's and your family's reading.
• Family Read-Aloud Time Spend an hour at a time reading uplifting literature aloud as a family on a regular basis.
• Include Evaluation Follow your reading with a discussion of the character qualities displayed or other spiritual principles.
from the TEACHING HOME
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Post by Charity on Nov 21, 2005 13:55:57 GMT -5
Establishing the Habit of Thankfulness Help your children establish and maintain the habit of thankfulness.
1. Start with the Attitude If your children assume that they "deserve" certain things, they will not be thankful for them.
• Help your children understand our dependency upon God for everything we are and have. "For in Him we live and move and exist" (Acts 17:28).
• Teach your children what God says about being content with only food and covering. "But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content" (I Timothy 6:6-8).
• Explain that anything God or others do for us, or give us, is an occasion for our thankfulness.
2. "Please" and "Thank You" Include thankfulness in the basic rules of courtesy that you set for your family.
• Teaching your young child to say "Please" and "Thank You" whenever he asks for, or is given, anything is a practical way to teach him to be thankful and to show it.
• Start by saying it for him at appropriate times, even before he can talk.
• A gentle reminder and later (or for older children) a pause while waiting for them to say "please" or "thank you," if consistent, will soon establish the habit.
• You might review this rule with your older children to good advantage as well.
• Make sure your children thank others outside your home when they are given something, are wished something (e.g., "Happy Birthday" or "Have a good day"), or have a service performed such as opening a door or being served a meal.
3. Reinforcing the Habit • Discuss good examples of thankfulness, such as how good it makes you feel to receive a prompt and handwritten Thank You card from a friend.
• Have your child keep a Thankful Diary in which he writes all the things he is thankful for and checks off those for which he has expressed thanks.
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