Thanksgiving Mural

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Grade Level

• Elementary School

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Subject

• Art

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Length of Time

• 45 Minutes To One Hour

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Description

• This lesson plan should be for fourth and fifth grade students. Students will draw a mural of the history of Thanksgiving. They will start with the first Thanksgiving and work up to the present day. Use the main facts of various years.

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Goals

• * Learn about Thanksgiving
  * Draw a mural
  * Learn sequencing by years
  

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Materials Needed

• * Large paper to make a mural that can be posted on the wall in the hall outside of their classroom
  * Pencils and Erasers
  * Crayons
  * Tape
  

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Procedure

• First, they need sheets of paper to make a mural they can post on the wall in the hall outside of their classroom. Then, you can assign students to draw each section of the mural. After that, you can tape the mural to the wall so that other students can view the project.
  

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Grading

• You can grade the students on the accuracy of their drawings in the various years.
  

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