| Mayflower |
Housing |
- Not everyone lived when they were sailing to America.
- They had to hunt and look for food.
- The boat got pushed another way in the storm.
- They lived in the boat and there was no privacy, 102 Pilgrims.
- They wanted to keep going even though people were dying.
- A man fell out of the boat.
- They didn't have food, were hungry
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- Their houses were made out of wood and their roofs were made of straw.
- A palisade surrounded the village to protect it.
- The homes were about 800 square feet.
- They slept, ate, and lived in the main room of the house.
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| Clothing |
Food |
- They had laces in thier pants to keep them tight.
- They didn't have any belts.
- They didn't have a sewing machine.
- The clothes were dyed with plants.
- They boys and the girls wore dresses before the age of 6 or 7.
- The girls carved a pocket around their waist because they didn't have pockets in their clothes.
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- They ate duck.
- They ate cornbread.
- They eat with their hands.
- they kept their napkin on their shoulder to wipe their hands.
- They eat mussels.
- They ate hasty pudding.
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| Chores |
School |
- They used straw for their roofs.
- They used barrels to preserve fish.
- They collect water from a well.
- They grew rye.
- Girls had to pick up animal droppings to use in their soil.
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- They didn't have schools.
- They learned at home.
- Their parents taught them to write and read.
- They read Bible verses.
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| Games |
The First Thanksgiving |
- They played a game where they were shooting marbles.
- They played knicker box.
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- They had to shoot the duck to catch it.
- They go and get deer to eat.
- They practiced shooting at a target for sport.
- The feast lasted for several days. Sometimes the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag would eat together and sometimes they would eat separtely.
- Sometimes they played games.
- They ate with their hands.
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Resources:
The First Thanksgiving. October 18, 2011. www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving.
O'Brien, Patrick. The Great Ships. New York: Walker & Company, 2001.
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