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What do you know about the Pilgrim community? 

(We record not only what the students know, but what they think they know.  As research progresses students will confirm correct statements, identify inaccurate statements and record corrections in the What did you learn?  section below.)

They landed on Plymouth Rock.

They had the first Thanksgiving.

Pilgrims hunt for their food.

They lived a long time ago.

They are like Indians.

They made changes.

They helped the world.

They met Indians and the Indians showed them things that they couldn't do.

What do you want to learn about the Pilgrim community?

Why was the boat called the Mayflower?

What kind of transportation did the Pilgrims use?

Did they eat bacon?

How did some of the people die on the Mayflower?

How did the Pilgrims celebrate holidays?

What kind of language did they use?  Was it English?

Was the Mayflower a certain kind of ship?

What kind of games did they play?

Why do they wear black and white clothes?

What was the Mayflower?

How are we different or similar from the Pilgrims?

How do they play games?

What do their homes look like?

How do they make their food?

Where do they get their food from?

How do they build their houses?

Where did they live?

What kind of chores did they have?

Did they eat lamb cobbler?

Where did they come from?

How did they eat their food?

Where did they get their supplies to build their houses?

How did the Pilgrims communicate?

What did you learn about the Pilgrim community?