Thanksgiving Activity for the Classroom

Teachers and parents can use this video for a quick and simple corn-necklace activity, which calls for widely accessible and inexpensive materials. Designed for kindergarten through fifth grade, it provides an alternative to the culturally inappropriate paper-feather headdress sometimes made during Native American Heritage Month. The video provides step-by-step instruction on how to make the necklace. By highlighting the cultivation of corn and other agricultural contributions made by Native peoples, the activity can extend or culminate a classroom lesson. Este recurso también está disponible en español.