Watch:

In honor of Native American Heritage month, watch the story video below of We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell.

What does Otsaliheliga mean? What does it mean to be grateful? Listen to find out!

Make:

What are you grateful for?

Write and draw a list of people, places, and things you are grateful for. Remember to thank the people in your life that you are grateful for! If you would like to share your creation and have it posted on our webpage send it in an email to Mrs. Kretschmar at amanda_kretschmar@psbma.org.

We can’t wait to see your creations!

Wonder:

Want to learn more about the American holiday of Thanksgiving? Find out what is the same and what is different about the Cherokee idea of Otsaliheliga and the American Thanksgiving holiday by using our databases!

Try looking up the keyword "Thanksgiving" in our PebbleGo database (username: brookline & password: brookline) to learn more. Click here to get started!