Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
Every year around this time, I read this book to my fourth grade class. I look forward to reading it each year. It is a true story about an inspirational woman named Sarah Hale.
In addition to moving President Lincoln to action, Sarah Hale was the first to urge equal education for American girls. She was the first to start day nurseries for working women, the first to suggest public playgrounds, and the first editor of the first woman's magazine in America.
Hale authored two dozen books and hundreds of poems, including the best known nursery rhyme in the English language: "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
And perhaps the most remarkable part is, she did it all after she turned 40.
ReadWriteThink.org provides an excellent lesson to use with this book:
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
This sounds like a powerful book to use! Every student should know her story. Thanks for sharing the book in class and your great teaching ideas.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this book with us. I have never been introduced to Sarah Hale before. I can't wait to check this book out and share it with my future students. It sounds like a great resource!
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