感恩节（Thanksgiving Day）是美国和加拿大共有的节日，原意是为了感谢上天赐予的好收成，感谢印第安人的帮助。初时感恩节没有固定日期，由美国各州临时决定。直到美国独立后的1863年，林肯总统宣布感恩节为全国性节日。1941年，美国国会正式将每年11月第四个星期四定为“感恩节”。感恩节假期一般会从星期四持续到星期天。

 Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada to thank God for a good harvest and the Indians for their help. There was no fixed date for Thanksgiving at the beginning, and it was decided by the states of the United States on a state by state basis. It was not until 1863, after American independence, that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. In 1941, the United States Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of November as "Thanksgiving Day". Thanksgiving holidays usually last from Thursday to Sunday.

感恩节是西方的节日，结合宋幼多元文化教育，在感恩节前后各班开展了一系列感恩活动。今天，我们一起走进宋幼各班，看看他们的感恩节活动吧！

Thanksgiving Day is a Western holiday. After the Song and Song Dynasties of multicultural education, a series of thanksgiving activities were carried out in classes around the Thanksgiving Day. Today, we walked into classes to see their Thanksgiving activities!

 每逢感恩节这一天，美国家家户户都要吃火鸡，他们通常还吃一些传统的菜肴，例如西葫芦、奶油洋葱、土豆泥、番瓜派等等，家庭成员无论在哪都会赶回家过节。

 Rachel老师通过绘本故事《小小的早餐》引导，带着小朋友用手掌印画制作爱的礼物“火鸡”，看！我们小朋友们做的多带劲啊！

Every Thanksgiving Day, families eat turkey and other traditional dishes, such as vegetables, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie. It is a time for family to come together and share in a warm meal.

Rachel led by the picture book "Little Breakfast", she took the children’s hand-prints to make a "Turkey". Look at the fun the kids are having!

 感恩节的由来要一直追溯到美国历史的发端。1620年，著名的“五月花号”船满载102人到达美洲。他们遇到了难以想像的困难，处在饥寒交迫之中，冬天过后，活下来的移民只剩下50来人。在印第安人的帮助下，来自欧陆的新移民逐渐习惯了在当地的生存方式，在欢庆丰收的日子，欧陆新移民邀请印第安人一同感谢上天的赐予。

 LULU老师绘声绘色地和孩子们介绍感恩节的来历与一些习俗，小朋友听的好认真啊！

The origins of Thanksgiving Day go back to the beginning of American history. In 1620, the famous ship “Mayflower” arrived in America with 102 people. They met with unimaginable difficulties, suffering from hunger and cold. After the winter, only 50 or so of the migrants who survived were left. With the help of the Indians, the new immigrants from Europe became used to the local way of life. On the day of the harvest, the New Settlers invited the Indians to give thanks to the God.

LULU teachers tell the story of Thanksgiving Day and some of the customs, the children we able to listen carefully!

“这是我制作的感恩卡，我不会写字，但我会画画，我感谢奶奶每天送我来幼儿园，我还感谢老师教我学习本领，我现在会自己吃饭了，会自己穿衣服了，妈妈说我上了幼儿园真棒！”

   “我感谢妈妈生了我，感谢爸爸每天开车送我来幼儿园，感谢老师每天教我学习新本领！”......

"This is my Thanksgiving card, I can't write but I can draw. I thank Grandma every day for sending me to the kindergarten.  I also thank the teacher for teaching me new skills. I can eat by myself now, I can dress myself."

"I thank my mother for giving birth to me, my father for driving me to the kindergarten every day, and my teacher for teaching me new skills every day!" 

Gratitude embodies the educational concept of Soong Ching Ling. It is our responsibility to cultivate a thankful heart.

 感恩体现了宋幼的教育理念，培养具有感恩心的人是对社会的一种负责。

感恩不仅是一种美德，更是一种境界，感恩是中华民族的传统美德之一。每个人都应怀揣一颗感恩心，感谢生活、感谢父母、感谢师长，感谢朋友……

Gratitude is not only a virtue, but also a state of being. Gratitude is one of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. Everyone should have a grateful heart. We should remember to thankful for our lives, our, parent, our teachers, and our friends.