![]() ![]() My experience has shown that children are more accepting of it when it’s presented in that way.” All of those things help them understand the importance of being a good person without telling them directly, ‘You have to do this.’ It’s something they see within the story. Little ones hear those same themes over and over: never give up, be brave, be faithful, be friendly. Most importantly, Harner says, the book gives children examples of the type of person they want to become: “It’s important to know where you come from, but it’s also important for building character. ![]() It’s interesting to learn about what these children went through on the Mayflower voyage.” ![]() If you look up the manifest and the list of names, you can find them-the Hopkins family-on there. “Their youngest brother was born on the voyage, and they called him Oceanus. “The story touches on three children that actually sailed on the Mayflower,” says Harner. Carin Harner, instructional coach for the Barney Charter School Initiative, loved reading The Thanksgiving Story when she taught early elementary students. ![]()
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