Backtalk visits Mrs. Andrew's third grade class in Galena
What is your favorite thing about Thanksgiving?
Turkey!
- Julia, 8
She stole my idea, but I'll say the parade.
- Steven, 8
Deviled eggs.
- Nathan, 8
Potatoes with gravy on them.
- Clay, 8
That I get to see my grandma and grandpa.
- William, 9
Friends, family and pumpkin pie!
- Luke, 8
I get to see one of my friends, Jacob. I barely get to see him.
- Logan, 9
Do you have any special Thanksgiving traditions?
We go to my grandma and grandpa's and eat everything that's on the table!
- Julia, 8
We always have to say what we are thankful for.
- Steven, 8
Play with our cousins.
- Austin, 9
What are you thankful for?
I am thankful for food, shelter and candy.
- Nate, 9
I am thankful for my dog.
- Jane, 8
I am thankful for my family.
- Julia, 8
I am thankful for video games.
- Nathan, 8
I am thankful for frogs and turtles.
- Luke, 8
I am thankful for God.
- William, 9
If you could go back in time to the day of the first Thanksgiving, who would you like to visit with?
The turkey.
- Julia, 8
The captain of the crew.
- Steven, 8
Whoever made the pumpkin pie!
- Nathan, 8
See my grandpa!
- Nick, 9
I would see the Indians!
- William, 9
What would you tell them about our world today?
That there would be technology and different ships like the Titanic that will sink.
- Steven, 8
That we have guns now.
- William, 9
That there will be a new world and you will say "hi!"
- Johnathon, 8
That we will learn how to fly.
- Logan, 9
What would you do then that you don't do in today's world?
Grow corn.
- Steven, 8
Swim.
- Nick, 9
Look for wild chickens.
- Nathan, 8
Help them get food, like kill the fish.
- Clay, 8
Eat a huge feast.
- Jane, 8
How do you make stuffing?
I think you need pumpkins.
- Steven, 8
What kind of stuffing do you mean? The kind that you eat or the kind that's in teddy bears?
- Nate, 9
It has zesty Italian sauce in it.
- Nathan, 8
They use chicken in it.
- Stephen, 8
What kinds of gifts have you made for someone else?
I made a card.
- William, 9
I made a calendar.
- Jane, 8
I made airplanes. I gave it to Papa White. He was in the Navy.
- Logan, 9
What do you think is important to remember to do when it comes to your finances?
Spend it all!
- Julia, 8
Buy food for everybody.
- Shyanne, 8
I think it's important to keep it instead of just to go out and spend it all and become so poor you have to live in a cardboard box.
- Nate, 9
Do you have older brothers and sisters that use their cell phone too much?
She has a pay phone. She uses up all of her minutes.
- Jane, 8
My brother is obsessively texting everyday he is in the car.
- Nathan, 8
My sister uses her cell phone and she can't use it now 'cause her phone got shut down.
- Clay, 8
My dad is addicted to texting.
- Julia, 8
My sister uses her cell phone to text and my dad has to steal it from her and she starts running after it and I start running too.
- Logan, 9
My sister texts and she gets in trouble a lot.
- Austin, 9
My dad's obsessed with his Blackberry!
- Nate, 9
My sister. She usually plays games so much that she can't see me sometimes.
- Aneel, 8
What do these phrases mean:
Barking up the wrong tree.
Barfing up the wrong tree!
- Julia, 8
Basket case.
You're a good basketball player.
- Julia, 8
The buck stops here.
You are out of money.
- Jane, 8
Climb on the bandwagon.
Climb on a wagon.
- Clay, 8
Hop in the van.
- Nick, 9
Finish these phrases:
A face that launched a thousand _____.
Miles.
- Jane, 8
Fine as frog's_____.
In a pond.
- Johnathon, 8
Fly off the _____.
Edge.
- Johnathon, 8
For everything there is a _____.
Will.
- William, 9
Four corners of the_____.
Square.
- Shyanne, 8
It's better to give than to _____.
Die.
- Johnathon, 8
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