Our history group has been going great and we have been having loads of fun. You can read my first entry about this group here.
Orphan Train
Our "Orphans" have been learning about where we live in the U.S. and learning more states as we travel west. We read the book Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney and then looked at an atlas to get a feel for using maps. We also have been using coloring pages and US puzzles to help build our geography skills.
To become more familiar with our own great state of Minnesota, we have been utilizing the fantastic curriculum called Minnesota for Mini-Sotans by Debby Anderson (she's usually at the MACHE conference) and we have also been using this great pdf coloring book from MN Dept of Natural Resources for learning our state symbols.
We are making a lapbook with the pieces we have been learning about in our History Pockets: Moving West. (click here to see part 1)
Here are some photos to continue our journey of making this lapbook.
Here is where we left off...
Now flip the yellow piece of paper to the right and you will find this...
The Small Journal was made out of black and brown cardstock and small pieces of paper bound together with some basic string from my kitchen.
I cut out the journal entries with my deckle (fancy) scissors and then inked the paper with a sponge and mustardy yellow ink to make it look old. My kids really got into that part!
Glued them on to the paper (I used the free mini-templates from notebookingpages.com) and then I just drew a basic picture that seemed to relate to the entry of "Kitty."
Here is my sons journal. He did a larger size (regular 8.5 x 11 paper folded in half).
Because of it's larger size, it was easier for him to draw inside. I absolutely love my kids pictures they draw! So incredibly cute!!! Oh I love my yummy kids!
Well, that's all for now! Keep checking back for more fun!
