Or Native Americans, whichever you prefer, is what we’ll be learning about this month. My mom was part Cherokee, so I’m going to tie it in with our roots just like I did with Irish and Italian heritage. Each month we’re picking something to focus on, I think I said this already! I post on so many things I can’t ever remember where I said what! But, I’m so excited! This Saturday we’re going to a powwow!! I’m reading a chapter book to him, a small chapter book in a series called Three Cousins Detectives Club, called The Mystery of the Eagle Feather. It’s about a boy who makes friends with a child who lives on a reservation, and he learns all about their culture, while at the same time trying to solve a mystery with his cousins. It sparked Tim’s curiosity, and he wanted to go to a powwow. I got online, and there just happened to be one near us on Saturday, so we’re going! I’ve always wanted to go to one! I’ll take pictures and post them on here if they turn out.
Short post today, I have a lot to get done!
Angie
April 29, 2008 | 4:38 pm1
I’ll look on the LA Extensions, although most of those don’t hold his attention very well. But, maybe there’s some printouts for him to do, he likes those. Yes, Youtube does have videos! After I read the first chapter and he was so interested, we watched a powwow on there, and that’s what led to him wanting to see a real one. This link will take you to a list of the books in the series. http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/title.cfm?id=223, and this is one place you can get the book we read: http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQtgZinfoQQprZ990327
Lisa
April 29, 2008 | 2:57 pm2
Angie,
We just did a first grade LA Ext today on Native Americans. We’ve been on the computer looking at teepees and totem poles through Google searches.
We’ve been to a few powwows. There is an Indian village/museum built around an old burial mound about an hour from us.
I was also going to try YouTube for powwow videos.
Thanks for the book ref. I’ll have to look for it.
Have fun!