Meet Kirsten

Kirsten Larson is a pioneer girl of strength and spirit growing up in Minnesota in 1854. After a long, dangerous voyage with her family from Sweden to America, Kirsten finds it difficult to get used to a new country and a new way of life. But as she makes friends and discovers what her new land has to offer, she learns the true meaning of home - and that love is the same in any language.

Day One

Welcome (p1-3) (NB pages)

Sweden Culture (p 40)

Sweden Rhyme (who can memorize it?)

Rida Rida Ranka

Rida, rida, ranka

(REE-da, REE-da, Rang-ka)

Hasten heter Blanka

(HES-ten HET-air BLANG-ka)

Vart skalldu rida?

(VART skahl doo REE-da?)

Rida sta’och fria

(REE-da sta ahk FREE-a)

Till en liten piga.

(TIL en LEET-en PEE-ga.)

English:

Ride, ride, on my knee

The horse’s name is Blanka

Where are we riding?

Riding away to propose

To a little maid.

Immigrant to American

Why, Where, How

Boat Journey (p4-7) (NB Pages)

Cramped, 6 weeks, sickness

What events going on in America (p5)

How to travel in America (p 8-11)

Steam Boat

Train

Wagon (NB page)

Vocabulary: Immigrant, Eagle (packet ships), steerage, chorela, tyfus, frontier,

Finish Notebook pages

Fashion Page (36-37)

Get dress: Skirt, Apron

Read (historical book p 32-35)

Paint trunk, spoons

Play games (NB page)

Fox and Geese (paint)…outside

I Have a Basket (inside or out)

Here I Bake, Here I Brew

Play with paper dolls/cat cradle (NB Page)

Make butter w/corn bread

Make ginger punch

Day Two
Skirt, apron, add: shawl, bonnet, spoon bag
Frontier Life (p12-13, 22-23
Home (notebook page) (p 14-15) and jobs (p22-23)
School (Kirsten 2^nd book p 64-69)

Slate

Poem—recite

Reward of Merit Award

Games (p 32-33)

Music/Dance

Old Dan Tucker

Apple Dance

Circle Dance

Food

Potato Soup

Apple Cider

Baked Apples

Maple Gingerbread

Resources:

Used Kirsten's World book

Notebook pages are from: www.homeschoolshare.com

Paper doll link: http://heidihayes.typepad.com/files/st.-lucy-doll.jpg