Addy Video

Meet Addy

Addy Walker is a proud, courageous girl who escapes from slavery with her mother in 1864. Together they embark on a dangerous journey to the North, hoping one day to reunite their family. Addy learns to read and write, makes new friends, and discovers what being free really means. Throughout it all, she holds on to her love and hope to get her through the worst of times and keep her dreams alive.

Day One

Costume: Civil War Solider Uniform

History Lesson: Lapbook/NB

• Where in America Addy live? (NB)

• Who is Addy? (NB)

• Living In 184? (NB)

• In Addy Day (NB)

• Book One discussion with lots of lapbook pieces

Watch the Follow the Drinking Gourd story

Listen to the song

Paint the gourd

Dress Up as Soldiers

Eat Hardtack

Play Sally Walker GameDay Two

Costume: Apron dress/Hat/Necklace/Run-a-way bag (filled with drinking gourd and snack)

Book Two discussion

Divide into two groups:

*Make doll clothes for bean dolls

*Paint details on gourds

Eat Southern food:

• Hoppin’ John
• Corn Pudding
• Greens
• Apple Pie
• Pound Cake

Listen to Goober Peas Song and eat boiled peanuts.

Games:

• Sally Walker

• Jump rope…rhymes

• Feather

• Shadow Bluff

• Hide and Seek

Book List for this study:
Meet Addy
Addy Learns a Lesson
Addy's World
Lapbook pieces found at: www.homeschoolshare.com

Kirsten Class Video

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

Josefina Video

Meet Josefina

Josefina Montoya is a girl of heart and hope growing up in New Mexico in 1824. Ever since her Mama died, Josefina and her sisters have bravely met the challenges of the rancho without her. As they watch the new americano traders arrive from the east, they struggle to hold on to their mother's love and the old ways she taught them. Josefina dreams of becoming a healer like her Tia Magdalena. She feels lucky to have her family and faith to guide her!

Felicity Class Video