Sunbaby is doing a thematic unit on the USA, its history, animals, architecture, culture, food and people.
We had fun with snakes: measuring them and body painting them.
She learnt a very basic history of the Native Americans and learnt the words, tipi, wigwam and moccasins.
We looked at their use of every part of the buffalo, from hooves for cups to bones for weapons, sinews for bow strings and skin for tipis.
Totem poles were built by Native Americans from the North West.
We read together a beautiful Native American story about a boy and his horse.
Landscapes of US
Learning through play
Learning through reading
We talked about the different climates the Native American tribes would have lived in, including sandy deserts...
...temperate forests...
...mountains...
...and The Great Plains...
The Wild West, cowboys and cowgirls
Lassooing practice with her cowgirl boots on. This girl has my heart.
Feeding the horses
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Wagons west
Learning about the 6 month journeys of the pioneers on the Oregon Trail.
Role-playing collecting buffalo chips (dung) on the prairies for fire lighting.
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Keeping your eggs in flour stopped them from breaking on the journey.
Panning for gold
Building your homestead at the end of your long journey across the US.
The Oregon Trail
Growing towns in the West
A cowboy cookout
The state of Hawaii, its flora, fauna, volcanic islands, and surfing culture
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New York City
Camping in Yellowstone
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US geology
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