As part of our Washington State unit, we read the picture book Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest, then made a Potlach mask found in our Native Americans History Pocket.
(Teresa behind her mask)
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- "Christ came to bring joy; joy to children, joy to parents, joy to families and friends, joy to the sick and elderly, joy to all humanity. In a true sense Joy is the keynote message of Christianity, and the recurring motif of the Gospels. Go therefore and become messengers of joy." -Pope John Paul II
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Unit Study
November 18, 2009
November 12, 2009
Washington State
We are coming to the end of our Washington state unit study.
On November 11, 1889, Washington became the 42nd state in the United States.
With the instructions from How to Draw Washington's Sights and Symbols
they were surprised how simple drawing even the state bird can be.
Picture Books used: Washington State/The Pacific Northwest
Not all of the books we used are pictured, however they are all listed below.
Picture Book Study:
The plan was to draw the well known symbols of Washington, then create notebook pages with them.
After discussions their drawings sparked, hands on activities were added.
Hands on Fun
First up, a salt dough map of Washington.
Not too shabby for the first time ever making one.
Includes details of the Cascade and Olympic Mtn ranges, rivers, and the three volcanic mountains (Mt. Baker, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Rainier).
Next, Mt. St. Helens
View of their Mt. St. Helens and "Spirit Lake" before the eruption.
No measuring. Just dump and watch the chemical reaction.
Mt. St. Helens did not have red lava pouring down the mountain. It was an Ash flow that devastated an area of 600 square miles! What about adding various colors? Stay tuned as we visit Bigfoot, the Native Americans of this area, Potlach Masks, and more.
We are done with our Washington state study, yet!
Psalm 126:3
- Hello & welcome to our cyberhome. We are a Catholic, homeschooling family of seven. My husband and I have been married 24 years. We have five children in our care and one child in Heaven.
Joy Quotes
- Joy is very infectious; therefore, be always full of joy.~~~Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love. ~Mother Teresa