Welcome to our first grade pioneer scrapbook

Welcome to our first grade pioneer scrapbook. The Room 35 pugsters have been learning about pioneers and Laura Ingalls Wilder. We had a few broken wagon wheels and were stuck in the mud due to snow days. However, we finally made our journey as homesteaders and had a celebration day. Thanks to all of the parent volunteers who helped the children make pioneer crafts, play games, shadow portraits, and sewing centers. Mrs. Corbitt, our paraprofessional, traced shadow portraits of each pioneer student while Mrs. Babbie and Mrs. Posillico cut out the pictures for our special mounting and framing. Mr. Malinowski helped the children learn the running sewing stitch and pioneer games. The children recreated Ma Ingall's button lantern starters using calico, buttons, and ribbon with Mrs. Wyatt and Mrs. Worsfold. Mrs. Espeland and Mrs. Malinowski helped the children make pine cones donated by Mrs. Schmitz. The children built log cabins like Pa Ingalls with the help of Mrs. Hooks. We had a special appearance by a Laura Ingalls interpreter (yes, it was Miss Froehlich who often assumes the persona of historical figures). The children performed pioneer songs, many learned by Laura Ingalls as she listened to her Pa play his fiddle (Sweet Betsy from Pike, Old Dan Tucker, etc). The children also wrote pioneer journals from the view point of Laura Ingalls as they read different Christmas stories written by the author. In this scrapbook we have included out pioneer quilts and writing experiences. You will read about life as a pioneer child, traveling in a Conestoga wagon, and why pioneers moved West. Our journey was exciting as we learned about the adventures, hardships, and culture of American frontier life.

Come to America

We'll show you no harm.

Our Uncle Sam's rich enough

To give you a farm.

BUILDING LOG CABINS

Robert's log cabin	Caroline homesteads by a lake
Luke and Schuyler homesteading	Lily's homestead
Homesteaders, Schuyler, Garrett and Daniel	Daniel and Jordan homestead

PIONEER GAMES

Class Picture with Laura Ingalls Wilder

Pioneer Crafts

Practicing the running stitch

Sewing with Mr. Malinowski

Making Ma Ingall's button lantern starters with Mrs. Wyatt. Mrs. Posillico cuts shadow portraits.

Pioneer pine cones with Mrs. Malinowski and Mrs. Espeland

QUILT PATTERNS

SHADOW PORTRAITS AND A RACOON CAP

Pioneer Writing

Pioneer Schools Flip Book	About Pioneer Families and the Conestoga Wagon
Pioneer Life for Children	Click on the Wagon wheel to read our pioneer compositions

WHEELS AND AXLES

Many students applied our scientific investigation of wheels and axles by making a Conestoga wagon. Here are a few of their great projects.

Silvestre's Wagon Project	Victoria's Wagon Project
Neil's Wagon Project	Schuyler's Wagon and Ingrid's Wagon
Sierra's Wagon Project	Eric and Neils' Projects

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