Pack your bags, week two on the trail brought more challenges, team points, fate cards, learning, and tons of FUN! Here is a recap of some of the highlights of our pioneer days. Each day we researched an aspect of trail life by reading journal entries, looking at photographs, and reading articles.
Like last week, each challenge that related to an obstacle on the trail. In one journal entry, we read about problems that could happen with the wagon.
Since in this instance, the problem was with the tongue...our challenge used our tongues. Students had to catch cheese balls with their tongues. Families got points for each successful catch.
Thursday was perfect weather for pioneer games. We had several different contests: stick and hoop,
spoon and egg relay, sack races, and jumping rope! Look at the joy!
On Friday, Mrs. Shimamoto came in and demonstrated making root beer. I also set
up a penny candy store. Students used their "winnings" from the
different challenges and games to get pennies. They then took their
pennies to the store and bought candy. It was a sweet ending to our pioneer study. Thank you to everyone that supported our learning
this unit.
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