tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205257378038685414.post2115103272591350657..comments2010-06-04T22:20:02.871-07:00Comments on Little House Teacher's Guides: Chapter 13: Texas LonghornsChristy G. Keeler, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090510919477425733noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205257378038685414.post-42539315101630965032008-04-28T16:47:00.000-07:002008-04-28T16:47:00.000-07:00Your activity suggestions are so innovative! I lov...Your activity suggestions are so innovative! I love the ideas of incorporating tall tales and cowboy songs!<BR/><BR/>Using the cattle driving theme is a great connection. Perhaps you could find a cowboy in town who could talk about experiences as a herder.<BR/><BR/>Using the cattle driving theme to determine distance is a nice follow-up activity to figuring distance in the Patty Reed and Sallie Fox stories. It provides repeated exposure to the same content without becoming boring.<BR/><BR/>Instead of comparing the lives of cowboys then and now, you might just focus on clothing. Why did they wear the things they did? Where did they get them and what was the purpose for each article of clothing?<BR/><BR/>How about instead of making a foldable of the sounds on the plains, students create an audio file (using Audacity) of the sounds on the plains?<BR/><BR/>btw - thanks for the great links!Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12090510919477425733noreply@blogger.com