tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205257378038685414.post7884399990239444285..comments2010-06-04T22:20:02.871-07:00Comments on Little House Teacher's Guides: Chapter 2: Winter Days and Winter NightsChristy G. Keeler, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090510919477425733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205257378038685414.post-64648121047019245442008-04-25T14:05:00.000-07:002008-04-25T14:05:00.000-07:00Tina - You offer some really innovative ideas! I r...Tina - You offer some really innovative ideas! I really like the idea of a daily schedule and comparing it today's schedules. It might be nice to have students postulate why the schedules might be so different.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Sara - Would you be willing to post any of your lesson plans or information about how you managed your Pioneer Day experience?Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12090510919477425733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205257378038685414.post-57917658279651424092008-04-25T13:56:00.000-07:002008-04-25T13:56:00.000-07:00I really like your idea about journaling. I think ...I really like your idea about journaling. I think it is a great idea to have the students try and put themselves back in that time period. It gets them to make connections to how life is for them now, and how it could have been had they lived over 100 years ago. I also liked your idea of making butter. I have done this with my students and they were really into it. It shows how good some of them have it today. <BR/><BR/>When I taught fourth grade I had a "Pioneer Day" where my students did some of the activities you mentioned. We were pioneers all day long. My kids loved it. They got to pretend they were living in this time period and they even dressed up in period costume (We used chart paper and dish towels for some of it. We didn't get fancy:).<BR/>My students from last year still come up to me to talk about how much fun they had.Sarah Nicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07873952648880761418noreply@blogger.com