Idaho History Week 4:
Famous Idaho People
Famous Idaho People
This week we are going over some of the famous people that Idaho
claims. Many are famous, but we do even have some INFAMOUS! I really
want to focus on the people this week and so our project is not quite as
involved as the last two weeks. This is most likely the first time
many of the kids will have been introduced to these individuals, and so
the burden is on me to make sure they get a good introduction,
handshake included! LOL.
Ok so the individuals that we are going to cover are the following (not in any particular order):
George L. Shoup
Philo T. Farnsworth
Frank Church
Emma Yearian
May Arkwright Hutton
J. R. Simplot
William E. Borah
Harmon Killebrew
Joe Albertson
Sacagawea
Gutzon Borglum
Pete T. Cenarrusa
Ernest Hemingway
Frank Steunenberg
Ezra Pound
Chief Joseph
George L. Shoup
Philo T. Farnsworth
Frank Church
Emma Yearian
May Arkwright Hutton
J. R. Simplot
William E. Borah
Harmon Killebrew
Joe Albertson
Sacagawea
Gutzon Borglum
Pete T. Cenarrusa
Ernest Hemingway
Frank Steunenberg
Ezra Pound
Chief Joseph
Now I know that there are so many people that we could have covered,
but I figured I had to draw the line somewhere. So these 16
individuals made the cut. Some are politically important, some are
important to the sports world, and some to the literary world. But all
are claimed by Idaho (even if they only lived here for a year or two!)To
cover this I have created a mini-book for famous people. There are a
couple of options in how to use this file. The first is what I am
doing. I have pictures already to be printed ON the mini-book pages. I
have answers that the kids will glue on as we discuss each individual
(included in the file).
Now you can do this, or you can print out blank pages, have the kids cut out the picture (provided) for each individual and write their name (or glue on the ones provided) and add a quick summary on them (the ones I will have the kiddos glue on).� Or you can print out the blank pages and choose your own famous people (this will be perfect for those doing another state!) to fill ina nd have them write their own summary. if I was doing this at home, this is what I would do just a few a day, but I don’t have the luxury of time with the co-op class.
Here is the Important People File
Hands on Project Our project for this week is a drawing challenge. This is for all those artistic types that are in the class. (I know I have several as their folders keep coming back doodled on!) It’s a grid drawing of Sacajawea. My plan is to have each child do their best, then cut it out and glue it in their files. I tried my hand at this. I am not artistically inclined and mine turned out passively close to being recognizable. LOL, so I know it’s do-able.
Here is the Sacagawea (Sacajawea) Drawing file
If we have time we will either work on some of the mini-books that we weren’t able to get done the previous weeks or we may end up playing a game–I have a file folder game that I would like to put together on the oregon trail. This is from www.filefolderfun.com. It’s a free download to members (membership is free). (It’s listed as grade 2, but I think it would be a good review and I’ll throw in other questions from some of the other things we’ve covered)
http://www.filefolderfun.com/SecondGradeHistory.html
The main book that I am using for this Study is called “A Rendezvous with Idaho History.” [ISBN: 0-9642420-0-1] And just as a side note, my father-in-law substitute teaches in the public schools there in town and he mentioned to me last time he was here that this is the same book they used there. I’m not sure if you consider that an endorsement or not, but I find it to be a very helpful book. I just wish that I had a few more so we could all look at it, 13 kiddos just won’t fit around this ONE book! I love the way they introduce some of these individuals. It’s very story book like, rather than a text book.
Ok, well I am off to cut out mini-book pages! Hopefully I won’t end up with too many paper-cuts!!
Now you can do this, or you can print out blank pages, have the kids cut out the picture (provided) for each individual and write their name (or glue on the ones provided) and add a quick summary on them (the ones I will have the kiddos glue on).� Or you can print out the blank pages and choose your own famous people (this will be perfect for those doing another state!) to fill ina nd have them write their own summary. if I was doing this at home, this is what I would do just a few a day, but I don’t have the luxury of time with the co-op class.
Here is the Important People File
Hands on Project Our project for this week is a drawing challenge. This is for all those artistic types that are in the class. (I know I have several as their folders keep coming back doodled on!) It’s a grid drawing of Sacajawea. My plan is to have each child do their best, then cut it out and glue it in their files. I tried my hand at this. I am not artistically inclined and mine turned out passively close to being recognizable. LOL, so I know it’s do-able.
Here is the Sacagawea (Sacajawea) Drawing file
If we have time we will either work on some of the mini-books that we weren’t able to get done the previous weeks or we may end up playing a game–I have a file folder game that I would like to put together on the oregon trail. This is from www.filefolderfun.com. It’s a free download to members (membership is free). (It’s listed as grade 2, but I think it would be a good review and I’ll throw in other questions from some of the other things we’ve covered)
http://www.filefolderfun.com/SecondGradeHistory.html
The main book that I am using for this Study is called “A Rendezvous with Idaho History.” [ISBN: 0-9642420-0-1] And just as a side note, my father-in-law substitute teaches in the public schools there in town and he mentioned to me last time he was here that this is the same book they used there. I’m not sure if you consider that an endorsement or not, but I find it to be a very helpful book. I just wish that I had a few more so we could all look at it, 13 kiddos just won’t fit around this ONE book! I love the way they introduce some of these individuals. It’s very story book like, rather than a text book.
Ok, well I am off to cut out mini-book pages! Hopefully I won’t end up with too many paper-cuts!!
