Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Lewis & Clark

I hope you all had a great Spring Break!!

Please look for Run For the Arts pledge paper in your child's backpack! RFTA will happen on April 21st.

We studying Lewis and Clark's great expedition! Take a minute and ask your child what we have been talking about!
Suggested questions/topics of conversation...

Important info about Lewis & Clark
- Jobs
- Role on Expedition
- Why did President Jefferson ask them

Louisiana Purchase and Thomas Jefferson
- Who purchased the land
- Who did we buy it from
- How did it impact the US

Corps of Discovery
- Where did they begin the journey
- Who was in the Corps
- How many were in the Corps
- Name some supplies they took on their journey

Today we watched a Lewis & Clark rap video. We are going to learn the words to it as a class. Here is the link for the L&C Rap. Disclaimer: I will advise the video is on youtube. This video is appropriate but others that are suggested in relation may not be. As a heads up the first 5 seconds and the last 10 are random pictures of what I assume are the guys who made the video, they are appropriate but random. I also found an old School House Rock video as well...
- Lewis & Clark Rap
- School house Rock - Elbow Room
- Sacajawea Rap


Due Wednesday 3/30
- 20 min reading
- Math Homework

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