This is one of the better textbooks I have seen in ANY subject area. All three of the kids sit and listen for the most part, although David sometimes listens upside down with his legs in the air. We have started by reading about the first Native Americans in the region. Interestingly enough (this is something even I didn't know) when the majority of European settlers came to Kentucky, there were very few Indians living here. Almost all of them had died out due to disease. Kentucky was mostly just a hunting ground that Indians from Ohio or other areas passed through on hunting trips.
This book has also inspired us to try and schedule a day to visit the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. If we go, we will be sure to take pictures and blog about it.
We also have discussed our projects that Jessie and TJ will each have to do at the end of each semester. Here's their list of options:
1. Write an essay titled "Why I am Proud to be an Appalachian."
2. Write a poem about Appalachia.
3. Create a portfolio of photography on an Appalachian theme.
4. Write and perform a bluegrass song on a traditional instrument.
5. Create a handmade craft in an area of traditional Apppalachian art/craft.
6. Interview a person who grew up in the mountains and write an article or blog about their life.
Each student chooses one project to complete in the fall and one in the spring. So far, it looks like they both want to do a photography project, Jessie wants to do a handcraft, and T.J. wants to do an interview. This should be interesting.
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