Tuesday, March 8, 2011

A Day in the Life of Early Americans


We began our day by exploring,



noticing our surroundings,




and taking notes






to inspire nature poems.




We prepared:


and ate rustic food:


We played some of the same games
the Native American children might have played:



Cliff Hodges, owner, founder and CEO of Adventure Out, was our guest:




He showed us many things the early Americans made to survive:


He told us great stories of his own adventures hunting using his hand made weapons:


He chipped obsidian to make the beginnings of an arrowhead:


A finished arrowhead takes about 20 hours to complete,
and it is only good for one shot:


He makes bows from a thick piece of special wood,
and even uses various parts of the animal to complete all his weapons,
just like people of earlier times would have done:


The younger children made their own bows and arrows, using foam sheets, sticks, and string:
 









They imagined early life in America:





Old and young alike had a great day that was both lively and educational!