Re-enactment of a depression hobo camp.  We used newspaper as blankets, stood in a bread line and tried to make a living selling apples.       

THE GREAT DEPRESSION/THE DUST BOWL

Poverty and despair marked the first years of the Great Depression. The slump that started in 1929 was the worst in the nation's history.

Click on the links below to learn more about the

dust and drought that affected farmers in the Midwest and the effects The Great Depression had on Americans.

Below is a look at what caused the Dust Bowl?

The link below shows us the harsh times Americans endured duringThe Great Depression:

TRICOUNTY KIDS

PLAYING THE CORNET 

LIKE THE KING OF JAZZ,

LOUIS ARMSTRONG

 

THE ROARING TWENTIES

THIS DECADE WAS AN EXCITING TIME OF JAZZ, FLAPPER DANCERS, MODEL T'S, FLIGHT EXPEDITIONS AND A POPULAR SNACK.  

Click on this link to read the "top 10 list" of the Roaring Twenties. 

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/16-educational/history/279-roaring-twenties.html

Watch this video to learn about the King of Jazz

Click on this video about Charles Lindberg

Who was Henry Ford?

 Click on the link below.

http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdford.htm

Wondering about the popular snack of the 20's?

We will have a sample at co-op.

HELLO TRI-COUNTY HISTORY DETECTIVES! THIS SPRING WE WILL TRAVEL THROUGH THE EARLY 1900'S AND COMPLETE OUR JOURNEY IN MODERN TIMES.  THIS IS AN EXCITING SEMESTER!!

THE TOPICS WE WILL COVER ARE:

1. THE ROARING 20'S

2. THE DEPRESSION/DUST BOWL

3. WWI

4. WWII/ANNE FRANK

5. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR./SEGREGATION

6. JOHN F. KENNEDY

THE LAST CO-OP WE WILL ASSEMBLE OUR LAPBOOKS AND PLAY A REVIEW GAME USING THE LAPBOOK.

 

PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT

At the turn of the century, America welcomed a new leader after the tragic assassination of President McKinley.  Known as a war hero, outdoorsman, and adventurer, Theodore Roosevelt would step into his new role as president of the U.S. in 1901.  Read the following article to learn more about this dynamic president.

http://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/theodoreroosevelt.php

Watch the following video about Roosevelt's childhood:

Watch this video to find out more about Roosevelt as president.

Finally, here is a video about the history of the "teddy bear."

THE PANAMA CANAL

In the early 1900s the only way to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean by boat was to go all the way around South America, a long and dangerous trip.  The United States became very interested in finding a shortcut route so ships could complete the journey in less time.  Watch this video to learn more about how the Panama Canal became the solution to this problem.

                                      

Here is another video describing how the Panama Canal works.

                                                

Read the following article to learn some more information:
http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/important-historical-panama-kids-13630.html


Click here to do online puzzles of canal equipment:
http://www.pancanal.com/eng/persona/k/juegos/jigsaw-02.html