Tuesday Life
Schoolhouse Lesson
Bully Attack
Twister Below
Clear Third
100
Jack and Annie have gotten "Something to Follow" and "Something to Send." Now what do they need to find?
Something to Learn
100
Jack and Annie find a dugout home. Why were the houses built this way?
Because there weren't a lot of trees. They also had storm cellars which were safe places during tornadoes.
100
What was for lunch?
Sweet potatoes
100
Why does Annie want to go back to warn Miss Neely?
Because they may not know there is a storm cellar in the house.
100
When they left the storm cellar, what was the condition of the dugout?
The roof and furniture (even the rug) were gone.
200
What is the title of the next book?
Life on the Prairie
200
Was the house still used as a house?
No - the family left and it was turned in to a school house.
200
How far did Will and Kate walk to get to school?
2 miles!
(Do you remember how many Jeb said?)
200
When they got back to the school where were the students and Miss Neely?
Backed against the wall - they didn't know about the storm cellar.
200
Who followed Jack and Annie to the tree house?
Jeb - he wanted to find out why they helped.
300
How did families travel west in the 1870's? (not by train)
Wagon trains.
Bonus - what do they sometimes call the covered wagons?
300
What poem does the teacher have Jack read?
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
300
What was the "Grasshopper Attack"?
Hail
300
Who helps them get in to the storm cellar?
Jeb
300
What is the "Something to Learn?"
If at first you don't succeed, try try again.