Monday, February 1, 2021

Arizona

In Arizona we were very interested in the natural wonders, looking at images of the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, and Petrified Forest, as well as ancient indigenous architecture (Montezuma Castle National Monument).

Books:

  • Grand Canyon by Jason Chin

  • Grand Canyon by Wendell Minor

  • Songs from the Loom by Monty Roessel

  • Life in a Hopi Village by Sally Isaacs

  • Mule Train Mail by Craig McFarland Brown

  • Batboy: An Inside Look at Spring Training by Joan Anderson

  • G is for Grand Canyon: An Arizona Alphabet

  • The Butterfly Dance by Gerald Dawavendewa (From the Tales of the People series)

  • Where is the Grand Canyon? By Jim O’Connor

  • Inside Biosphere 2 by Mary Kay Carson 

Art project:

Grand Canyon art

The kids wanted to do art depicting the Grand Canyon. After looking lots of photos for inspiration we follow the instructions of this project we found online, working in oil pastel and then finishing with watercolor for the sky.

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