Tall Tales

Follow along with the story of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, or try one of the other Tall Tales like John Henry, Pecos Bill, or Johnny Appleseed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3IzzOeLXWY

Paul is a lumberjack. He cuts the trees for wood, and he makes room for farms.

Because he's so big (63 axe handles high) some of the things he creates are:

Lakes

Mountains

Rivers

Canyons

Caution: Two-dollar words ahead

That means hard vocabulary. But there's great pictures and information, too. You can do it!

http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/time-wastes-too-fast/


Learn about Thomas Jefferson and how cool a blog can really be.

US Quarters

This is the classic US Quarter with President Washington.

Now there is a quarter representing each state.
How many states are there?

Spirit: This Land Is Your Land

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
words and music by Woody Guthrie

Chorus:
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me

As I was walking a ribbon of highway
I saw above me an endless skyway
I saw below me a golden valley
This land was made for you and me

California


New York Island


Redwood Forests


Gulf Stream Waters

Money as US History

George Washington is on the $1 bill.

He was the first president of the United States.

This building is the White House.
Where is the White House in the USA?

The US Capitol is on the $50 bill.