Early days of North America

Hi! I now have a few journal entries to share. Nate is now writing on his own so I'll log in his words, but edit spelling and punctuation. I wish I could log in the pictures he's drawing to go with his entries! Pete is dictating to Mommy and then copying what I write, also drawing fun and creative pictures. We've been studying First Nations/Native Americans as our introduction to American History (with a few strategic detours into parallel Canadian history). This has included reading a book on the Blackfeet people called "Om-kas-toe" and watching the bison/buffalo hunt sequence of "Dances With Wolves." They're loving it, as you can tell:

Nate's work, May 10: The Moose
The moose is big and tall and eats water plants.

May 17: Buffalo
Buffalo were usually in big groups. They could be in groups of thousands. Sometimes they had First Nations come and attack them and kill them.

On his own initiative, in the following days, he added:
The Native Americans
Sometimes the first people would hunt for buffalo. It could be very dangerous. The first people lived in teepees or wigwams, and the first people would sometimes fight each other and lots of men would get injured.

May 24: Our Family
I'd like you to meet my family. I can play with Pete very well and my Dad can make a crossbow very well and you should see my Mom teach me and my brother. She can teach me very well.

May 31:
I am a native American. Today I saw a white man. He had a firestick with him. He showed his family and he showed me how to shoot it. I shot a tree and it made a hole right through it.

Pete's entries, May 10: Philip
Philip is a cowboy horse.

May 17: Big Bison
The bison is very big. One day he got caught but he broke the fence and escaped. The End by Pete.

May 24: Our Family
I'd like you to meet my family. My brother Nate is good at math and good at using a bow and arrow. Daddy fixes stuff very good. Mommy teaches very well.

May 31:
I am a native American. Today I saw a big, long canoe. The white people on the canoe stared at us.