American Girl class: Preparing for Josefina

We do not have American Girl class this week since we are taking a week off for TCAP testing. I am looking forward to getting back to class next week and beginning Josefina! Here are my plans...

Josefina Study outline (6 weeks): Josefina (1824) from New Mexico

 The Story is set at Rancho de las Golondrinas.org (NM museum website) in 1824

3/11/14 Book 1: Meet Josefina

Craft- Rebozos, discuss, begin cardboard loom, discuss warp & weft 

Snack- Corn Tortillas

3/18/14  Book 2: Josefina Learns a Lesson

Craft- waist pouches-leather with beads & cardboard, discuss Spanish words (printed)

Snack- Goat cheese & tortillas

4/1/14  Book 3- Josefina’s Surprise

Craft- hair combs-with rhinestones, Spanish lesson, Las Posadas

Snack- Hot chocolate with cinnamon

4/8/14  Book 4: Happy Birthday, Josefina!

Craft- coiled pots-with air dry clay, beads to stick on; barter/trade system

Snack- Hot mint tea and sweet cookies

4/15/14  Book 5: Josefina Saves the Day

Craft- whisk brooms, Geography pages 

Snack-Fruit turnovers

4/22/14  Book 6- Changes for Josefina

Craft-Memory books with wrinkled brown kraft paper, folded white paper & yarn; Lap Loom to try

Snack- Homemade bread

**On-going project: Weaving 

Exodus 28:39

“Weave the tunic of fine linen and make the turban of fine linen. The sash is to be the work of an embroiderer.

Exodus 35:35

He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them skilled workers and designers.

Isaiah 38:12

Like a shepherd’s tent my house has been pulled down and taken from me. Like a weaver I have rolled up my life, and he has cut me off from the loom; day and night you made an end of me.