Day 157 Great Smokey Mountains

April 19, 2011 Day 157: Great Smokey Mountains National Park

Read three books * and write summary of each:

1.       We’re Going to the Mountains by Steve Kemp

This book is written like a poem and set in the Great Smokey Mountains

 It starts with the kids who are going to the mountains wondering what they will see, they see a trout in the river they see a bear in the tree. They next wonder what smells they will smell, and then they go through all the five senses wondering what they will see smell hear taste and touch in the mountains.

2. When I was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant

This book is about a little girl who grew up in the mountains, and how different it was but in a good way. She said that she loved to go hiking and swimming in the streams, and eat different foods and camp outside and watch the stars, then it explains when the girl grew older how different her life was then when she “was young in the mountains.”

2.       The Grandpa Tree by Mike Donahue

This story starts with a bird, who had a seed in its mouth flying in the sky and then dropping the seed when a moth few by. It says that the little seed grew into a little tree reaching up to the sun with its branches, then the tree grew bigger and bigger and soon became the largest tree in all the forest. It explained how it watched other little tree’s reach up to the sun with their branches, and how they grew bigger. It said that the father tree started losing its leaves and some of its branches. It said it watched the other new little tree’s grow up and reach for the sun, the tree was now a Grandpa tree. He started losing more of his branches until finally, the old tree fell to the ground. It made a home for the rabbits and ants and then became dirt, where another new little seed dropped into and began reaching for the sun with its branches.

Write 3 poems—different styles (see LA book page *) about Smokey Mountains

Haiku poem

I now see the smoke, 5

Above the pretty mountains, 7

Isn’t it beautiful? 5

Limerick poem

Ahhh, I saw a bear,



But he doesn’t care,

That I’m in his lair,

And he won’t tear,

Apart my hair

Title-down poetry

My family loves them

Outside is our second home

Up above, On top of a large hill

Nothing is more gorgeous

Together we play in the woods

And we love to picnic there

I think they’re amazing

Never forget the bug spray

Sophie and Lily, Great Smokey Mountain National Forest. April, 2012

Choose favorite 6 pictures and identify each with a complete sentence.

Smoky Mountains; it is called so because the clouds come so close to the top of them it looks like there is smoke coming out of them.

This is a picture of the waterfall that we saw in the Mountains, “Thousand Drops."

This is a stream on one of the trails in the Great Smoky Mountains.

This is a picture of what mom called, “A Rock Island” because the trees are growing on the rock in the middle of a river.

Another picture of the Great Smoky Mountains. This time when we were heading out of them instead of in.

Travel Worksheet

Based on your knowledge and experience with travel:

1.       You are going on a two-week trip and can only bring one medium-sized bag and one carry-bag. What do you pack?

Five shirts,

Two pairs of pants,

Two skirts,

Three pairs of pajama’s

One dress

Hygiene Utensils (toothbrush, toothpaste, advair, water bottle, floss)

Two devices, (my Kindle fire, and iPod touch)

Chargers,

A journal,

Rain jacket,

Three pairs of shoes (one pair of sneakers, one pair of sandals, one pair of boots)

A fleece jacket,

A blanket,

A hat,

Sunscreen,

Sunglasses,

Two bathing suits

A towel

Jewelry

 

2.       What are the six most important things you should bring on a long car trip?

1. A map and GPS

2. Snacks and water

3. Kindle fire

4. A pillow

5. Your phone and car charger

6. An iPod for music and audio books

3.       What, in your opinion, makes a hotel good? Write an advertisement for your perfect hotel to stay one night:

The Sophie Calderwood inn,

With grand suites less than 80 dollars per night,

An outdoor and indoor pool and hot tub with water slides,

Plasma screen TV with over one hundred channels,

 King sized beds,

A Jacuzzi in your room!

4.        List 6 Basic Safety Guidelines for Travel:

1. Always bring a first aid kit

2. Knowing where you’re going before you start the journey

3. Always have a cell phone handy and charged

4. Always know where you’re keys are

5. Never leave anything locked without checking your keys

6. making sure other people know where you are going to be and what time you are supposed to get there

5. What do you like most about traveling? What do you like least? Always knowing that there is a destination and that you are going to get there, the chance of accidents

6. You have another big trip to plan for in October to Wales. Think about and then write 6 goals for you to prepare for your trip overseas:

1. Learning more about Whales and England as countries

2. Making the girls presents

3. Figuring out what they’re going to be for Halloween

4.  Trying some new food

5. Learning some Welsh words

6. Learning some Welsh traditions