The Last Cowboys is a cute little story told in letters from a grandfather to his grandchild. He is off in search of his beloved dog's grandfather who supposedly lives in the Wild West. It isn't set in the days of the wild west so the grandpa and his dog find themselves searching attractions like, "Cowboy Town" to find the old dog.
I found a cute cactus craft from the Preschool Playbook. For complete directions you can visit the link to her blog. The weather was beautiful so we decided to take our Wild West school work outside! C wanted to dress up to go along with the theme so she put on her jeans, boots, and the closest thing she had to a cowboy hat. The results are adorable.
After we made our craft, we got out C's writing journal and I asked her to write about the wild west. I didn't give her any other instruction. She came up with:
If you lived in the wild west, you would need a horse because how else would you get around?
You can tell a bit from the picture that she didn't spell everything perfectly. When she is writing I ask her to do her best to use the skills we learn in our spelling time but I let her focus on writing. When are spelling rule comes in up in our All About Spelling that applies to words I have seen her spell incorrectly, I will point it out then.
While at the library, we also picked up the Putumayo Kids presents Cowboy Playground cd. We listened to it as we ate lunch on our wild west day! C loved it! Check out the links below to view the resources we used on Amazon:
- Magic Tree House: Ghost Town at Sundown by Mary Pope Osborne
- The Last Cowboys by Harry Horse
- Putumayo Kids Presents: Cowboy Playground
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