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Week 2
Tuesday
Today we had a picnic at LaPlata Beach and played squirt bottle tag. The girls and boys each had territories and the turf was the battle field. When we came back we read two Indian stories about poisonous animals. We had fun splashing each other. In our journals, some of us wrote about times we had been stung or about our 4th of July weekend.
Thursday
To learn more about the natural environment of the local Native Americans, the Rock n Roll Blueberries took a trip down the Anacostia River on a pontoon boat. The name “Anacostia” is derived from the Indian word “anaquash” meaning a village trading center. The following morning the children recalled what they had learned from the naturalists that led the trip. More information....
What I learned at the Bladensburg Waterfront Park
- The Indians ate the fish they caught like bass. Animals along the river include egrets, herons, water snakes, swallows and largemouth bass. Caitlin
- When the Indians lived on the Anacostia, the water was clear. Jacob
- I learned that they only have Largemouth Bass. The Native Americans drank and ate everything they could find. Ian
- George Washington used to canoe on that river (the Anacostia). They built a stone wall to keep the water from flowing. Maryclaire
- Native Americans grew long grass. Lots of Blue Herons live by the river. Lots of trash is thrown in the river. Alex
- The Native Americans didn't’t see all of the plants that are here now. The river was clean back when the Indians were there. Danielle.
- The river was 40 feet deep. Indians used to drink from the river. Gabrielle
- I liked when we saw the Herons. Neel
- I learned that the Indians didn't’t have ice and had to smoke their fish. Stephen
- When the Native Americans were there the river was clean, now it is dirty and has trash in it. Tess
- 100 years ago the water was 40 feet deep, now it is 4 feet. Ospreys eat anything- water snakes, fish, and frogs. The water was very polluted. Risa
- The Anacostia used to be much deeper. Now it is about four feet deep. Josh
- The Piscatawy tribe was once called the Nacotchtank tribe. The tribes that lived on the banks of the river salted or dried out fish to save it for winter. Amelia
Friday
For the past two weeks, children have been listening to Indian legends from North American Tribes. The story today was called The Dogs Who Saved Their Master from the Seneca tribe. We learned that Indians kept dogs for pets and hunting purposes as early as the Archaic period (10,000-4,000 years ago). During writer's workshop, children were asked to write their own dog story.
Kasy by Jacob
A long time ago a dog and a kid were best friends. They played a ton together. Years past and when the kid’s Mom said the vet made the dog go into heaven the kid turned off his video game and burst into tears. He’s still sad (the kid).