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A Day at the Fair

Lapbook video by Carol Vega
 

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Social Studies

Fairs
A fair is a social event where people gather together to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated entertainment. Activities at fairs can vary widely. Often fairs include contests, auctions, competitions, games, prizes, special shows, music   or dancing.   There are many different names around the world that have the same basic meaning as a fair such as fete, carnival, festival, market.

Discuss any fairs that you have been to with your student.  What did you see and do?   If you have the opportunity, visit a fair with your student.

Staying Safe:  What do you do when you are lost?
Always pray for the Lord’s protection and help.

You can help children learn what to do if they get lost in the woods, by discussing and practicing the Rules for Survival.

1.  Stay in one spot and together! If with someone else or a pet, stay together. Do not separate. Heat and companionship will help you survive. If cold, cuddle together for body heat. Staying in one spot helps those looking for you find you faster. They are looking for clues as they search but if you keep wandering, it makes their search more difficult. You could also get hurt unexpectedly while traveling through the woods. Bring lost and hurt could be tragic.

2.  Stay Warm. This rule means to keep warm with the clothes you are wearing. Do not take any clothing off and try to keep all skin covered. This is most important in cold weather. NEVER take any clothes off. Cover up all the exposed skin you can. Use something to cover your head. Over 70% of all your body heat escapes through your head.  If cold, do not lie on the bare ground. When you are in direct contact with the ground for any length of time, it can be dangerous. The cold ground can rob precious body heat from you. Build a mattress using available materials such as branches, moss, leaves, etc. This mattress should be as thick as the mattress you sleep on at home!

3.  Do Not eat anything unless you are 100% certain what it is. Berries or mushrooms could be poisonous. Being hungry is not as bad as feeling violently sick. You can go without food for a long time.

4.  Look for small amounts of water instead of large bodies of water. You need drinking water to survive, but be careful where you get it from. Do Not go near any large bodies of water. Instead, drink from a water supply that is smaller than you are, so you can not fall in. You can also find water in the form of dew on leaves.

Extra Activity- Make a Survival Kit

Family Relationships- Grandmothers

A Day at the Fair is a story by Arleta Richardson. This story was told to Arleta when she was a child. Her grandmother told her this story once when she had lost a library book. Her grandmother prayed with her that the Lord would help her find the book. Guess what? She later found it under her pillow. Arleta says her grandmother had a story for every occasion.

How is your grandmother special to you? If your student has a grandmother in his life, you may wish to print the My Grandmother Matchbook.  Inside the book record the reasons why grandma is special.   Another option is to simply include a photo of a grandmother (possibly with the student).  If your student has more than one grandmother, you may want to make multiple matchbooks. 

Life Skills- Cooking
 

Country Fair Recipes

Print the basket pocket and lid. Assemble on lapbook.  Print the recipe cards and place in the pocket.  Have fun cooking the recipes together!

Art

Quilts
Making a quilt involves skill, time, and patience. They are often sewn over a period of time as the sewer has free time to sit and work on it. In the Colonial times, women held quilting bees that brought the women of the community together. These friends would share in the construction of the quilt while also sharing each others’ stories.

Quilts can also tell stories or hold special meanings. The pictures in the quilt can tell a story. There could also be a meaning to the pattern of the quilt. The fabric itself could have special meaning like if it is cut from special pieces. This could make the quilt a special keepsake. 

A quilt is made of three layers. The top layer is the decorated layer. There is a filling in the middle called batting. The bottom layer is the back of the quilt. One quilt might take hundreds of hours to sew depending on the numbers of piece and the difficulty.

Print the Quilts at the Fair minit book pieces:  Quilt Coloring Book  More Quilts
Color as desired.  Your child could design his own quilt on a plain piece of paper and add it to the minit book. 

Another alternative is to give him paper or fabric scraps and allow him to cut, arrange, and glue pieces into a quilt patchwork style quilt.
 

Quilt Book: Quilting Activities Across the Curriculum: Grades 1-3 by Wendy Buchberg

Bible

Memory Verses (also used for copywork)

Father tells Mabel “God always comes first in this house. We want to start our day by talking to Him.”  Read Joshua 24:15 with your student.  Discuss the verse together.  How can you server the Lord in your home?  Joshua 24:15 “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”  Joshua 24:15 Copywork
 

The girls got lost in the woods. Sarah Jane said “I think we’d better pray about it. The Lord can help us find the way back.”

Read and discuss Joshua 1:9--  “God will be with you wherever you go.”  Joshua 1:9 Copywork

Math & Science

Read through the story together and have your student complete the Animal Scavenger Hunt.

Library List

Grandma's Smile by Elaine Moore
Kim and her grandma enter pumpkins in the local fair. This book depicts a sweet relationship between a grandma and her granddaughter.

Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt by Lisa Campbell Ernst
A farmer wins a quilting contest.

Country Fair by Gail Gibbons
The sights, sounds, and tastes of a country fair.

Country Fair (My First Little House Book) by Laura Ingalls Wilder

A Week at the Fair by Patricia Easton
A girl describes her week at a country fair in Pennsylvania.

That Kookoory!  by Margaret Walden Froehlich
The rooster Kookoory tricks a fox on his way to a fair.

Lost in the Woods : A Photographic Fantasy by Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick
Very cute story of a baby deer in the woods.

Daniel's Duck by Clyde Robert Bulla

Just for Fun & Extras

Fair Games

You could set up some Fair games for your kids to try.

~Ring Toss (Place some soda bottles on the floor and use the thin (rubber or plastic) bracelets to toss.

~Knock 'em Down: Stack up 6 cans and allow them to try to knock them down by throwing a lightweight ball.

Have a Picnic!
Just like the picnic at the end of the story, lay out a blanket and have a picnic. If it is rainy, it is just as fun to picnic indoors on the floor.

In the picture it looks like they are eating fried chicken, mashed potatoes and corn. (You can serve anything you’d like) It would be fun to also drink lemonade from a mason-jar glass.
 

Information about the author: Arleta Richardson