Sculpture Photographs ~ Pit House & Cliff Dwelling

I like posting pictures here at Indie Teach as a way to preserve our work and time together. Over the past two weeks we have begun our section on Native American Cultures. So far we have talked about the Mogollon People and the Anasazi. Those both of these peoples lived in different sorts of dwellings throughout the span of their time. We have chosen one representation to recreate in sculptural form.

Pit House



Cliff Dwelling

We created the Pit House while discussing the Mogollon People. It was a great way to review what we learned. "What kind of food might be in their house?" "Tools?" You get the idea. The Cliff Dwelling served the same purpose in our education about the Anasazi. We have quite a few more cultures on our list. For each one we will erect a home and in the end, they will come together to be a village of Native American Peoples and a visual reminder of all that we have learned.

By the way, in the interest of sharing, here is a link to a wonderful YouTube video of the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park.

Just For Fun

This isn't about school, but it's always fun to share home movies. Wes decided to make his own Book of World Records and to be the first person to make it into the book. Here's how he set his own record:

You know what happens after you break a record? You get your picture taken and it goes into the book! Here's Wes posing with his trampoline. What a ham!

St. Patrick's Day Video

I probably should have ended the third quarter with more than a picture of pancakes. We actually had a regular full week of studies in addition to our Recipe of the Week. Now we are enjoying our Spring Break.

Wes made his first movie today. So here it is:

St. Patrick's Day 2009