Dandelions

__ Dandelions Reinforcing Activity: __ Throughout history we can see that there are individuals that have made a difference by taking a step of faith and doing something new. The people in the book __Dandelions__ have contributed to the heritage of the United States of America. When we look at this story, we see that many events took place for this family to get to their final destination and get settled. Make two journal entries then share your writing with a partner.

//**First Journal Entry:**//

Have you ever moved in your life? Please explain where you moved from and where you moved to. Explain the setting, time, and surroundings for both locations. How did you cope with the new location that you were living in? How did the move to the new location make you feel? What emotions did you experience on your journey there, and when you moved there and started to settle in? (If you have not moved, please explain the experiences of someone you know, using the same questions above.) Please include an illustration with the journal entry.


 * //Second Journal Entry://**

Write about your typical day. What do you do? How do you spend your time? Then write an entry as if you are one of the characters from the book. How would your typical day look? How would you get your basic needs met? How are these two days, one in the present time, and the other in the days of __Dandelions__ differ? How were the days similar? Please include an illustration with the journal entry.

After students have written their journal entries have students share in partners what they wrote.