CIRCLE BOOKS

Check out Vicki Blackwell’s circle book page for a:

circle book template (type in what you want and print)

circle book black line master for inside pages

completed circle book sample about the state of Maine for inspiration

DICTIONARY TEMPLATE FOR A VORE BUFFALO JUMP DICTIONARY

Check out Vicki Blackwell’s word template for a dictionary and make a personalized dictionary

about the Vore Buffalo Jump. “ Click here to download the Word template. Students can use the template for vocabulary, spelling words, or content area vocabulary.Click here for a first draft completely blank template.” The template has colorful designs for each letter.

Printing in black and white is also an option.

VBJ ACTIVITY MAT: WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE VORE BUFFFALO JUMP

Click on file, enlarge, check settings and print.

6 STEPS TO LEARNING TO DRAW A BUFFALO

Linda and Peter M. Spizzirri’s book “Draw Me American Wildlife 1 shows 6 steps to practice

drawing a buffalo and other wildlife.

WORD SEARCHES

Choose your own vocabulary for the Vore Buffalo Jump or use: archaeology, bison, buffalo, ethnohistory, zoology, geology, paleoclimatic, Absaroka, Shoshone, Mandan, Hidatsa, Kiowa, Plains Apache, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Lakota, culture, skull circles, wolf dog, brain tanned tipi, sinkhole, friendship song, articles, artifacts, bones, field schools, universities, varves, adventure, learning, research, tours

WILDLIFE IS EVERYWHERE

Use this Project Wild K – 12 Curriculum Activity guide lesson plan from pages 51 and 52 as a

guide while exploring the Vore Buffalo Jump. How are you going to record what you notice?

DESIGN A MUSEUM DISPLAY

What are you going to put in it? What facts are you going to include? Will it have electronic

devices for the public to use? What colors are you going to use? What do you want the public

to learn? Click on file, enlarge, check settings, and print.

2 PAGE INTERLOCKING ‘V’ BOOK USING 2 DIFFERENT COLORED PAPERS

The sample shows a personalized Vore Buffalo Jump cover, the inside view, ‘V’ pattern for

the cover, and the ‘hourglass’ insert. Click on each, enlarge, check settings, and print.

STEP BOOKS FOR ANY PROJECT

This multi-page book is easy to do and requires only 2 staples. Choose all one color of paper

or use more than one color to enhance the ‘tab system’. Draw a line down the middle of the Step Book to increase the number of topics on the ‘tabs’. This system can be used for outlining a topic as well.

PATTERN WRITING: BISON, BISON WHAT DO YOU SEE?

See Vicki Blackwell’s site for inspiration. Check back often because she keeps adding ideas!

VORE BUFFALO JUMP HORIZON GUIDE

Supplies

one 8 x 10.5 sheet of cardstock to cut into 4 equal long rectangular shapes per person

one sandwich bag that seals

pencils

clear 2 inch wide boxing tape

crayons

Step 1. Students write their names on one side of each cardstock strip.

Step 2. Students fold each strip in half.

Step 1: Students take one strip and writes a capital E on the fold.

Step 2: Students face where they think the sun will rise. USE A COMPASS TO CHECK.

Step 3: Students hold the cardstock strip marked ‘E’ and place the E just below their

eyes to view the horizon line they see just above the cardstock strip.

Step 4. Students take their time drawing the horizon line on the cardboard strip

Step 5. Students gets another strip and face East. Students turn backwards to face West

and write a capital ‘W’ on the middle of the strip. The process is repeated for holding

the strip just below their eyes so they can see the horizon that is just above the strip

marked ‘W’. Students draw the horizon line.

Step 6. Students get another strip and face West. Then the students make a quarter turn to

the right to face North. The process is repeated for the North strip.

Step 7. Students get the last strip and repeat the labeling process before facing North.

Students then face backward to be facing South. The labeling and drawing process

is repeated.

Step 8. Students will tape the ends of the strips in order: North, East, South, and West.

Students make sure that the ends of the strip line up before taping. Continue taping

to make a circle of 4 taped strips to have a VBJ Horizon Guide

Step 9. Students put their VBJ Horizon Guide over their heads and test it out by facing the different directions to see if they can match the horizon line they see with what they drew.

Students may share with classmates and try out their VBJ Horizon Guide. What do they

notice?

Students should be encouraged to use their VBJ Horizon Guide in other locations and ask themselves: What do I notice? What is different about this horizon and the one I drew at the VBJ? (contrasting) What is the same about this horizon and the one I drew at the VBJ? (comparing) Did you forget to take the horizon guide with you or you don’t have any paper or pencil? Use the tip of your nose to trace the horizon. Think about what could have caused the horizon to look the way it does while gluing your eyes on the horizon while tracing the horizon with your nose

CLOSING OF SESSION: Students fold their Vore Buffalo Jump Horizon Guide along the folds and taped ends and place in a sandwich bag that seals.

PRINTABLE WRITE ON SHAPES

“Each piece of clip art is designed to print as lined shapes for use in a variety of writing projects. Students can use the printed graphics to write their stories, poems, reports, homemade books, notepads, stationery, etc. Teachers can use the printed shapes for bulletin boards, stories, word lists, vocabulary, sentence building exercises, notepads, etc.”

Banner:

Speech bubble - circular:

Speech bubble - rectangular:

Triangle:

Elements of nature shapes cloud, moon, raindrop, sun, star:

JIGSAW PUZZLE

Make a puzzle out of your drawing about the Vore Buffalo Jump using:

make you own by drawing on the front side of a preprinted puzzle printed on cardstock

a purchased blank pre-stamped puzzle board

make a puzzle postcard to take home to mail to someone

each student makes ONE puzzle piece about the Vore Buffalo Jump to add to classmates’ puzzle piece to make a community puzzle

use jigsaw patterns to print out on card stock for student to draw on:

OVAL BOOK FOR ANY PROJECT

Staple ovals at one end or at the top to make a durable book.

FLIP FLAP BOOK

FACT FLIPPER