Chapter 6: Off to Montana

Vocabulary Words:

autumn

fly south

Montana

United States of America

exalted

Art Project: Origami Swans + Watercolor Lake Art

Make paper swans out of origami, and be inspired to paint watercolor paintings of the mountains and a lake, as well as color the included Mountain + Lake Coloring Page, included below. We will make these later on too, so you can keep practising!

Watch how to make an easy Paper Swan here. (I could not embed this video, but it is our favourite and it the easiest one to follow that we found.

We made them and they look like this:

You an also practice making paper cranes first!

Here are some other ways you can try to make Orgami Paper Swans.

Bake: Animal Shape Biscuits

Additional Books About Montana:

When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant

Good Nigh Montana by Adam Gamb

Good Night Lake by Adam Gamb

The Raft by Jim Lamarche

Bird Feats of Montana by Deborah Richie Oberbilig

M is for Montana by Gayle Gorbett Shirley

Additional Learning:

Look up the Constellation Cyngus, as seen in the Summer and Autumn Northern Sky and color the included coloring page.