Digging for Washington State Orchard History

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I just love to travel through Eastern Washington. Many would say that the land looks similar.  When looking closely we observe basalt columns, rich farmland, orchards, and vineyards.  My husband’s family owned a large orchard in Yakima.  Parts of the orchard were sold through the years, but to this day families still boast of their long orchard history in and around Eastern Washington.  My social studies textbook does not cover much about Washington State’s agriculture. 
Many of these links do have primary source information. 


Washington State Orchard Information:




Washington State Orchard Information:




http://www.orangepippin.com/orchards/united-states/washington




http://www.orangepippin.com/resources/book-reviews






http://www.washfruit.com/history

Washington Agriculture Museums and Information:

http://scenicwa.com/listing/eastern-washington-agricultural-museum.html






http://centralwaagmuseum.org/






http://co.garfield.wa.us/eastern_washington_agricultural_museum/






http://www.pioneerfarmmuseum.org/directions.html- Eatonville, Washington





http://www.lib.washington.edu/preservation/projects/washag/ag

Deer Park:

http://www.cdphs.org/arcadia-orchard.html

Yakima:

http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=5356

http://yakimavalleymuseum.org/apple/journey01.cfm

http://www.johnsonorchardsfruit.com/history.html

http://yakimavalleymuseum.org/apple/index.cfm

http://www.treeripened.com/history.html

Wenatchee:

http://www.columbiafruit.com/history.html

http://www.inlandnw.com/?p=214

http://research.washingtonhistory.org/Results.aspx?q=orchards

Washington State:

http://www.bestapples.com/facts/facts_washington.aspx

http://appleorchardtours.com/history.htm

Literature:

Steven Kellogg’s, “Johnny Appleseed”

“Growing Kids and Planting Trees” http://www.weaversorchard.com/growing-kids-and-planting-trees/

 Washington Map

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Inspiring Reluctant Readers: National Bookmobile Day

Reluctant readers are found in our classrooms and homes. I just love finding books about struggling readers! Author, Heather Henson wrote a book called “That Book Woman.”  

Teenage Cal is the main character.  He is growing up in the isolated Appalachian Mountains. He just cannot understand why his little sister loves to read, until the "Book Woman" arrives.  This story is based upon the true Pack Horse Librarians, known as "Book Women" in Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky.

Author Heather Henson has a blog at http://www.heatherhensonbooks.com/books.html.


Pack Horse Librarian History Sites:

http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2011/01/pack-horse-librarians.html

http://newdeal.feri.org/library/j_1k_bg.htm

http://www.kykinfolk.com/knott/bookwomen_easternkentucky.htm

http://newdeal.feri.org/works/wpa07.htm


"Pegusus" Washington State's First Bookmobile:

http://www.historylink.org/_content/printer_friendly/pf_output.cfm?file_id=5439

http://www.libraryhistorybuff.org/bookmobile.htm

National Bookmobile Day:

Car Math Games: I Am Thinking Of...

Early Childhood Math Game: Number Sense

My husband I spend much of our time commuting to work. Here is one of our favorite games to play.  


I Am Thinking Of…..

Simple:  I am thinking of something that has 4 legs and 1 tail that likes to wag.  What am I thinking of? (dog)


Complex:  I am thinking of an animal that has 2 eyes and 4 legs and says “neigh.”  What am I thinking of? (horse)


I am thinking of something that has 2 wings and 1 beak.  What am I thinking of? (bird)


I am thinking of an object that has 4 legs that do not move.  You might find a bowl and spoon on top of this object. What am I thinking of? (table)

Andy Rash's "Are You A Horse" is a silly favorite at our house.
http://andyrash.blogspot.com/2008/09/are-you-horse-endpages.html  The very naive cowboy is in search of a horse.  On his journey he meets some desert animals. Each animal tries to help the cowboy along the way.

One More Than.....

Early Childhood Games

One More Than……

Today our family lounged around our house for the day. I heard some giggling and laughing in the living room. My husband and son were playing a quick math game. He is four years old. "What is one more than two?" Confidently my son answers "three!" We always count around the house, but this game really helps to build number sense. We have multi-colored bears that he can demonstrate "one more than.” Building one-to-one correspondence between objects and an actual written or verbalized numbers can be a challenging skill. I can't wait to hear. "What is one less than ...."

Gluten-Free Zucchini, Carrot, Raspberry Breakfast Muffin

Gluten-Free Zucchini, Carrot, Raspberry Breakfast Muffin

Prep Time: 30 min
Bake: 350 degrees

Bake Time: 20-25 minutes

2 ¼ cups of flour

1 ¼ cups of sugar

1 teaspoon of xanthum gum

1 Tablespoon of cinnamon

2 teaspoons of baking soda

1 teaspoon of baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

2 cups of graded carrots (4 carrots)

1 cup of shredded zucchini

¾ cup of cran-raisins

1 cup of raspberries

3 large eggs

1 cup of canola oil

1 ½ teaspoon vanilla

½ cup of chopped walnuts

Instructions:

1.  Combine dry ingredients and stir.

2.  Combine wet ingredients separately, stir and mix.

3.  Add the wet ingredients to the dry.  Stir.  It will be a little lumpy.

Copyright:  Lizah H.