| THE TRUE STORY OF NICKEL, The Baby Buffalo Who Thought He Was A Dog |
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| Thematic Teacher’s Guide: Activities By Nancy Savage and Andrea Krull, Jefferson County School District, Ralston Elementary Patterns and Illustrations by Kathy Parks |
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| 1. | Draw a Venn diagram of overlapping circles to show similarities and differences between bison and buffalo. Resource: Bison Bits #1, #30 @ www.nickelbuffalo.com. Nature’s Children: Bison by Laima Dingwall. Grolier, Conn. 1986. |
| 2. | Buried treasure! Go on a picture scavenger hunt. Find: an antler hat rack,barbed wire, a barn, cowboy boots, a cowboy hat, a fence, a gate, a harness, a license plate, a row of old bottles, a picture frame on a bedroom wall, a pasture, pine trees, a propane tank, a ranch brand, a tackle box, a flashlight, a ladies purse, a rearview mirror, a pet’s water dish, a buffalo head nickel, two dish towels, bubbles, a backpack with letters, a watering hose, a camera, a bridge. |
| 3. | Make a diorama from three layers of colored construction paper: Blue, brown, green—curve the layers of paper and staple. Cut out figures of trees, bison, lakes, clouds, etc. to make a scene of the buffalo refuge on pages 5 and 31. |
| 4. | Make an adorable baby buffalo bank (click here for pattern and instructions). |
| 5. | Take large sheets of white butcher paper and tape them together. Measure the size of an adult bison with a yardstick and ruler. Cut it out and tape it up in your classroom. Males: 6’ tall, 9’-12’ longFemales: 5’ tall, 7’-10’ long |
| 6. | Start a word chart of new words from the story. Add them to a list on the bulletin board. |
| 7. | Make a KWAL chart: what I know, what I want to learn, what I learned. |
| 8. | Native Americans made many things from buffalo. How many words can you make from Genesee Park Buffalo Ranch? |
| 9. | Vocabulary challenge! Do a word web on the blackboard: corral • compound • secluded • imprint • identify • havoc • mingle • anesthetic • defense • attachment • tourism • support • transport • rail enclosure • forefathers • extinct • diverts • intruder • scampered |
| 10. | Make a Nickel puppet using a lunch sack (click here for pattern). Use sandpaper for the tongue. |
| 11. | Design a teepee with art on the side showing a buffalo hunt. |
| 12. | Make a picture frame using cardboard and homemade buffalo stencils. Trace the buffalo on page 3 of the book to make a stencil. |
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