Here is a picture of some of the books we're using for WWHO. Today we started reading The Prairie Schooners by Glen Rounds and On to Oregon, which is a fictional account of the Sager family who lost both parents and had to go on to Oregon with only the children, led through the wilderness by the 13-year old son after they lost track of their wagon train.
We got started on our supply lists today and wrote descriptions of our family members. I found some great information here that helped me find a family whose identity we could use. I googled the family I had chosen and found a good bit of information about them, so we're able to "flesh out" our story better.
We are planning to create a scrapbook, so today we started our diary and will include our supply ledger.
It's very cold outside and everyone wants to stay inside, so Tom is running around the house with a wheeled suitcase, pretending it's his covered wagon! Don't you love it when the kids really get into what you're doing?
