Meander Book of Daniel Boone
CREATING THE MEANDER BOOK
· Take one copy of the meander book template and cut along the dotted lines.
· Fold the meander books accordion-style (starting with panel 1), so that the left and right sides of each panel close onto each other like a book (i.e., first fold panel 1 in half, turn the paper over and fold panel 2 in half, turn the paper over and fold panel 3 in half, and continue folding until all eight panels are closed).
· Now you will “meander” your way through the book in order to complete the eight panels.
Possible Answers for Meander Book Questions
PANEL 1: Reasons why people wanted to settle the land in Kentucky: Overcrowding on the East Coast, fertile land for farming, land could be bought cheaply, adventure. Reasons that made their journey to this area difficult: mountains, American Indians, loneliness, getting lost, far from cities and supplies
PANEL 2: Daniel Boone answered this way because he felt at home in the woods. Therefore, he never felt lost—even if he wasn’t sure of the way to get home. He knew he would find his way at some point.
PANEL 3: The Cumberland Gap is in Kentucky. It was important because it provided a way for the pioneers to get between the mountains instead of having to go over them.
PANEL 4: Blockhouses are two-story buildings built at the four corners of early forts from which pioneers could fire shots at their attackers through slits in the walls.
PANEL 5: The state flower is the goldenrod, the state tree is the tulip tree, and the state bird is the Kentucky cardinal.
PANEL 6: Nouns that could describe Boone are hunter, explorer, fighter, trailblazer, pathfinder, frontiersman.
PANEL 7: Adjectives that could describe Boone are brave, adventurous, knowledgeable, independent, inquisitive, determined.
PANEL 8: Accept all reasonable responses.
CREATING THE MEANDER BOOK
· Take one copy of the meander book template and cut along the dotted lines.
· Fold the meander books accordion-style (starting with panel 1), so that the left and right sides of each panel close onto each other like a book (i.e., first fold panel 1 in half, turn the paper over and fold panel 2 in half, turn the paper over and fold panel 3 in half, and continue folding until all eight panels are closed).
· Now you will “meander” your way through the book in order to complete the eight panels.
Possible Answers for Meander Book Questions
PANEL 1: Reasons why people wanted to settle the land in Kentucky: Overcrowding on the East Coast, fertile land for farming, land could be bought cheaply, adventure. Reasons that made their journey to this area difficult: mountains, American Indians, loneliness, getting lost, far from cities and supplies
PANEL 2: Daniel Boone answered this way because he felt at home in the woods. Therefore, he never felt lost—even if he wasn’t sure of the way to get home. He knew he would find his way at some point.
PANEL 3: The Cumberland Gap is in Kentucky. It was important because it provided a way for the pioneers to get between the mountains instead of having to go over them.
PANEL 4: Blockhouses are two-story buildings built at the four corners of early forts from which pioneers could fire shots at their attackers through slits in the walls.
PANEL 5: The state flower is the goldenrod, the state tree is the tulip tree, and the state bird is the Kentucky cardinal.
PANEL 6: Nouns that could describe Boone are hunter, explorer, fighter, trailblazer, pathfinder, frontiersman.
PANEL 7: Adjectives that could describe Boone are brave, adventurous, knowledgeable, independent, inquisitive, determined.
PANEL 8: Accept all reasonable responses.