Welcome to the State of South Dakota
The Jansen family travelled to this state. Take a visit yourself and see what they might have encountered.
George Washington: A National Treasure
One of the first things Peggy saw was Washington´s face carved into the mountain. Learn a little more about America´s first president by visiting this site.
Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson
The home of Thomas Jefferson was very different from where Peggy lived.
Antique Autos Online
The Jansen´s had an old car. See if you can find one on this site that has a running board. How much does it cost? How much do you think it cost for Mr. Jansen?
Dynamite - Alfred Nobel 1833-1896
Without this man´s invention, Mr. Jansen would not have had a summer job. Learn more about him and his discovery here.
Stone Carving - Tools of the Trade
Take a look at a few of the tools that Mr. Jansen may have used.
Chapter Two - A BIG Surprise
Peggy woke up not sure where she was. Nothing looked familiar. Then she remembered. This was South Dakota.
Classroom Extensions
1. How many United States Presidents have there been? In what years did Mr. Washington and Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Lincoln become President?
2. Mike stood on the car´s running board. What is a running board? What do you think Peggy meant when she said she could “feel it in her bones?”
Newspaper Activities
1. Cut pictures of mountains from issues of The News-Journal. Arrange them into a Mountain Montage. With classmates, friends or family find the location of each on a map of the world and discuss which ones you would most like to visit and why.
2. Because the U. S. is holding a presidential election this year, The News-Journal is full of information about the candidates. Create a bulletin board or notebook of clippings of interesting articles and cartoons about them. Then share your collection with classmates, friends or family and decide whom you would vote for if you were old enough.
Fun & Games
1. Can you find them all? Printable Word Search Puzzle
2. Can you get the Jansen family from Nebraska to South Dakota? Printable Maze
3. Which one of these would probably be a part of Mr. Jansen´s job?
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