Hopscotch articles from April 2007

Hopscotch archives from April 2007

The day I met Tecumseh.(Short story)
April 1, 2007... Folks generally think pioneering is an adventure. Generally, they're right. It's exciting to travel to new places, see new sights, and meet new people. Nevertheless, pioneering's also hard work. Sometimes, it can even be downright dull. Day...

Westward Wagons.(Poem)
April 1, 2007... Westward Wagons Wagon wheels turn With promises anew, Creak, creak, creakity--creak Through the morning dew. Taking us to far lands Across the prairie grass. Creak, creak, creakity--creak Rolling sure...

Bound for California.
April 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How did the pioneers travel west? Follow the directions. Then reading across and down, write the remaining words on the spaces below to discover the answer. 1. Cross out all toys. 2. Cross out all...

The white stallion.(Short story)
April 1, 2007... Long ago, when America was young, pioneer families heading westward traveled by covered wagons. On the long journeys, the children made their own entertainment. At night, within the circle of wagons, they could dance and sing to the tune of the...

Molly & buttercup: postcards from the bed and the shed.
April 1, 2007... Dear Buttercup, A boy! My doll is a boy? Your cat must need glasses because there is nothing boyish about my doll and don't you think I would know a dinosaur from a doll? I refuse to enter this discussion when the information you gathered...

The new Indian cows.(Short story)
April 1, 2007... Ella yawned. Something had aroused her. She glanced about the cabin. The little log cabin was empty, except for two beds, a chest, a fireplace, and a little rough-hewn table. Her parents were in Millbrook, the next town, to pick up supplies....

Girl power comics: No. 35: "Pioneers".(Comic)
April 1, 2007... Whenever I have a day off, I like to get into a good book... Like this one about pioneers--as I read it, I can almost imagine that I'm there... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ... living in a cabin and working on a spinning wheel to spin...

Conestoga Heroes.(Poem)
April 1, 2007... Conestoga Heroes I never could remember dates Of treaties, wars, and such. Reciting lists of Presidents Did not impress me much. But stories of the pioneers And settlers of this land? Now, them I liked to...

Frontier fun.
April 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Are sticks, buttons, and stones your favorite toys? If you were a pioneer, they might be your only toys. Pioneer children didn't have much time for games. Children worked hard. Girls cleaned, cooked, washed, and...

Community soup.(Short story)
April 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On a mid-winter's morning, Catherine jumped out of bed. She are her porridge, dressed her sister, fed the chickens, and gathered the eggs. Then Catherine snatched several carrots from the cold-room for community...

What's for lunch?
April 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] What's for lunch? That's a question you commonly hear around your home. Today's answer might be macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. For the children of pioneers on the Oregon Trail,...

Make your own Johnny Cakes.(Recipe)
April 1, 2007... You'll need: 1 cup cornmeal 8 pinch of salt pinch of sugar 1/2 cup of milk 1 cup of boiling water with 2 Tablespoons of butter melted in it Combine all the dry ingredients. Add enough boiling water to make a...

Potsy's pen pal club.(Pen Pals)(List)
April 1, 2007... Dear Readers, These are the new additions of Hopscotch girls who want to be pen pals. These do not include girls on the previous list. To receive the addresses, simply mail us a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope. We'll send you the...

Goose feathers and history.(Short story)
April 1, 2007... I made the final cut, then set down my knife and studied my handiwork. It had been a large, handsome wing feather. Now it was a fine pen. It was the twelfth one I'd made that day, and I decided to try it out. I fetched the inkwell and a...

Sunbonnets and succotash.
April 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] These modern-day girls, complete with sunbonnets and pioneer dresses, are learning firsthand how the pioneers lived, by demonstrating how to use an old-fashioned wringer and washboard. Clothes, scrubbed with soap on...

The white angel.
April 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Could you make friends with people whose language you did not understand? You probably could. You could smile. You could share with them. Inga Billberg, a pioneer woman, made good friends of people who did not...

Tye-dyed eggs.(Science)
April 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How many different colors of clothes do you have? If you had lived hundreds of years ago, you would not have had such brightly colored clothes because most people did not know about using dyes. Dyes are chemicals...

Potsy's post office.(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007... Dear Potsy, Hello! My name is Rebecca Webster. I'm nine years old. I am homeschooled and am a Christian. Are you? My favorite part of the magazine is Girl Power. Today is my brother's birthday. Yay! My birthday was February 27. My favorite...

Mystery picture puzzle.
April 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] tepee cup pie slice bow crochet hook cupcake (2) birds bowl wishbone candle sling shot moth oil lamp match scrub brush hen mushroom ...