14
Baton Rouge
Standards Link: History: Students understand various cultures drawing from folklore. flour under each arm and another balanced on her head. Once, she towed a keelboat from New Orleans to Baton Rouge and never got out of breath. Use the map to calculate how many miles or kilometers she towed her keelboat. For longshoremen along the Mississippi River, it was the highest compliment to be called “as strong as Annie Christmas.” Legends say that Annie could carry a barrel of
Standards Link: Writing Applications: Students use pre-writing strategies to organize and focus narratives. two pictures to a friend and have him/her draw a picture of what might happen after your picture. Glue a newspaper photo onto a piece of paper. Then draw a picture of what might happen next. Pass the
25
New Orleans
20
45
25
25
45
40
75
52
= miles = kilometers
Because she worked on the docks, Annie wore men’s clothing most of the time. But she always wore her pearls. Add the numbers on each string of pearls below to learn more about the amazing Annie Christmas legend.
ANNIE CHRISTMAS KEELBOAT LEGENDS RIVER FEARLESS DRESS
Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.
S S S
T A O B L E E K T
N F M K W
A L N T D I N N L
S I E E S R N E E
S K W G S I
I O C P E A R L S
T O A O R N M
G W
A T G N I R T S N
Length (in feet) of Annie’s pearl necklace:
A R D O D V C
E L R A E F
PEARLS DOCKS TOWED STRING SINK TALE DRAW BEND
Annie’s weight (in pounds):
V A D A
A B E
Annie’s height (in inches):
H N
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Standards Link: Number Sense: Students compute sums to 250.
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