Native American Day

On November 11th every single classtopia had an amazing day. And if you're asking why, then here is your answer. That day was called "Native American Day". This is because we have been reading a lot about Native Americans, so our teacher decided it would be best if we could experience how Native Americans lived back then. And that is exactly what we did.

We had many activities planned so we needed all the help we could get from every single Classtopia. Some Classtopians brought tents. The reason they brought tents because it was going to be used as a shelter. It was supposed to look like our campsite. Other Classtopians even brought in face paint but we never got to use it. Some  brought in dye but not any dye. We used fruits, coffee, and tea to dye our shirts. We did this because back then they didn't have food coloring or paint. They used natural resources to color things.

Then we talked about things that the Native Americans used to do. Then we just got on with our day.

We had many activities planned.
Like dying our shirts, planting corn, setting up tents, making string, weaving, hunting games, and eating.

The things we used to dye our shirts were pomegranates, coffee, onion skin and tea bags. We then got a tub, some pots and a gallon. Then we put the pomegranate in the tub and started getting the color out of the seeds.  We filled up all the other containers. When that was done we got the shirts and put them in. We hung them to dry on the fence.

Then we planted corn. Well only some of us did and I was lucky enough to be able to. We first turned the soil over and removed the weeds. Then added more fresh soil. Next we planted the corn seeds. Lastly, we watered.

Another activity was to put up the tents. The tents were only brought in by some Classtopians. Kylie, Christopher, and Jesse. It took them a long time to set them up but they did. They all turned out pretty well.

The next activity was to make string. Only 4 people could do this at one time though but we all took turns. The first four people were Lalia, Jessica, Isael, and Leslie. They did this by pounding on some Yucca leaves. They got a stump and a piece of wood. The goal was to pounds on the Yucca leaf and get all the green stuff off. Then you would twine them together to make the string. We worked all day but no one was able to complete the work. We will have to try this again

Then we ate seeds and nuts, turkey, cranberry, corn bread with honey and some greens. Some Classtopians ate in their tents. Then we realized it was time to go home so we started to clean up. I believe it was the an amazing day.