Meet Addy, An American Girl!

Addy is my favorite American girl. 

We've  had a lot of fun learning about her.

She is a slave girl. When her Papa and brother get sold,

ripping their family apart, Addy's mom realizes it's time to

run from slavery to Philadelphia where they were planning

on going before they were separated. They had to leave

their baby Ester behind  with Auntie LuLu and Uncle Solomon

for fear of her crying and getting them found out. 

Will their family ever be together again? Read the series

Addy, An American Girl and find out!

You won't be disappointed!

Here are some activities we've done so far....

Each girl received a piece of cloth to use as a

tote bag/picnic blanket. 

We have lunch together and the cloth makes

a perfect blanket to sit on.

 Here it is as a tote bag.

 Lills is showing the apron and the

Ida Bean doll we made.

 A closer look at the doll.  We made her out of a

couple black crew socks.  We used beads for the face,

unraveled yarn for the hair, and tacked on the

arms with colorful buttons. The girls loved them.

 We also made Sweet Potato Pudding but only

a couple girls were brave enough to actually try it.

It tasted like pumpkin pie filling only not as firm.

I have a ton left over that I will make Sweet potato

muffins with!

YUM!

We also learned about slavery,the underground railway,
 plantations, the Emancipation Proclamation,

Segregation, and a lot about loving eachother.
We've also memorized poems, made an abacus,
and bread dough letters.
 Today we listened to a great version of

"This Little Light of Mine"! Remember that song?

It's been so much fun so far and

we are only half way through. More to come!