May 6

Today we learned about what used to be here.  This area used to be all prairie grasslands and trees. From Nosehill you could see all the way down to the river. Now we can't see the river because there are houses and buildings in the way but the river is still there!

We went outside in three groups and learned about how the First Nations people from this area used to hunt the buffalo and how they used to live.  We learned that when they killed a buffalo they used all the parts and didn't let anything go to waste. We learned that the buffalo used to roam in the Bow River valley.  We learned that the Blackfoot and other people who have lived here for a very long time used Teepees instead of houses because they wanted something portable that they could take with them when they followed the buffalo herds.

After that we learned about the Buffalo Beans. The Buffalo bean is also called Golden Bean. We learned that the First Nations people could tell it was time to get ready to hunt the Buffalo when the Golden Bean began to bloom. We sketched the Buffalo Beans in the Whispering Woods and then used watercolor pencil crayons to add details and color.



Please remember tonight is the Family Dance!

Our helper on Monday is: Isla