WHAT AM I ?

Match up the vocabulary words with the sentences. Choose from these words:
quilt, spinning wheel, flax, dye, loom, deer, linen, sheep, linsey-woolsey, card

1. I was a paddle with nails used to fluff the wool.
2. I was made from bark, nuts and plants. I colored the yarn and thread.
3. I was the plant used to make linen cloth.
4. I was the thread made from flax.
5. I helped the pioneer woman weave yarn and flax fibers into cloth.
6. I helped the woman twist wool into yarn and flax fibers into thread.
7. I was the animal who gave my skin so the pioneers could keep warm. They made shoes, coats, hunting shirts and pants from my hide.
8. I was the animal who gave my coat for woolen clothing.
9. I was a strong and warm cloth used to make clothing.
10. I was a cover for the bed.


USE THE FACTS

1. What did a pioneer woman have to make for the family?
2. Why couldn't she just buy these items from a store?
3. What kinds of materials were used to make clothing?
4. How did the pioneer woman use nature to dye the cloth?
5. How did men tan leather?


IMAGINE THIS

1. Imagine you are a pioneer youngster. Your mother is busy making cloth. How could you help her?
2. What would you like to make from the cloth?
3. Imagine you are talking with a pioneer family. You ask them how much of their clothing is made at home. What would they say?