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Fine Arts: This website has many coloring pages with fun facts about Saskatchewan. Coloring Pages

Early Elementary: Puzzles and Online Games Along with the coloring sheets above, there is a website with many different puzzles and games to play with your early elementary student online. Check this out!

Late Elementary: Traditional Games Tops were a popular winter toy for they work well on the ice. Pat Atimoyoo describes them as being made of “…a short length of a peeled pole sharpened at one end.” Materials that could be used to make tops are birch, horn, b one or clay. Tied to the top was a whip made of a leather thong with a length of thin wood as a handle, by which the top could be spun. There are variations of games with the top such as knocking each others top over, getting the top through a goal or obstacle courses, and others.

The buzzer consisted of thong threaded through holes of a button-like piece of wood or bone and tied together creating a closed loop. Holding a loop in each hand, the buzzer is flipped until it is tightly wound. Some buzzers also used end pieces as seen in the illustration below. By pulling on the ends after it has been wound up, a buzzing sound is created.

Slingshots were often the property of small boys and were used by all the Saskatchewan tribes. Games using the slingshot would focus on aim and distance. Examples include target games and skipping stones on lakes or rivers, aiming for the most skips or furthest distance.

Parent Activity to do with your Child: Stick Guessing Game The stick guessing game was commonly a two-player game. It was a fairly simple game. The only equipment required was thirty-nine peeled twigs, roughly eighteen inches in length. If thirty-nine twigs were not used the number of twigs would be an odd number. One player would divide the bundle into her two hands, extending them to her opponent. The opponent would guess which hand contained an even number of twigs. If successful, she would receive a point and guess again. If unsuccessful, the players’ roles would be reversed. In order to make a game point, three correct guesses are required. Success would mean winning the game.

These games and many other can be found here. These are all games that the children of Saskatchewan would play.

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I believe this will help me retain more knowledge than if I tried to cram all of my homework into one night right before it is due. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 95%;"> There are many virtues that Illinois State has and I am working on improving myself in all of them to become a great teacher. I think that I am well on my way to becoming a good teacher and I am very excited to finish my study’s and get out into the world and teach some young minds.