Old Town Heritage Tours Field Trip

Thank you to Lynn (Ara), Murray (Bethel), Julie (Caleb), Sarah (Gracen), Joy (Leah), Amanda (Maja), and Genia (Ryan) for helping us get to and from this month's trip to Old Town!  Time to go back in time to the early 1800's when San Diego was so far from how we know it to be today...

Here we meet our Tour Guide

After hearing a little bit of history about what kind of people lived in San Diego, the common languages and the way they dressed, it was time to become transformed.

Here are Yankee Women who wore shawls around their shoulders when they went into town, or made in into an apron while cooking or cleaning.

These are Californio Women--- Mexican women living in the state of Calinfornia--- wearing a mantil on their heads, often worn in church.

These are Vaqueros--- Mexican cowboys.

These are Yankee Cowboys.

We started walking through Old Town to see what life was like in the past...

Transportation

These horse drawn carriages were like our modern day taxis, mail trucks, etc.  People piled in and even sat on the roof!

"Moving Van"

Jail

School

Clocks

"Laptops"

Corporal punishment tools and ink wells and pens

Communal drinking fountains and sinks

Home Life

Outdoor, adobe brick "stoves"

Outdoor, adobe brick "oven"

Medicine

Make Up

Jobs

Here's how he makes a branding iron for cattle

Don Quijote and Dulce, the singing and smiling donkeys 

We had a great time!

Love, Gaby

December Songs and Poems

Have fun learning and singing this month's songs and poems at home with your children!

Green Song (to the tune of Row Row Row Your Boat)  

G  R  E  E  N,  G  R  E  E  N

I know how to spell green, G  R  E  E  N

Caterpillars are green, and grasshoppers too

I know how to spell green, G  R  E  E  N

W-H-I-T-E Song

tune---"Little Brown Jug"

W-h-i-t-e,

that spells white.

Sing with me.

Milk is white

and so is glue.

Ghosts are white

and they say BOO!

The clouds above,

the snow below,

Santa's beard,

Ho, Ho, Ho!

Ways to Remember

Which one is my left hand?

It's sometimes hard to know. 

But I have a special way 

That I will share and show. 

Put both hands out in front of you. 

Then it is easy to tell. 

'Cause when you straighten out your thumbs 

The left hand makes an "L".

Love, Gaby