Circle C Stepping Stones Book 3 Andi Lassos Trouble Character Trait: Enthusiasm Expressing joy in each task I do while giving it my best effort.
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.” Proverbs 17:22
Cut around on the dotted line and glue to the large, outside cover of your lapbook. If you plan to glue the lapbooks for books 3 and 4 together, place this piece closer to the top to leave room for the Andi to the Rescue cover piece. If the lapbooks will be separate, then you can center this piece on the lapbook cover. Color the picture. Activities for Andi Lassos Trouble Chapters 1-2 ...... Cattle Chapters 3-4 ...... Rodeo Events Chapters 5-6 ...... History of Ice Cream Chapters 7-8 ...... Tie a Honda Knot Chapters 9-10 ...... Lemonade Chapters 11-12 ...... Trick Riding History Fun ...... My Favorite Part
1 Folder Layout for Andi Lassos Trouble
Rodeo Events History of Ice Lemonade Cattle Cream
My Favorite Tie a Honda Part Knot Trick Riding
Read the Andi Lassos Trouble chapters indicated at the top of the following pages. Then complete the activities for those chapters. This is a one-folder lapbook. You can add the other Circle C Stepping Stones books to expand the lapbook by gluing them together. Use Elmer’s (white) glue for the folders. Use stick glue for the booklets.
Answer Key for Andi Lassos Trouble
Chapters 1-2: Beef: Angus, Hereford, longhorn; Dairy: Holstein, Jersey; Special Breed: shorthorn; it is used for both meat and milk Chapters 3-4: (sample answers) Rodeos: bull riding: stay on 8+ seconds, one hand free, most dangerous of sports; team roping: 2 riders (header and heeler), full-grown steer; steer wrestling: modern event, 4 feet must leave ground, rider jumps off horse; bronc riding: bareback or saddle, stay on 8+ seconds; calf roping: rope 3 legs, raise hands when finished; Andi’s event: calf roping Chapters 5-6: Ice Cream: history: flavored ice cream with honey & fruit juices; called ice cream “cream ice”; George Washington; ice houses: packed in sawdust; got the ice from frozen lakes in winter; true; ice cream fun: Answers will vary. Chapters 7-8: Hondo Knot: Child should make an attempt to tie a honda knot. Chapters 9-10: Lemonade: history: India; Egypt learned about it in AD 700; Fun Facts: pink lemonade; an Englishman Chapters 11-12:Trick Riding Questions: Cossacks were skilled; they ducked and hid while galloping; rodeos stopped because of too many injuries and death History Fun: Favorite Part: Answers will vary.
2 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 1-2 Cattle In chapter 2, Andi and Sadie run for their lives from a herd of stampeding cattle. The cattle in this chapter are the kind of animals ranchers in the 1800s raised for meat. The meat of adult cattle is called “beef.” These cattle grow fast. They can weigh up to 1,000 pounds when they are full-grown. That is a lot of meat. There are dozens of different kinds of beef cattle. Some grow better in different climates. Here are three common breeds during Andi’s time. Texas longhorn cattle have long horns! The horns can grow to seven feet across from tip to tip. Christopher Columbus brought the longhorn’s ancestors to the New World in the late 1400s. These cattle ran free all over Texas in the mid-1800s. Hereford cattle are dark red with white faces (sometimes called “white-face” cattle). This breed has also been around for a long time. They originally came from England. Herford cattle have horns, but not as long as a Texas longhorn! Angus cattle are solid black and are born without horns. This is called being “polled.” Angus cattle can also be dark red.
Many farmers raise cattle for a different reason—for milk. These are called “dairy” cattle. Instead of turning grass into meat and muscle, dairy cows produce gallons and gallons of milk—much more than a calf needs. (Beef cattle do not produce a lot of milk.) Here are a few of the main dairy breeds. Holstein cows are black and white and the biggest cow of all. They produce the most milk too—about 2,800 gallons a year. Most of the dairy cows in the United States are Holsteins.
Jersey cows are one of the oldest breeds of dairy cows in the world. They are also the smallest, so they produce less milk than a Holstein. But a Jersey cow’s milk is the richest in butterfat (cream). Their milk is used to make ice cream and cheese. They are brown, pretty cows.
Shorthorn cattle are special. They are a dual-purpose breed. This means they make good beef cattle and also make good dairy cows. This is the breed of cattle Andi’s family raises on the Circle C ranch.
3 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 1-2 Folder Read “Cattle.” Cut out each piece. Stack together with the cover piece on top. Staple at the top (or attach with a brad fastener). Glue into lapbook. Directions: Write the name of each cattle breed under the pictures.
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Beef Cattle Breeds Dairy Cattle Breeds A Special Breed
4 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 3-4
Rodeo Events In chapter 4, Andi sits on the bunkhouse porch and chats with the cowhands. They are excited about the upcoming rodeo and talk about the different contests they want to enter: bull riding, calf roping, bronc riding, and team roping. An event they did not talk about is steer wrestling.
Bull riding is a rodeo skill where the rider must stay on top of a wild, bucking bull for at least eight seconds. He holds a strap with one hand and cannot touch the bull with his free hand. The rider is judged on his ability and also the bucking of the bull. Bull riding has been called the most dangerous eight seconds in sports.
Calf roping is also called tie-down roping. This skill is used to catch calves so they can be branded. The rider mounts his horse and catches a running calf with his lasso. The horse keeps the rope tight while the rider jumps off. He grabs the calf, knocks it down, and ties three of its legs together. Then he throws his hands up in the air to show he is finished. The fastest time wins.
Bronc riding can be done bareback or with a saddle. Each is a different event. This was how old-time cowboys broke in new horses for the ranch. The rider tries to stay on a bucking bronco for eight seconds or more. He holds on to a strap with one hand and keeps the other hand free. The judges score it like the bull-riding contest.
Team roping includes a full-grown steer and two riders. The first rider is the “header,” the person who ropes the steer’s head or horns. He then dallies his rope around the saddle horn and forces the steer to the left. The second rider is the “heeler.” He ropes the steer by the hind feet. The team with the fastest time wins. On a ranch, this skill is used to catch a steer that is too big for one cowboy to handle alone.
The cowhands in chapter 4 do not mention steer wrestling. It was not part of ranch life during Andi’s day. But it is a popular rodeo event today. A mounted rider chases a full-grown steer, jumps from his horse to the steer, grabs its horns, and wrestles it to the ground. When all four of the steer’s legs are off the ground, the judge waves a flag and checks the time. The cowboy who can wrestle the steer the fastest wins.
5 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 3-4 Folder Read “Rodeo Events.” Cut out around the entire shape. Fold each rectangle toward the center. Fold the top shape down last. Now cut out the cover piece (Rodeo Events) and glue it to the outside of the top rectangle. Glue into lapbook. Directions: Fill in each flap with something you learned about each rodeo event from reading the study guide. In the bottom rectangle, write the event Andi wants to enter. Color the picture. Rodeo Events
COVER Glue cover piece to this PIECE rectangle, after folding it over. Bull Riding
Ride ‘Em, Cowboy!
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6 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 5-6
History of Ice Cream Andi promises her friend Sadie that she will get to taste ice cream at the upcoming rodeo. Ice cream was a treat in the 1800s, but not a rare treat, especially for the rich. An important ingredient you must have to make ice cream is . . . ice! Andi can enjoy ice cream almost any time—summer or winter. Her family has an ice house. An ice house was a small shed where blocks of ice were packed in sawdust (to keep them from melting). Where did the ice come from? During the winter, a frozen lake (in the mountains for Andi’s family) was cut into blocks and hauled back with horses and wagons. All this work was done because there was no electricity (to run a freezer for the ice) in the past. harvesting ice on a frozen lake
Ice cream in one form or another has been around since 200 years before Christ was born. Ancient people in India, China, Greece, and Rome enjoyed snow and ice flavored with honey and fruit juices. Only the very rich could afford it, though. Horsemen had to be sent into the mountains to bring back snow and ice! Europeans made flavored ices and sherbets. They called this treat “cream ice.” At first, only kings and queens could afford it, but later on the common people began to enjoy it too. The first café in Paris made a recipe in 1660 that mixed milk, cream, butter, and eggs. Americans liked ice cream too. Famous Americans in the 1700s like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson regularly ate ice cream. During the summer of 1790, George Washington spent $200 on ice cream. That is a lot of ice cream!
What ingredients do you need to make ice cream? Cream, sugar, and some kind of flavoring (like vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, or lemon) are the main ingredients. Some like to add eggs and make a custard before freezing it. Whatever you choose, the two most important ingredients don’t go into the ice cream but stay on the outside—ice and salt. The salt makes the ice colder than normal so the cream will freeze.
Ice cream is very popular today, just like it was in the past. In 2015, the United States produced 900 million gallons of this tasty treat. You can make it yourself. There is a recipe on the next couple of pages. Enjoy!
7 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 5-6 Folder Read “History of Ice Cream.” Cut out the booklet as one piece. Fold the bottom section up in back, and then fold the flaps back and glue to make a pocket. Cut out the cards on the next page. Directions: Answer the questions on the cards. Keep them in the “Ice Cream” pocket. Make your own ice cream in a bag!
Ice Cream
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8 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 5-6 Answer the questions about ice cream and ice houses. One of the cards shows a recipe for making your own ice cream. It’s simple and a lot of fun. Store the cards in the pocket in your lapbook.
Ice Cream History Ice Houses
What did ancient people in What were blocks of ice packed in Greece, India, China, and Rome to keep them from melting? flavor their ice cream with? ______& ______Where did people like Andi’s family What did the Europeans call their get the ice for their ice houses? icy treats? ______What famous American spent $200 on ice cream one summer? True or false? (Circle one.) An ice house could keep ice frozen even ______in the summer.
Easy Ice Cream Ice Cream Fun ½ cup half-and-half 1 tablespoon sugar What is your favorite ice cream? ¼ teaspoon vanilla **** ______1 sandwich Ziploc bag 1 gallon Ziploc bag 3 cups crushed ice Write one thing you learned about ½ cup rock salt (or a lot of regular salt) ice cream that you did not know before. 1. Mix the first 3 ingredients in the small sandwich bag. Seal tightly. 2. Put the ice and the rock salt in the ______gallon bag. Add the sandwich bag and seal tightly. ______3. Squeeze the bags until the ice cream gets thick, about 10-15 minutes. ______4. Remove the sandwich bag, unseal, and eat with a spoon.
9 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 7-8 Folder Tie a Honda Knot. Cut out the booklet as one piece. Fold the two sides, then fold the top piece over the two sides to make the cover flap. Glue into lapbook. Andi tells Zeke she doesn’t know how to tie a honda knot, but it’s really not hard to learn. Ask a parent or an older brother or sister to help you follow the directions to tie your own honda knot for a real lasso. You need a medium-thick rope (twine does not work). Directions: Cut out the cards on the next two pages. Staple them together in order from 1 to 10. Glue the stack inside the booklet.
Follow the instructions and the pictures to learn how to tie a honda
knot. Tie a Honda Knot Honda a Tie
Time yourself until you can do it fast! Follow the instructions to My times: GLUE THIS SIDE TO THE LAPBOOK AFTER FOLDING tie your own ON THE THREE RED LINES honda knot. ______
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10 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 7-8
Read this before you cut out the cards.
What is a honda knot? A cowboy’s tools are not complete without a rope for lassoing. The honda (or hondo) knot is used on a lariat. It forms a permanent knot that makes a small loop. The rest of the rope slides easily through the loop. (A slipknot does not work for lassoing.)
Every cowboy can quickly tie a honda knot. The tail end of the lariat runs through the honda. It forms a sliding rope that tightens when dropped around a calf’s neck.
Note: The honda knot created from these instructions makes a larger loop than needed. Practice until your own loop is the size you want for a good lariat.
1 Make an overhand knot Tie a tight knot on that looks like a pretzel. 2 the end of the rope.
Thread the knotted end Pinch and hold the knotted 3 up and through the 4 end and its loop. Pull it bottom loop of the pretzel. above the rest of the loops.
11 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 7-8
Hold tightly and pull the other Keep pulling on the rope. end of the rope with your 5 6 (The loop gets smaller.) other hand. (See arrow.)
Pull this end.
Keep pulling until the loop Now grab the knotted end and 7 becomes a tight knot. 8 pull it down until it tightens against the other knot.
It should make a tight knot 9 Thread the long end of the and a loop like this. 10 rope through the loop. You now have a real lasso!
12 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 9-10
Lemonade Sid McCoy, the Circle C foreman, fills a dipper from a barrel of lemonade and asks Andi to taste it. She says it’s just right. This is what a barrel of lemonade in 1877 might have looked like. It would hold enough lemonade for a big crowd. Ice chips from the icehouse would keep the drink cool on a hot day.
People have enjoyed lemonade since ancient times. Lemon trees and sugarcane grew naturally in India, and the Indians drank it a lot. They called it “lemon water.” This tasty drink found its way to Egypt about 700 years after Christ. They made bottled lemon juice with sugar. Other Egyptians made wine with lemons, dates, and honey. Six hundred years later, Europe began to enjoy lemonade. The lemons were imported from warmer an early lemonade stand countries. Street sellers roamed Paris with a tank of lemonade on their backs. Later, lemonade sellers used a cart. The picture above shows an old-fashioned lemonade stand. A man is selling lemonade from a barrel.
Lemonade is made from lemons, sugar (or honey), and water. In the Middle East, people add mint leaves to freshly squeezed lemon juice. In India, they add salt and ginger juice. You can make limeade from limes (which look like lemons but are green). There are other flavors of lemonade too. In 1912, a man named Henry Allott accidentally dropped red cinnamon candies (red hots) into lemonade, inventing pink lemonade by mistake. Today, people add strawberries, raspberries, and even cherry juice for fun flavors. Lemonade is full of vitamin C, but it takes a lot of sugar to make lemonade sweet enough to drink, so it is not a very healthy drink. But it sure tastes good! What is better than lemonade? Fizzy lemonade! An Englishman invented carbonated water (the fizz in soda pop) back in 1767. It has been used ever since to make fizzy drinks. By 1833, people could buy fizzy lemonade at street stalls in England. The booklet you will make has a recipe for homemade lemonade. Have fun making and drinking it!
13 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 9-10 Folder Read “Lemonade.” Cut out the circles and stack with the cover piece on top. Staple at the top and glue into lapbook. Directions: Answer the questions about lemonade.
Name the country where lemon trees grew in ancient times.
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Lemonade History
1¾ cups sugar What was invented in 1½ cups lemon juice 1912 when red hots fell into 8 cups water lemonade by mistake? 1. Mix sugar and 1 cup water. ______Bring to a boil to dissolve sugar. Cool and refrigerate until cold. Who invented fizzy water? (Circle one.) 2. Mix together the lemon juice, a German an American the chilled syrup, and the rest of an Englishman the water (7 cups). 3. Pour over ice cubes and enjoy!
Fun Facts Recipe
14 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 11-12
Trick Riding Near the end of the rodeo day, six Hollister kids gallop into the arena and show off their horse- riding skills. Their names are Lily (13), Tom (12), Zeke (10), Sadie (9), Joey (7), and Jonah (5). Maddie (4) and Daisy (3) stay on the bench with their parents. The Hollisters perform four stunts. 1) They stand on their horses. 2) They hang from their saddles. 3) They run and mount galloping horses. 4) Zeke crawls around his horse’s belly at a breakneck gait. hanging from the saddle All of these stunts are dangerous.
Trick riding (or stunt riding) did not begin in America, and it was not a sport at first. It was a matter of life and death. This riding skill goes back to a time in Russia when a group of warriors called Cossacks used stunt riding as a wartime weapon to hide from their enemies. They were not stuck only sitting on their horses’ backs during battle. They could duck and hide to dodge arrows and spears while galloping. The Cossacks were so skilled at trick riding that they hardly ever lost a battle. Like many other people groups, these Russian warriors eventually came to the United States, where stand-up trick cowboys and other riders saw their skills . . . and copied them. Just like a cowboy’s ranch skills turned into rodeo events, trick riding also became an important rodeo event. The hardest and most daring stunts earned the most prize money. Many riders began to try very dangerous tricks as they competed for the prizes. Riders became injured, and some died. Rodeos finally put a stop to trick-riding competitions in the 1940s and turned it into a special act instead. Today, trick riders show off their skills for the audience, much like the Hollister children did at the end of the Circle C rodeo.
15 Folder 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: Chapters 11-12
Read “Trick Riding.” Cut out around the booklet. Fold in half and glue into lapbook. Cut out the question pieces and glue them inside the booklet.
Directions: Answer the questions about trick riding.
TO LAPBOOK TO GLUE THIS SIDE SIDE THIS GLUE
Trick Riding
Name the Russian How did these Why did rodeos put warriors who were warriors use their a stop to trick riding skilled at trick riding. skills during battle? to win prize money?
16 3- Andi Lassos Trouble: History Fun Folder Cut out and fold along the dotted line. Cut out the cover piece and glue to the front. Glue into lapbook. Directions: On one side, write about your favorite part of the story. Then draw a picture of that favorite part.
My favorite part of Andi Lassos Trouble is when . . .
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