Anyone Looking for Homeschool or Summer Fun Books and Curriculum?

What else does one do when finished writing teen books?

Create an exciting curriculum for the stories, of course!

I have never been more impressed with the homeschool community than I am now.

Over the winter, I created one literary guide, two workbooks, and re-vamped one guide on how youth can write fiction. What a stretch and what a thrill!

A friend and homeschool mom, Carol Hookham, was generous enough to loan me four of her workbooks to use as guides. We also brainstormed over tea and on the phone of what gems should be included in the workbooks.

“One thing I wished I had when all of my kids were at home was one workbook with something for each of my children,” Carol said.

I began with my True to Heart Trilogy, which is a re-write of a trilogy that went out of print. After gaining my rights back, I was able to re-write them, adding characters and plot twists, and go on to re-publish them. Currently, two of the books are written and the third will be out this fall.

So what is special about these books and why should you give them a chance?

The True to Heart Trilogy is about an Arrow Lakes Indian girl coming of age in the mid-1800s, fighting for her dreams of horse racing and breeding to eventually sell her stock to the Hudson’s Bay Company Fort Colvile, dodging her father’s schemes to keep her in a traditional woman’s role, and trying to stop her younger brother from following her path of horse racing.

One would think I would title the workbook after the trilogy, but I didn’t.

Instead, this workbook is named after my main character, Spupaleena, and my husband’s people: Arrow Lakes or Sinyekst, modernly spelled Sinixt, which is translated as Bull Trout or Speckled Fish. Thus the title of my workbook is the Speckled Fish People Workbook: True to Heart Trilogy.

This workbook contains book chapter lessons, which is to be expected, but also offers lessons rich in history, geography, hands-on fun, and Native American Legends. Don’t worry, all lessons come with answer keys.

A peek inside:

Table of Contents:

Teacher’s Note ……………………………………………………………..…..……..1

Reader’s Note .………………………………………………………………………….1

 Part 1: Change of Heart Lessons 1–10 & Answer Key

Lesson 1 ……………………………………………………………………………….….4

Lesson 2 ……………………………………………………………………………….….4

Lesson 3 ……………………………………………………………………………….….5

Lesson 4 ……………………………………………………………………………….….6

Lesson 5 …………………………………………………………………………….…….7

Lesson 6 …………………………………………………………………………….…….7

Lesson 7 …………………………………………………………………………….…….8

Lesson 8 …………………………………………………………………………….…….8

Lesson 9 …………………………………………………………………………………10

Lesson 10 ……………………………………………………………………………….10

Lesson Answer Key …………………………………………………………………12

Part 2: Heart of Courage Lessons 1–10 & Answer Key

Lesson 1 ………………………………………………………………………………….17

Lesson 2 ………………………………………………………………………………….18

Lesson 3 ………………………………………………………………………………….19

Lesson 4 ………………………………………………………………………………….20

Lesson 5 ………………………………………………………………………………….21

Lesson 6 ………………………………………………………………………………….22

Lesson 7 ………………………………………………………………………………….23

Lesson 8 ………………………………………………………………………………….24

Lesson 9 ………………………………………………………………………………….25

Lesson 10 ………………………………………………………………………………..25

Lesson Answer Key ………………………………………………………………….27

Part 3: Heart of Passion Lessons & Answer Key

Coming Fall of 2019………………………………………………………………….33

Part 4: Maps …………………………………………………………………………….34

Part 5: Native Americans: Plateau Indians …………………………..…..36

Part 6: Hudson’s Bay Company Fort Colvile ……………………….……38

Part 7: Color Pages, Word Searches, and Crafts ………………….……40

Part 8: Legends …………………………………………………………………….….50

Part 9: Answer Keys …………………………………………………………….……55

Change of Heart Lessons:

Lesson 1

1. Read Chapters 1–3 of Change of Heart.
2. What is the setting of the book? Describe it. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What seemed to haunt Spupaleena? ____________________________________________________________________________________
4. What was Spupaleena (S-pup-a-leen-a) looking forward to that morning? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. How did Spupaleena respond to Mourning Dove when she burst into the lodge? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Heart of Courage Lessons:

Lesson 1

1. Read Chapters 1–3 of Heart of Courage.
2. What is the setting ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What was the Indian boy’s reaction to Spupaleena racing? Do you agree? Explain your answer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. How did Spupaleena feel about Rainbow? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Do some research on the Native American game Double Ball. How is the game played? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Heart of Passion Lessons: Coming Fall of 2019

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Part 5: Native Americans: Plateau Indians

The Native Americans in eastern Washington were seminomadic, following the food and season ready for harvest. The Native Americans in the True to Heart Trilogy were of the Plateau tribes, specifically the Sinixt (place of the bull trout) or Speckled Fish People. They are also referred to as the Arrow Lakes or Lakes Indians. Do some research on the Plateau Tribes from northeast Washington, the northeast tip of Oregon, northern Idaho, and the southern border of Canada.

1. According to what plan did the people obtain their food? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What were two ceremonies they had in thanks and honor of the Creator for provision? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What did Natives do during the winter months? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Part 6: Hudson’s Bay Company Fort Colvile

Do more research on Hudson’s Bay Company Fort Colvile and answer the following questions:

1. What year was Fort Colvile built? ___________________
2. Hudson’s Bay Company was a 2,600-mile course from Fort Vancouver to where? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What were three vessels voyageurs used to transport items along the route? What were those items? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Part 7: Color Pages, Word Searches, and Crafts

Hoppy, A Heart of Courage Character

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 8: Native American Legends

Coyote Kills Wind

By Mourning Dove, Okanogan

Coyote (snk’a? líp) grew tired of his own country. One day he told his wife, Mole (p lpa’lyaxal’qs) that he wished to travel. He took her and the children to the lodge of his friend, Badger, and asked him to care for the children. He said to Badger, “I am going away to hunt the enemy, going where there is great danger.”

Coyote gave Badger a small sack to hang on his tepee pole. He said to Badger, “Should this pack fall from the pole, you will know by that sign that I am killed. But if it does not drop down, then you will know that I am alive.”

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