Sarah Plain and Tall Geography

A "hidden character" and not just the setting for Sarah Plain and Tall is the prairie. We have had a lot of fun comparing and contrasting Maine (Sarah's home state) to the mid-west planes. Do demonstrate the topography of these regions we made a salt dough map, and today we painted it. I was so impressed when the class chose brown for the prairie, because we have been reading about how dusty and desolate that region can be.