July 19, 2017 : A Cowboy's Life

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in The Denver Post. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers

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Activities:

1. Label a piece of paper: A Cowboy’s Life . At the top of the sheet , write This is the life . Under that, paste newspaper words and pictures that show what you would like about being a cowboy. At the bottom of the page, write Challenges for cowboys. Under that, paste newspaper words and pictures that show what you think would be difficult about being a cowboy.

2. Find three people in the newspaper that you think have the qualities and abilities to become a good cowboy. Explain your choices .

3. Create a notebook called Techno - Cowboys . In it, collect newspaper pictures of the technological equipment and processes that modern cowboys use. Explain how each is valuable.

4. How are these important to cowboys: (a) ATVs, (b) horses, (c) ear tags and (d) ranches?

5. There is a whole area of poetry devoted to cowboys and their lives. It is called Cowboy Poetry. Use the Internet to locate and read different cowboy poems. Then make a list of cowboy equipment, jobs and feelings. Use your list to write your own cowboy poem.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them.

This week's standard:
The student understands the ideas that were significant in the development of the country and that helped to forge its unique identity. (History)
The student describes factors that influence career choices, such as geographic location, work schedule and working condition s. (Career Education)

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)