"Rollin', Rollin', Rollin' on the river!"

The tune has been playing over and over in my head all day!  Several reasons why, actually, since the Mighty Mississippi is very close by and I drove across it twice today.  Also because it's a sleepy kind of September day and I'd love to be "rollin" on the river instead of driving across it.  And mainly because I just finished writing about the Mississippi River - its history, steamboats and stories.       

     

 (rollin', rollin....)

  

Click here to see it on TPT.com

I think there are some fun activities in here to go along with solid learning for your 5th or 6th graders.  And just for kicks, click on this link for an animated activity on locks and dams from the National Park System.  It's addictive!   http://www.nps.gov/miss/forteachers/upload/kayak.swf

p.s. The tune now inside your head is brought to you by Creedance Clearwater Revival.

Be well today and always,