In our Homeschool Music Class I wanted to share a new Homeschool Resource: Special People Edition Dolly Parton in our Music Class. Then in our Homeschool Reading Class Charlie and I will be reading Dolly!: The Story of Dolly Parton and Her Big Dream!
Dolly Parton is a cultural icon whose powerful voice and songwriting skills have established her as a presence on both the Country and Pop Music charts for decades.
Early Life
Parton was born on January 19, 1946, in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. Parton grew up poor in rural Appalachia. She was one of 12 children, and money was always an issue for her family. Her first exposure to music came from family members, including her mother, who sang and played guitar. At an early age, she also learned about music while performing in church.
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Reading Class:
Take a Field Trip to the Library or to a Book Store and choose a book on Dolly Parton to read during Reading Class. Write three facts that you learned from the book inside your Reading Journal.
Charlie will be reading Special People Edition Dolly Parton, Who Is Dolly Parton? and Dolly!: The Story of Dolly Parton and Her Big Dream !in our Reading Class each day for 30 minutes. Once Charlie has finished reading each day he will write two facts he learned about Dolly in his reading journal to turn into a report on Friday. To read for his parents,.
Math Class:
Look up how many songs Dolly Parton has published.
How many Gold Albums has Dolly Parton gotten?
How many books has she written?
How many movies has she been in?
Write the answers to the questions above inside your Math Journal.
Have your family use the numbers to create 5 Math problems for you to work out in your math journal. Then ask them to create 5 math problems for you to work out in your Math Journal.
Drama Class:
Act out the facts you learned in the books you read for your parents.
Take a Field Trip to the Local Thrift Store and purchase a outfit like Dolly Parton writes.
Art Class:
Create a college of Dolly Parton’s life using different Art Mediums. Write a description of what you drew in the journal.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
