1-Thick as Thieves 3-The Last Ride

2-Heartbreak Trail 4-Courageous Love

Circle C Milestones

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Four Learning Lapbooks

with study guides

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Copyright © 2020 by Susan K. Marlow

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The Circle C Adventures series is published by Kregel Publications

Lapbooks are available for the entire Circle C series at www.CircleCAdventures.com

Circle C Beginnings (ages 6-8), Circle C Stepping Stones (ages 7-10), Circle C Adventures (ages 9-13)

Lapbooks are also available for the Goldtown series (Beginnings and Adventures) at

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Where do the mini-booklets go? A folder-shaped Layout key is included for each lapbook. This

key is an overview that shows you where the booklets go. here is also a key at the top of each

booklet page that shows where to place the booklet in each folder.

How do I use the book(s) with the lapbook(s)? Each lapbook activity is meant to be completed

after reading a group of two chapters. The contents page shows which lapbook topics go with the

chapters in the book. Each page in the lapbook also shows the chapter(s) to read before beginning

the lapbook study guides and mini-booklet.

The pictures below show how to fold the file folder(s) to create a lapbook. Lapbooks may be

completed and stored separately, or you can glue lapbooks together. The Stepping Stones

lapbooks are intended to be glued as two-folder lapbooks (books 1-2, 3-4, 5-6).

4. To glue the folders together,

apply a generous amount of white

glue to two flaps. Bring the flaps

together and press. Hold together

with paper clips until completely dry.

1. Open up the folder

and flatten it out.2. Fold the first side all the way

over until the tab just touches the

middle crease in the folder. Do not

overlap this crease with the tab.

3. Fold the left-hand side over

just to the crease but not

overlapping it. Your folder

now has two flaps. Run a ruler

down each fold to make the

fold neater and flatter.

5. Repeat with the

remaining file

folders. HINT:

complete the

activities first THEN

glue the folders

together when you

are finished.

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Thick as Thieves

Circle C Milestones Book 1

Before You Begin . . . . . . . Fold your lapbook (see p.2) and create the cover

Chapters 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Trouble with Twins

Chapters 5-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thick as Thieves Characters

Chapters 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bible Verses for Life

Chapters 13-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresno, California

Chapters 13-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fayetteville, Arkansas

Chapters 17-21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comparing Lives

Chapters 22-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canyons

Activities for Thick as Thieves

1 Peter 3:8

Cut around on the dotted line and glue to the large, outside cover of your lapbook. If

you plan to glue the lapbooks for books 1 and 2 together, place this piece closer to

the top to leave room for the Heartbreak Trail cover piece. If the lapbooks will be

separate, then you can center this piece on the lapbook cover. Look up 1 Peter 3:8

and write it in the box.

Unselfishly giving support and expressing compassion to another.Theme: Friendship

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Read the Thick as Thieves chapters indicated at the top of the following pages. Then

complete the activities for those chapters. This is a one-folder lapbook. You can add the

other Circle C Milestones books to expand the lapbook by gluing them together. Use

Elmer’s (white) glue for the folders. Use stick glue for the booklets.

Thick as

Thieves

Character Match

Fresno, CA

Fayetteville, AR

Twin

Foals

Canyons

Chapters 1-4: TWIN FOALS: twins are more common in thoroughbred mares; rarely seen in

quarter horses; Taffy’s twins are Shasta, a chocolate palomino with light mane and tail, and Sunny,

a cream-colored colt; foaling dangers include: losing the foals early or late, difficult delivery, death

of foals and/or mare, foals may be undersized and weak, foals need a lot of care, afterbirth

retained

Chapters 5-8: CHARACTERS: In order from top to bottom: Chad Carter, Macy Walker, Mr. Foster,

Elizabeth Carter, Melinda Carter, Virginia Foster, Mitch Carter, Rosa Garduno, Cory Blake.

Chapters 9-12: BIBLE VERSES: See Scripture

Chapters 13-16: FRESNO, CA: Founded in 1872 because the RR laid track through the valley;

streets are the alphabet going north/south, named for people and places going east/west;

occupations include lawyers, ranchers, sheepherders, doctors, judges, barber, saloonkeeper, hotel

owner; special features of the courthouse include a gold dome, trees in the park

Chapters 13-16: FAYETTEVLLE, AR: Founded in 1828, called “Washington”; Missouri contains

most of the Ozarks; Ozarks cover Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas; California was with the

North, and Arkansas was with the South

Chapters 17-21: COMPARING LIVES: Samples for ANDI: rich, dark hair, neatly dressed, fancy

house and large ranch, loving family, a sister, friendly, forgiving, good education, wants to be a

rancher; MACY: poor, blond, dirty, ragged clothes, homeless, angry, not friendly, can’t read, wants

to learn to shoot and gamble; no parents. BOTH: have three brothers, love horses, father is dead

Chapters 22-26: CANYONS: ravine and gorge are other names; box canyons are close on one

end; used for trapping animals and keep livestock; Ithaca Chasma is a canyon on Saturn’s moon

Tethys, and Valles Marineris is a huge canyon on Mars

Comparing

Lives

Bible Verses for

Life

Folder Layout for Thick as Thieves

Answer Key for Thick as Thieves

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You can read about an ordinary foaling in the Thick as Thieves study guide (free to

download online at www.CircleCMilestones.com). As you learned from reading

chapters 1 – 4, Taffy’s foaling was nowhere near anything ordinary. Most mares

produce one egg, which results in one foal. They produce an egg every twenty-one

days throughout the breeding season. If the egg is fertilized by the stallion’s sperm, the

mare becomes pregnant. Sometimes a mare produces two eggs instead of just one. If

both are fertilized, a twin pregnancy results.

Twins are more common in Thoroughbred horse breeds. Quarter horse mares like Taffy

rarely produce two eggs, but it’s possible. They are most likely to produce two eggs if

they are not nursing a foal, have not had a foal the previous year, and are young,

healthy, and at the peak of their fertile years. Taffy falls into that category.

For most mammals (and for people too), twins are not a problem. However, the mare is

an exception. She is not designed to carry more than one foal at a time. Twins are

sometimes carried to term and born healthy with no injury to either the foals or the mare,

but this is the exception to the rule.

Usually, mares that conceive twins lose one or both tiny embryos within the first few

weeks after breeding. Some mares will carry twins for several months before losing

them halfway through the pregnancy. If both foals survive until term, there is a good

chance that the mare will have a difficult delivery that can end in the death of one, two,

or all three horses. This explains why Andi was so horrified when she learned Taffy was

trying to birth twins. She knew the risks, and she was afraid.

When twins are born alive, as in Taffy’s case, one or both may be undersized and weak.

Twin foals often need extra care, sometimes around the clock for the first couple of

weeks. If the mare was injured during the delivery, she will also need care. Sometimes

the afterbirth stays inside, which can cause a bad infection or even death for the mare.

All in all, twin foals are no bargain. Andi would have been perfectly content with one

healthy foal. By God’s grace and with the help of an experienced stockman (Chad),

Taffy’s twins survived and eventually caught up from their shaky, uncertain beginning.

The Trouble with Twins

1- Thick as Thieves: Chapters 1 - 4

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Folder

Read “The Trouble with Twins”. Cut out the pieces on

this page. Stack them together with the cover sheet on

top. Staple and glue into the lapbook as indicated.

Directions: Answer the questions on each sheet of the

mini-booklet. Use the information on the previous page

and also chapters 1 – 4 from the book.

1- Thick as Thieves: Chapters 1 - 4

Twin Foals

Foaling Dangers

Taffy’s Twins

Horse Breeds for Twins

Name Taffy’s twin foals and

describe their coloring:

Twins are more common in

which horse breed?

_________________________

Which horse breed rarely has

twins?

_________________________

List some of the dangers of a

mare carrying and birthing twins.

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

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Chapters 5 – 8 introduce a number of characters important to the

story. Directions: Cut out the booklet as one piece. Fold on the solid

black line, then unfold and cut on the dotted lines. Cut out the

characters’ names and match them to the words they said to Andi at

one time or another during chapters 5 – 8. Glue in place on the

outside of the little flaps.

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1- Thick as Thieves: Chapters 5 - 8

Cory Blake

Elizabeth Carter Mr. FosterMacy Walker

Virginia FosterRosa GarduñoChad Carter

Melinda Carter Mitch Carter

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Thick as Thieves Characters

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Chapters 9 – 12 recount what Andi has to put up with regarding Macy

Walker during the wild girl’s first week of school. Andi whispers a verse to

herself, “I can do all things through Christ.” Directions: Cut completely

around the large shape as one booklet. Fold the LEFT flap over the center

flap. Now fold the RIGHT flap over the center flap. Glue into lapbook (make

sure it is right side up). Cut out the cover and glue to the front. Three verses

that can help you during times of interpersonal clashes are listed. Copy each

verse in your best handwriting. Write small! Choose one verse to memorize.

1- Thick as Thieves: Chapters 9 - 12Folder

Cover label

Bible Verses

for Life

Galatians 6:9 Colossians 3:13

Proverbs 15:1

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Andi was born May 26, 1868. At that time, Fresno, California, did not exist. The town closest to the Circle C ranch was Millerton along the banks of the San Joaquin River. Millerton had its share of problems, mostly having to survive flooding. The worst flood occurred during Christmas of 1867. By 1874, tired of the yearly flooding, folks packed up and moved down in the valley to the brand-new town of Fresno.

Originally called Fresno Station, the town was founded in 1872 when the Central Pacific railroad laid track up and town the San Joaquin Valley. It wasn’t a very inviting location, with barren sand plains in all directions. But a scouting party noticed a lush wheat field in the middle of the nowhere and said, “Wonderful! Here we must build the town!”

And Fresno was born. A store and a train depot were the original buildings, but it grew fast. The development of an irrigation system to water the dry land contributed to the town’s growth. In 1877, a man by the name of William Helm bought five acres in town. He was the largest sheepherder in Fresno County. He hauled his wool to Stockton in three wagons, each pulled by ten mules, and made the round trip in twelve days. That is a lot of wool!

Like most railroad towns in the San Joaquin Valley, Fresno was laid out in a square. The railroad tracks ran roughly north-south. The streets paralleling the tracks were named for the alphabet (G, H, I, J, K, etc.) Not much imagination there. The streets that ran east-west were named after people and places. It was hard to lose your way in a town that was laid out in such an organized fashion, especially when there were no hills or valleys. There was a small section of town that rose slightly above the rest. The residents named it “Nob Hill” after the high, steep hill in San Francisco. Like Nob Hill in San Francisco, Fresno’s Nob Hill was home to many rich people.

By the time 1882 rolled around and Andi turned fourteen, Fresno boasted a population of 1,112 residents. Of these residents, nine were ranchers living out of town; twenty-one

Fresno, California: Andi’s Home

1- Thick as Thieves: Chapters 13 - 16

Fresno County CourthouseCourtesy California History & Genealogy Room;

Fresno County Library

were sheepherders. The small town was home to eleven lawyers but only two judges, four doctors, and one barber. Saloons were popular (thirteen), and six hotels were open for guests. There was even an ice cream parlor.

People in the 1800s loved to build fancy

courthouses in their towns, and Fresno was no

exception. The Fresno County Courthouse was built

in 1875 and had a beautiful, golden dome. In 1878,

the residents planted a good number of trees

around the courthouse. This four-acre plot became

known as Courthouse Park. This is the park through

which Taffy ran during Andi’s runaway scare after

Macy hid a tack under the saddle blanket.

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Read “Fresno, California”

Cut out as one booklet. Fold flap 1 down and then the

cover flap. Glue the bottom flap to the lapbook. Cut out

the labels and glue them at the top of the blank sides of

booklet. Directions: Using what you learned about Fresno

in the study guide, answer the questions.

Fresno, California

List some of the occupations

in Fresno in 1882

When was Fresno founded

and why?

How were the streets in

Fresno named?

Name some special features

of the Fresno County

Courthouse and park.

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1- Thick as Thieves: Chapters 13 - 16

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Marcella (Macy) Walker was born just outside of Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1869. She is a year younger than Andi. In 1869, the War Between the States had been over for four years. Arkansas was part of the Confederate States of America (the South). California stayed with the Union (the North). So, Andi’s parents and Macy’s parents supported opposite sides of the struggle. The South lost the war, and there were bad feelings between the North and the South for a long time afterward.

Fayetteville, Arkansas: Macy’s Original Home

1- Thick as Thieves: Chapters 13 - 16

Fayetteville is located in the northwest corner of the state of Arkansas, in the Ozarks, a beautiful section of the state. The map to the right shows the three states the mountainous Ozarks cover. Fayetteville lies between the rugged Boston Mountains and the more inhabitable Springfield Plateau. The colors on the map show elevation, with light green being 50 feet above sea level and white being 2,753 feet high. The highest area is in the Boston Mountains.

In 1828, a man named George McGarrah settled in the area and founded the town of Washington, in

Macy Walker

Fayetteville around 1890

MISSOURI

ARKANSAS

OKLAHOMA

Fayetteville

Washington County. Right away he started work on the Washington Courthouse (what is it about courthouses and 1800s towns?). The next year the courthouse was finished, and the post office set up shop in the building. The postmaster renamed the courthouse the Fayetteville Courthouse (to keep confusion down from all the other sites named “Washington” in the area. Two councilmen from Fayetteville, Tennessee, (which got its name from Fayetteville, North Carolina) were selected to name the city. They named it Fayetteville. I can’t imagine why they would choose yet another “Fayetteville,” but it makes the retelling interesting!

During the War Between the States, the North occupied (captured) Fayetteville and held it the whole time. The Confederates tried to win it back with cannon fire and other means,

but they did not prevail. After the war, the population of Fayetteville dropped, but by the time of the setting of Thick as Thieves, Fayetteville’s population went back up. in 1882, both Fresno and Fayetteville had similar populations of a little over 1,000 people.

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Read: “Fayetteville, Arkansas”

Cut out the pieces. Stack with the cover piece on top.

Staple at the top and glue into lapbook.

Directions: Answer the questions.

Fayetteville

Name the three states

the Ozarks cover.

What was the town

called before it was

named “Fayetteville”?

Which side did Arkansas

take during the War

Between the States?

1- Thick as Thieves: Chapters 13 - 16

Arkansas

When was Fayetteville

founded?

Which state contains

most of the Ozarks?Which side did California

take during the War

Between the States?

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Cattle Breeds

Four of Mitch’s Angus heifers

The Carter family raises cattle. There are many different breeds of cattle in the United

States. Some are “old” breeds, which came to the New World with the Europeans in the

15th century. Some breeds were not introduced to the U.S. until the 1970s (Limousin and

Simmental), although they were well established in Europe long before then. Below are

the breeds Andi might have seen on U.S. ranches during the 19th century.

Longhorn: The horns of a Texas Longhorn can branch out to seven feet wide! Ancestors

of this breed were introduced to the Americas in 1493 when Christopher Columbus

landed in the Caribbean Islands. The Spanish moved north and took their Longhorns with

them. They roamed wild until the 19th century, when they were domesticated and

rounded up. Longhorns are heat-tolerant, hardy, and rangy animals with long legs and

long horns. Their hides can be any color, including gray, black, brown, white, and

speckled.

Hereford: These cattle are very fertile and are sometimes known as “white-faced.” They

were brought to the U.S. in 1817. The typical Hereford color pattern is a dark-reddish

body with a white face, under parts, feet, tip of the tail, and a white feather pattern on the

top of the neckline.

Shorthorn: The Circle C ranch raises mostly Shorthorn cattle. They are efficient meat

(and milk) producers and graze naturally. They are usually red or roan (a combination of

red and white) colored. They have little or no trouble calving, which makes them a good

cattle breed for out on the range. The Carters keep a few shorthorns close by for milking.

Brahma: Brahma cattle originated in India and developed remarkable adaptations for

survival. Brahman cattle have a big hump on the top of their shoulder and neck. They

have curvy horns, floppy ears, and extra skin along their necks. Their skin produces an

oil that repels insects. It is believed that the first Brahman cattle were imported to South

Carolina in 1849.

Angus: All of the above breeds are born with horns. A Scotsman brought four Angus

bulls from his homeland to Kansas in 1873. At that time, Shorthorns were the dominant

breed in the U.S., so the “polled” (born hornless) and solid black Angus bulls were

considered freaks. Between 1878 and 1883, however, the Angus breed exploded in

popularity. Today, the Angus is the largest registered breed in the world. Besides solid

black, Angus can also be solid red.

4- Courageous Love: Chapters 6-9

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4- Courageous Love: Chapters 6-9Folder

Read “Cattle Breeds.” Cut out the pieces on this page

and the next and stack together with the cover piece on

top. Staple along the top edge and glue into lapbook.

Directions: Follow the instructions on each flap.

Cattle Breeds

Kinds of Cattle

Write one fact about each breed of cattle you

learned about in the study guide:

1. Brahma: _______________________________________________

2. Shorthorn: _____________________________________________

3. Angus: ________________________________________________

4. Longhorn: ______________________________________________

5. Hereford: ______________________________________________

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A Visual Guide to Five Cattle Breeds

Cattle Breed Clues

Using the study

guide, label

these different

breeds of cattle

Write the name of the cattle breed from the given clues:

1. I have little or no trouble calving: ______________________________

2. Biting insects never bother me! _______________________________

3. If you want lots of calves, raise me. I’m fertile. ___________________

4. I am a good choice if you want both meat and milk: _______________

5. I am naturally “polled”: ______________________________________

6. Heat doesn’t bother me: ____________________________________

7. I’ve been in America since 1493: _____________________________

4- Courageous Love: Chapters 6-9

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