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1. Andi’s Christmas Good-bye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Presidio in San Francisco
2. Andi’s White Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Victorian Christmas
2. Andi’s White Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Make Snowflakes
3. Andi’s Interrupted Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scarlet Fever
3. Andi’s Interrupted Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Christmas Story
4. Andi’s Christmas Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . History of Sacramento, California
4. Andi’s Christmas Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Victorian Ball
4. Andi’s Christmas Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rats
Cut out the pieces below and glue them to
the two outside flaps of your lapbook, as
shown in the picture to the right.
Copyright © 2020 by Susan K. Marlow. Not for resale.
Permission is granted to copy these pages for use in your home or co-op. If you enjoyed this free
lapbook, you may want to continue reading Andi’s adventures in the following series. Lapbooks
are also available for each series. Happy reading!
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Circle C Beginnings (ages 6-8), Circle C Adventures (ages 9-13), Circle C Milestones (ages 12+)
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 on the next page. This
key is an overview that shows you where the booklets go. There is also a key at the top of each
booklet page that shows where to place the booklet in your folder.
How do I use this book with the lapbook? Each lapbook activity is meant to be completed after
reading a certain part of the book. The contents page shows which lapbook topics go with which
stories in this book. Each page in the lapbook also shows the story to read before beginning the
lapbook study guides and mini-booklet.
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.
Read the Circle C short stories indicated at the top of the following pages. Then complete
the activities for those chapters. Use stick glue to glue the booklets into the folders.
About
the
book
The
Presidio
of San
Francisco
Rats
Scarlet
Fever
A Victorian
Christmas
The
Christmas
Story
History of
Sacramento,
California
Christmas Good-bye: The Presidio. Location-San Francisco, California; Waterways-Pacific
Ocean, the Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay; History-Spanish, 1776, Mexico, 1846
White Christmas 1: A Victorian Christmas. (sample answers) Tree-candles, homemade
decorations, tiny packages, popcorn, cut-out snowflakes ; Dinner-roast beef or goose
(turkey), mince pies, potatoes, oysters, plum pudding; Greeting-first used in A Christmas
Carol; Decorations: red and green, holly, evergreen branches
White Christmas 2: (making snowflakes)
Interrupted Christmas 1: Scarlet Fever. Symptoms-fever, aches, chills, sore throat,
headache, rash, strawberry tongue; bacteria-streptococcus; years-1850-1885;
Interrupted Christmas 2: The Christmas Story. Story begins-Garden of Eden;
First people-Adam and Eve; Adam’s disobedience- sin, death, pain, weeds, bad things; Bible
verse-Genesis 3:15; Jesus born-Bethlehem; Why Jesus died- to take away our sins
Christmas Ball 1: Sacramento, CA. Answers will vary.
Christmas Ball 2: A Victorian Ball. (Sample answers) Ladies’ Outfits-(young) lightweight,
light colors, gauze, tulle, (older) silk, scarlet, violet, black, elbow-length gloves, silk slippers;
Gentlemen’s Dress-dark coat, white or black vest, gloves, necktie, leather boots; Planning
Committee-plan food, seating, music, band; Victorian Era-1837-1901; Queen Victoria;
Americans loved it; Quadrilles-square dance, 2-4 couples; Purpose-to find wives and
husbands
Christmas Ball 3: Rats. Both-rodents, originated in Asia; Wild Rats-survivors, carry disease,
all the same color, eat garbage, caused the Black Death; Pet Rats-loyal & clean, friendly,
come in many colors, easy to train, “fancy” rat
A Victorian
Ball
The Presidio was an army fort in California.
It stood on a peninsula sticking out into the
Golden Gate, the waterway separating the
Pacific Ocean from San Francisco Bay.
The Presidio is very old. It was originally a
Spanish fort built in 1776 (the year the
American colonies declared their
independence from Great Britain). Thirty-
three men occupied the fort. In 1821,
Mexico won its independence from Spain
and the Presidio became a Mexican
fortification.
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The Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio was not just the
buildings, but a large area of
land on the outskirts of San
Francisco. This map shows
the roads and buildings in the
compound when Riley’s
father served as a captain in
the army.
The Americans captured the Presidio in 1846 at the beginning of the Mexican-
American War, which the U.S. eventually won. America officially reopened the fort
in 1848 (the same year California became a state). This large fort became the
headquarters for many army units from then on. The Presidio was very important
during the Spanish-American War in 1898 (long after the setting in “Andi’s
Christmas Good-bye.”) This army fort continued to be home to important
headquarters clear up until the end of World War 2 in 1945. Today, the Presidio is
a national historic site and is preserved for anyone who would like to visit. There
are over 800 buildings, many of them historical and restored.
PACIFIC OCEAN
SAN FRANCISCO
BAY
GOLDEN GATE
Read “The Presidio of San Francisco.” Cut out the
booklets. Stack together with the cover label on top. Staple
across the top and glue into lapbook.
Directions: Answer the questions in the booklet.
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Location
Which people originally built
the Presidio fort?
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When did they build it?
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Who manned the fort in 1821?
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When did the Americans finally
take over the Presidio?
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In which city will you find
the Presidio?
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In which state is this city?
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History Waterways
Name the three major
waterways the
Presidio overlooks.
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A Victorian Christmas
The era during which Queen Victoria reigned in Great Britain was a time of many
changes. One of the most important changes that came out of this period was the way
people began to celebrate Christmas. In the very early days, Christmas was a feast day.
Interestingly enough, the Puritans banned Christmas in England. They said it was a time of drunkenness and other bad behavior. Christmas went back to being a holiday (an
official one) in 1660, but it wasn ’t until the early 1800s that authors like Charles Dickens
began to focus on family, children, and gift-giving. The phrase “Merry Christmas!” was
mentioned in his book, A Christmas Carol, and became a popular holiday greeting.
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The idea of a Christmas tree came to Great Britain from Germany in the early 1800s. The future Queen
Victoria was delighted with this addition. She loved the candlelight, the ornaments, and the presents placed
around it. This is a picture of the Christmas tree in
Windsor castle in England in 1848. The picture was
published in a British magazine, but it soon made its
way to the United States and was published two years
later in a magazine called Godey’s Lady’s Book.
Americans in those days liked to copy whatever was
in style for Queen Victoria and England. By 1860,
fourteen states declared Christmas a legal holiday. Then, in 1875, a man named Louis Prang introduced
the idea of the Christmas card and became known as
the “father of the American Christmas card.”
So, what did a Victorian Christmas look like in Andi ’s
family? Like other well-to-do families, they decorated
their house with evergreen branches, holly, and
mistletoe. They used a lot of green and red. Red stood
for the blood Christ shed on the cross. Green stood for the new life they had in Jesus.
They cut down a fir tree and made their own decorations, along with glass ornaments.
Tiny, wrapped gifts were tucked into the branches. Andi and her family strung popcorn,
cut lacy paper snowflakes, and hung candy and cookies from the tree. There was no
electricity, so the family used candles to light up the tree. Very dangerous!
A Victorian Christmas centered around the birth of Christ. Families sang Christmas carols
and went to church on Christmas Eve. “Father” Christmas filled children ’s stockings on
Christmas Day. Then came the huge Christmas dinner! Many Victorian families
celebrated with roast goose or roast beef, but during Victorian times roast turkey became
the main part of Christmas dinner. They also enjoyed sage dressing, mashed potatoes,
ham, oysters, cranberry and mince pies, and plum pudding. Delicious!
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GLUE THIS
SIDE TO
LAPBOOK
Read “A Victorian Christmas.” Cut out as one piece. Fold in half
the long way. Cut along the dotted lines and glue into lapbook.
Directions: Under each flap, write one thing you learned about each
of the highlighted topics of a Victorian Christmas. Write on the part of
the booklet that is glued to the lapbook.
Victorian Christmas Decorations. Children hung homemade decorations on the tree and
in the house. They made paper chains from strips of colored paper. They cut snowflakes too.
You need tissue paper, wrapping paper, or plain white paper, and a scissors. Cut out the
circles below. Use them as patterns on tissue paper, etc., or cut snowflakes from these.
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2
3 Ready to cut
Instructions 1. Fold the circle in half.
2. Fold it in half again.
3. Fold it in half one more
time.
-The triangle wedge (gray) is
ready to cut into a snowflake.
-Cut notches all along the
edges of the triangle. Unfold
and hang up by a thread tied
at the top.
-Try many kinds of cuts to
make each snowflake
different.
-After cutting, use glue and
glitter to add sparkles to your
snowflakes.
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Scarlet FeverScarlet fever is typically a children’s disease, but people of any age can catch it. It’s highly contagious. The bacteria infect the throat, making it very red, sore, and painful to swallow. These infectious bacteria are called streptococcus. Under the microscope, they look like long chains of tiny balls called “coccus” hooked together. They multiply until the infected person shows symptoms and feels very sick.
Scarlet fever is the same infection that causes strep throat. However, the rash hardly
ever appears in these modern times, and rarely in adults. It is most contagious in
children ages 5 to 15. Antibiotics kill the bacteria before they can do much harm. Even
without medicine, this disease is not as dangerous today as it was during Andi’s time.
(Although it is still a problem in underdeveloped countries.)
Throughout history, scarlet fever was considered a mild childhood illness. Then it
suddenly changed for the worse. No one knows why, but between the 1850s and 1885,
scarlet fever began to break out in deadly epidemics across Europe and America.
Hearing that the disease was in the area sent fear into every mother’s heart. Scarlet
fever was a killer of children in those days. Sick grown-ups might feel miserable, but
they rarely died. They never got the rash, either, during that particular epidemic.
No one knew how scarlet fever spread or whom it might infect. Now we know the
bacteria are spread by droplets in the air—like coughing or sneezing—from person to
person. There was no medicine to cure scarlet fever in the 1800s. A family sometimes
lost half their children in a week or two. A few years later, scarlet fever would return to
strike again.
Today, penicillin not only stops the bacteria fast, it also keeps the illness from causing
serious damage. In the past, children who survived scarlet fever sometimes suffered
from the infection’s damage. For example, many believe Helen Keller became blind and
deaf from scarlet fever in 1882 when she was not even two years old.
Then around 1885, for unknown reasons, scarlet fever suddenly changed back to a
milder disease. It has stayed that way right up to the present. Hardly anyone catches
scarlet fever today. If caught, a “throat culture” is done and antibiotics are quickly given.
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There is usually a high fever, body aches, chills, and a headache.
A few days later, the fever goes down and a reddish rash breaks
out. It looks like goosebumps on a sunburn. The rash starts out
on the child’s neck and face then spreads to the rest of the body.
The sick person can also have a “strawberry tongue,” a bright-
red, bumpy tongue that looks like the surface of a strawberry.
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Read “Scarlet Fever.” Cut around the large shape as one
piece. Fold on the two fold lines and glue into lapbook. Glue
the 3 big pieces onto the 3 blank pages inside the booklet.
Directions: Answer the questions about scarlet fever.
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The Christmas Story
If you ask someone “What is Christmas?” you will most likely receive many different answers. Some
people might say, “Christmas is about sharing with those less fortunate.” Another answer might be, “It’s a
time of peace and good will toward all people.” Some
might even say, “It’s when Santa Claus brings me
presents if I’ve been good all year.”
None of these answers are the reason the Christian
world celebrates Christmas. And guess what! Some Bible scholars do not believe that Jesus Christ was
born on December 25. They believe He came during
the fall, possibly to fulfill the Jewish Feast of
Tabernacles. (Since Jesus is Jewish.) John 1:14 says, “And the Word [Christ] became flesh [a man] and
dwelt [tabernacled] among us. It’s something to think
about!
The “Christmas” story began long before Jesus was born in Bethlehem. It actually began
with Adam and Eve, the first man and woman, whom God created on day six. God gave
Adam and Eve everything they needed in the Garden of Eden. All He required is that they should not eat from a certain tree (Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil). They could
enjoy everything else. But the evil one, Satan, tricked Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. Adam willfully disobeyed and went along with it when Eve gave him the fruit. When they
disobeyed, sin entered the world, and mankind lost eternal life. Not only that, they caused
the entire creation to “fall” into death, weeds, pain, and all manner of bad things. From then
on, every single person born has a “sin nature” that we inherited from our first mother and father. This is very bad news, because sinful people can never enter God’s presence.
But God was not taken by surprise. He promised Adam and Eve the very day they sinned that He would send a Savior one day, One Who would crush Satan (Genesis 3:15) and
show people the way back to God and eternal life. Jesus Christ, the prophesized Savior,
came at the exact time God planned, born of a young virgin girl (just like the Old Testament
foretold) and born in Bethlehem (again, just like the Scriptures said He would.)
Another thing you might not realize is that although the Christmas story began in Genesis chapter 3, it did not end the day Christ came into the world. The story continued right up until the day Jesus went to the cross to take the sins of the world upon his own body (2
Corinthians 5:21, “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us . . .”) And the story went on with Christ rising from the dead and then guess what? The Christmas story will go
on forever and ever. We will celebrate what God did for us through Christ for all eternity.
So, I guess you could say that Christmas can be celebrated every day of the year!
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Read “The Christmas Story.” Cut out around the entire booklet as
one piece. Fold and glue into lapbook. Cut out the questions and
paste two on each inside blank page—one near the top and one in
the middle. Leave room to write your answers. Answer the questions.
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Which Bible verse tells
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Where does the
Christmas story
really begin?
Who were the first
two people?
Name 2 results of
Adam’s disobedience.
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Why did Jesus Christ
die on the cross?
Where was Jesus
born?
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History of Sacramento, California
Andi and her family travel to Sacramento, the capital of California. When and how
was this city first settled?
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John Sutter, a wealthy land owner who acquired massive amounts of land under the
Mexican government, built a fort where the American and Sacramento Rivers meet.
Sacramento means “Sacrament,” a Catholic term used for their church rituals. The
river had been named years earlier by a Spanish cavalry officer. John planned to
establish a town, Sutterville (named after himself), but Sacramento City was founded
instead. When gold was discovered at his mill farther up the American River,
everything changed for John Sutter. Prospectors arrived in huge numbers and
overran his “empire.”
Prospectors began to trade around the wharf where the rivers met, and Sacramento
City grew. There were problems, like the city flooding more often than they liked, and
many fires swept through the wooden buildings. To solve these issues, the city
raised the sidewalks and the buildings to avoid the flooding. They also replaced the
wooden buildings with brick and stone.
Interestingly enough, and unlike other California settlements at the time, Sacramento
City had no gambling houses or saloons until 1849, when the massive gold rush
began. Churches also appeared early on. A Methodist church, a Catholic church,
and a Jewish synagogue were established.
The city was selected as the capital of California in 1854. By now, the city had asked
the state legislature to drop the “city” part of their name, and it was granted.
Sacramento City has been “Sacramento” ever since.
SUTTER’S FORT IN THE EARLY 1840s
Read “History of Sacramento, Califorina.”
Cut out the booklet as one piece. Fold in half and glue into
lapbook. Directions: Inside the booklet, write two interesting
things you learned about Sacramento, California.
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GLUE THIS
SECTION TO
LAPBOOK
AFTER FOLDING
1- Andi Saddles Up: Chapters 11-12 & History Fun
Sacramento, California
Sacramento, 1857
A Victorian Ball
The Victorian Era was named after Queen Victoria and spanned 63
years--1837-1901. These were the years she ruled Great Britain. But
not only England was influenced by this queen’s reign. American society loved all things Victorian, and this included the “ball.”
Victorian balls were formal occasions. Many people, mostly from the
upper classes, mingled with each other. A lot of times balls were planned with engagements for their sons and daughters in mind. The
balls were strictly planned events, with no room for even the slightest mistake. This might explain the horror the guests experienced when
the cat, Precious, chased two rats up the Christmas tree during the middle of this occasion.
Planning committees arranged seating charts, the food, and the music to be played—all
down to the teensiest detail. They planned dances where young people could meet
prospective husbands and wives. The committee ’s most important job was sending out the
invitations to the prospective guests.
Everybody knew what was expected in the manner of dress and manners. Young women
searching for husbands wore light-colored and lightweight dresses of tulle and gauze.
(When you are dancing for hours, you don ’t want to drag around a heavy skirt.) Women in
mourning wore scarlet (red), violet, or black. Older, married women wore silk in light colors
and did not put on a lot of jewelry. Women also wore satin dancing slippers. White went
with the light outfits. Black were worn by women with the dark-colored outfits.
The men—young and old—were dressed to impress too. They wore fitted dress coats or
jackets with a matching pair of trousers. They also worse a vest, either black or white with
gold buttons. He also wore a special necktie called a “cravat” and leather boots. Men and
women all wore white gloves. The women’s gloves reached to their elbows; the men ’s were
simpler. Women brought along an extra pair in case one pair became soiled.
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Queen Victoria
The dances at a Victorian ball were
quadrille dances (a fancy type of
square dance). Groups of two to four
couples formed and took turns
dancing specific steps to the band that
was hired to play for the evening.
Ladies did not spend the evening
without a partner. If she came with a
partner, his friends could reserve
dances by writing their names on her
dance card. So, young men and
women danced with many partners
throughout the evening.
Read “A Victorian Ball.” Cut out around the entire shape. Fold
each rectangle toward the center. Fold the top shape down last.
Now cut out the cover piece (Victorian Ball) and glue it to the
outside of the top rectangle. Glue into lapbook.
Directions: Fill in each flap with something you learned about
each of the elements of a Victorian Ball. Color the center picture.
COVER PIECE
Glue cover piece to this
rectangle, after folding it over. Ladies’ Outfits
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The Ball
Rats
Rats are rodents. The most common species of rats are the black rat and the brown rat. This species of rats originated in Asia.
Other animals in the rodent class include mice, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, porcupines, guinea pigs, hamsters, and beavers. Nobody goes “eek” when they see a cute little hamster or a chipmunk. But very few people think of rats in a nice way. There is a reason.
Wild rats are survivors. They tend to live near humans, where they can get easy access to a continual supply of food. They can eat so much food that people will notice a food shortage. When they can’t get regular food, they’re happy to eat garbage.
Wild rats can carry different kinds of diseases. Many can be transmitted to humans if they are bitten or scratched. Wild rats’ droppings and urine can also carry disease. The Black Death is one disease that was spread by black rats during the Middle Ages (1300s). The rats themselves did not spread the plague, but they carried fleas that spread the disease. All in all, these are good reasons to keep your place free of wild rats.
Pet rats, on the other hand, do not pose any more health risks than keeping a cat or a dog. They are extremely clean and very friendly. How did they get this way? Since the 1800s, rats have been bred to be kept as pets. They bred these special rats from the original black and brown rats. The more generations of rats that have been born in captivity, the less like wild rats they behave. These rats are called “fancy” rats. This name came about by people who “fancied” (liked) the idea of having rats for pets.
Fancy rats today come in many different colors and coat patterns. Wild rats are mostly all the same color, but pet rats can be colored from white to cinnamon to even bluish! Pet rats are smaller than wild rats, with larger ears and longer tails. Pet rats live longer too. They are easy to care for, are loyal, and are easily trained. They are more intelligent than other rodents like, say, a hamster, and can be taught a number of simple tricks. If they are running around loose, a pet rat will look for its owner.
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Fun Rat Facts
Male rats are called bucks.
Female rats are does.
Pregnant rats are dams.
Baby rats are kittens or pups.
A group of rats is a mischief.
Pet Rat Wild Rat
Read “Rats.” Cut out the booklet as one piece. Fold in half and glue
into lapbook. Cut out the cover sheet and glue onto the front of the
booklet. Think about what you read. How are pet rats and wild rats
alike? How are they different? Cut out and paste ways the rats are
alike and different into the Venn diagram. (Where the circles meet,
paste ways wild rats and pet rats are alike.)
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come in many
colors
originated in
Asia
“fancy” rats
eat garbage
survivors rodents
carry disease friendly
caused the
Black Death
loyal and
clean
easy to train
all the same
color
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Both
Rats
