{"id":299,"date":"2020-05-27T20:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T20:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/?page_id=299"},"modified":"2022-12-14T14:15:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T14:15:10","slug":"start","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/start\/","title":{"rendered":"It all starts in Kansas .."},"content":{"rendered":"

Dorothy lives in Kansas. But where is Kansas?<\/p>\n

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Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Well, Kansas is part of the United States of America. Try this\u00a0US States Map<\/a> game to work out where Kansas is.<\/p>\n

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Dorothy lives with her Aunt Em, who was<\/p>\n

“thin and gaunt, and never smiled”<\/em><\/p>\n

and Uncle Henry, who was<\/p>\n

“stern and solemn, and rarely spoke”<\/em><\/p>\n

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American Gothic by Grant Wood [Public Domain]<\/figcaption><\/figure>What do you think they looked like?<\/p>\n

How about this? This picture is called American Gothic<\/em> by Grant Wood (you can click on the image to see a larger version).<\/p>\n

Why not have a look at some portraits online. Find your own versions of Uncle Henry and Aunt Em.<\/p>\n

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Image by Hans Benn from Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dorothy is about to be whisked away from everything she knows in Kansas to a new place. Many of you will know that new places can seem a bit scary, but sharing how you feel can help.<\/p>\n

Kansas is known as The Sunflower State, so why not try drawing a sunflower. Make the petals big and write your thoughts onto the petals. You can see some easy sunflower outlines here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now read Chapter 1 : The Cyclone<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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