~ Daingerfield, Texas ~
Daingerfield is
important. It is the fourth oldest town in Texas. It is located in far northeast Texas
about 120 miles east of Dallas and 60 miles west of Texarkana. It is a rural town of about
2,779.
City Web
Page - History
Daingerfield State Park
Entering Daingerfield
In addition to The
Important Book, we read As the
Crow Flies by Gail Hartman and made maps to show what we see from our house to
the school.
Daingerfield
The important thing
about Daingerfield is
playing in the swings at the State Park.
I swim in the lake.
I go to Brookshire's to buy food.
School is fun.
I eat at McDonald's.
Daingerfield is fun.
But the important thing about Daingerfield is
playing in the swings at the State Park.
by Cruz
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You can
view all our poems on our class web site.
West Elementary School
We also displayed the poems in a store window during our town's fall festival that honors
the namesake of our town, Captain
Daingerfield Day.
Texas State
Standards
Language Arts
1.18 Writing/purposes. The
student writes for a variety of audiences and purposes and in a variety of forms.
(F) The student is expected to write in different forms for different purposes including
.... poems...
Social Studies
(5) Geography. The student
understands the purpose of maps and globes.
The student is expected to (A) create and use simple maps to identify the location of
places in the .... community ....
(6) Geography. The student understands various physical and human characteristics of the environment. The student is expected to
(A) identify and describe the physical characteristics of places (C) identify and describe
the human characteristics of places.
As
the Crow Flies by Gail Hartman (Aladdin Library)
Very cool children's
introduction to maps.
Good reading for 3-8 yrs. It serves as a good tool for demonstrating how places relate to
each other and exposes them to the concept of maps. They are very basic maps--landmarks
only--combined with good illustrations, that make it so easy for children to comprehend.
Captain
Daingerfield Day—Daingerfield, TX Oct. 10-11, 2003. Named for the town’s founder, this event features golf, horseshoe pitching,
and basketball tournaments, a carnival, parade, car show and rally, chili cookoff, 5K fun
run, treasure hunt, and street dance. |