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Roll and Read (Blue) 1 2 3 4 5 You don’t want to be stuck outside! Buildings and other shelters protect us from weather. Thatch is straw or leaves that have been gathered and bundled together to be used as a roof or covering. The fireplaces were used for heating the home and cooking. A puncheon floor was made by laying down half-logs with the flat side up. Instead, most people hire building contractors, who build homes for them. Have you ever thought about how shelter has changed since the early years of the ? Wattle is the name given to twigs and sticks that are woven together. Settlers fastened the logs together with wooden pegs that they made by hand. The glass let light in, but people could not see through the glass to outside. Candles are still common in many homes in the today. When the colonist arrived, there were no houses, hotels, or motels? Daub is a mixture of clay, straw, and water. Later, blacksmiths shaped nails and hinges so that doors and cabinet could be hung. The candles were usually made by women of the family, who used tallow, another name for animal fat. Modern building methods allow people to live in homes that have many more comforts than houses of long ago. They built their houses by using supplies they had brought and materials from the surrounding land. The wattle and daub were a big improvement over the clay used earlier. A pug mill was a hallow tub that contained a shaft with knives sticking out of it. Thatch caught fire too easily. Instead, roofs were usually made of shake shingles or tiles. Although many homes today have fireplaces, they’re usually smaller. Smaller families shared houses until enough houses were built for each family to have its own. Moss, leaves, and mud were stuffed between logs to keep out the cold and wind. The bricks were dried for several weeks before being placed in hot ovens, called kilns, to bake and harden. During the pioneer ear of the 1800s, settlers moved west to the prairie lands. A common house was built first to store the buildings tools and other supplies. If you roll a 6, choose 1 block to read.
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