The fourth grade class went on a field trip to learn about life as trappers in the 1800s. They visited various stations to learn about different aspects of trapper life including the 1800s schoolhouse, animal skin collection and uses, blacksmithing, canoe making, fire making, housing, tepees, weapons, trading, trapping and camp life. The students engaged with presenters at each station and saw demonstrations of the various skills and activities essential to trappers in Colorado's history.

1. Trappers Day 2012
By Mr. Hart’s 4th Graders

2. 1800s School
By Lydia and Skylar

3. Lydia listened to the teacher in her
group talk about the schoolhouse.

4. Teagan asked a question about the
school.

5. Animals Skins
By Kobe and Chloe

6. This was a sign on rabbit fur in a shop.

7. This was a guy with a beaver hat that
told us how to hunt animals.

8.  This was a guy
with a animal skin
bag to carry his
axes.

9. Blacksmith
By Addie and Cole

10. The Blacksmith heated the metal to
make it soft.

11. The Blacksmith hammered the metal to
make fire starters.

12.  The Blacksmith
made fire
starters for
trappers to use
for their fires.

13. Canoe
By Aspen and Maddie

14. The man told us how canoes were
made.

15. Then the man gave us each a paddle
and showed us how to use them.

16. Then the man taught us how to paddle
together.

17. Fire Making
By Natalie and Parker

18. We were listening to stories by the
campfire while we sat on a log.

19. We watched the fire melt the metal.

20.  We watched
Bear Claw try
to make fire,
but he failed.

21. House
By Nicole and Michael

22. This is the old piano in the Donaldson’s
house.

23. In the kitchen shelf, we saw a scale,
iron and a crock.

24. Tepees
By Austin and Brynlee

25. We saw a few tepees where Indians
lived.

26. A trapper told us about the tepees.

27. Our classmates went inside the tepee.

28. The Fort
By Olivia and Payton
ayton

29. We saw a blacksmith who makes
fire starters.

30. Our classmate was holding a piece of
wood down to carve another piece of
wood.

31.  The fourth
grade class
went to the fort
and to learn
about Colorado
history.

32. Trade Shops
By Ashley & Grace

33. Here we are at the trading shops.

34. This is the Noisy Bear Trade Policy.
You can trade everything except ex-
wives.

35. We are in the trade shops where they
trade stuff.

36. Trapper
By Macey and Claire

37.  We went to the
trading grounds.
The trapper tried
to trade the
chairs for other
things.

38. The trapper taught us how they used a
canoe to go to their trappers ground.

39. Weapons
By Teagan and Hunter

40. We saw a wooden cannon that had
wooden wheels.

41. Macey’s mom threw a tomahawk at a
wooden target and hit it once.

42.  These are
weapons they
used to kill
animals to trade.

43. Camp
By
Brandon and Emily

44. The trapper taught us how the Indians
and Trappers traveled across lakes
and rivers.

45. Our friends stood in front of the
outhouse.

46. The chief told us about tepee etiquette.

47. The End