MFW: Adventures in U.S. History Week 5

MFW: ADVENTURES IN U.S. HISTORY WEEK 5

This week we will be learning about Pilgrims, Oiled windows, constellations, the patriotic song of the U.S.A. "America", and work on adding 3 numbers together.  

BOOKS



Few of these weeks books

BIBLE 



"Jesus is the light of the World" wall hanging art, which we hung in our window.

Memory Verse: ..."I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
~John 8:12

~Matthew 5:14-16

~John 1:9

~John 3:19-21

~1 John 1:5-10

~Revelation 21:1-7, 22-23

READING 



"Dear Dragon gets a Pet" by: Margaret Hillert 



"Dear Dragon learns to Read" by: Margaret Hillert



"Dear Dragon's Day with Father" by: Margaret Hillert



"Lolly-Pops" LANGUAGE ARTS



Reading her spelling words and working on sentences ending with a question mark.



Spelling word worksheet and answering some questions about the picture "Wide Awake" by Julius Adam



Working on her spelling words

MATH



Addition practice 


Adding 3 numbers problems 



Working on Picture problems 

U.S. NOTEBOOK



Singing the song "America" 



Learning about Pilgrims



Writing practice, which she doesn't like to do much.



Looking through pictures of how a pilgrim girl and boy live and how they dressed.

TIMELINE



Added Pilgrims picture to our timeline

ART



Ellipses Practice



Drawing Objects with Ellipses 



Drawing Ovals



Water and Ripples

SCIENCE



Searching for the planets in the rainbow pasta



Took out some parchment paper and regular computer paper and had her rub vegetable oil on the parchment paper.  After rubbing oil on the parchment paper I had her put a few drops on it and on regular paper to see what happens.  



On the parchment paper the water would roll off but on the regular paper it would soak right through.

NATURE WALK 



We planted corn in one of our pots and several days later it had already started to sprout. 

VIDEOS



Brain Pop video on Thanksgiving
ACTIVITIES



Went to the library for a special event "Bob the Builder".



They were so excited to meet Bob 



Took the kids to Legoland for our vacation. They were so excited.



So many neat statues made out of Legos



Enjoyed every minute at Legoland.

It took us two weeks to finish the lesson.  The kids both got sick so we took things slow.  One of the perks of homeschooling, taking our time.  We learned about pilgrims, thanksgiving, oiled windows, constellations, the patriotic song of the U.S.A. "America", and work on adding 3 numbers together.  

GOD BLESS!

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Preschool (Cc, #3, Yellow, Triangle) Solar System

PRESCHOOL (Cc, #3, YELLOW, TRIANGLE) SOLAR SYSTEM

This week we will review the letter Cc, the number 3, the color yellow, and the triangle shape.  Will discuss North American Indians and the solar system and do several activities on the subject.  We will also learn why we celebrate Memorial Day.



A few of the items we used this week.

BOOKS



Some of the books we used this week.
LETTER: Cc



Few of the items we used for the letter Cc



Working on the letter Cc
COLOR: YELLOW

Identifying the color yellow and observing several different items that are yellow.

NUMBER: 3




Working on the number 3: counting, writing, and identifying the number.

SHAPE: TRIANGLE



Learning about triangles



Triangles everywhere 
ACTIVITIES



Working on several puzzles and matching



After talking about some of the homes the indians made, the kids helped make a wagwam and a tepee.  They enjoyed playing with the homes once they were dry.



Sensory and balance play, he would try to play a plastic golf ball on a tee.



Having fun playing with water and water balloons with friends.




Reviewed some interesting facts about the solar system



Painting their own version of the solar system



Their solar systems came out great.



After discussing gravity we did a little experiment with a feather and a cube to see which one would drop faster, the cube fell faster to the floor than the feather.

VIDEOS



Watched a show of StoryBots Super Songs (E1 S1) "Outer Space and our Body" and also watched Magic School Bus (E1 S1) "Gets Lost in Space".
FIELD TRIPS



Took the kids to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum to talk to them about the meaning of why we celebrate Memorial Day.



Observing why we have our Freedom.

This week we discussed the letter Cc, the number 3, the color blue, and the triangle shape.  Also learned some facts about Native American Indians, our solar system, and the true meaning of why we celebrate Memorial Day. 

GOD BLESS!

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