FOURTH OF JULY FUN This week we celebrated the Fourth of July. We concentrated our focus on learning about why we celebrate July 4th.
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Watched Liberty Kids, which we have done a million times, and read "The 4th of July Story". ACTIVITIES Made baking soda stars and froze overnight. Gave the kids bottles filled with vinegar for the kids to squirt on the stars and watch them fizz. Making paint fireworks Shaving cream fireworks Beautiful art works and a mandatory bath afterwards.
Set up a red, white, and blue water station. They really enjoyed mixing the colors together. Had family over to celebrate the 4th. Some fun fireworks, sparkles, pop-its, and glow wands. Fun with sparkles and some fireworks. Watching daddy blow up some fireworks.
Watching fireworks from our front yard, the neighbors have the best fireworks. July 4, 1776 America declared itself free from England with the Declaration Independence.
MFW: ADVENTURES IN U.S. HISTORY WEEK 6 This week we will learn more about the American Pioneers, a girl named Sarah Noble and her courage, how to make butter, review the story of Jesus feeding 5,000 people, and how Jesus is the bread of life. BOOKS
Few books we used this week BIBLE Bread of Life Writing practice "I am the bread of Life"
Memory Verse: ...."I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty." ~John 6:35 ~Exodus 16:2-4; 13-16 ~John 6:5-13 ~John 6:26-35 READING "Dear Dragon Goes to the Bank" by: Margaret Hillert "Dear Dragon Goes to the Beach" by: Margaret Hillert She read a few other books just didn't take pictures :) LANGUAGE ARTS Reviewing all of our spelling words. Laid out all the flashcards on the table for her to use to complete her worksheet. Reading sentences in her English workbook and identifying punctuations at the end of each sentence. I would say the spelling words out loud and she would write them down. Think this is less stressful for her. It was a spelling test but she didn't know that. Cross word puzzle and reviewing spelling words.
MATH Adding and introduction to multiplication. More addition and multiplication practice She has done really good with grasping multiplication. U.S. NOTEBOOK Locating Connecticut on the map and summarizing the book "The Courage of Sarah Noble" which we finished this week. Reading the step by step of how the pioneers used to make butter. Made butter by placing some whipping cream into a glass jar and sealed it tight and shake the jar back and forth. It was neat watching the cream turn into butter. The best part of this fun activity is getting to taste it with some crackers. Kids were worried about tasting it at first but ended up loving it.
TIMELINE None this week ART City Lights and Country Lights
Figure Boxes and Picture Frames Cubes, Boxes & Paper Bags
Small, Medium, Large SCIENCE Smelling and feeling yeast
Observing yeast under the microscope Mixing yeast with sugar and warm water Poured the mixture into the glass bottle and covered it with a balloon. Place the jar in a dark warm space and waited a few minutes before taking the jar out. After a few minutes we observed the balloon filling up with carbon dioxide. Pretty neat experiment, also did one using a mixture with salt instead of sugar. The balloon didn't fill up. Science Worksheet NATURE WALK It was so hot outside so I took the kids to the library. They were excited to see that the library added a Krayon Kiosk. Afterwards we went to 2nd and Charles to go to a Paw Patrol Activity they had. Excited to take a picture with Darth Vador. Coloring fun with some Paw Patrol coloring sheets.
VIDEOS Watched a video "A Day on an Indiana diary farm" on YouTube. ACTIVITIES Went to Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach in SC. It was a last minute trip but it was lots of fun. Fun being able to see all the awesome marine life. Observing sea horses and many different types of fish. Loved the mermaids show Then we took a walk on the boardwalk. Field Trip Worksheet This week we learned more about the American Pioneers, a girl named Sarah Noble and her courage, we made butter, reviewed the story of Jesus feeding 5,000 people, and how Jesus is the bread of life. It has been a fun interesting week. Now to see what next week hold for us. GOD BLESS!! PREVIOUS POST Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
