MFW: Exploration to 1850 and Adventures in U.S. History Week 7

MFW:  Exploration to 1850 and Adventures in U.S. History Week 7

This week we will continue to our lesson on Jesus being the bread of life, Elijah, the last supper, the prodigal son, our studies of the book of James, Gustavus Adolphus, John Bunyan, and the Calerts and the land of refuge.  We will also read on the Thirty Years' War, Charles loses his head, Cromwell's Protectorate, plague and fire, Lord Baltimore, the great lakes, and American Pioneers and Patriots.  Also learn more about yeast, bread, canoes, all things about fish, archerfish, and Baroque and Vivaldi.

Books

Here are few of the books we used this week, not all books are pictured.

Bible

John 6:35

1 Kings 17:8-16

Luke 22:7-20

James 1:12-18

Bible Reader Cards: The Last Supper and The Prodigal Son 

Elijah Bible Reader Card 

Added the bread to our napkin holder to remind us Jesus is the the bread of Life.

Language Arts 

Lots of reading, handwriting practice, writing paragraphs, short stories, spelling, proof reading, and vowel sounds.

Math 

Worked on fractions, division, multiplications, addition, and subtraction.

Timeline 

Nothing was added to the timeline this week.

History 

We read about The Thirty Years' War, how Charles lost his head, Cromwell's Protectorate, the plague and fire in England, the protage, the Pioneers from France, the power of the Habsburgs, the peace pipe, Detroit, John Bunyan, ,Kings, Cavaliers, and Roundheads.

Science 

We studied all about fish and their difference, sharks, archerfish, yeast, made some homemade soft clay, bread, and did several experiments with yeast.

Homemade Soft Clay

Observing what happens to yeast with you add sugar and water.

Making bread

Art 

Worked on drawing with pen and ink, more on lines, illustrating a story, shading, and drawing a farm.

Music/Video 

Reviewed some of the great composers: Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Hayden, Mosart, and Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Chopin.  Listened  to a variety of their music and talked a little about their history.

Patriotic Songs of the U.S.A. #2 America 

Watched a video from Varsity Tutors on "Explore the world of dinosaurs with the Royal Tyrrell Museum: Clement the Science Educator". 

Field trip 

Went to PetSmart to observe several fish and even came home with a new addition.  Got a male Veiltail Betta and the kids named him Bartholomew Theodoneis Franklin the 3rd.  He is so active and a great addition to our family.  Got to enjoy the pool a lot this week, the weather was perfect and the water wasn't too cold.  Trying to enjoy the pool as much as we can before fall arrives.

Conclusion 

This week we continued our lesson on Jesus being the bread of life, Elijah, the last supper, the prodigal son, our studies of the book of James, Gustavus Adolphus, John Bunyan, and the Calerts and the land of refuge.  We also read on the Thirty Years' War, Charles loses his head, Cromwell's Protectorate, plague and fire, Lord Baltimore, the great lakes, and American Pioneers and Patriots.  Studied more about yeast, bread, canoes, all things about fish, archerfish, and Baroque and Vivaldi.  Also added a new member to our family, a betta fish which the kids call Bartholomew Theodoneis Franklin the 3rd, such a big name for a little fish.  He is one of the most active betta we've had.  Great addition to our family, kids love to sit next to his tank and read stories to him and talk to him.  Now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.  

GOD BLESS!

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This week we will learn about Jesus being the bread of our life and how we share it with the world.  Read about New York Colony, tobacco in Virginia, Angola, Henry Hudson, the Dutch in the New World, slave rebellion, end of slave trade, and Queen Nzinga of Angola.  Also learn all about birds, their digestive system, flight, respiratory system, and anatomy.  

Books

Some of the books we used this week.

Bible

Hebrews 1:1-2

1 Timothy 6:9-11

Psalm 73:3

James 5:3-5

2 Peter 3:3-4

James 1:1-11

John 6:26-35

Added the picture of the bread to our Jesus poster.

Food from Heaven and Jesus feeds the 5,000.

Language Arts 

We concentrated this week on reading, spelling, and handwriting.  Also read and memorized some poems.

Math 

Worked on addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, and lots of fractions.

Timeline 

Nothing added to the timelines this week. 

History 

Read on New York Colony, tobacco in Virginia, Angola, the Dutch in the New World, Henry Hudson, slave rebellions and ending of slave trade, Queen Nzinga, and America Pioneers.  Made some butter like the pioneers, and played a game of Ninepins.

Science 

Learned all about birds, their anatomy, digestive system, respiratory system, and flight.  Great lesson about birds to help us better understand our own Cockatiel CoCo, we also love feeding the wild birds in our area.  K built a nest using materials birds would use to build their own.  Observed the life cycle of a chicken and a sea turtle and identified the different parts of an egg.  Also learned about yeast, made bread, and did several experiments to better understand yeast.

Yeast under a microscope almost looks like teeth.

Yeast experiment with sugar, the sugar is food for the yeast which produces a gas called carbon dioxide.  This gas helped the balloon rise.

Instead of using sugar we replaced it with salt and saw a different effect.  The balloon did not rise instead it seemed like it was sucked into the bottle.  Carbon dioxide was not produced in this experiment.

Made some delicious biscuits and Challah bread.

Art 

Discussed the history of Rembrandt van Rijn, silhouette, practiced framing, drawing cubes, boxes, and paper bags. 

Music/Video 

Patriotic Songs of the U.S.A. #2 America 

The Best of Schubert: Symphony no. 9 in C Major, "Great": #5 III. Scherzo: ALlegro vivace and #6 IV. Finale: ALlegro vivace.

Watched a video via Varsity Tutor on Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium on Rainforest Roundup with Alexander Konarski.

Field trip 

Went for our usual walk in the neighborhood and one of the days started sprinkling.  It was a lot of fun and the kids want to always go for a walk any time it rains, as long as there is no lighting or its thundering.  Always fun to play in the rain.

Conclusion 

This week we learned about Jesus being the bread of our life and how we share it with the world.  Read on New York Colony, tobacco in Virginia, Angola, the Dutch in the New World, Henry Hudson, slave rebellions and ending of slave trade, Queen Nzinga, and America Pioneers.  Made some butter like the pioneers, and played a game of Ninepins.  Learned all about birds, their anatomy, digestive system, respiratory system, and flight.  Great lesson about birds to help us better understand our own Cockatiel CoCo, we also love feeding the wild birds in our area.  K built a nest using materials birds would use to build their own.  Observed the life cycle of a chicken and a sea turtle and identified the different parts of an egg.  Also learned about yeast, made bread, and did several experiments to better understand yeast.  It has been a fun week of learning, now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.  

GOD BLESS!

PREVIOUS CURRICULUM POST 

MFW: God's Creation from A to Z (Kindergarten)

MFW: Learning God's Word (1st Grade)

MFW: Adventures in U.S. History (2nd Grade)

MFW: Exploring Countries and Cultures (3rd Grade)

MFW: Creations to Greek (4th Grade).

MFW: Reformation to Rome (5th Grade)

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