MFW: Exploration to 1850 and Adventures in U.S. History Week 28
This week we will learn about Jesus the Good Shepherd, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Mexican Independence, abolitionists, Africa, the trail of tears, Nat Turner, John Newton, John Quincy Adams, the city of Dolores, and the Zulu Kingdom. Also read about the Boers and the British, the scramble for Africa, Andrew Jackson, Maine, Alabama, Illinois, and Missouri. Study trees, growing outward, bark rubbing, gymnosperms, energy, forces, hot and cold, and gravity.
Books
Few of the books we used this week.
Bible
Memory Verse: "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep, and my sheep know me."
John 10:14
John 10:2-5, 14-15, 27-30
Revelation 7:9-17
Psalm 95:6-7
Psalm 136:23
James 4
James 5
Language Arts
Lots of reading, spelling, writing, punctuation, proof reading, and proper nouns.
Math
Worked on angles, rations, fractions, addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, group counting, and skip counting
Timeline
He added Civil War to his timeline.
K added Beethoven to her timeline.
History
We read about Abraham Lincoln, the cry of Dolores, the Republic of Mexico, the work of the abolitionist, the Zulu Kingdom, the Boers and the British, the scramble of Africa, Illinois, Alabama, Maine, John Quincy Adams, Missouri, and Andrew Jackson.
Science
Learned about trees growing outward, identification, bark rubbings, gymnosperms, gravity, and hot and cold.
Gravity Experiment
Hot and Cold Experiment
Art
Lesson 196: A Renaissance Man
Paint Card #10: Painting a Porpoise
3 In one Father, Spirit, and Son
Store up for yourselves treasures in heavens. (Matthew 6:20)
Prepping to make marble shaving cream for their 4 leaf clovers.
Their beautiful outcome, marble 4 leaf clovers.
Enjoying very much the shaving cream.
Music/Video
In this DVD set there was a short clip on St. Patrick to go along with St. Patty's Day this week.
Listened to the story of Beethoven and watched a short clip about him on YouTube, also listened to "The Best of Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty".
Field trip
Enjoyed the great outdoors this week, thankfully we had wonderful weather and the kids got a lot of energy out. Also enjoyed some delicious St. Patty cupcakes.
Conclusion
This week we learned about Jesus the Good Shepherd, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Mexican Independence, abolitionists, Africa, the trail of tears, Nat Turner, John Newton, John Quincy Adams, the city of Dolores, and the Zulu Kingdom. Also read about the Boers and the British, the scramble for Africa, Andrew Jackson, Maine, Alabama, Illinois, and Missouri. Studied trees, growing outward, bark rubbing, gymnosperms, energy, forces, hot and cold, and gravity. Now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.
GOD BLESS!
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