Four Seasons Christian Academy : MFW: Exploration to 1850 and Adventures in U.S. History Week 31

MFW: Exploration to 1850 and Adventures in U.S. History Week 31

This week we will start working on our state report (North Carolina), learning how to write a report, parts of a report, searching/looking up information, and continue to work on the botany journal. Also learn about home on the plains, breathing earth, winter, spring, how the pioneers raised corn and wheat, North Dakota, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore, house sparrow, blue jay, ruby-throated hummingbird, and the red-winged blackbird.

Books

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

Bible

Memory Verse: . . . "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies."

John 11:25

John 3:16

John 6:57-58

John 8:12

John 12:24-26

Language Arts

Did a lot of reading, writing, sight words, spelling, and learned about parts of a report and paragraphs.

Math

Lots of review work this week: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and conversation units.

Timeline

None this week.

History

We worked on the K's state report, she picked North Carolina, that's where her and her brother where born. Read about a story of pioneers from Norway, breaking earth, winter, spring, North and South Dakota, and Mount Rushmore.

Science

Added the state bird, state tree, state flower, state animal, state fruits of North Carolina to K's report. Read about the House Sparrow, Blue Jay, Ruby Throated Hummingbird, light and color, friction, lines and shadow, the speed of light, colors, seeing light, hot friction, and streamlining. Also did some experiments on air power with a rocket balloon have a video of this experiment but for some reason can't seem to download it.

Girls worked on tie-dye and the boys played catch.

Some leaves for our botany journal.

Art

Paint Card # 13 Colors with Harmony

K did a lot of coloring for her state report.

Music/Video

Listened to Patriotic Songs of the U.S.A.: #11 Armed Services Medley.

Field trip

Went to Morgan's Grove Park and walked around, learned about the area and enjoyed lots of time in the park.

Conclusion

This week we started working on our state report (North Carolina), learning how to write a report, parts of a report, searching/looking up information, and continue to work on the botany journal. Also learned about home on the plains, breathing earth, winter, spring, how the pioneers raised corn and wheat, North Dakota, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore. Added the state bird, state tree, state flower, state animal, state fruits of North Carolina to K's report. Read about the House Sparrow, Blue Jay, Ruby Throated Hummingbird, light and color, friction, lines and shadow, the speed of light, colors, seeing light, hot friction, and streamlining. Also did some experiments on air power with a rocket balloon. Been a busy week with lots of learning and fun. Now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.

GOD BLESS!

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