Week 20
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5
Lewis and Clark
We read a lot about Lewis and Clark this week. We sometimes have a hard time getting through the readings in the book The Story of the US, so it was really great that our library had The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark book, by Rhoda Blumberg, that had beautiful photos and well written facts. It was definitely a book that was out of the book basket more than it was in it.
We created this Lewis and Clark lapbook. It was a pretty big undertaking, but the girls were pretty happy with the result, so it was worth the extra time we spent on it.
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5
Lewis and Clark
We read a lot about Lewis and Clark this week. We sometimes have a hard time getting through the readings in the book The Story of the US, so it was really great that our library had The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark book, by Rhoda Blumberg, that had beautiful photos and well written facts. It was definitely a book that was out of the book basket more than it was in it.
We created this Lewis and Clark lapbook. It was a pretty big undertaking, but the girls were pretty happy with the result, so it was worth the extra time we spent on it.
We spent some extra time just learning about Sacagawea and exploring what it would have been like to be her. We even found these Sacagawea paper dolls to cut out, color, and reenact the story.
Louisiana (State Studies)
The girls completed their Louisiana pages and the Louisiana Purchase student sheets.
The girls completed their Louisiana pages and the Louisiana Purchase student sheets.
We read these books on Ruby Bridges from our book basket.
And we created these simple dolls as we watched the Ruby Bridges movie (1998). I was definitely in tears as we watched and was really touched. I know we all were glad we watched it. It brought up so much in our hearts.
And we created these simple dolls as we watched the Ruby Bridges movie (1998). I was definitely in tears as we watched and was really touched. I know we all were glad we watched it. It brought up so much in our hearts.
Plants
Lowe's Field Trip
We were really excited to head over to Lowe's for this Build and Grow Workshop, which went so well with our studies. The little planters were fun (and not too hard) to put together.
We were really excited to head over to Lowe's for this Build and Grow Workshop, which went so well with our studies. The little planters were fun (and not too hard) to put together.
This girl worked very hard and had some help from the best. We love our Lowe's.
Look at her face. It is so special to build something yourself.
We added some planting soil and flower seeds and waited... and waited....
and look at all of that green sprouting up!
I loved how the girls were quick to remind me that we needed to water these flowers often.
Lessons were learned this week!
If you have a Lowe's in your area, you should see what workshops they offer for children.
They are completely free and provide basic building skills and a sweet project for your child to take home that they have created.
Music
Swan Lake
We also pulled out our Ballet Stories book again, and listened to Swan lake, as we looked at the lovely photos. This recommended book basket book is an excellent addition to your My Father's World Adventures school year.
The Star-Spangled Banner
We also learned the words to the song The Star-Spangled Banner. We found a free printout to color and fill in.
It was a really great week! We learned, were challenged, and were very busy, but in the best way.
to give you a little more detail on where and what we are studying
you can check out our classroom reveal HERE
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