I really have to say that we are truely enjoying this program. The kids are loving school, which makes my life so much easier.
Bible: We discussed the meaning of Jesus. It is a Greek word that means the Lord saves. we discussed the fall of man in Genesis and God’s plan of redemption through Christ in Isaiah.
History - I read on another blog how a mother wrote down the 5 W's of journalism (who, what, when, where, why) on the board, and then the children answers each question orally while she wrote it down. The children then copy from the board. This is a wonderful Charlollet Mason style of teaching (oral presentation and copy work). So this was our style of teaching this week for history. I was amazed at how well the girls did. We learned about Christopher Columbus.
We made another map from Interactive 3-D Maps: American History that shows the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria leaving Spain and heading to San Salvador.
We used the Draw-Write-Now book 2 for art this week. It includes drawings and copy work for Columbus. Emily chose to draw and write about Christopher coming ashore, while Ashley wrote and drew the three ships.
The girls enjoyed making the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria out of foil. Since Jake was out of town visiting with his grandma, Emily was happy to make two. We then set them off to sail at a local creek. I think this was the highlight of the week. To end the week we watched "Animalted Hero Classics: Christopher Columbus".
Science - This week we studied air. The kids took turns fanning each other to see that, even though they can't see the air, it is all around us. We had a race where we used cardboard to fan a piece of paper across a finish line. We discussed how the cardboard moves the air, and the air moves the paper.
Next, we used some objects around the house to see if there was any air inside of them.
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