Our Crazy Home Life: MFW Adventures Week 12

Bible: Since this weeks science focus is birds, we looked at birds in the bible. We started the week by discussing that God greeted birds on the fifth day of creation. We then read the story of Noah. We discussed how a dove was sent out to identify if there was land anywhere near by. Later in the week we read about Jesus' baptism, and God's strength.

History: We are on a cross country trip to visit each of our US States. Within each state, we will learn many features that include the capital, famous landmarks, state bird, state flower, state flag, and the abbreviation. We are starting our tip with the original 13 colonies. This week we spent time in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Georgia. The kids enjoyed coloring the state sheets included in MFW packet. The highlight visit was in Pennsylvania. They learned that there is a town called Hersey's Pennsylvania. In honor of this city, we spent sometime eating Hersey Kisses and drinking chocolate milk this week.

These are the MFW Adventures sheets are are included in the program. I also found U.S. State Cards from the $1 store. We will be using this to review the states we have learned each week. Each child has their own, so that can practice when they like.

Each day they color and add the abbreviation for the state

Each child has their own passport book. We add the state flag sticker, abbrevaions, and capital for each state we visit each week. The kids added their picture, name, age, and address to the first page.

Each child has a map with the stickers to
add, as we learn them. We placed them throughout the house (kitchen, staircase, and bathroom). Each day the kids learn about the state and then place the state sticker on the map. They are really enjoying this and love that they are placed throughout the house. I will be quizzing the kids as we move about the house each night. It is becoming a game for the kids, which make learning so much more fun.

Science: This week was an introduction to our study of birds. We are using the book Take-Along Guide Birds, Nests and Eggs. The kids gave great examples how birds are different than other animals. We talked about migrations, when the best time to watch birds (between 6am and 10am), and a little about bird nests. Later in the week, we studied Goldfinches, which is the state bird of New Jersey. The interesting fact that the they liked best, was that the male looses his color in the winter and that goldfinch eggs hatch in 12-14 days.

To end the week, we celebrated Halloween with our homeschool group.