We finished our travels through the United States!
Bible Highlights
- Memory Verse: Matthey 1:23- Immanuel means ‘God is with us.’
- People Group: Navajo Indians
- Missionary: Harriett Tubman. We discussed the underground railroad and what slavery was.
- Character traits: Joy, Perseverance, and Compassion.
- Missionary character trait notebooking pages (from Mama Jenn)
- Made Matthew bookmark (from All of a Kind Family)
Geography
- State borders
- Visited some US landmarks via youtube! Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, and the Washington Monument.
- The US flag
- US fun facts
Geography Vocabulary: Butte
Science:
- Temperate Forests
- Layers of the Forest
- Tree Identification (Big Ladybug learned how to use an index!)
We drew the forest layers. It was fun, and I hope it helps us remember them a little better. I got this idea from 2 love learning.
ECC Co-op
Cooking: Made some ketchup and enjoyed it on hotdogs and french fries!
Field Trip: The Zoo!
I don’t know which they actually liked more….. seeing the live animals or sitting on the statues!
We also enjoyed “rowing” Lentil. You can check it out here!
Big Ladybug received her passport and airline ticket….we are off to Mexico!!!
Did you know???
The Original Ketchup (catsup) Did Not Contain Tomatoes!
Long ago ketchup began as a sauce of anchovies, walnuts, mushrooms, and kidney beans.
Read more: http://gomestic.com/cooking/little-known-facts-about-ketchup/#ixzz1YsOIgmxg
I hope you all had a great week! Thanks for linking up and sharing your fun in My Father’s World!
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Looks like a great week. I love that you are rowing books as the TM suggests them- what a great idea! I am so impressed by Big Ladybugs drawings, so beautiful. I hope you have as much fun in Mexico as we did ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh yum.. your ketchup looks yummy! Your angels look sweet!
ReplyDeleteGreat forest layer picture!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Everytime I see an ECC post, I get more and more excited for next year!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great week! I always like seeing the geography notebook! I'll take the ketchup with tomatoes-thank you!:)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for taking the time to do this. I had so much fun clicking on the links for the printables. It really helps to see what others are doing. I am doing ECC with a 6th & 2nd grader this year. Thanks again Kattie
ReplyDeleteBlessings ~ Jenn
I did not know that about Ketchup! That's pretty neat! thank you for sharing. Looks like you guys had a great time at the zoo!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like ECC has some neat,new things added since we did it. Your tree/leaf studies look great!
ReplyDeleteKattie, I love the Ketchup pictures and info! That is so interesting. I would love to try making some at home. It looks like you are having a fun year!
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