MFW ECC Weeks 29&30: Russia

 

 

Here are our highlights from Russia.

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Big Ladybug worked on a lapbook from Homeschool Share.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geography: She is still working on her geography vocabulary.

 

Cooking: We made some Russian apple pie.  We decided that is was ok, but we would stick with our version of apple pie.

 

 

 

 

 

Art:  colored Russian dolls.

 

How was your week?  You can link up below to share!

MFW ECC: Weeks 19 & 20 Kenya

 

 

We are finishing up our stay in Kenya and here are some of our highlights.

 

 

Bible: 

1. Continued reading in the book of Matthew
2. Read about missionaries David Livingstone and Samuel Morris.

 

Geography: 

1. Big Ladybug enjoys making her vocabulary illustrations.
2. Completed geography worksheets.

 

Science:

1. Grasslands: plants and animals of Kenya
2. Animal Study: Studied cheetahs, lapbook from Homeschool Share,  and watched the movie Duma.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooking:

1. Tapioca Pudding with Pineapples………yum!!

 

We are off to Saudi Arabia next!  Link up below to share your week, next week will be hosted at Discover Their Gifts.

Getting Back Into the Swing of Things: MFW Weeks 16 & 17 Germany

 

Well I had to dust off my keyboard…………..kinda had an unplanned hiatus from blogging over the holidays.

 

We returned to school and had a smooth transition back into the routine.  We traveled to Germany and here are some brief highlights.

 

 

Bible:  Missionary studies and character traits of Martin Luther and John Wesley.

 

Science:

1. Read about lakes/ponds, and freshwater plants and animals.

2. Learned about the parts of a river in Beginning Geography workbook.

3.  Researched about turtles.

 

Cooking:  We made potato pancakes and the girls loved them!

And it has gotten pretty cold here, so we have been trying to stay warm :0)

 

How has your week been traveling in My Father’s World?  Link up below to share!  Next week will be hosted by Monica at Discover Their Gifts.

MFW ECC Highlights: Weeks 14 & 15 France

 

We finished our travels through France and here are some of our highlights.

 

Bible:  missionaries in Hero Tales and their character traits.

1.      Menno Simons and his outlook on peace.

 

 

    William Tyndale, the man who gave us the English Bible.

 

 

Science:

1. Caves:  Watched a great Planet Earth video.
2. Looked at how animals adapt and defend themselves.

 

Geography:

1. France
2. Eiffel Tower (we also toured the tower through YouTube videos and saw how amazing it looks at night!)

You can print the template for the Eiffel Tower here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The kids had a great time eating and making marshmallow and toothpick towers.

 

 

 

Art: profile silhouette

 

Cooking: crepes…….yum!

 

 

 

 

I hope everyone is enjoying the Christmas season!  We will be breaking from MFW, so this will be the last link-up until after the new year.  This link-up will be open until December 30, so please link-up and share as many times as you like!

The next link-up will be hosted by Monica at Discover Their Gifts on January 6!

MFW ECC Highlights: Weeks 12 &13 Norway

 

 

We traveled through Norway the past two weeks, and here are some of our highlights.

 

 

 

 

Bible:  continued reading in the book of Matthew

 

 

 

 

Science:

• coniferous forests
• animal focus:  Chipmunk
• nature study: Fall Colors….check it out here.

 

ECC Co-op:

• science: map a forest area

 

• art: rosemaling for the girls…..Viking hats for the boys
• Watching Linnea’s rosemaling tutorials on YouTube really helped to learn the technique of Rosemaling.  Freehand and Freehand Flowers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• cooking:  fruit soup…..yum!

 

 

 

 

 

Please link-up below to share your experiences and fun using My Father’s World.

 

There will not be a new link-up next week.  The next link-up for MFW Highlights will be December 1 at Discover Their Gifts………Happy Thanksgiving!!

MFW ECC Highlights: Week 9 Brazil

 

 

We are traveling through Brazil this week focusing on the tropical rainforest and the creatures that live there.

 

We added to our Around the World Lapjournal. 

 

Geography:

• located Brazil on the map 
• discussed the different biomes of South America
• learned the difference between a hill and a mountain and the correct terms for each. (we really like the Beginning Geography workbook).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science: 

• Read The Great Kapok Tree and did rainforest lapbook. (printed from Homeschool Share)
• Made 3-D rainforest from Rod and Staff Hearing and Helping fun workbook.
• My kids really enjoyed the National Geographic Totally Tropical Rain Forest dvd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bible:

• Continued reading in the book of Matthew
• Verse:  Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden”

ECC Co-op:

• made art inspired by South/Central America (I lead the art for co-op and I didn’t care for any of the suggested art projects from Brazil, so we opted to do a different one from the Global Art book from the South and Central America section.)

 

1. pick out 2 or 3 fabric pieces to cover a piece of cardboard.
2. staple or tape them on.
3. draw a design on the fabric with chalk
4. use your scissors to cut through the layers of fabric to make your art (you just need to make sure you are only going through the layers you want to cut.)

 

  The kids seemed to really enjoy this project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link up below to share your week in My Father’s World.