Marie curie- Chapter 3: Growing up

Chapter Summary-
Manya, along with her siblings, graduate from high school with honors. Manya takes a year off and spends time in the country with his relatives. She has a wonderful time and returns home. She is ready to work hard and help her family. Manya takes a job as a governess to help her sister attend medical school. She does not regret her decision even though she wants to go to school too.

What we will learn in this chapter:
History and Geography- The Alpes  and the Carpathian Mountains
Science: Louis Pasteur
Fine Arts- Kulig Streamers and Sleigh Bells

History and Geography- The Alpes and the Carpathian Mountains

Lily and Aj found the Carpathian and the Alps on a map. They then watched a video and completed a reading comprehension worksheet about European Mountain Ranges. 

Science: Louis Pasteur

The kids watched a video about Louis Pasteur and his discovers on Germ Theory and Pasteurization. They also read about Pasteur and completed a worksheet. 

Fine Arts- Kulig Streamers
The kids enjoyed completing an arts and class project using markers , glue and scissors. They created polish ribbons that would. Be found on a sleigh at a Kulig. (Winter festival) 

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Chapter 3- Peppermint Stick Candy

Chapter Summary-
Betsy's first day of school has arrived. She wears new cloths made for her and is given a peppermint stick. Her brother George is sad because he is too young to go to school. Betsy gives him the candy and is happy that that made George feel better.


What We will cover in this Chapter-
History and Geography- William Penn and the Quakers
Language Arts- Writing, Word Search, Reading
Art- Coloring

History and Geography: William Penn and the Quakers
Betsy Family lives in Philadelphia. In 1692, a Quaker named William Penn came to America from England and founded the colony of Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers escaping religious prosecution in England. Betsy and her family were Quakers and life by this faith. Thee kids watched a you-tube video about William Penn and the Quakers. They also labeled the 13 colonies and completed a worksheet about William Penn.

Language Arts- Writing, Word Search
The children drew a picture and wrote about what they think Betsy Ross looks like. Then they read a shorter learn to read book about Betsy Ross.They also did a word search with vocabulary words. (The words were about Quakers)

Art- Coloring
The children colored a picture of the Quakers.

Thanks for Reading!

The Hatmakers Sign

Title: The Hatmaker's Sign; A Story By Benjamin Franklin

Author: Retold by Candace Fleming

Illustrator: Robert Andrew Parker

Copyright: 1998

Summary: Benjamin Franklin tells a story to try to mollify Thomas Jefferson, as Jefferson fumes over his own writing being charged!

                                 

 

This story was an exciting way to Celebrate the 4th of July. We read it at the perfect time of year. Lily and Alex enjoyed making fireworks with paint and using an antique stamp set.

Social Studies (Geography-Boston, U.S History-Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin)
We took a few minutes and read the Deceleration of Independence. I explained to the children that the story The Hatmaker's Sign is based on story told to Thomas Jefferson by Benjamin Franklin when he wrote The Declaration of Independence.. The kids learned that The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents written in U.S. history. We Also placed our story disk on Boston Because we learned that Benjamin Franklin was born there. We spent some time learning about Mr Franklin. The kids read books and completed worksheets about him. They learned about his inventions, life and contributions to America. Lily and Aj also Copied one of his favorite sayings in their best handwriting.

Mathematics (Counting to 100, Graphing)-
The kids colored a hundred chart worksheet. They also did a graphing project using statue of Liberty worksheets.

             

Language Arts (Vocabulary, Copywork)-
The children copied vocabulary words in their best handwriting and did a matching worksheet.

Science (Electricity)-

The kids learned that Benjamin Franklin was the first person to discover many things about electricity. He also invented the lightning rod. We decided to use an electric set to learn about electricity. The children made the light, music and propeller work. The kids also watched a movie and read a book about electricity.

Art & Language Arts (Printmaking, Sign Making, Vocabulary)-

Signs are everywhere! We talked about the purpose of signs and the kids learned that a sign informs someone of something. When John Thompson created his sign in The Hatmaker's Sign story he used words and a picture. The children had to create their own signs. While at a Antique store we found an antique print makers kit dated 1824. Lily and Aj used the stamps in this kit to create their signs. They also used the kit to stamp vocabulary words. They had a blast!

Art (Fireworks, Painting)-
The kids painted pictures of the American Flag and made fireworks using toilet paper roll tubes, paint and glitter.

Thanks for reading!

Worksheets are from 3dinosaur.com and homeschool share.