John 1 song from Ross King
History subject - War of 1812
Book list:
The Star Spangled Banner
Youtube movie for this: History of the Star Spangled Banner
Notebooking pages: go under history > Modern Times > Modern Topics > War of 1812
This will be a fun time to do a flag art project. We will be doing ours Eric Carle Style.
1. First you will need several pieces of good heavy art paper. If you buy a sketch pad, you can just rip the paper out. Each child will need a page to painted red and one to be painted blue.
2.Get out your paints and paint the whole page red. While the paint is still wet on the page, get just a dab of white paint and streak it in there. You don't want it pink! So, just gently stroke the white in and work it in slightly here and there. When the page is dry use colored pencils in dark red and silver and SCRIBBLE on the page. Have fun! I mean really scribble! Do the same thing on your blue page. Use some dark blue as well as a royal blue. Work them onto the page when the paint is still wet. Same thing - let it dry and then scribble it up!
3. Most likely this will take you a few days to complete because of the drying process. If you are in a hurry for this to dry, a hair dryer works wonders! Now you are ready for a nice clean sheet of white paper.
4. If you want straight lines use a ruler to draw lines to cut your stripes. If you are like me and are okay with things looking a little loosey-goosey then just cut the stripes that will be the flag stripes. Obviously you don't have to have the correct number of stripes or stars, because that would be a lot of tiny stripes and your students might not love this project by the end. In the book mentioned above, it shows all the different flags the US has had. If you have a little perfectionist, let them look at the other flags and pick one with less stars and stripes, so they can still feel like there flag looks "right."
5. Glue your stripes down. I like to use a scrapbooking glue stick. It is a giant glue stick that really sticks and doesn't warp your paper. You could also modge podge these on. The glue stick that is linked can also be found at Target, Michael's, or Hobby Lobby. It is totally worth the $5! I guard my glue stick with my life. :o)
6. Now you are ready for the stars! You can cut them, or draw them on with a nice white colored pencils. Note - not all colored pencils are created equal. Some are more waxy and don't give you much color. If you want to get some really NICE ones, the Prismacolors are the best. They are about $1.50 per pencil - yes, per pencil. These are in my guarded stash! You can get them at any craft or art store.
Geography
State coloring sheets for state bird and state shapes from http://notebookingpages.com
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska
Presidents
Hayes, Garfield, Arthur
President note booking pages from http://notebookingpages.com
We will be writing one or two facts about each person using the president cards from CC.
Science - excretory system
lesson 4 last half - Apologia: Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology
Read Aloud
Abandoned on the Wild Frontier
Week 8
John 1 song from Ross King
History subject - Henry Clay
Book list:
Chapter 21 of A Child's First Book of American History
Notebooking pages under History pages > Modern Times > American Revolutionary War > Henry Clay
Youtube video on the Missouri Compromise
Geography
State coloring sheets for state bird and state shapes from http://notebookingpages.com
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico
Presidents
Cleveland, Harrison, Cleveland
President note booking pages from http://notebookingpages.com
We will be writing one or two facts about each person using the president cards from CC.
Science - circulatory system
lesson 8 - Apologia: Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology
Hear Your Heart - Let's Read and Find Out
Read Aloud
A Gathering of Days
Week 9
John 1 song from Ross King
History subject - Compromise of 1850
Book list:
Chapter 25 of A Child's First Book of American History
Notebooking pages: go under history > modern times > modern times topics > fugitive slave act
Profiles From History Volume 2 - Harriet Tubman
Profiles From History Volume 3 - Harriet Beacher Stowe
Geography
State coloring sheets for state bird and state shapes from http://notebookingpages.comUtah, Arizona, Nevada, California, Hawaii
Presidents
McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft
President note booking pages from http://notebookingpages.com
We will be writing one or two facts about each person using the president cards from CC.
Science - lymph system
lesson 13 - Apologia: Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology
Something extra: This article gives a lot of insight into the hidden meanings in the negro spirituals at the time. Wade in the Water and Follow the Drinking Gourd.
Read Aloud
continue A Gathering of Days
Week 10
John 1 song from Ross King
History subject - Polk's Doctrine
Book list:
Chapters 27- 29 of A Child's First Book of American History
Notebooking pages: go under history > modern times > modern times topics > Mexican American War
This is a website that helps explain the Gadsden Purchase
The Pony Express
Wagon Train - Life in the Old West
If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon
Ken Burns has a documentary titled The West. I have not seen it yet, but all of his others are fantastic.
Geography
State coloring sheets for state bird and state shapes from http://notebookingpages.com
Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Alaska
Presidents
Wilson, Harding, Coolidge
President note booking pages from http://notebookingpages.com
We will be writing one or two facts about each person using the president cards from CC.
Science - respiratory system
lesson 6 - Apologia: Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology
Something extra: This is about the time that (from what I can find) much of the American folk music that we still have around today was written and became popular. Songs like Skip to My Lou, Oh Susanna, and On Top or Old Smokey came to be. I love this era of music! This website here give you the background to many of these folk songs. Here are a few pulled up on Youtube for you. The Wabash Cannonball, Buffalo Gals, and here is Bugs Bunny singing The Blue Tail Fly (also known as Jimmy Crack Corn)
Read Aloud
John Muir America's First Environmentalist
The Secret Valley
If you haven't read the Little House series, this would be the time to start! We have already read them pretty recently.
Week 11
John 1 song from Ross King
History subject - Lincoln
Book list:
Chapters 30-32 of A Child's First Book of American History
Notebooking pages: go under history > modern times > modern times war sets > Civil War > Battle of Fort Sumpter
Profiles From History Volume 3 - Abraham Lincoln
Geography
We are done with our states! From this point forward, we will be working on geography the CC way! We will be pulling out our laminated maps and tracing. We actually will be doing this all along, I was just posting here the extra things that we do in addition.
Presidents
Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman
President note booking pages from http://notebookingpages.com
We will be writing one or two facts about each person using the president cards from CC.
Science - endocrine system
lesson 9 the last half - Apologia: Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology
Something extra: The music of the Civil War enters into history now. It is much more somber. Here is the Battle Cry of Freedom. And here is the history behind the song. Here is The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Read Aloud
Robert E Lee - Gallant Christian Soldier
Week 12
John 1 song from Ross King
History subject - Robert E Lee
Book list:
Chapters 33-34 of A Child's First Book of American History
Notebooking pages: go under history > modern times > modern times war sets > Civil War > Appomattox Campaign
Profiles From History Volume 2 - Clara Barton
Ken Burns has a fabulous documentary on the Civil War. It is long, but worth it, for your older kids - or you!
Geography
We are done with our states! From this point forward, we will be working on geography the CC way! We will be pulling out our laminated maps and tracing. We actually will be doing this all along, I was just posting here the extra things that we do in addition.
Presidents
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson
President note booking pages from http://notebookingpages.com
We will be writing one or two facts about each person using the president cards from CC.
Science - all about blood
lesson 7 the last half - Apologia: Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology
A Drop of Blood - Let's Read and Find Out
Something extra: This is the song When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Read Aloud
continue Robert E Lee - Gallant Christian Soldier
