HOD - BLHFHG Unit 27

Our memory verse this week was Luke 16:10.   “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much."

 This verse fit perfectly with some of our recent household "yes, I already brushed my teeth" moments.  Although, I did find it necessary to take the time to explain the history of April Fools Day to both the children after they pranked me!  Hard to enforce one and have a day of fun pranking the next.  

In history, we read about little Betsy who was excited to wear her best dress as a flower girl at the front of the parade welcoming George Washington on his tour of the south.  For art, we made flowers like Betsy may have had in the parade. 

Betsy was greatly disappointed to find out that she wasn't able to go to the parade as her mother needed her to stay home to take care of her grandmother. She obeyed her mother and when a weary kind man came to her door she gladly served him some of the homemade cornbread she had made.

 After awhile, as the man was leaving, Betsy asked his name and she was surprised when he replied, "George Washington." The Lord blessed Betsy with his special visit because she obeyed her mother and followed her simple instruction even when she didn't want to. She was honored with a special guest! 

The kids followed a recipe and did a great job making the cornbread just like what was served to George Washington!  YuMmY! 

We read about where George Washington lived on Mount Vernon and the kids followed the directions  given to sketch a map of the 5 large farms that he had on the Potomac River. We learned that President Washington took very good care of the women, children and the poor. He provided fishing poles and allowed the people to fish for herring on the docks at the wharf.  He encouraged the use of his fields for corn.  President Washington was not greedy and he was careful with all that God had given him. 

The kids sketched a herring fish and learned that they live in schools in the North Atlantic Ocean. They grow to be 17" long and are nicknamed "saw bellies" because of the many sharp scales on their belly. 

Next, the kids color washed their fish sketch with paints and cut them out!  They enjoyed this art project and the herring fish turned out great! 

President Washington made it a priority to leave simple written instructions in letters and in diaries to take good care of the farm animals, their stalls and the fields.  It was important to him to give good care for the big and small. 

In Math, we revisited place value with this fun game. I cut up and used paint sample cards. This was a great help with my first grader and she grasped the concept much easier after playing this placement game.

We also had a counting money quiz! This is something we will continue to work with but, overall was a success once she had real money in hand. 

We did fun m&m's graphing and both kids enjoyed this of course!  They both guessed how many were in their pack before they opened them.  Then, they guessed which color would be the most and the least. 

They especially liked eating the math manipulatives!   :) 

The little girl asked to learn to sew! Although, I am not a seamstress, I can teach a simple stitch or two!  We started with this simple stitch and she did a great job putting this little patch ornament together.  With all the reading about little girls sewing in Stories of the Pilgrims, she is actually wanting to do her own cross stitch sampler!  Looking into that in the future for sure! 

The weather was beautiful and we loved the outside play this week! Both kids couldn't get enough of the sunshine this week.  It was such a motivator to get their work done quickly  and correctly so that they could get back outside!  We love spring! 

See you next week! 

Be blessed!