We read a story in history about the Frenchmen, Marquette & Juliet who were missionaries and traveled down the Mississippi River. The Illinois Indian tribe was friendly to the explorers and gave them a peace pipe to take on their journey. They depended on God to protect them as they explored the West.
It became more crowded in the east and people began moving west over the Allegheny Mountains. Both the French and the English claimed the land west of the mountains.
We learned that there were many landforms and the French and English were fighting over the land beyond the mountains. We learned about different landforms. Mountains, Hills, Valleys, Prairies... The kids used whip cream to make their landforms. Although, one of mine opted to skip out on the mess, the others ate their mountains and licked their valleys. Fun project for sure!
We also found this cute cut and paste project for landforms and the kids enjoyed working on this.
We learned that during the French and Indian War, George Washington proved that he was trustworthy and dependable. Washington fought under the British General Braddock who refused to change his military tactic to fit the wild land and people he was fighting. Many of the men including the General were killed but, God spared Washington for greater things.
We studied more about owls in Science and learned interesting facts about them. Owls are birds that have special adaptions to help them hunt and survive.
We learned about snakes slithering... And I couldn't snap a picture quick enough but, they loved slithering on our wood floors. We learned that snakes have poor eyesight and are hard of hearing so they use their tongue to follow a scent to catch their prey.
We talked more about the great Anthony Benezet and how he helped many Acadians that were sent to Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War. He helped many people in his lifetime and could be depended on to help those in need.
We created a map of the area of the French and Indian War. The French trappers and traders had been friendly with the Indians for a long time. It was no surprise that the Indians banded with the French to get rid of the English settlers. When the English moved over the mountains to settle in the west, tensions grew between France and England and finally resulted in the French and Indian War.
We received letters back from the ones we sent a few units prior requesting info on our heritage from great grandmother and grandfather. We did a compare and contrast diagram to show the differences and similarities in the families. The kids thought it was neat to see it written out this way. We are certainly thankful and proud of our Christian family heritage.
We hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween. We made a trip to the vet with our puppy!
See you next week!
Be blessed!
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