Bigger Hearts for His Glory- Unit 29

Disney Magic

We took a week off for a warm and beautiful spring break week in the Caribbean on the Disney Magic!  We all had a fabulous time visiting Cozumel, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and Castaway Cay but, are glad to be home and getting back into the swing of a routine.  Ok, "glad" may be a stretch but, it's nice to be home.  I will say there is nothing more magical than a Disney vacation! 

Of course, the kids wrote reviews of the trip including what we did at the ports and their favorite parts. We mapped where the boat traveled and located the homes of our servers on a map.  :) 

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This week in Unit 29 our character trait was honesty.  

We learned Proverbs 12:22.  'The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are trustworthy.'

We continued reading about the Wright Brothers this week and learned that they enjoyed following discoveries in science around the world.  Lieutenant Peary was attempting to reach the North Pole. 

We learned that glaciers are found in the Artic and Polar regions of the globe because they are very cold being farthest from the sun. The glaciers are layers of packed snow and ice.  Icebergs are areas of the glacier that have broken away and have fallen into the ocean.

We experimented and learned that only 1/8 of the iceberg shows above water.  This makes ships vulnerable to hitting them as the Titanic did in 1912.  

We read that Orv and Wilbur had a patchwork quilt.  We learned that patchwork quilts were useful and made from used clothes of different fabrics and textures.  The kids each drew their own designs and added stiches.  I think these turned out great for their little art project! 

We also read that Wilbur and Orv were successful in what they set out to accomplish because of their honest upbringing.   They loved building things together and troubleshooting how things worked.  A tragic hockey accident and typhoid fever kept the boys together longer while they were growing up.  They had great success with a local printing shop and a bicycle shop.  Their mother passed away shortly after their success as business owners but, was not forgotten.  

The kids added the sequence of events to their history note booking.  I love how Heart of Dakota explains that God had big plans for the Wright Boys and used their tragedies into something BIG for them both.  

In our Pioneer Sampler reading, we read that one evening their grandmother told the family a Scottish story about an elf called Hobgoblin.  She used the light from the fire and her hands to make shadows appear.  We of course had to try and turn the lights off to see what shapes we could make too!  The kids had fun trying the different shadow shapes on the wall for each other with stories of their own.

 

 

We learned about the difference in opaque, translucent, and transparent are different.  Opaque is dark and light does not show through.  Translucent objects let some light through and transparent is completely see through.

We had a great week with Bigger Hearts and finding it hard to believe we only have several more units until it's complete.   The kids are cruising through their Christian Light Education Math workbooks and are each doing very well.  

Easter was a beautiful day here in Virginia. We went to church, colored eggs, cooked out with friends, and had an egg hunt. 

We wish you and your family a happy Easter and a great HOD week!

Be blessed!