WEEK 21

BIBLE

The Bible verse this week was John 15:5, "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." We talked about Elijah obeying God and God giving him food during the famine for his obedience. We also learned about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and the fruits of the spirit.

 

SPELLING

Ryder did Lesson 21 and got a 100 on his spelling test.

 

ENGLISH

Ryder did Unit 3 Lesson 25, a review and a test. He also did Lesson 7 in Wordly Wise.

 

HISTORY
This week Ryder studied the states Indiana and Mississippi! He colored the state bird and flower, learned the capital, and wrote the state abbreviation. He also found the states on the map of the USA. Ryder learned about Robert Fulton and his invention of the steamboat. We also ate popcorn the day we studied Indiana because Orville Redenbacher was from Indiana and that's where he first started selling his popcorn! Ryder added the Robert Fulton to the timeline. We read chapters 7-11 of "On the Banks of Plum Creek."

 

HEALTH

This week Ryder learned about taking care of his teeth.

 

MATH

Ryder did Lessons 81-84. He did Life of Fred Butterflies chapters 9-10.

 

ART

Ryder studied Lewis and Clark artwork and pointed out the different textures used.

 

MUSIC

We listened to the song "The Star-Spangled Banner."

 

PRESCHOOL

This week Mercer did activities for the letters "m" and "n." He also worked on deciphering beginning sounds of words.

 

SCIENCE
This week in co-op the kids learned about rocks!