We've had a glorious week off for fall break. Honestly, I think this break was more for me than the kids. After a very busy summer and 6 weeks of school, I was feeling a little burnt out. The next couple of months will be pretty busy and, of course, we want to spend some time enjoying the beautiful weather. So this break was perfect timing. Starting tomorrow it's back to the routine!
History: War of 1812
I'm so glad that we were able to go to Fort McHenry when we were in Baltimore this summer! We were able to walk around the site, see an interesting video about the battle that took place there, and even see part of a Flag Day presentation. We will probably revisit some of our pictures from that this week. There are also some good resources that we might try.
*One thing that looks fun is an interactive powder monkey activity on the National Parks Service site.
*Liberty's Kids also has a video that we will watch
*Teachers Pay Teachers have some really nice War of 1812 printables, but the ones I found are not free.
*War of 1812 for kids with lots of links to activities and sites
*USA coloring sheets page...but I had trouble getting all the ads off
*Online resource with some coloring sheets and some really interesting activities like making baked apples, homemade butter, candle making and making your own ink!
*Another online resource with links to several sites and activities
*Lots of great printables/info here. It has free resources on the flag, key historical figures, patriotic songs, etc.
*A site with American History Crafts and Projects...this could be used later, too!
*Lesson on the Star Spangled Banner and art project
*I just splurged and bought a timeline for the War of 1812 and the Civil War on Teachers Pay Teachers. Honestly....I think it'll help us to have some visual resources that summarize both wars. We will use the Civil War one in a few weeks. Hopefully it'll be $5 well spent!
Science: Excretory system
*We will look at the body systems printable I posted about here
*Nice printable coloring sheet with info
*There are several YouTube videos you could watch...but make sure to preview them first ; ). "Make Me Genius" and "Crash Course" are two channels that have informative videos.
Geography: states and capitals
*continuing to print state/capital cards on crayola.com
*I bought a very cute cookie cutter in the shape of the US on Amazon for only $3...with free shipping.
That's all I have for this week! Have a good one!
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