Geography Monday: The Dominican Republic

This week our travels bring us to The Dominican Republic!

Here are some things that we learned this week:

1.  4,000 humpback whales from North America come to the northern coast to have their babies!!

2.  Sugarcane is the main crop of the Dominican Republic.



We also added these books to our study.

The Dominican Republic

by Walter Simmons

A Gift of Gracias

by Julia Alvarez

Humpback whale!

You can go HERE to see the other books that we use.

Stay tuned for next weeks adventures as we travel to Panama!

Blessings!!

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Mystery of History Volume 4 Lessons 43-45

Lesson 43 Wilber and Orville Wright 

Wright Brothers

by Sarah Tieck

Lego wright plane!

Lesson 44 Helen Keller

Nest Entertainment

Lesson 45 Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

by Mike Venzia

Blessings!!

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Geography Monday: Haiti

This week our travels bring us to Haiti!

Here are some things that we learned this week:

1.  Haiti is the poorest country in North and South America.

2.  Many Haitians practice voodoo.



We also added these books to our study.

Haiti

by Jim Bartell

Bouki Dances the Kokioko

by Diane Wolkstein

Lego rendition of the "Le Negro Marron"  The Black Maroon in Port-au-Prince.

Instead of fried plantains that we really didn't like, I fixed fried bananas with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon!!

You can go HERE to see the other books that we use.

Stay tuned for next weeks adventures as we travel to Dominican Republic!

Blessings!!

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Mystery of History Volume 4 Lessons 40-42

Lesson 40 The Worldwide Fight for Women's Suffrage

Marching with Aunt Susan

by Claire Rudolf Murphy

Lesson 41 The Impressionists

Here is a link to our study on Claude Monet.

Lesson 42 Charles Eastman & Chief Joseph

Blessings!!

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Geography Monday: Cuba

This week our travels bring us to Cuba!

Here are some things that we learned this week:

1.  Baseball is Cuba's national sport and they have on of the best teams in the world.

2.  There are over 200 rivers in Cuba which is the largest of the Caribbean islands.



We also added these books to our study.

Cuba

by Julie Murray

A Mango in the Hand

by Antonio Sacre

Cuba flag out of Legos!

We made Cuban Bread French Toast!!

I did not use Cuban bread, but whole wheat.  Still turned out amazingly!!

You can go HERE to see the other books that we use.

Stay tuned for next weeks adventures as we travel to Haiti!

Blessings!!

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Art History Month #7: Michelangelo

This month we studied Michelangelo

Week 1:

We read the book:

Michelangelo

by Mike Venzia

For this project, he drew part of the Sistene Chapel depicting where God gave Adam life.

Then I put it on the underside of our piano bench and had him paint it.

Finished product!

Week 2:

We read the book:

Michelangelo Buonarroti

by Catherine Nichols

For this project, I had him carve out of soap.  He chose a fish and I gave him some ceramic tools.

Week 3:

We read the book:

Michelangelo

by Joanne Mattern

This weeks art project involved plaster of Paris!!

First, he spread it flat on a piece of cardboard.

After letting it dry, he drew a picture and then painted it.

Finished project!!

Week 4:

We read the book:

Michelangelo

by Shelly Sateren

For this weeks project he carved a man's face out of clay!

Blessings!!

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Mystery of History Volume 4 Lessons 37-39

Lesson 37 The French Rule of Mexico under Maximilian and Carlota

We watched this short video on Cinco de Mayo

Lesson 38 The Dominion of Canada

The adventurous chef : Alexis Soyer 

by Ann Arnold

Lesson 39 Emperor Meiji of Japan

I live in Tokyo

by Mari Takabayashi

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