The American War of Independence: Marina did well today with some encouragement. We focused on the acts of Benedict Arnold the traitor of our country. Marina asked, "what did he do to become a traitor? " Great question Marina. We read and discussed in detail what he did when he turned against our country. Very good lesson
Today Gwendolyn and I continued her chapter on the 3 parts of the government. Today Gwendolyn completed her government foldable. We also did week 16 on eStudies weekly which focused on the 3 parts of government. Gwendolyn will use her foldable to take an open note test on Friday.
First, Bobby and I explored Reading A to Z, and he selected books within Social Studies that were of interest to him. Our goal is to incorporate more leveled readers into our sessions. Next we began to read about two more counties in Florida: Okeechobee and St. Lucie. Bobby discovered that there is a Navy Seal Museum in Ft. Pierce, so we researched that online and talked a bit about military history. Next, Bobby continued working through the E-Studies Weekly site, reading about Florida history, and reviewing Native American peoples. He completed numerous comprehension questions as he looked at authentic pictures, read articles, and listened to articles.
US History: Marina was impressed that Thomas Jefferson wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence. She asked, "why did he write a draft? " That was a good question it opened up an opportunity to explain why a draft is a good start for writing. She enjoyed the lesson as we talked about the need for other documents like the Constitution. Good lesson Marina
US History: Ethan had a very good day studying US History via a deeper study. I was impressed that he requested studying the US History more deeply. We view the Declaration of Independences and the Constitution and why we needed them. Very good lesson Ethan
Wants and Needs: Ethan was introduced to the difference of wants and needs. We discussed the topic, then Ethan was asked to draw pictures of "Needs",e.g. water, food, shelter, etc. later he drew pictures of " Wants". He visually saw and understood the difference. Originally he said a yacht was a need. Soon he was able to distinguish between the two. Great job Ethan.
