Weaver Unit 4 Chapter 4

Day 1 - Concept of Nation. Our nation is the U.S.A drew flags for our notebooks. For math we played chutes and ladders.

Day 2 - Inventions. Began a chart with who, what, when etc of 6 inventions of modern day items we do use, added to their notebooks. Flashcards, and Domino Math with both kids. J- HW, Saxon, I- Bob book, pace, Saxon.

Day 3 - Inventions. My invention is... each designed their own invention and wrote about it in their notebook. Flashcards and Domino Math with both kids. How things are Made video, Worked on Inventions chart (second day). J- HW. I- Bob book, Pace.

Day 4 - Electricity, cars, bikes. Flashcards with both kids. J- Saxon, Bob, I - Saxon, Pace.

Day 5 - Inventors - Thomas Edison, lightbulb. Flashcards, used them to make up sentences. J - Saxon, HW, Pace. I- Saxon, Pace.

Day 6 - George Washington Carver, Einstien video from Youtube, IAM song by, conducted ligth experiment. Flashcards and wrote ABC's turned into something else in their notebooks. Learned about congruent shapes. J- Saxon, HW. I- Pace.

Day 7 - skipped some of the Weaver and started an Election lapbook. Was Presidental Election Day. Read robot books and built robots. Watched the election Results. I filled in the map for them. Josiah watched the whole thing, even the concession speach by McCain with me.

Day 8 - George Washington Carver coloring book- printed from online. Flashcards and Saxon for both boys. J - Sam and the Bag, read to me and Isaac. Worked more on Election lapbook.

Day 9 - In the Beginning. Memorized Genesis 1:1 and illustrated and wrote in for their notebooks. Read about The Wright Brothers. Both did flashcards, added a bunch of new words today. Both boys did Josiah's math (making sets of 10 with coins).

Day 10 - Wrapped everything up. Also taught the boys about friction - used a toy car to illustrate. First ran it across a smooth surface then a rough one. Talked also about force. In talking about friction, made airplane like paper things, to drop and showed the kids about friction. Each picked an invention and inventor drew and wrote about them, copying sentances from the board. Flashcards for both boys. J- HW.

Books read that I own-
Ernie the Electrician by Ladybird
A Picture Book of George Washington Carver by David A. Adler
Great Experiments with Light by Fiarotta
What Magnets Can Do. by Allan Fowler
The Invention of Paper by Sesame Street
The Kingfisher Children's Encyclopedia
A Picture Book of Thomas Alva Edison by David A. Adler
How Things Work by Childcraft Encyclopedia
The Usborne Book of Scientists From Archimedes to Einstein by Struan Reid and Patricia Fara
Nutsy the Robot goes to bed by Mark Shulman
Great Men and Famous Deeds by Childcraft Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Discovery Science and History
The Thinking Book by Adelaide Holl
The Fantastic Cutaway Book of Flight by Jon Richards

From Library
books
The New Way things Work by Macaulay
So you want to be an inventor by Judith St. George (An audio recorded book with regular book also)
The Kid who invented the Popsicle by Don L. Wulffson


Not relating to unit
Max's Words by Kate Banks
I Don't like to read by Nancy Carlson
Big Fish Little Fish by Ed Heck (Isaac loved this book and read it aloud to dad)
Ted by Tony DiTerlizzi

video
Inventions for Students Fantastic Robots
The Big Aircraft Carrier by Little Mammoth Media
Human Body for Children All about the Human Life Cycle- Schlessinger Science Library
How do they do that - Sony Wonder


From Netflix-
Accidental Inventions
The Prince of Egypt

From Library watched relating to last unit Eyewitness Rainforest Jungle