Adventures in MFW ~ Week 5

This week we studied the Mayflower and the Pilgrims. Sydney wasn't really thrilled about the chapter at the outset because she's read/heard about this so many times, but she ended the week a little more appreciative of the pilgrims' struggle and seemed to have a better understanding of it all.

Bible ~ Our memory verse was still John 8:12 "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." This week we talked a bit about missions and how God doesn't mean for us to keep His light to ourselves. Sydney has a strong heart for missions and we are trying to find an outlet for that. Right now she is saving her money and donating it to different charities, in the future I'm sure she'll want to do more hands on work.

Social Studies ~ We finished reading Squanto this week and began a lengthy discussion of why the Pilgrims came to America. It was really hard for the girls to grasp the need for religious freedom, but we talked and read about how King James persecuted those who did not want to worship his way. In American Pioneers and Patriots we read a story about how life must have been for those first Pilgrims. We also made an oiled paper window and completed a page about the Pilgrims for our notebooks.

Science ~ Our science focus for the week was the stars and constellations. The girls enjoyed reading about the stars in the Bible and learning about the Big Dipper, etc. I found some great books at the library with night sky scapes so the girls could try to find the constellations. It's too buggy here to go out at night, so this was a good compromise.