“Fun in the Cherry Orchard”

BIBLE:

Character Lessons:

Finding Your Place to Help:

This part of the chapter became a Bible lesson. I quickly recalled a Bible story where Paul encourages Timothy in his youthfulness.

Memory Verse:

Jordan chose to memorize Colossians 3:17 this week.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Fruit Regions:

First, I picked up a variety of non-traditional winter fruits from the store.

Bub loves inspecting, dissecting and tasting new produce. He chopped it up and mixed in a few family favorites to create s tropical fruit salad. He served it with dinner.

Bub wrote down all the fruits he prepared and color-coded them on the map. Later, I added it in his FIAR notebook.

LANGUAGE ARTS:

Periodicals – Newspapers:

Bub’s grandpa brought over the Sunday paper so he could peruse the sections. What’s the first section to inspect? The comics, of course!

Writing & Discussion Question:

We talked about Dr. Moore’s character and how he isn’t motivated by money. We discussed how he probably knew the kids were enjoying their time in the boxcar and didn’t want to spoil it.

SCIENCE:

Orchards – Types, Care & Tending:

Jordan read about tending orchards in The Farm That Feeds Us. He also read From Seed to Pear to understand the entire process of raising fruit trees.

FINE ARTS:

A Poem and a Picture:

Jordan copied the garden poem, illustrated it, and memorized it during the week.

HELPFUL LINKS:

Chapter Book GRAB BAG:

I created a Grab Bag for the The Boxcar Children Mini Unit. The Grab Bag series is a collection of worksheets and/or activities that I created while studying the FIAR Chapter Book units with my children.

You can purchase your copy HERE at our TPT Store.

*NOTE: Please be aware that any printable from the Grab Bag series may have worksheets that are similar and/or the same as those available in our other printables. We try to include anything that could enhance your student(s) learning experience as you row the chapter book series.

Pinterest Board:

You can find most of the activities, ideas, and printables from this post on The Boxcar Children Pinterest Board.

Youtube Playlist:

As with our other rows, we created The Boxcar Children playlist with read-alouds, music, science, and other clips.