AN IDEA THAT DIDN’T WORK

BIBLE:

Memory Verse:

Jordan memorized Psalm 32:7 for this chapter. He copied it in his FIAR notebook. 

Character Study:

We continued to read through our chapter lessons in the FIAR Bible and Character Supplement.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Geography – The Great Lakes:

Jordan read about The Great Lakes or the “Five Big Puddles” as Hillyer calls them in A Child’s Geography of the World.

Afterwards, he color-coded The Great Lakes using the atlas as his guide.

History – The Erie Canal How It Came To Be:

As suggested in the FIAR manual, Jordan read The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal.

Geography – Making a Map of Edison’s Life:

Jordan color-coded all the places Edison visited.

LANGUAGE ARTS:

Classic Literature Connection:

Jordan read about the “canal life” in The Wind in the Willows.

Writing and Discussion Question:

Jordan answered the discussion question in his FIAR manual.

Folk Song – “The Erie Canal”:

We listened to The Erie Canal by Pete Seeger.

SCIENCE:

Incubating Eggs:

We added egg clips to our The Saturdays playlist.

In addition to reading the FIAR manual, Jordan read An Egg is Quiet.

The Scientific Method:

We bought Jordan a new 3D printer for Christmas. His old printer wasn’t working, but he really wanted to fix it and gift it to a friend.

It was hard to diagnose the problem without proper machinery, but he used observation and reasoning to develop a hypothesis. After a few failed guesses, he evaluated and identified the problem. After saving for the proper solution, he installed the necessary equipment and fixed the printer.

HELPFUL LINKS:

Chapter Book GRAB BAG:

I created a MEGA Grab Bag for the Thomas A. Edison: Young Inventor 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 our Thomas A. Edison: Young Inventor Pinterest Board.

Youtube Playlist:

As with our other rows, we created Thomas A. Edison: Young Inventor playlist with read-alouds, music, science, and other clips.