TOM’S FIRST TRAIN RIDE

BIBLE:

Memory Verse:

Jordan memorized Proverbs 28:1 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:

People’s Signature Trademarks:

Bub and I discussed this topic together. We talked about our quirks and things that we do differently than others.

American Rail History:

Jordan read about Railroads in our American History book.

Jordan was also learning about the orphan trains as he’s writing a literary essay for Train to Somewhere (Blackbird and Company).

LANGUAGE ARTS:

Famous Sayings:

Jordan looked up and wrote down our FAVORITE Edison quote in his FIAR notebook.

Writing and Discussion Question:

Jordan answered his discussion question in his FIAR discussion.

SCIENCE:

Pollution – Air, Water, and Ground:

Jordan read about pollution in Oceans and Seas!

How Fast is Fast?

In addition to reading the manual, Jordan read a little blurb about the Concorde (Brittanica Kids).

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.