CHAPTER 6 – Sai Fong

BIBLE:

FIAR Bible Supplement:

Parker read both the scripture and the lesson material for this chapter, from the FIAR Bible Supplement Guide.

Bible Verse:

Parker wrote and memorized Revelation 1:8 as his Bible verse for this chapter.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

History & Geography – China:

Parker read about China in our Book of Nations.

Afterwards, he completed a China country report using the template from our Grab Bag.

Geography – Yangtze River:

We had so much fun rowing The Story About Ping when Jordan was in elementary school. Making the Yangtze River out of playdough was one of our favorite memories.

Parker and I read The Story About Ping together., because we want to re-read as many FIAR books as possible since this is Parker’s last FIAR year.

LANGUAGE ARTS:

Writing & Discussion Question:

Parker answered this chapter’s writing and discussion question in his FIAR notebook.

Writing Accents:

As suggested in the manual, Parker read The Name Jar.

Vocabulary:

Parker completed the vocabulary worksheet from our Grab Bag.

Poetry Copywork:

Twas the Night Before Christmas:

Parker continued using Tomie dePaola’s Twas the Night Before Christmas to write, illustrate and memorize the poem using the poetry template from our Grab Bag.

SCIENCE:

Wind Science:

Since we were making a wind chime project, I thought it might be nice to combine it with a wind science unit.

Parker read The STEM Encyclopedia of Wind on our EPIC app.

FINE ARTS:

Create Your Own Wind Chimes:

Parker and I created our wind chime using bits and pieces of crafting scraps. We hung it in our “Secret Garden” which is the garden we use for eclectic art and plants.

ACTIVITIES & OTHER FUN STUFF:

Christmas in China:

China is not a Christian country, but is commonplace for some Chinese to observe more of a commercial version of Christmas. I found a true Christmas story about a little beggar girl in China who discovers the true story of Jesus’ birth through missionaries in China.

Parker read The Coming Day, a true Christmas story from China.

We still remember reading aloud Grace Lin’s Christmas celebrations from The Year of the Dog. We read the whole series, because they were THAT good!

I added this clip to The Cricket in Times Square playlist.

HELPFUL LINKS:

Chapter Book GRAB BAG:

I started creating a GRAB BAG for The Cricket in Times Square Chapter Book Unit. The Grab Bag series is a collection of worksheets and/or activities that I create while studying the FIAR Chapter Book units with my children. I will post it as soon as it’s available for purchase.

*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 a student’s learning experience while rowing the chapter book series.

Pinterest Board:

You can find most of the books, activities, ideas, and printables from this post on our The Cricket in Times Square Pinterest Board.

Youtube Playlist:

As with our other rows, we created The Cricket in Times Square playlist.