CHAPTER 10 – “In Which I Am Rescued and Hear Adelina Patti”

CHAPTER 11 – “In Which I Sit for My Daguerreotype and Meet a Poet”

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 Luke 10:27 as his Bible verse for this chapter.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

History – Our Timeline:

Parker perused through our Timelines of Everything book to see everything that happened around the turn of the 19th century.

History – Quakers:

First, Parker read about Quakers in Everything You Need to Ace American History book.

He also read about Quakers in A Child’s First Book of American History by Earl Schenck Miers.

Lastly, and just for fun, Parker read Rachel and Obadiah.

History – The Gettysburg Address:

Parker read Just a Few Words Mr. Lincoln to learn the story of the Gettysburg Address.

Career Path – Photographer:

To cover this unit, Parker read 21st Century Skills Innovation: Photography on our EPIC app.

Afterwards, he took photos using some of the techniques he learned.

LANGUAGE ARTS:

Writing & Discussion Question:

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

Vocabulary Words:

Parker completed the vocabulary worksheet for this chapter.

John Greenleaf Whittier:

Parker read one of John Greenleaf Whittier’s poems in The Children’s Book of Virtues.

Parker also read about him on Brittanica Kids online.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin:

Though we didn’t have time to read Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Parker read about the author in Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

FINE ARTS:

Daguerreotype:

Parker read about Daguerre and other related photographers on Brittanica Kids online.

HELPFUL LINKS:

Chapter Book GRAB BAG:

I started creating a GRAB BAG for Hitty: Her First Hundred Years 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 Hitty: Her First Hundred Years Pinterest Board.

Youtube Playlist:

As with our other rows, we created a Hitty: Her First Hundred Years playlist.