Lower Grammar
We are in a terrific co-op with gifted lower grammar teachers and Ethan has made some great crafts. This week instead of using paper bags to make Indian vests, they used pillow cases with fabric paint. They hold up much better than paper bags.
Here is a president card for Andrew Jackson, Van Buren is included to save paper.
We learned some words in Cherokee.
We looked at pictures of the Great Smoky Mountains and learned why they are smoky.
Ethan has been building his word bank in writing, he uses a different colored card for each part of speech. I found this great sentence pocket holding at Lakeshore Learning.
We have a local store in Cherry Hill, NJ, but you can probably find something similar in your local teacher supply store or order it online.
Ethan's Facts to Know:
Andrew Jackson was the 7th president.
Before becoming president, Andrew Jackson was a war hero. He won the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson's nickname is Old Hickory.*
The Five Civilized Tribes included the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole. Sequoyah created a writing system for the Cherokee language.*
*Copywork available by clinking on link above.
Dialectic & Rhetoric
We looked more closely at election of 1828, including changes to the political system, voting, and mud slinging. It wasn't pretty. The site linked has lots of great information and links, be sure to look around.
iTunes has an audio version of the Biography Channel's episode on Andrew Jackson for only .95¢.
This blog is a look into our homeschooling journey as we use Tapestry of Grace. You'll also find stories from various books I have collected that are now in the public domain and real life slipping in occasionally. Most posts from the public domain books have a pdf that you may download and print. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
