American Revolution

                                    THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Galatians 5:13

 For you were called to freedom.  Do not be selfish with your freedom but in love serve one another.

 

 NO More Kings!!         https://youtu.be/cAZ8QJgFHOg

  Shot heard AROUND the WORLD.....Start of American Revolution

  https://youtu.be/Y6ikO6LMxF4

American Revolution: Who are these people?

Who is Paul Revere?  click on this link  http://www.earlyamerica.com/paul_revere.htm




Who is Molly Pitcher?
 http://www.revolutionary-war.net/molly-pitcher.html




Who is Benedict Arnold? Click here
  http://www.revolutionary-war.net/benedict-arnold.html
Then find Benedict Arnold and click on his picture. 





For more learning........

The following links are to a Liberty Kids episode entitled The Midnight ride.  There are 3 parts to the episode.

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GmZKyH8qqOg

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ktzVq9UKAc

Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=B3RMkXxXzL4

Extra Credit Options

1.  Write a paragraph about the Sons of Liberty

2.  Go to this website    http://www.revolutionary-war.net  Chose a person from this page (General, Spy, Famous American, Women or Soldiers) and do a report on them. 

3.  Come to co-op dressed as someone from the American Revolution. Tell the class about who you chose.

4. Draw a picture of a battle of the American Revolution

Spring Semester

For spring semester we will be covering the following for Early Modern Times:

Co-op 1: American Revolution

Co-op 2: Captain Cook

Co-op 3: Industrial Revolution

Co-op 4: Lewis & Clark/Napoleon Bonaparte

Co-op 5: Trail of Tears

Co-op 6: Gold Rush

Co-op 7: Lap book/Jeopardy

Looking forward to great semester!

The Forbidden City

Mark 10:14

 Jesus said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not FORBID them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Welcome to The Forbidden City.  Click on the links below to learn about this amazing city, take a virtual tour and play online games.

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/architecture/mingarchitecture.htm

http://china.mrdonn.org/forbiddencity.html

http://www.thechinaguide.com/index.php?action=activity/view&activity_id=2

For fun with a Chinese game....

Play tangrams. Choose a picture to make. Click “lines on.” Move and turn the shapes to get them to fill in the shape. This is tricky




Extra Credit PreK-K

Bring a picture of you with something from China, or bring an item to show!

Color a picture of the Forbidden City

1st-4th

Bring a picture of you with something from China, or bring an item to show!

Write two paragraphs on the Ming Dynasty.

Write a list of 10 amazing facts about the Forbidden City.

Peter The Great

Chapter 17 (Co-op 5):Peter The Great

Bible Verse: "Above all, love each other deeply because love covers over a multitude of sins."

-1 Peter 4:8

 
Click on the videos below to learn about Peter the Great.  They will help you answer your History Detective questions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyLJ2aiKUOw

http://www.biography.com/people/peter-the-great-9542228

Extra Credit 

PreK/K

1) Color a picture of Peter the Great, a map of Russia, or the Russian flag.

1st-4th graders

1).  List 10 changes Peter the Great made to Russia

2) Draw a map of Russia, including some of the seas that are by the county and some of the biggest cities. 

3) Complete all or some of a Russian or Peter the Great lap book. 

Here is a link to one of the many Russian lap books that can be completed: http://homeschoolhelperonline.com/PDFs/lapbooks/russia.pdf

Here is another example (Peter the Great)

THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR

Watch the video below about The Thirty Years' War to answer questions on the History Detective.

Click on the link below to read more about The Thirty Years' War

http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9277329/Thirty-Years-War

BIBLE MEMORIZATION

Extra Credit Options:

1. Color or draw a picture of Gustavus II (King of Sweden) or Ferdinand II(King of Germany)

2. Map work on Protestant and Catholic Europe

3. Share a poem about The Thirty Years' War

4. Research and write about who had to elect the Holy Roman Emperor

Sumo wrestling 9/16/2016

Pilgrims and the Mayflower

                                Pilgrims and the Mayflower

Psalm 100:4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise! Give Thanks to Him and praise his name.

Next co-op we will be learning about the Pilgrims.  Check out these sites to learn some interesting facts about the Pilgrims. Use this video to answer History Detective.


 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2XXJ1EID6I&feature=related

                   
Take a Quiz....

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pilgrim/mayflowerquiz.shtml

Be a History Detective and expose the myths about the First Thanksgiving......

https://www.plimoth.org/sites/default/files/media/olc/navigation.html

Extra Credit:
1. Write a paragraph about the pilgrims military leader, 
    Captain Myles Standish or their elected Seperatist leader William Bradford.

2. List 10 facts about the Pilgrims journey on the Mayflower

3. List 5 similarities and 5 differences about the life of a Pilgrim child compared to your life

4. Make a Pilgrim hat/come to coop dressed as a pilgrim
 
5. Color/label a map of the New Colonies in the New World