School in Pioneer Days:
Inscription of the Statue of Liberty:
Changes for Josefina - Week 6
WORD LIST:
Buenos dias - good morning/good day
Adios - good-bye
Gracias - thank you
Hola - hello
Feliz Navidad - Merry Christmas
Si - yes
Agua - water
bienvenido - welcome
OLD TOWN ALBUQUERQUE:
Josefina's Surprise - Week 3
WORD LIST:
ANIMALS OF THE SOUTHWEST:
PICTOGRAPHS:
Creating Stories Using Pictographs (from A to Z Teacher)
Meet Josefina - Week 1
JOSEFINA:
Josefina Lapbook (from Homeschool Share)
On-line quizzes about the Josefina books can be found here.
MEXICO:
USA State Maps and quizzes can be found here.
Desert plants and animals can be found here.
On-line dictionaries for kids can be found here.
Find out facts about New Mexico here.
More about Mexico including crafts, clothing, recipes, language lessons, etc. can be found here. (AwEsOmE site!)
VIRTUAL TOURS OF NEW MEXICO:
September's AG Club Meeting
For our monthly American Girl Club meeting this month, we decided to go to the Tulsa Zoo. It doesn't really have anything to do with American Girl, but it was just a fun outing since the weather has been so nice. It was also great to have something that the brothers in our group would enjoy. We had a great time looking at the animals, having lunch together and riding the train and carousel. Can't wait 'til next month's meeting on Josefina!
American Girl Club: Felicity
We recently started an American Girl Club with friends that are also using the same curriculum. We will meet once a month and will take turns hosting. We will also focus a snack and craft around whichever American Girl we are studying that month.
For August, we met at our sweet friend, Emily's, house. She had a tea party for the girls and was the perfect host! She served yummy treats and delicious tea/lemonade. They also did a fun craft and squeezed in a little play time, too. The girls are all so cute together and will be even better friends by the end of the school year, I'm sure.
Here's pics from our fun meeting...
For August, we met at our sweet friend, Emily's, house. She had a tea party for the girls and was the perfect host! She served yummy treats and delicious tea/lemonade. They also did a fun craft and squeezed in a little play time, too. The girls are all so cute together and will be even better friends by the end of the school year, I'm sure.
Here's pics from our fun meeting...
Changes for Felicity - Week 6
WORD OF THE WEEK:
FA'ITHFULNESS, n.
1. Fidelity; loyalty; firm adherence to allegiance and duty; as the faithfulness of a subject.
2. Truth; veracity; as the faithfulness of God.
3. Strict adherence to injunctions, and to the duties of a station; as the faithfulness of servants or ministers.
4. Strict performance of promises, vows or covenants; constancy in affection; as the faithfulness of a husband or wife.
BIRTH OF A FOAL:
(Warning - this may be a little graphic for some viewers. Parents, please preview this first before showing it to your children.)HOW TO MAKE SCONES:
Felicity Saves the Day - Week 5
WORD OF THE WEEK:
COURAGE, n. [L., the heart.] Bravery; intrepidity; that quality of mind which enables men to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear or depression of spirits; valor; boldness; resolution. It is a constituent part of fortitude; but fortitude implies patience to bear continued suffering.
Courage that grows from constitution, often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty, acts in a uniform manner.
Be strong and of good courage. Deuteronomy 31.
COLONIAL MEDICINES:
Medicine and Health in Colonial Times (a PowerPoint Presentation)
MEDICINAL USE OF PLANTS:
LETTER WRITING:
Happy Birthday, Felicity - Week 4
WORD OF THE WEEK:
TRUSTWORTHINESS - Trustworthiness is a moral value considered to be a virtue. A trustworthy person is someone in whom you can place your trust and rest assured that the trust will not be betrayed. A person can prove their trustworthiness by fulfilling an assigned responsibility - and as an extension of that, not to let down expectations. A trustworthy person is someone that you can tell your worries and secrets to and know they won't repeat them without your permission. In general, in order for trust to be earned, worth and integrity must be proven over time.
BETSY ROSS:
Felicity's Surprise - Week 3
WORD OF THE WEEK:
VALUE, n. val'u. [L. valor, from valeo, to be worth.]
1. Worth; that property or those properties of a thing which render it useful or estimable; or the degree of that property or of such properties. The real value of a thing is its utility, its power or capacity of procuring or producing good. Hence the real or intrinsic value of iron, is far greater than that of gold. But there is, in many things, an estimated value, depending on opinion or fashion, such as the value of precious stones. The value of land depends on its fertility, or on its vicinity to a market, or on both.
2. Price; the rate of worth set upon a commodity, or the amount for which a thing is sold. We say, the value of a thing is what it will bring in market.
3. Worth; applied to persons.
Ye are all physicians of no value. Job. 13.
Ye are of more value than many sparrows. Matt. 10.
4. High rate.
Caesar is well acquainted with your virtue, and therefore sets this value on your life.
5. Importance; efficacy in producing effects; as considerations of no value.
Before events shall have decided on the value of the measures.
6. Import; precise signification; as the value of a word or phrase.
VALUE, v.t. val'u.
1. To estimate the worth of; to rate at a certain price; to apprise; as, to value lands or goods.
2. To rate at a high price; to have in high esteem; as a valued poem or picture. A man is apt to value his own performances at too high a rate; he is even disposed to value himself for his humility.
3. To esteem; to hold in respect and estimation; as, to value one for his works or virtues.
4. To take account of.
The mind doth value every moment.
5. To reckon or estimate with respect to number or power.
The queen is valu'd thirty thousand strong.
6. To consider with respect to importance.
The king must take it ill, so slightly valu'd in his messenger.
Neither of them valued their premises according to the rules of honor or integrity.
7. To raise to estimation.
Some value themselves to their country by jealousies to the crown. [Not in use.]
8. To be worth. [Not in use.]
A COLONIAL CHRISTMAS:
Christmas Traditions (from A to Z Teacher Stuff)
ROYAL GOVERNOR'S PALACE:
THE VIRGINIA REEL:
THE MINUET:
Felicity Learns a Lesson - Week 2
WORD OF THE WEEK:
LOY'ALTY, n.
1. Fidelity to a prince or sovereign, or to a husband or lover.
He had such loyalty to the king as the law requires.
ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES:
* Click here for a printable map of the Original Thirteen Colonies.
ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES LESSON PLANS:
Colonial America (from A to Z Teacher Stuff)
Colonial Times (from ProTeacher.com)
Life in the 13 Colonies (from Mr. Donn)
TIME FOR TEA!
BOSTON TEA PARTY:
Meet Felicity - Week 1
Felicity Lesson Plans and Lapbooks:
American Girls Felicity Highlights Literature Unit for the Series
Children of Colonial Times
Colonial America (from theteacherscorner.net)
Colonial On-line Games (very fun for kids!)
Felicity Lapbook (by Just Call Me Jamin!)
Felicity Lapbook (by Lapbooking Adventures... and more!)
Felicity Lesson Plans (from School@ HOME)
WORD OF THE WEEK:
1. A state of being not dependent; complete exemption from control, or the power of others; as the independence of the Supreme Being.
2. A state in which a person does not rely on others for subsistence; ability to support one's self.
3. A state of mind in which a person acts without bias or influence from others; exemption from undue influence; self-direction. Independence of mind is an important qualification in a judge.
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG:
GEORGE WASHINGTON:
COLONIAL CRAFTS:
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT:
American Government (Mr. Donn)
Government in America (ProTeacher.com)
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