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Bible This week we went on to James Chapter 4 and memorized 4:5-8 History We learnt about South America and Africa. These are the state studies and President studies we did. We finished William Carey. Since we learnt about Alabama, we made a southern sweet potato pie . Language We continued with Spelling power and Rod and Staff. Science This week we learnt about  Kingdom Protista, Monera, and Viruses. Art We are using Artistic Pursuits K-3 (Book 2) this year. We did a collage and collage rubbing. Book Basket Books we read for leisure Big Bro Big Sis Lil Sis

We were so blessed to tag along daddy when he went to a work conference for the past week. A trip to the nation's capital is a real treat for our year studying American History! First we stopped by Philadelphia and visited the Old Supreme Court (1791-1800) Of course we had to visit the liberty bell. Next stop, we visited Fort McHenry, where Francis Scott Key saw the "flag". This was the poem he wrote. After a short video at the museum, the blinds opened and we saw that "Star-Spangled Banner" while singing the anthem. It was really surprisingly touching. The fort was really fun!! "O'er the Ramparts We Watched" There were fun things in the fort/museum to see and read about. National Zoo It was fun visiting the zoo which is in walking distance to our hotel. A zoo volunteer handed this to us. Guess what it was? Waste material from an elephant, all dried up and varnished. Our kids had a kic...