MFW ECC Highlights: Week 13 Norway

We finished our travels through Norway this week. Here are our highlights.


Bible:  Matthew 8:28-34 & 9:1-17


Memory Verse:  "But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.  He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous."  Matthew 5:44-45

We also have been reading Window on the World this year.  We read about Bulgaria and how God has used dreams and miracles to teach the people about Jesus.  We prayed to help the different people groups love, understand and respect each other and to show churches and Christian groups how to work together.  We are so blessed to be able to worship freely and not have to worry about being persecuted.  We have been praying for these people groups that are not as fortunate all year. I want my girls to know that it is a privilege and to be thankful for the freedoms that we have.

We made this NORWEGIAN RECIPE fruit soup and it was pretty, well ... NASTY! We all took one bite and that was it.  I should have made the baked cod and boiled potatoes.  Oh well.

SCIENCE FOCUS THIS WEEK:

• We talked about Seasonal changes around the world
• The animal year
• The plant year
• Seasonal Behaviors and how seasons affect animals

Hibernation, estivation, migration

FUN FACT:  The arctic tern has the longest migration of any animal.  It flies 25,000 miles each way when it migrates.  It flies from pole to pole.

Here are a couple of photos that I forgot to add last week to our Tree Identification Activities:

GEOGRAPHY FOCUS THIS WEEK:

• Nature, farming and industry
• Played our geography game for Europe
• Learned about the flag

Read several interesting Facts About Norway but here are a few:

1. The northern part of Norway is called the "Land of the Midnight Sun."  Here, the summer sun does not set from mid-May through July.  In the winter, the sun does not rise from November to mid-January.  We read a few books about this and found it very interesting but decided we would not like that at all.
2. Norway has the highest standard of living in the world.
3. Norwegians eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a late evening meal called kveldsmat.
4. Because the languages are so similar, Norwegians can understand Swedish and Danish.
5. At one time in Norway's history, butter and buttons were used instead of money.

GLOBAL ART PROJECT THIS WEEK:  LAPLAND FELT SQUARE

Did you know?  The Lapps are a tribe from the northernmost areas of four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.  They spend a good portion of the year following the migration of reindeer herds through the coldest parts of Europe and Russia near the Arctic Circle, an area called Lapland.  Lapps wear bright blue clothing bordered with brilliant red and yellow felt bands that are easy to see as they travel across the dazzling white snow.

This is how we ended our Friday afternoon ~ Yummy!

Have a GREAT weekend everyone!  ~ JENN 


This post is linked to Weekly Wrap-Up Hostess Kris at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. & 2 ladybugs and a lizard MFW Highlights.

MFW ECC Highlights: Europe-Norway

 

HERE ARE OUR HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

Bible:  We are reading through the book of Matthew

Memory Verse this week: "But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.    Matthew 5:44


ART: Did you know one of the best known crafts of Norway is rosemailing, the art of "rose painting." In the 1700's  rosemalers (men who painted rose designs ) traveled from home to home painting walls, ceilings, furniture and chests with their individual techniques and designs.  

Rosemailing on a small wooden suitcase for Lily's American  Girl Doll

Natalie choose a canvas

Books that we enjoyed this week:

Our current read aloud

             

GEOGRAPHY FOCUS THIS WEEK:

We filled out our passports to enter into Norway! 

Learned and talked about people and places in Northern Europe 

SCIENCE FOCUS:  Coniferous / evergreen forests  

• We learned about Northern Evergreen Forests
• Winter in Northern Forests
• Nature Study (measuring the Girth & Height of Trees)
• Also how to identify certain types of trees.

In music we learned that Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) is Norway's most famous composer.  He wrote the music for Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt and many other compositions.  We were off this week from our normal violin and piano lessons but are excited about starting back up on Monday!

FOREIGN LANGUAGE:  Natalie is having fun learning Spanish with Rosetta Stone and we all are learning  American Sign Language together.  What we have learned so far:  All our numbers through 20.  The whole alphabet and now focusing on the 100 basic signs for everyday use.

TYPING:  Dance Mat Typing  So much fun!

All in all we had a great week after being off two weeks for Christmas break.  I'm looking forward to next week!  Also can't wait for tomorrow because it is Natalie's 1st basketball game of the season!
                                                                     ~ JENN ~


This post is linked to MFW highlights at Discover Their Gifts! & Weekly Wrap-Up Hostess Kris at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers.

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