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What are some highlights from this unit? Learn about the commitment and cost of following Jesus – and listen as Jesus calls workers for the Harvest and instructs His apostles and followers • Read the historical novel, A Gathering of Days, an account of the daily life of Pre-Civil War days in New England that examines issues of family, friends, responsibility, tragedy, justice, and loss • Author spotlight of Joan W. Blos (conflict in literature) • Write creative journal entries as you learn about journals in history, and the benefits of journaling • Grammar (phrases, independent and dependent clauses, simple and compound sentences, parts of speech, adverbs, Adverb Action game, punctuation, run-on sentences, complements, direct objects) • Visit Indiana, the Crossroads of America, from its from Northern Lake and Moraine Region and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to the Hoosier National Forest, caves, and covered bridges (geography, economy, culture, history, and government) • Bite into a tender and flaky Indiana Fried Apple Pie • Explore the parts and functions of the Nervous System (brain, spinal cord, nerves, communication, neurons, neuroglia, axons, nerve impulses, action potentials, dendrites, myelin sheath, synapse, afferent and efferent nerves, cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem, meninges, hemispheres, cerebral cortex, limbic system, thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus, Experiments – "Wrinkles," "Two Things at Once," "Balancing Act," and "Touch Mystery;" Activities – "Emotion Motions," "Scratch that Itch," "Seeing and Hearing without Eyes and Ears," "Sniff a Whiff Activity," "Brain Challenge," and "Taste Detectives;" senses, reflexes, right and left brain specializations, brain disorders, illnesses, injuries, and careers in neurology) • Make neurons in a paint blowing art project • Link a chain of milestones in a Slavery in America project as you learn about slavery in history and its effects on individuals and the nation • Come to know those who experienced the slave trade first hand and those who fought for its abolishment . . . . Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Nat Turner, William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and others • Listen to slave songs and spirituals and learn about their origins, symbols, and meanings • Travel the Underground Railroad • Learn about quilting patterns, draw examples, design a pattern with a name, and create quilt squares that have a hidden meaning and a secret pathway • Popular sovereignty, Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott Case, Congressional compromises, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry • Legacy of African-American slave culture, songs, oral tradition, soul food, and sampling Hoppin' John • Vocabulary and spelling words (pioneer household words, slavery words, nervous system words, and Native American words) • Appreciate and understand riddles • Investigate the geography, economy, culture, history, and government of Illinois, and make Illinois Frosty Pumpkin Squares • Build models and sketch the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright as you learn about his life and work • Explore Native American sign language, pictographs, and make a Feathers Project of Native American highlights in American History • Express emotions in art and music through a painting project • Learn about Native American arts and crafts as you work on an Indian Branch Weaving Project • Make Cherokee Bean Balls • Create stencils, a stenciled design, and a Texture Collage • Listen to Native American music and make leg rattles to shake, shake, shake • Get to know Martin Van Buren and William Henry Harrison and their lives and presidencies • Elections of 1836 and 1840 • Delight in more of the parables and miracles of Jesus – and watch a little boy with loaves and fishes become a part of a miracle when he is obedient and willing to be used for the Lord • Learn about Jesus' power and our faith in the storms of life, and come to know Jesus, the Christ – the Son of the Living God in a personal way!
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