Monday, March 26, 2012

Benjamin Franklin Study

We spent a couple weeks studying Benjamin Franklin. We used the Download N Go study to break up our days. We learned about his life, who he was, his inventions, his other accomplishments, and much more.
 
 
Books we read:
 
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Kids drew the U.S. seal with a turkey instead of an eagle.
 
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Liberty Bell art- idea found here
 
 
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You have to talk about kites when studying Ben Franklin. I got the kids mini kites to play with.
 
 
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Charged cereal experiment
 
 
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Notebook pages with pieces from Homeschool Share and Download N Go.
 
 
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While visiting Washington, D. C. after doing the study, we went to the Old Post Office Pavilion to see the statue of Ben Franklin there.
 
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