USA! USA! USA!

Did you figure out which country the blog post is about this week? The U.S.A., of course! I am a little behind on my posting, but since it was my sons' birthday this week (yes, that is plural. My sons were born on the same day, exactly three years apart!), I decided to let them pick the country. They picked their favorite country of all, the United States of America!

It just so happens that we also planned a family outing to enjoy America's past time as well. We went to Globe Life Park in Arlington to watch our beloved Royals take on the Rangers. Sadly, the Royals were swept this series, but it was still a blast!

I also wanted the boys to learn a bit about the United States before the Europeans came over, so I had them study about Native American culture as well. I thought it was important for them to know some of the customs and cultural traditions of the natives of this land in addition to learning about some of their favorite states. Alex decided to focus specifically on the states of Kansas, Illinois, and Texas, since those are the states in which our family has lived.

For the food this week, I was pretty happy to do an all-American week, although my waistline probably wasn't too happy about it. We had hamburgers, hot dogs, and some hearty beef stew.

Just to give you an idea of the types of research projects the boys have been producing, here is Ethan's for this week:

U.S.A

Founding Fathers

George Washington,John Adams,Thomas Jefferson,James Madison,james Monroe,Alexander Hamilton,and Benjamin Franklin are our Founding Fathers.These guys made the government that is in our world today.They all have many key events in their lives and they improved our lives today.

Native Americans

There are too many Native American tribes to count but two big ones are the Seminole tribe and the Shoshone tribe but there are many more! Some speak different languages than us, and all of them have different cultures. Some believe in different gods but some believe in the one God. All Native American tribes are different and it’s hard for us Americans to see that.

America Today

The world is a bad place, even America, but some people try to fix that. America has all different types of people that immigrated from all over the world and there are people who believe that they don’t belong with us. Well they're wrong and anybody can come to America.This is what makes America beautiful and a proud place to be in.

The National Anthem

Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, Once o proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars thro the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets red glare,the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that the flag was still there.O, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land ofn the free and the home of the brave.Play Ball!

As you can see, he could use a little help in the writing department, but overall he did a great job researching the various countries this summer. In the next and final summer blog post, I will give you a little preview of the slide shows he has created.