Our Constitution
Day two... Leadership
Leadership...what does it take to make a good leader?
What does the Bible teach us about a good leader? (chart on leaders)
Who are the candidates for the Republican Primary?
Day three...Vocabulary of Elections
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Moon's phases
Use the calendar on this site to begin your moon phase calendar for February...
http://www.almanac4kids.com/sky/thismonth.php
Thursday, February 9, 2012
New York
Empire State Building:
The Statue of Liberty
Saturday, February 4, 2012
WWII in the Pacific
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, several battles took place between the United States and Japan. In June, a U.S. aircraft carrier sank four Japanese carriers that were sent to attack them. The Americans began attacking Pacific islands as they advanced towards Japan.
One of the bloodiest battles was fought on Iwo Jima.
The Iwo Jima Memorial was established in Washing ton, D.C., after the famous photo taken during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Japanese soldiers fought to their death or launched themselves in suicide attacks rather than surrender. Japanese pilots were sent on missions to sink U.S. ships by flying their aircraft into them. These suicide pilots were called Kamikazes. Over 4,000 Kamikazes died at Okinawa.
The Americans took over 100,000 Japanese lives when they conquered Okinawa. 12,500 Americans died in the attacks.
The United States knew that if they could avoid invading Japan millions of lives could be saved and the war could, at last, come to an end. The first military atomic bomb, called Little Boy, was dropped on Japan on August 6, 1945, to scare the Japanese into asking for peace. The city of Hiroshima was destroyed and 70,000 people were killed. Three days later a second atomic bomb, named Fat Man, was dropped on Nagasaki, killing 80,000 people. On that same day the Russians invaded Manchuria.
Japan surrendered on August 14, 1945. The next day the Japanese
Emperor declared an end to the fighting. August 15 was declared VJ (Victory in Japan) Day. After six long years of fighting, the Second World War had ended.
Geography: Europe
Learn the map of Europe by placing your mouse over the country and reading the name of the country....
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