Monday, March 9, 2009

Week 24: March 9-13

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh
speed drills
complex story problems
fractions

Science
The Solar System:
Sun, stars and planets



Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography
The Russians: c. 700-1500
the rise of the Russians
-map of Russian lands-Rurik the Rus
-Vladimir the Saint
-Yaroslav the Wise
-the Tartars arrive
-Nevsky's victories
-the growth of Moscow
-the Tartars weaken
-Ivan the Great

Art & Music Appreciation
Music: Antonio Vivaldi
Art: Weather/Nature picture study
"Water Lilies" 1916-19 by Claude Monet
Project: Watery rainbow
1. draw a row of houses and trees in crayon
2. brush clean water all over the paper
3. make some  runny red, yellow and blue paint
4. paint curved lines of red and yellow in the sky
5. let the paint run together. Add a blue line.
6. fill the rest of the sky with splotches of blue
Where the red and yellow mix you get orange, yellow and blue blend to make green - a full rainbow!


Physical Education

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