Monday, September 28, 2009

Week 4

D is for . . . Duck, daisy, drum, doll, dog and diamond
- hidden pictures worksheet for D
-writing lower case v and w
-sticker book for "D"s

Shapes: Triangles

Opposites: wide and narrow

Week 4: Sept 28 - Oct 2

Religion & Bible
personal study - book of James

Reading
Robin Hood

Writing
book report on Robin Hood

MaTh
Story problems with
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division

Science
Solids, Liquids and Gases
-kinetic theory
-Brownian motion
Measuring Substances
-volume = length x breadth x height
-mass
-weight
-density = Mass/Volume

Experiment: Find the volume of an irregularly shaped solid

tools: measuring cup, cake mixing bowl and a dishpan

place the mixing bowl in the dishpan. Carefully fill the bowl with water up to the brim.
Take the object that you want to measure and hold it just on top of the water's surface.
Let the object sink into the water. Water will spill over the side of the mixing bowl and be caught in the dishpan.
Take the mixing bowl out of the dishpan and pour the water from the dishpan into the measuring cup. The volume of water is equal to the volume of the object.


Language/Spelling/Grammar
Spelling list - the "f" sound
full feeling felt
feeder photo rough
tough family cough
enough fit golf
football puffy roof
from shelf
-review words-
agree phone main
*bonus word
difference


History & Geography
The Christian Church 1500-1600
* Luther writes his list of 95 suggested reforms
* Henry VIII declares himself the head of the English Church
* Calvin starts his church
* The Counter-Reformation
* Religious wars in France
* St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

Assignments:
-time line
-discuss Luther's changes

Art & Music Appreciation
free drawing - Tuesday
community choir - Thursdays

U.S. History

P.E.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Week 3

C is for . . .cookie, cat, cow, cake, carrot, cabbage
-hidden picture worksheet for C
-writing: learning to write lower case l and i
-sticker book "C"s

Shapes: Rectangle

Opposites: Long and short

Week 3: Sept 21-25

Religion & Bible
personal study - the book of James
family devotions

Reading
Usborne's Stories From Around the World
Usborne's Stories From India

Writing
letter to a family member or friend
begin to make a journal of creative writing ideas:
list possible story titles

MaTh
Story problems with multiplication and division

Science
Molecules
-shells and bonding
-water molecules
Chemical Formulae
-O = symbol for Oxygen
-Au= symbol for gold
-Fe = symbol for iron
-K = symbol for potassium
Study models of molecules:
water
carbon dioxide

Language/Spelling/Grammar
Spelling list - the "s" sound
super fastest pass
since silly saved
mice ice cents
space seven sick
price silver race
taste sometimes

-Review words-
getting can't Sunday

*Bonus word
scissors

History & Geography
The Mogul Empire 1500-1860
* Babar wins the Battle of Panipat
* Babar is the first Mogul Emperor
* Akbar is Emperor
* Shah Jahan is Emperor
* Aurangzeb is Emperor
* The Hindu princes start to win land
* The Persians invade northwest India
* The last Mogul Emperor gives up his throne

Assignments:
- Map the Mogul Empire
- time line of important Mogul dates
- draw a picture of the Taj Mahal and tell about it


Art & Music Appreciation
picture study - Tuesdays
community choir - Thursdays

U.S. History

P.E.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Week 2

B is for . . .butterfly, bird, baseball, banana, balloon,
bat, brush, bee, boat, book, button and bell
- Hidden picture worksheet for B
-writing: tracing over curved lines
-sticker book "B"s

Shapes: Squares

Opposites: fat and thin

Week 2: Sept 14-18

Religion & Bible
personal study: the Psalms
family devotions

Reading

Writing
write one page on an assigned topic:
-choir
-roosters
-our new house
-leaf collection

MaTh
subtraction/addition story problem worksheets
multiplication review
Science
Atomic number
Atomic theory
isotopes

Language/Spelling/Grammar

spelling list - long vowel sounds
came made main
Friday shape tray
agree meal deal
deeper time kite
pie hold home
told phone blue
cute used *amazed*

History & Geography
The Ottoman Empire 1500-1918
*Sultan Suleiman rules the Ottomans
*The Ottomans attack Vienna
*The Battle of Lepanto
* The Ottomans attack Vienna for the last time
*The end of the Ottoman Empire

Assignments:
- time line
-map the Ottoman Empire


Art & Music Appreciation
free drawing - Tuesday
community choir - Thursdays

U.S. History

P.E.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Week one

A is for . . .apple, ant, arrow, acorn, airplane, asparagus
- Hidden picture worksheet for A
- writing: tracing over straight lines
- sticker book "A"s

Shapes: Circle
- learning to identify and draw

Opposites: Big and Little

Fall Term, week one: Sept 8-11

Religion & Bible
personal study: the Psalms
Family devotions

Reading
-How to be an Explorer; An Adventurer's Guide
by Sir Henry Hardcastle
-Magellan


Writing:
write one page on a given subject
-Aunt Jayme
-things you do with Daddy
-Papa and the flat tire
-my bike

MaTh
Begin review of multiplication tables 1 -6
Story problems for addition and subtraction

Science
Introduction to the Atomic Structure
becoming familiar with the terms:
atom, particles, nucleus, protons, neutrons and quarks
electrons move around the nucleus
energy levels = shells


Language/Spelling/Grammar
Spelling list - short vowel sounds
grass well fox
fact b ending summer
hands getting plus
camping smell Sunday
can't will *Bonus word*
else fishing invention
kitten think
spins drops

Day one: write each word twice
Day two: write a sentence for each word
Day three: put the words in alphabetical order
Day four: spell the words out loud in a drill
Day five: spelling test. Write any missed words five times each

History & Geography
Exploring the World 1500-1600
* Spanish conquistadors conquer the Aztecs
* Magellan's ship sails around the world
*Spanish conquistadors conquer the Incas
*Cartier explores Eastern Canada
*Orellana sails along the Amazon
*Frobisher reaches northern Canada
*Drake sails around the world
* Barents reaches the Arctic Ocean

Assignments:
-complete a time line for the dates studied in this unit
-draw a sea monster

Art & Music Appreciation
picture study - Tuesdays
community choir - Thursdays

U.S. History - begins 2nd term

P.E.
outside activity

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Grammar School: Third Grade Lesson plan

Language
- spelling 15 minutes per day
- reading 30 minutes
- formal grammar 20-30 minutes per day
- memory work 10 minutes per day
- read fun books 30-60 minutes per day
- continue penmanship
Writing
- working on longer letters to friends and family, once a week
- beginning creative writing
- book reports

Math
learning a concept or doing a drill 40 - 60 minutes a day
- multiplication tables 7-12
- roman numerals
- adding/carrying with large numbers
- subtracting/borrowing with large numbers
- rounding

History - Late Renaissance - early modern times (1600-1850) - 3 hours a week
-reading history books to the child
-assigning easy biographies
-making a history notebook
-List of historical topics to cover:
the Mayflower
early American settlements
Russia under Peter the Great and his successors
Prussia in the eighteenth century
the Enlightenment
the agricultural revolution
Native American cultures
the British in India
the French Revolution
British-French conflict in Canada
the American Revolution
the Napoleonic Wars
the industrial revolution
Simon Bolivar's fight for independence in South America
the siege of the Alamo
the California gold rush
Australia's beginnings as a penal colony

-List of great men and women to cover:
Mary Stuart Queen of Scots
Tokugawa Ieyasu
James I of England
Queen Nzinga of Angola
Shah Jahan
Oliver Cromwell
Charles I
Rembrandt
John Milton
Robert Boyle
Louis XIV of France
Isaac Newton
William Penn
Peter I (Peter the Great)
Yoshimune
Johann Sebastian Bach
Frederick William I (Frederick the Great)
Benjamin Franklin
Qianlong
Maria Theresa
Catherine the Great
George Washington
Franz Joseph Haydn
Thomas Jefferson
Betsy Ross
Phyllis Wheatley
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
George III of England
Eli Whitney
Captain James Cook
Tecumseh
Napoleon
Ldwig van Beethoven
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Simon Bolivar
Shaka Zulu
Sacagawea
Nat Turner


Science: basic chemistry twice a week 60-90 minutes each session

Latin: memorize vocabulary; study daily

Religion: learning about world religions through the study of history and our family's faith during family time - at least 15-20 minutes daily.

Art: at least 1 hour per week doing picture study and art projects
Music: spending 1 hour per week listening to classical music and studying a composer
Piano lessons
U.S. History: Studying the Presidents and the beginning of our country

Pre-school Lesson plan

Lessons with my 2 and four year olds will be three days a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We will focus on the alphabet, counting, shapes, opposites

I'm using Usborne First Learning:
Opposites
Shapes
Starting to Add
Ready for Reading

Usborne ABC Sticker book

Five in a Row by Jane Claire Lambert

and
Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons

And always with The Well-Trained Mind as my guide.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Grade Three Basic Schedule

Our week looks something like this. I don't have specific times because our schedule is flexible, but we get most done in the morning. The kids are up between 7:30 and 8 and do their devotions and chores in the morning before breakfast. Lessons usually begin by 9.

Third grade schedule
Monday:
Bible
- begin memory verse for the week
- personal Bible study
Math
Spelling
Grammar
History/Geography
Piano practice
Reading
Latin

Tuesday:
Bible
Math
Writing
Handwriting
Grammar
Science
Piano practice
Reading
Latin

Wednesday:
Bible
Math
Spelling
Grammar
History/Geography
Piano lesson
Reading
Latin

Thursday:
Bible
Math
Writing
Handwriting
Grammar
Science Experiment
Piano practice
Choir (winter term)
Reading
Music
Latin

Friday:
Bible
Math
Spelling
Grammar
History/Geography
Piano practice
Library
Reading
Art
Latin

Pre-school basic schedule

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9-noon :

Opposites 10 - 20 minutes - first term

Shapes 10-20 minutes - first term

Letters 10-20 minutes - first, second term

Reading 30 minutes - first, second & third term

ABC sticker book 10-15 minutes - first, second term

Ready for reading workbook 10-20 minutes - second term

Starting to Add workbook 10-20 minutes - second term

Five in a Row and 100 easy lessons for reading beginning third term

Coloring

manipulatives

physical activity

Scripture memory

Music

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Fall term 2009

These are the subjects we will cover this year for grade three:

Language

Writing

Penmanship -

Mathematics: addition and subtraction of larger numbers, place values, multiplication, division, fractions, roman numerals, geometry

World History: Late Renaissance - early modern times; the last 500 years (1600 - 1850)

U.S. History: Our country's beginning, learning the Presidents

Science: Chemistry

Latin - third term

Religion

Art

Music: continue with piano lessons, continued specific study of classical composers

Choir: first term- children's community choir
Physical Education