Monday, March 29, 2010

Week 26

Z is for . . .zucchini, zero, zipper, zebra
-hidden picture worksheet for Z
-sticker book for z

Starting to add
same
-"how many cats, how many hats . . . are there the same number of cats as hats?"
- writing numbers 1-10

Ready for reading
finding and matching letters

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Week 26: March 29 - April 2

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

Nations and Revolutions 1830-1870

*The Year of Revolutions

-Karl Marx and the Communist Manifesto

*New Nations

-Greece

-Italy

-Germany

Assignments:

-maps of Italy and Germany

-time line of important dates

*Revolutions in South America 1800-1830

-Simon Bolivar

-defeating the Spanish

-Jose de San Martin

*Peru and Bolivia

-freedom and war

Assignments:

-Map of South America

-time line

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Week 25

Y is for . . .yacht, yolk, yo-yo, yak, yarn and yam
-hidden picture worksheet for Y
-sticker book for Y

Starting to add
filling in the missing numbers worksheet

Ready for reading
picture sequence; putting pictures in order to tell a story

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Week 25: March 22-26

Religion & Bible

Reading

biography of Queen Victoria

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

Britain 1820-1900

*Life in the New Towns

- slums

- workhouses

- protests

- school

Assignments:

-online activities about the life of Victorian children

and conditions in towns, slums and factories

-read biography of Queen Victoria

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Week 24

X is for . . . Xavier Hippo and his xylophone, x-ray
-hidden picture worksheet for X
sticker book for X

Starting to add
dot to dot worksheet

Ready for reading
finding the odd one out in each picture

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Week 24: March 15-19

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

The Slave Trade 1550-1890

The Agricultural Revolution 1680-1850

The Industrial Revolution 1700-1850

Assignments:

-time lines

-read about a runaway slave's journey to freedom

-map of the slave trade routes

-view pictures and time lines of 250 years of farming

-watch video of the industrial revolution

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Week 23

W is for . . .watermelon, woodpecker, whale, watch, worm and wood
-hidden picture worksheet for W
-sticker book for W

Starting to add
exercises in adding

Ready for Reading
picture sequences
-putting pictures in order to tell a story

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Week 23: March 8 - 12

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

The Slave Trade 1550-1890

The Agricultural Revolution 1680-1850

The Industrial Revolution 1700-1850

Assignments:

-time lines

-read about a runaway slave's journey to freedom

-map of the slave trade routes

-view pictures and time lines of 250 years of farming

-watch video of the industrial revolution

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Week 22: March 1-5

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

The Slave Trade 1550-1890

The Agricultural Revolution 1680-1850

The Industrial Revolution 1700-1850

Assignments:

-time lines

-read about a runaway slave's journey to freedom

-map of the slave trade routes

-view pictures and time lines of 250 years of farming

-watch video of the industrial revolution

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 22

V is for . . . violin, vase, vest, violets, vegetables and valentine
-hidden picture worksheet for V
-sticker book for V

Starting to add
"How many are there?" worksheet number 0-10

Ready for reading
picture sequencing activities