Week 38: July 26-30

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

Japan 1500-1905

-strong samurai

-the first Tokugawa

-the Edo period

-isolation

-peace and wealth

-contact with the West

-the end of the Tokugawas

-wars

Assignment:

-map

-time line

-interactive tour of the city of Edo

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 37: July 19-23

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

China 1700-1912

-changes in China

-silver and opium

-the opium war

-Europeans advance

-the Taiping rebellion

-the Boxer rebellion

Assignment:

-Map of China

-time line

-watch video clip about the opium trade

-view time line and photo archive of China

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 36: July 12-16

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

China 1700-1912

-changes in China

-silver and opium

-the opium war

-Europeans advance

-the Taiping rebellion

-the Boxer rebellion

Assignment:

-Map of China

-time line

-watch video clip about the opium trade

-view time line and photo archive of China

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 35: July 5-9

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

China 1500-1700

*The Ming and the Ch'ing

-the forbidden city

-art and medicine

-China and the world

-problems for the Ming

-Chinese rebels

-Attack of the Manchus

-the Ch'ing dynasty

Assignments:

Map of China

-explore the forbidden city

-discover how Ming porcelain was made

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 33: June 21-25

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

The United States 1800-1900

*Buying land

*War with Mexico

*Moving West

*The Wild West

*Taking land

*Struggling to survive

*A new world power

Assignment:

-Map of the US

-Flag of the US

-time line

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 32: June 14-18

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

The United States 1800-1900

*Buying land

*War with Mexico

*Moving West

*The Wild West

*Taking land

*Struggling to survive

*A new world power

Assignment:

-Map of the US

-Flag of the US

-time line

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History - June 14 Flag day!

P.E.

Week 32: June 7-11

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 31: May 31 - June 4

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

The United States 1860-1865

*The American Civil War

- Map the U.S. in 1861

-time line

-collect images, diary accounts of the civil war

from various websites.

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 30: May 24-28

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

Africa 1800-1910

The Scramble for Africa

*Britain takes control of Cape Colony

*The Great Trek

*David Livingstone starts to explore Africa

*The Zulu wars

*European leaders divide Africa between themselves

*British defeat the Boers. Transvaal and the Orange Free State

become part of the British Empire

Assignments:

-Map of Africa

-Time line

-view animation of a Zulu battle

-read biography of David Livingston

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 29: May 17-21

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

Africa 1800-1910

The Scramble for Africa

*Britain takes control of Cape Colony

*The Great Trek

*David Livingstone starts to explore Africa

*The Zulu wars

*European leaders divide Africa between themselves

*British defeat the Boers. Transvaal and the Orange Free State

become part of the British Empire

Assignments:

-Map of Africa

-Time line

-view animation of a Zulu battle

-read biography of David Livingston

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 28: May 10-14

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.

Week 27: May 3-7

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 21: Feb 22-26

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

France 1790-1820

*The Empire of Napoleon

-new laws

-defeat at sea

-disaster in Russia

-enemies in Europe

*Napoleon's downfall

Assignments:

-map Napoleon's empire

-time line

Art & Music Appreciation

study the French artist Jacques Louis David

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 20: Feb 15-19

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

France 1780-1795

*The French Revolution

- facing disaster

-tax troubles

-storming the Bastille

-revolution spreads

-reign of terror

*War in Europe

Assignments:

-Map of France

-Draw France's flag

-time line

-listen to songs of the French Revolution

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.