Week 22: Feb 23-27

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Memorizing times tables one through 6

review multiplication sums

Science

Stars

-describing stars

-constellations

-the death of a star

-supernovas

-black holes

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

The Turks: c. 950-1450

Triumphs of the Turks

-winning land

-the crusaders fight back

-the end of the Seljuks

-the rise of the Ottoman Empire

-map of the Ottoman Empire

-the fall of Constantinople

Art & Music Appreciation

Wofgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro 

Art: study in faces

"Girl with a Turban" c.1665 by Jan Vermeer

"Nusch" 1937 by Pablo Picasso

Mbuya mask, about 1000 years old by an unknown artist from Zaire, Africa

"Summer" 1573 by Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Art project: 

1. cut out a big face from a magazine

2. cut smaller fruits, veggies and plants

3. arrange plants, fruits and veggies on the face trying to match up shapes

Physical Education

Week 21: Feb 16-20

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Six times tables

Science

Stars

-nebulae

-the birth of a star

-variable stars

-the life of a star

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

The Mongols: c. 120-1400

Mongol invaders

-Genghis Khan

-Building the empire

-Kublai Khan

-Tamerlane

Art & Music Appreciation

Music: Franz Schubert

Art: Animation Study, Funny animals

"You are so Little" 1958 by Andy Warhol

"Foss Dancing" and "Foss Standing" 1894 by Edward Lear

"Mickey Mouse" 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks

Project: Drawing cartoon cats

1. paint several blobs of thin water paint.

2. Add spots and stripes. Let dry.

3. Use a felt pen to outline the ears and head.

4. outline the body and feet; add a tail

5. draw the face, add whiskers

Try out different poses!

Physical Education

Week 20: Feb 9-13

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Five times tables

Science

The outer planets

- Jupiter

- Saturn

- Uranus

- Neptune

- Pluto

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

England: 1455 - 1485

The Wars of the Roses

-Lancaster weakens

-the struggle begins

-English royal family tree

-A Yorkist king

-Warwick the Kingmaker

-Richard III

-princes in the tower

-the end of Richard III

-The first of the Tudors

Art & Music Appreciation

Music: Claude Debussy

Art: Animal picture study

"The Entry of the Animals into Noah's Ark" 1613 by Jan Brueghel

Project: Jungle bird

1. paint a bird body and head. Add a long tail.

2. make two hand prints for the wings.

3. dot on a white eye with a black middle

4. dip a leaf in paint. press it onto your paper. (as a project in February, you may want to use a silk leaf, or a leaf stamp if possible.

5. peel the leaf off and repeat with other leaves.

Physical Education

Week 19: Feb 2-6

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Counting by fours

Four times tables

Science

The outer planets

- Jupiter

- Saturn

- Uranus

- Neptune

- Pluto

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

The Burgundians: c. 1360-1500

The rise of Burgundy

-supporting the arts

-quarrels in France

-Marie and Maximilian

-Burgundy divides

-The court of Burgundy

Art & Music Appreciation

Music: Frederic Chopin

Art: Animal picture study

Hippo Statue about 4000 years old by an unknown Egyptian artist

"Tiger" 1912 by Franz Marc

"Exotic Landscape" 1910 by Henri Rousseau

Project: stand up hippo

1. fold a piece of thin cardboard in half.

2. draw a hippo. Make it touch top and bottom of paper.

3. cut it out, but don't cut along the folded edge.

4. glue on tissue paper shapes. Let dry.

5. use a pen to draw eyes, nose and ears.

Physical Education

Week 18: Jan 26-30

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Counting in threes

Three times tables

Science:  Astronomy

The inner planets

-Mercury

-Venus

-Earth

-Mars

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

The Celts: c. 1100 - 1500

Kingdoms of the Celts

-controlling Wales

-welsh princes

-the English triumph

-Wallace of Scotland

-Bruce and Bannockburn

-English in Ireland

Art & Music Appreciation

Music: 

Art: Families picture study

"The Family Tree of Renee II, Duke of Lorraine " 15th century by an unknown artist

Project: Make a picture of your family tree

1. paint a tree. Cut some paper leaves. Glue to the branches

2. make an apple for each member of your family. glue to the branches. (begin with the eldest family members at the top and end up with your apple near the bottom.)

Physical Education

Week 17: Jan 19-23

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

One and Two times tables

Science

Sky and Space: The Earth and the Moon

-review earth's atmosphere and surface

-the earth from space

-the moon

-phases of the moon

1. new moon

2. crescent moon

3. half moon

4. waxing

5. full moon

6. waning

7. half moon

8. crescent

-moon's formation

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

Plague: c.1350-1355

-Map of Europe

-the black death

-fatal fleas

-punishment from God?

Crime and Punishment: c. 1000-1500

criminals and out laws

-catching criminals

-public punishments

-harsh laws

-outlaws

Art & Music Appreciation

Music: Ludwig von Beethoven

Art: Families picture study

"The Family of King Philip IV" 1656 by Diego Velasquez

Physical Education

Week 16: Jan 12-16

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

more sets and pairs (one rabbit has 2 ears, two rabbits have 4 ears, three rabbits have 6 ears ...)

counting rows (two rows of 4 daisies equals 8 daisies altogether. . . )

Science

Sky and Space: The Earth and the Moon

-review earth's atmosphere and surface

-the earth from space

-the moon

-phases of the moon

1. new moon

2. crescent moon

3. half moon

4. waxing

5. full moon

6. waning

7. half moon

8. crescent

-moon's formation

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

The Crusades c.1090-1290

-map of the Holy Land

-The call to battle

-the first crusade

-muslims fight back

-the third crusade

-the fourth crusade

-crusader knights

-the end of the crusades

Art & Music Appreciation

Music: Johann Sebastian Bach

Art: telling stories

"Hey Diddle Diddle" 1989 by Paula Rego

"The Princess and the Trolls" 1913 by John Bauer

"Rustam" 16th century by an unknown Indian artist

Project: Decorated elephant

1. draw a big oval body. Add two stumpy legs.

2. add a long trunk and a short tail. cut him out.

3. cut out a big ear, a curvy tusk and toes.

4. glue down the front edge of the ear. Then glue on the tusk and toes. Use scraps of paper and sequins to decorate.

Physical Education