Week 26: March 23-27

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Types of Galaxies

-spiral galaxy

-barred spiral galaxy

-elliptical galaxies

-irregular galaxy

-cartwheel galaxy

-nearest galaxies

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

North Africa: c.400-1500

Conquerors of North Africa

-map of North Africa

-Byzantine rulers

-Fatimids in Egypt

-Mamelukes in Egypt

East Africa: c. 1000-1500

-cities of East Africa

-cities of gold

-the kingdom of Ethiopia

-map of East Africa

Art & Music Appreciation

Music: Giuseppe Verdi

Art: Nature picture study

"Footbridge over a River" 1800s by Utagawa Hiroshige

"Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose" 1885-86 by John Singer Sargent

Project: Paper Blossom

1. Lay two sqares of tissue paper together

2. Fold them in half, and then in half again

3. Draw a petal in the corner. Cut out and unfold.

4. Use a blunt needle to thread the flower onto yarn.

5. Thread on more flowers. Add some paper leaves too.

Physical Education