Week 8

H is for . . . hammer, hot dog, heart, hippo, hay, hamburger

-hidden picture worksheet for H

-write lower case o and d

-sticker book for H

Shapes

games with shapes

Opposites

up and down

Week 8: Oct 26-30

Religion & Bible

personal devotions, family devotions

Reading

Johann Sebastian Bach

Writing

journaling

MaTh

memorizing multiplication tables; story problems

Science

The Elements: metals, non metals and semi metals (metaloids) conductors and semiconductors Experiment: finding out how well an object conducts heat. Needed: several long objects such as a metal spoon, a wooden spoon, and a plastic ruler. Smear a little cold butter near the end of each object and place the objects in a mug with warm water. As the heat travels up the object, it melts the butter. On which object does the butter melt the fastest? That object is the better conductor.

Language/Spelling/Grammar

spelling list: "j" sound age, page, edges, magic, gentle, bridge, judge, danger, large, joy, jelly, jump, jogging, jeans, join, job, gym. Review: city, any, fancy. Bonus: giraffe

History & Geography

England 1600-1700

Kings, Cavaliers and Roundheads

*James I is King

*Charles I is King

*The English Civil War

*Parliament rules England (The Commonwealth)

*Oliver Cromwell is Lord Protector of England

*Charles II is king

*The Great Plague of London

*The Great Fire of London

Assignments:

- time line of important dates

- illustrate the great fire destroying London and wiping out the plague

Art & Music Appreciation

community choir - Thursdays

Studying the artist Van Dyck

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 7

G is for . . .garden, gift, goldfish, gold, gopher, goose, gate

gorilla, grapes, grapefruit and goat

-hidden picture worksheet for G

-writing lower case j and t

-sticker book page for G

Shapes

worksheet for circle, square, rectangle and triangle review

Opposites

in and out

Week 7: Oct 19-23

Religion & Bible

personal devotions

family devotions

Reading

biography of Queen Elizabeth

Shakespeare's Hamlet for kids

Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

Writing

journaling

MaTh

memorizing multiplication tables

working story problems

Science

How Gases Behave

Terms to know:

diffusion

pressure

volume

Experiment: Balloon pump, balloon

1. When you pump the handle, the volume of the pump's chamber is decreased so the air pressure inside it is increased.

2. Air shoots out of the nozzle, into the balloon

3. A valve in the pump prevents air from being sucked back out of the balloon.

4. Pressure inside the balloon increases so it stretches and expands. Its volume increases.

Language/Spelling/Grammar

Spelling list: Th, Ch, Sh

those

they

tooth

cloth

clothes

cheat

chatter

choose

choices

shelter

mashed

shine

share

shouting

sheets

bushes

crash

Review: unless, lettuce, puzzle

Bonus: themselves

History & Geography

Elizabethan England 1550-1600

* Elizabeth becomes queen

* The first Poor Law is passed

* Life of William Shakespeare

* Sir Frances Drake sails around the world

* The Spanish Armada is defeated

* plots and treachery

Assignments:

- time line of important dates

- assigned reading of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet

Queen Elizabeth's biography

Art & Music Appreciation

Life and work of Michelangelo - Tuesday

community choir - Thursdays

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 6

F is for . . . footprint, flag, fish, flowers, football and firecrackers

- hidden picture worksheet for F

- writing lower case z and f

- sticker book for F

Shapes

review games for shapes already learned

Opposites

on and off

Week 6: Oct 12 - 16

Religion & Bible

personal study - Genesis

family devotions

Reading

biography of Queen Elizabeth

Shakespeare's Hamlet for kids

Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

Writing

work in creative writing journal

MaTh

Multiplication and Division

Science

How liquids behave

-evaporation

--rate of evaporation

-cooling down

-surface tension

-cohesion

-adhesion

Experiment to see how surface tension can support certain objects:

-fill a container with water. Put a needle on a small piece of tissue paper and lay it gently on the water.

The tissue soon becomes waterlogged and sinks, but the needle stays afloat, supported by surface tension.

*look closely and you will see that the needle actually dents the water's surface.

Language/Spelling/Grammar

spelling list - Long E endings

fancy any lovely

story party carry

penny monkey city

very angry goofy

ugly slippery toasty

bee tea

- review words -

family enough cough

* bonus word

February

Grammar - Review the "Be" verbs

History & Geography

Elizabethan England 1550-1600

* Elizabeth becomes queen

* The first Poor Law is passed

* Life of William Shakespeare

* Sir Frances Drake sails around the world

* The Spanish Armada is defeated

* plots and treachery

Assignments:

- time line of important dates

- assigned reading of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet

Queen Elizabeth's biography

Art & Music Appreciation

free drawing Tuesday

community choir - Thursdays

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 5

E is for . . .elephant, eggplant, earring, eagle, egg and elf

-hidden picture worksheet for E

-writing lower case x and k

-sticker book for E

Shapes: Review shapes: circles, squares, rectangles and triangles

Opposites: High and low

Week 5: Oct 5-9

Religion & Bible

personal study - Genesis

family devotions

Reading

biography: Elizabeth I

Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Shakespeare's Hamlet

Writing

letters to family/friend

creative writing journal

MaTh

Story problems

Science

Changes of State

-melting and boiling

-sublimation

Geysers

-condensation

-freezing

Experiment:

Fill a metal container with ice cubes. Stand it in a warm place and leave it for a few minutes.

Then look at the container. You will see drops of water on the outside of it.

Water molecules in the warm air lose energy and slow down when they are cooled by the ice. They stick to each other, forming water droplets.

Language/Spelling/Grammar

Spelling list - double consonants

better happy really

berry messy unless

carrot lettuce spilled

grilling litter dribble

rubber happen puzzle

running dripping

-review words-

mice fastest since

*bonus word

errand

History & Geography

Elizabethan England 1550-1600

* Elizabeth becomes queen

* The first Poor Law is passed

* Life of William Shakespeare

* Sir Frances Drake sails around the world

* The Spanish Armada is defeated

* plots and treachery

Assignments:

- time line of important dates

- assigned reading of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet

Queen Elizabeth's biography

Art & Music Appreciation

picture study - Tuesday

community choir - Thursdays

U.S. History

P.E.