Week 21

U is for . . . umbrella, umpire, unicorn, unicycle and ukulele

-hidden picture worksheet for U

-writing review capital letters V - Z

-sticker book for U

Starting to add

identifying written numbers 6-10

worksheet

Ready for Reading:

activity for basic reasoning skills and visual awareness:

spot the difference between two pictures

writing: fill in the missing letters

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

T is for . . . telephone, tulip, tomato, tap, tent, turtle

-hidden picture worksheet for T

-writing review of capital letters O - U

-sticker book for T

Starting to add

worksheet: identifying written numbers

0 1 2 3 4 5

Opposites - finding opposites

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.

Week 19

S is for . . . snake, sandwich, sock, seal, sunglasses, six,

starfish, soup, seven, spoon, sun, and sailboat

-hidden picture worksheet for S

-writing review capital letters H-N

-sticker book for S

Shapes

drawing shapes

Opposites

drawing opposites

Week 19: Feb 8-12

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

North America: 1700-1790

*The American Revolution

*Tea in the sea

*Fighting begins

*French friends

*The American Constitution is written

*George Washington becomes the first President

Assignment:

-time line

-visit websites about the American Revolution

-draw the American Flag as it appears during this time period

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History -

P.E.

The star system

I've had to come up with some sort of a system for the kids. I wanted them to have a way to stay motivated and to be able to see how they can control some of their day. The star system is a reward based system I came up with that is loosely based on a reading system that my parents had for us when I was a young student.

Each child while working on a different area of behavior or discipline will begin every morning with five stars. If he or she still has at least five "today" stars at day's end, he/she receives a bonus star.

For now, the littlest one who is almost three, is working on her patience and tears (she wears her heart on her sleeve and collapses quickly into tears for nearly everything). So if she wakes up and calls for mama instead of crying, she earns a star. If she waits patiently and quietly in case Mama cannot come right away she earns another star. She must consistently use her manners throughout the day and she must complete her chores. She is so proud to be earning stars along with her older brother and sister. I've really seen a change in her behavior.

Our almost five year old is in preschool and not really anxious to sit still and learn. She would much rather be dancing and singing and playing with her dolls.

Our son is eight and needs to work on respect, staying at his desk, and moving from task to task without wasting time. For each of them the star program is similar. Stars will be earned when:

morning chores are completed before breakfast

they are at the desk on time

a task is completed timely

Stars will be lost for tardiness, getting up from your desk, a disrespectful attitude, disobedience and the like.

Stars can be banked from one day to the next, one week to the next. They can be spent on things like extra cuddle time at bedtime, or approved television, movies, computer or wii games on the weekends. Extra stars can be earned for reading above and beyond school assignments; one star for every 15 minutes of reading.

Star values: four stars equal 15 minutes of a video or computer game; thirty two stars equal a two hour movie.

This system has worked beautifully. The children are learning that their actions directly affect what they can do. They see that good habits and disciplines are rewarded!

Week 18: Feb 1 - 5

Religion & Bible

Reading

Writing

MaTh

Science

Language/Spelling/Grammar

History & Geography

India 1600-1900

The British in India

*Clive of India

*The rise of the British

*The Indian Mutiny

*British government takes control of India

*Life in the Raj

Assignments:

-Map of India

-time line

-view photo galleries of life in India during the Raj

Art & Music Appreciation

U.S. History

P.E.

Week 18

R is for . . . rake, roller skate, rocket, rope, rose and rug

-hidden picture worksheet for R

-review writing capital letters A - G

Shapes

shape review:

circle

square

rectangle

triangle

sphere

cylinder

cube

cuboid

Opposites

left and right direction