Things to do for Wednesday, 9/5

Thursday

Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)

• Review c/k rhyme "k comes before i and e, c before the other three: a, o, u.
• Go here for a video!

• Lesson 12  in Curriculum GuideInstruction on Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed in Curriculum Guide for each lesson.

Here's a long silly video on "ay" sound 

Handwriting

• Do Lesson 11 & 12 in your workbook.  Take your time and do your very best!
• Downstroke curve letters , m, n
• Tall, two-stroke letters , f, k
  
   

Grammar

• Be sure to review the poem, "The Caterpillar" from lesson 2. 
• Watch this video... but know that our definition of a noun says that it is a person, place, thing, or IDEA!  You cannot hold happiness, sadness, or freedom, but it is a noun!

 

Spanish

• Listen to the song, "Lose Colores".
• Practice with your number line!

 

Math

• Extra practice pages 15-16

Science

• See if you can remember our experiment from yesterday and do page 29 in your experiment book.  You don't have to write it down, just discuss it!
• For next Wednesday, make a molecule at home using anything you'd like!  Bring it on Wednesday.
• Also, read & discuss chapter 3 in your book for next Wednesday.

History

• Read your packet on Mesopotamia.  You can color the pictures, as well.  Add it to your Mesopotamia pocket!

Writing

• You know those eggs that are in the incubator at the school house?  Well... I want you to write a story about if one hatched out a big surprise... that wasn't a chicken at all!  Write your story and bring it in to share with the class on Wednesday!

Music

• If you are in music class, practice "Learning Middle C" 10 times every day!

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Friday

Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)

• Lesson 13 & 14  in Curriculum Guide
• Instruction on Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed in Curriculum Guide.  
• Lesson 13 is a testing day in Phonics, so it is a fairly light day, but feel free to spread these two lessons out in any way needed!

 

Handwriting

• Do Lesson 13 in your workbook on tail, two-stroke letters j & y.  
• Take your time and do your very best!
  
  
  

Grammar

• Review the poem, "The Caterpillar" from lesson 2. We are going to recite them on Wednesday for our videos!
• Draw 3 pictures that illustrate this poem.  Make them BIG and BRIGHT (dark colors work best... don't color too lightly!).  Write your names on the back and be sure to bring them in on Wednesday.

 Spanish

• Listen to the song, "Lose Colores".
• Practice with your number line!

Math

• You will be going over textbook pages 27-31
• Workbook pages 28-30

History

• Review your packet on Mesopotamia.
• Do the "Words to Know" activity.  For this, you will first need to cut out the words ziggurat, flax, grains, and city-state.  Also, cut out (and color, if you would like) the pictures.
• Cut along the dotted lines on your page, so you can fold the flaps over.
• Glue one word in each box on the Words to Know page.
• On the back of the flap, glue the picture for each word.
• Write a short definition for each word. (modify, as needed)

Writing

• You know those eggs that are in the incubator at the school house?  Well... I want you to write a story about if one hatched out a big surprise... that wasn't a chicken at all!  Write your story and bring it in to share with the class on Wednesday!

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Monday

NONE
** If lessons 13 and 14 in Abeka material are too much for one day, spread them out!  Lesson 13 is a testing day for Abeka, which is usually light.

 

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Tuesday

Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)

• Lesson 15 in Curriculum Guide
• Instruction on Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed in Curriculum Guide.  

 

Handwriting

• Do Lesson 15 with your parents.  Do your very best!
   

 

Writing

• You know those eggs that are in the incubator at the school house?  Well... I want you to write a story about if one hatched out a big surprise... that wasn't a chicken at all!  Write your story and bring it in to share with the class on Wednesday!

Grammar

• Do Lesson 12 with your parents!
• Be sure that you have your poem memorized and your pictures colored for tomorrow!

 Spanish

• Practice your Los Colores song and your number line for tomorrow!

Math

• Test Book
• page 17-20

 

Science

•  For next Wednesday, make a molecule at home using anything you'd like!  Bring it on Wednesday!
• Also, read & discuss chapter 3 in your book for next Wednesday.

 

 History

• Read chapter 4, pages 25-28 in your Story of the World Book.
• Print this map.
• Find Egypt.  Cheops's pyramid was located to the west, or on the left side, of the Nile River.  On your map, draw a golden pyramid where Cheops's Great Pyramid and Sphinx were located.