Thursday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson in 31 Curriculum Guide on
Phonics Only
- Lesson 32 in Spelling and Phonics
- The kids are REALLY enjoying reading from their readers aloud (go figure!), and we finished the book "Fun with Pets" in class. You can skip today's AM reading lesson and pick up with the PM reading of pages 2-3 in "TipToes".
- Corresponding workbook pages listed
in Curriculum Guide for each lesson.
- If you are following the Abeka spelling lessons, you will be
assessing the list today. You can do check their spelling verbally or
in writing. Introduce list #4. Each Wednesday, we will be reviewing
their spelling list in class. If it is the first time they have seen
the list, they will most likely have trouble with the review game. Most of them did great with the list 3 review yesterday!
Handwriting
- Turn to page 41 in your workbook and complete Day 1.
- Now that we have completed the alphabet letter by letter, we will be moving on to weekly handwriting lessons. For each lesson, you will be doing Day 1 on Thursdays, Day 2 on Fridays, Day 3 on Mondays, and then you will be writing the Bible verse for Day 4 onto a border sheet from the back of the book on Tuesdays. These border sheets are like "quizzes". Take your time and do your best-- make them look great! Bring them in on Wednesdays to display them!
Grammar
- Lesson 26 with parents.
- They are doing much better with common and proper nouns! There is still confusion on brand names, such as Oreo, Lego, etc.
Spanish
- Do pages 12-13 in your workbook.
Math
- Extra Practice Book page 29-34
Science
- For next Wednesday, you will need to find two substances at home that are non-soluble. Either bring it in, take a picture of it, or draw a picture!
History
- Read pages 59-61 in Story of the World and discuss!
Agriculture
Music 1
- Practice the song "Best Friends" in the purple book
- Practice the song "C, D, E" in the blue and white book.
- Listen to your CD ALWAYS!!! Every day, in the car, at home... EVERYWHERE.
Friday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson 33
- Study the poem on page 65 of the Spelling and Poetry book.
Handwriting
- Do page 41, Lesson 1 Day 2
Spanish
- Listen to the Months of the Year song and try to sing it!
Math
- Do test book pages 37-40. (Parents, please check their work and discuss any missed problems.)
Writing
- Find a ruler. See how long 6" is. Now, turn the ruler so that it
is standing up on the table or floor. See how tall 6" is from the
floor/table.
- What would life be like if you were only six inches tall?
- Write about it! Use your best handwriting and use your imagination!
Music 1
- Practice the song "Best Friends" in the purple book
- Practice the song "C, D, E" in the blue and white book.
- Listen to your CD ALWAYS!!! Every day, in the car, at home... EVERYWHERE.
Monday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson 34 in Curriculum Guide on
Phonics/Reading/Spelling for the lesson, with workbook pages listed
in Curriculum Guide for each lesson.
- Read and study the poem in page 65.
Handwriting
- Do Lesson 42, Lesson 1 Day 3
Grammar
- Teach lesson 28 to your child.
Spanish
- Listen to the Months of the Year song and try to sing it!
- Practice the Spanish months.
- What is your birthday month? Say it in Spanish!
Math
- Video Lesson!
- Textbook pages 47-49
- Workbook pages 49-52
Science
- For Wednesday, you will need to find two substances at home that
are non-soluble. Either bring it in, take a picture of it, or draw a
picture!
History
- Read pages 62-65 in Story of the World and discuss. Be ready to have fun in class on Wednesday! Wear something that can get a little dirty! :)
Writing
- Work on your writing assignment!
Agriculture
Music 1
- Practice the song "Best Friends" in the purple book
- Practice the song "C, D, E" in the blue and white book.
- Listen to your CD ALWAYS!!! Every day, in the car, at home... EVERYWHERE.
Tuesday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson 35 in Curriculum Guide
- Instruction on Phonics/Reading/Spelling for the lesson, with workbook pages listed in Curriculum Guide.
- In class tomorrow, we will review spelling list #4. This is the list that you began at home on Thursday of last week, so we will be playing a review game with it in prep for their at home assessment.
Handwriting
- Choose a border sheet from the back of your handwriting book. Either tear it out or make a copy of it. Take the Bible verse from Lesson 1, Day 4, and copy it very carefully onto the border sheet. Color it and bring it to class tomorrow! This is like your weekly handwriting quiz, so do your very best!
Writing
- Be sure to finish your writing. Do your best! We will show it off in class!
Grammar
Math
- Video lesson!
- Textbook page 50
- Workbook page 53-56
Spanish
- Listen to the months of the year song. Sing it!
- Practice your Spanish months.
- Look over pages 12-13 in your workbook (you should have done these on Thursday!)
Science
- For Wednesday, you will need to find two substances at home that
are non-soluble. Either bring it in, take a picture of it, or draw a
picture!
Music 1
- Practice the song "Best Friends" in the purple book
- Practice the song "C, D, E" in the blue and white book.
- Listen to your CD ALWAYS!!! Every day, in the car, at home... EVERYWHERE.
Thursday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson in 26 Curriculum Guide on
Phonics Only
- Lesson 27
- Corresponding workbook pages listed
in Curriculum Guide for each lesson.
- If you are following the Abeka spelling lessons, you will be assessing the list today. You can do check their spelling verbally or in writing. Introduce list #3. Each Wednesday, we will be reviewing their spelling list in class. If it is the first time they have seen the list, they will most likely have trouble with the review game.
Handwriting
- Compare yesterday's work (lesson 26) to the work from the first two weeks of class! Everyone is doing a great job!
- Do Lesson 27 in your workbook. Take your time and do your very best!
Grammar
- Do Lesson 21 with parents.
- Be sure to review common and proper nouns thoroughly. It is still tricky for some!
- Study the poem, "Work". We will be recording it on Wednesday!
Spanish
- Only half the class had their worksheets from the at-home work, which made it a sad day for stars! :(
- Listen to #15 on your CD. It is the song you worked on yesterday in class. Listen to this class and sing it each day, so that you will know the words next week in class!
Math
- The students took a math test in class yesterday! Today, I would like for them to look over the tests and work on any problems that they missed.
- Play this math game!
- Click on the correct ladybug!
Science
- Turn to page 47 in you lab book. Answer the questions about the lab that we did in class. Oral or written answers are fine!
- For those mixtures that weren't done in class, make your best guess (hypothesis) as to what would happen!
History
- Read p. 51 to the bottom of page 53 in Story of the World and discuss.
Writing
- Take out your writing assignment sheet from yesterday. Think about your favorite hiding spot. Write all about it! Use complete sentences and make sure to use your best handwriting! These will go in your writing folder, and we are going to hand them up to show the class!
Music 1
- Play "C, What Do you C" 10 times
- Play "Driving in the G Clef" 10 times
Agriculture
Friday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson 28 in Curriculum Guide
- Instruction on Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed in Curriculum Guide.
Handwriting
- Do Lesson 28 in your workbook
- Take your time and do your very best!
Grammar
Spanish
- Practice counting in Spanish to 31. Use pages 4 and 5 in your book.
Math
- Do test book pages 29-32. (Parents, please check their work and discuss any missed problems.)
Writing
- Work on this week's writing assignment! We will share them out loud, in class, and add them to your writing folder. Be sure to use your best handwriting and to write in sentences. I don't want you to just tell me your favorite hiding spot... I want you to tell me all about it! :)
Music 1
- Play "C, What Do you C" 10 times
- Play "Driving in the G Clef" 10 times
Monday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson 29 in Curriculum Guide on
Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed
in Curriculum Guide for each lesson.
Handwriting
- Do Lesson 29 in your workbook. Take your time and do your very best!
Grammar
- Teach lesson 22 to your child.
Spanish
- Listen to song #15.
- Practice counting to 31.
- Complete pages 4-7 in your book.
Math
- Do test book pages 32-36. (Parents, please check their work and discuss any missed problems.)
Science
History
- Read page 53-58 in Story of the World.
- If you'd like, draw a picture to go along with the story!
Writing
- Work on your writing assignment and bring it in on Wednesday!
Music 1
- Play "C, What Do you C" 10 times
- Play "Driving in the G Clef" 10 times
Tuesday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson 30 in Curriculum Guide
- Instruction on Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed in Curriculum Guide.
- In class tomorrow, we will review spelling list #3. For those of you not choosing to use the Abeka curriculum, it will be best if your child is not seeing the spelling list for the first time. It causes distractions and makes it difficult to teach the children as a group. This class has been scheduled at the beginning of the day to address this issue.
- In class tomorrow, we will be discussing the following concepts learned from at-home materials. For those not using the Abeka curriculum, you may want to touch on these so that your child is not hearing them for the first time.
- The definition of a compound word.
- The letters l, f, and s often show up in pairs at the end of short-vowel words, such as in doll, small, miss, hill, etc.
Handwriting
- Do Lesson 30 with your parents. Do your very best!
Writing
- Be sure to finish your writing. Do your best! We will show it off in class!
Grammar
- Teach lesson 23 to your child.
- Study the poem "Work" We will be making a video tomorrow!
Math
- Video lesson!
- Textbook pages from video.
- Workbook p. 46-48
Science
Music 1
- Play "C, What Do you C" 10 times
- Play "Driving in the G Clef" 10 times
Thursday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson in 22 Curriculum Guide on
Phonics/Spelling/Reading
- Corresponding workbook pages listed
in Curriculum Guide for each lesson.
Handwriting
- Do Lesson 22 in your workbook. Take your time and do your very best!
Grammar
- Do Lesson 19 with parents.
- Study the poem, "Work".
Spanish
Math
- Do workbook pages 38-39
- Check and go through your work with your parents!
Science
- Discuss experiment 4 in your lab book with your parents! Tell them about our experiment yesterday!
History
- Read p. 39-45 in Story of the World and discuss.
Writing
- For your writing assignment this week, I want you to think about you favorite food. Write 3 sentence about it! Think about why you like it, what it tastes like, when you eat it, and so on. Remember, use your best handwriting and enjoy writing! Bring it in on Wednesday and we will add it to your folder.
Music
- If you are in music class, practice he songs that Ms. Fenette assigned for you!
Agriculture
Friday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson 23 in Curriculum Guide
- Instruction on Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed in Curriculum Guide.
Handwriting
- Do Lesson 23 in your workbook
- Take your time and do your very best!
Grammar
Spanish
- Write the Spanish names for the days of the week. Ms. Rose would like for you to write these down each day until she sees you again!
Math
History
- Read pages 46-50.
- Why did Hammurabi want to be king?
- What city did Hammurabi rule?
- What did Hammurabi write down on a stone monument?
- What were these laws called?
- Who had to obey these laws?
- Can you tell me about one of these laws?
Writing
- Work on this week's writing assignment!
Music
- If you are in music class, practice he songs that Ms. Fenette assigned for you!
Monday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson 24 in Curriculum Guide on
Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed
in Curriculum Guide for each lesson.
Handwriting
- Do Lesson 24 in your workbook. Take your time and do your very best!
Grammar
- Read and study the poem "Work" in Lesson 15.
- Play this game again with common and proper nouns
Spanish
- Write the days of the week in Spanish!
Math
Science
- Reread Chapter 5, if needed!
History
Writing
- Work on your writing assignment and bring it in on Wednesday!
Music
- If you are in music class, practice he songs that Ms. Fenette assigned for you!
Tuesday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson 25 in Curriculum Guide
- Instruction on Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed in Curriculum Guide.
Handwriting
- Do Lesson 25 with your parents. Do your very best!
Writing
- Be sure to finish your writing. Do your best! We will show it off in class!
Grammar
- Do Lesson 20 with your parents!
- Study the poem "Work"
- You will be reviewing that the names of the states all begin with capital letters. Here's a video for you!
Math
- Extra Practice Book pages 19-26
- (Parents, feel free to skip tasks in these pages that are mastered and focus on those that could use repetition.)
Science
- Reread chapter 5 and study the key words for class tomorrow!
Spanish
- Write the days of the week!
Music
- If you are in music class, practice he songs that Ms. Fenette assigned for you!
Thursday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson in 17 Curriculum Guide on
Phonics/Spelling for the lesson, Lesson 16 & 17 in the Reading Portion.
- Corresponding workbook pages listed
in Curriculum Guide for each lesson.
Handwriting
- Do Lesson 17 in your workbook. Take your time and do your very best!
Grammar
- Read and study the poem "Work" in Lesson 15.
- Play this Noun Game! Pop the balloons with the nouns in them! ONLY pop the nouns! :)
Spanish
- Go over pages 8 & 9 with your parents.
- Listen to and enjoy your music!
Math
- Watch this video
- Do workbook pages 31-33
- Check and go through your work with your parents!
Science
- Reread chapter 4 and discuss acids and bases.
- Bring in either an acid or a base to class on Wednesday!
History
- Reread your packet on Egypt.
- Do your "Words to Know" activity for the keywords in the reading.
Writing
- Look at this picture! Who do you think this guy is? What do you think he is doing? Make up a story that goes along with the picture, and bring it in to share it with the class!
- Just try your best. I will keep your weekly writing and put it in your writing folder so you can see how much your writing improves over the year!
Music
- If you are in music class, practice "C, C, This is C" 10 times.
- Practice the Honking Cars/G Clef song (I forgot the real name!) 10 times.
Friday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson 18 in Curriculum Guide
- Instruction on Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed in Curriculum Guide.
Handwriting
- Do Lesson 18 in your workbook
- Take your time and do your very best!
Grammar
- Study the poem "Work"
- I want you to point out nouns in your house. See if you and your parents can point out common and proper nouns in your refrigerator!
Spanish
- See if you can use your Spanish greeting, numbers, and shapes today!
Math
History
- Read pages 28-32 in Story of the World.
- Talk about the following questions:
- What kinds of tombs did pharaohs have?
- What were they made out of?
- What was Cheops's pyramid called?
- How long did it take to build it?
- How did the Egyptians build the pyramids?
- What does the Great Sphinx look like?
- Did the Great Pyramid keep robbers out?
- You can do your "Making a Pyramid" activity, if you would like!
Writing
- Work on your writing assignment about the crazy picture!
Music
- If you are in music class, practice "C, C, This is C" 10 times.
- Practice the Honking Cars/G Clef song (I forgot the real name!) 10 times.
Monday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson 19 in Curriculum Guide on
Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed
in Curriculum Guide for each lesson.
Handwriting
- Do Lesson 19 in your workbook. Take your time and do your very best!
Grammar
- Read and study the poem "Work" in Lesson 15.
- Play this game with common and proper nouns
Spanish
- Make sure that you have completed pages 8 & 9 in your book for Wednesday.
Math
- Extra Practice pages 17-18
Science
- Read chapter 5 before class on Wednesday!
- Bring in an acid or a base!
History
- Find your Postcard from Egypt.
- Paste it to a piece of construction paper or other stiff paper.
- Cut it out.
- Write a postcard to someone as if you were visiting Egypt!
- Color your postcard.
- Send it to someone!
Writing
- Work on your writing assignment and bring it in on Wednesday!
Music
- If you are in music class, practice "C, C, This is C" 10 times.
- Practice the Honking Cars/G Clef song (I forgot the real name!) 10 times.
Tuesday
Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)
- Lesson 20 in Curriculum Guide
- Instruction on Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed in Curriculum Guide.
- Spelling starts today!!!
- Study spelling list #1!
Handwriting
- Do Lesson 20 with your parents. Do your very best!
Writing
- Be sure to finish your writing. It does not have to be long, just do your best! These will go in your writing folder!
Grammar
- Do Lesson 17 with your parents!
- Study the poem "Work"
Math
Science
- Don't forget to bring in an acid or a base!
History
- Read chapter 4, pages 32-34 in your Story of the World Book.
- Discuss the following questions:
- Do you remember what Mesopotamia means?
- What two rivers is Mesopotamia between?
- Were the cities in Sumer friends with each other?
- What did Sargon do?
- What was his country called?
- How did he keep control of it?
- What do we call it when a ruler uses an army to make sure that people obey without question?
