Things to do for Wednesday, 10/3

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

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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.

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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.

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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

• Go to this website and read all about carrots.  We will be planting some, so READ and LEARN!

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.

 

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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

• Here is a game for you!
• And another game!

 

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.

Things to do for Wednesday, 9/26!

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

• Check out these pics of a chick hatching!

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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

• Study the poem "Work"

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

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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

• Read Chapter 7.

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

 

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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

•  Read Chapter 7.

 

Music 1

• Play "C, What Do you C" 10 times
• Play "Driving in the G Clef" 10 times

Things to do for Wednesday, 9/19

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

• Print these worksheets.  
• For the dot-to-dot, say each number as you get to it, in Spanish!
• Then, write the Spanish numbers on the other sheet.

 

 

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

• Check out these pics of a chick hatching!

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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

• Study the poem "Work"

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!

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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

• Workbook Page 40-41

Science

• Reread Chapter 5, if needed!

History

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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!

 

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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!

Things to do for Wednesday, 9/12

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.

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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

• Workbook pages 34-37

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.

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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.

 

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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

• Test Book
• page 21-24

 

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? 

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

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** 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.

Things to do for Wednesday, 8/29

Thursday

Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)

• Lesson 6 in Curriculum Guide for Reading Only
• Language 1 Book p. 6 & 7
• Lesson 7  in Curriculum Guide
• Instruction on Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed in Curriculum Guide for each lesson.

Handwriting

• Do page 14 in your workbook.  Take your time and do your very best!
  
   

Grammar

• Do lesson 6 with your parents.
• Be sure to review the poem, "The Caterpillar" from lesson 2.

 Spanish

• Go over the greeting that was assigned to you!
•  Listen to song #4 The numbers of the songs were jumbled!! I will work on figuring out which song ended up being which number!

 

Math

• You will be find pairs that make up 7, 8, 9 , 10.  
• Parents, go over Textbook p. 21-23 with your child.
• Do workbook pages 16-17

Science

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History

• Read pages 18-20 in your book
• Answer these questions for your parents:
• Did the Egyptians worship one god or many gods?
• Can you name any of them?
• Many people in the world have different religions.  How does the Egyptians' religion differ from yours?
• Do you remember Osiris' evil brother's name?
• How did Set get Osiris to lie down in the coffin?
• Did Osiris stay dead? 

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

 

Handwriting

• Do page 15 in your workbook.  Take your time and do your very best!
  
  
  

Grammar

• Review the poem, "The Caterpillar" from lesson 2. See if you can say it by memory!  We are going to work on memorizing it so that we can make a video soon! 

 Spanish

• 
  

Math

• You will be finding the missing part of a number bond. 
• Parents, go over textbook page 24 with your child.
• Workbook p. 20-22
• Extra Practice, Unit 2 pp 9-12

History

• Show your parents the map that we colored in class.
• Show them where the Nile River is. 
• Show them the delta.  Do you remember what a "delta" is?
• Explain to your parents Upper and Lower Egypt.

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Monday

Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)

• Lesson 9  in Curriculum Guide
• Instruction on Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed in Curriculum Guide.  

 

Handwriting

• Page 16.  Do your very best!
   

 

Grammar

• Review the poem, "The Caterpillar". 
• Watch this video for Lesson 7.
  

Science

•   Read Chapter 2!

 

Math

• Here is a review from your at-home lesson for Friday.  We will also be reviewing ways to make 10.
• Workbook pp 23-24.
• Tests (Unit 2, 1A and 1B) pp 7-10

History

• Check out this awesome website about Cuneiform!

 

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Tuesday

Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)

• Lesson 10 in Curriculum Guide
• Instruction on Phonics/Reading/Spelling/etc for the lesson, with workbook pages listed in Curriculum Guide.  

 

Handwriting

• Do page 17 with your parents.  Do your very best!
   

 

Grammar

• Watch this video for Lesson 8!

 Spanish

• Listen to song 14, "Como te llamas?
• Go over the greeting that was assigned to you.

Math

• Test Book
• Cumulative Test Units 1-2, A and B, pp 11-16

  History

• Read Chapter 3 on pages 21-24.
• Print this map.
• Find Egypt on your ap and shade it lightly in red.  Remember, the White Crown King united Egypt into one country.  He wore the red crown over his own white crown.
• Find the Nile River.  Trace it in Blue. Many people in Egypt lived along the Nile River and near the Nile Delta.
• Find Sumer and shade it lightly green.  Egypt and Sumer are the two countries where people first learned to write.

Things To Do For Wednesday, 8/22!

Thursday

Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)

• Lesson 2 in Curriculum Guide

 

Handwriting

• Do pages 9 and 10 in your workbook.  Take your time and do your very best!
  
   

Grammar

• Lesson 3 in First Language Lessons 
• Be sure to review the poem, "The Caterpillar" from lesson 2.

 Spanish

• Read p. 3 with kids.

Math

• You will be compare numbers within 1 to 10 and understanding the concept of "more" and "less". Textbook : 14- 15, Workbook: 11-12

Science

•  With your parents, read and discuss pages 2-8 in your book.   

History

• Read the packet in your History Pocket on Ancient Civilizations.''Discuss the following words:  ancient, basic needs, civilization, and history
  
  • If you'd like, you can write each word on an index card, along with a definition, and add it to your history pocket.

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Friday

Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)

• Lesson 3 in Curriculum Guide

 

Handwriting

• Do page 11 in your workbook.  Take your time and do your very best!
  
  
  

Grammar

• Review the poem, "The Caterpillar" from lesson 2.

 Spanish

• Use this video to write the Spanish number words on p. 4.  You can also use this website!

 

Math

• Goals:
• Count on from some number to 10, and counting backwards from 10 to 1. 
•  Find one more or less than a number within 10. 
• Arrange numbers 1-10 in order. 
• Determine minssing numbers in sequence. 

• Text book - pp16-17, Workbook- 13-14.

• Test Book: Unit 1A and 1B, pp 1-6

History

• Read pages 1-6 in "The Story of the World" with your parents.
• Things to discuss:
• What do we call someone who reads letters, journals, and monuments to find out about the past?
• What do we call the story that historians write about the past?
• What do archeologists do?
• What kinds of things did people leave behind them, in the story we read?

• Visit this website and play the archeology game!

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Monday

Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)

• Lesson 4 in Curriculum Guide

 

Handwriting

• Parents, work on oval letter formation.
   
• Do page 12 in your workbook.  Take your time and do your very best!
   

Grammar

• Lesson 4 in First Language Lessons 
• Be sure to review the poem, "The Caterpillar". 
  

Science

•  Make observations of 2 small objects in your home.  Draw a picture of one of the objects on page 6 of your lab workbook.  Come up with words to describe the object.  Then, draw a picture of the other object on page 7 of your workbook.  Write words to describe it.  Then, answer the questions on page 8. 
  

 

Math

• Goals:
• Make up number stories to illustrate number bonds. 
• Associate number bonds with part-whole. 
• Divide groups in different ways. 
• Find and memorize number pairs that make 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 
• Textbook - pp18-20. Workbook - p15.
  

History

• Start at your birth and make a timeline of your life!  Be sure to include important things that have happened to you along the way.  You can color it, add photos, anything you'd like!  Bring it to share with the class on Wednesday.  

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Tuesday

Abeka (Spelling/Reading/Phonics)

• Lesson 5 in Curriculum Guide

 

Handwriting

• Parents, work on oval letter formation.
   
• Do page 13 in your workbook.  Take your time and do your very best!
   

Grammar

• Complete this worksheet on common and proper nouns.
• Review the poem, "The Caterpillar". 
  

 Spanish

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History

• Read p. 7-13 in "The Story of the World"
• Things to discuss:
• What sort of food did nomads eat?
• Where did nomads sleep?
• Why did nomads move from place to place?
• What does "nomad" mean?
• Why was the Fertile Crescent a good place to live?
• Why was it called "fertile"?
• What was it shaped like?
• What did the first farmers grow?
• Did farmers move from place to place like nomads?
• How did farmers water their crops?
• Did the farmers still hunt wild animals?
• What did the farmers build their houses out of?
• How did they protect their village?
• Use this map to do the following:
• Find and circle the town of Jericho.
• Trace the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in blue.  
• Lightly shade the seas blue.
• Use a green crayon or colored pencil to color in the area between and around the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers.  This is the Fertile Crescent, and some nomads moved here because it was so easy to find food.
• If you want to, you can color the coloring page of A Farmer Using a Shaduf.

Math

• Goals:
• Find number pairs that make 7, 8, 9, 10.  
• Textbook- pp 21-23
• Workbook - pp16-19