Car Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterNovember 1, 2007
History

On this day in 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T. Read more about Henry Ford here: http://www.time.com/time/time100/builder/profile/ford.html

Take a tour of the Henry Ford museum: http://www.thehenryford.org/museum/map.asp


Writing Prompt
Have you ever wondered why cars have the names they do? Why are cars named after animals, places, or things in nature? Have fun with this creative writing worksheet:
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson75/car_handout.pdf

Language Arts
Practice your vocabulary and reading comprehension with this packet: http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?catid=58224&docid=147810

Science
Build an air powered car with this fun experiment. http://www.eweek.org/site/DiscoverE/activities/aircar.pdf

Math
Today’s math challenge involves multiplying fractions. Practice here: http://www.math.com/school/subject1/practice/S1U4L4/S1U4L4Pract.html





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Math Challenge November 1

A car dealer claims that by buying a new car, Jeff will pay 1/4 less for gas than he pays for his current car. If the car Jeff currently drives costs 1/3 less than his friend Steve's car, and Steve pays $600 per year for gas, how much per year will it cost Jeff to drive the new car?

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Halloween Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 31, 2007
History

Today is Halloween. Read more about it here: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/story/0,6079,58038,00.html

Reading
Learn about where Halloween came from with this reading comprehension activity: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_elementary_halloween_origins.pdf
Creative Writing
Choose one of these writing prompts to write a story: http://www.abcteach.com/Halloween/storystarters.htm
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Language Arts
Fill in the blanks of this fun scary story: http://printables.familyeducation.com/tv/printables/tv00012S3.pdf

Science
Learn about human bones here: http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp (Select English, and then skeleton). If it interests you, check out the other sections as well!)
Label the bones on this skeleton using what you learned: http://worksheetplace.com/php_uploads/displaySheet.php?sheet=Halloween1

Math
Practice ordering decimal numbers here: http://www.math-drills.com/halloween/hal_orderhundredths_spider_001.pdf (print out the 1st page – the 2nd page has the answers!)




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Math Challenge October 31

Cody went trick or treating and collected 52 candy bars. His father snuck 15 pieces out of his bucket, and his mom took ten less than his dad. Then Cody ate 6 pieces. How many pieces does he have left?

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Pumpkin Lesson plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 30, 2007
History

Tomorrow is Halloween. Many people buy pumpkins for Halloween. Learn more about pumpkins here: http://42explore.com/pumpkins.htm


Reading
Learn about pumpkin carving with this reading comprehension activity: http://www.abcteach.com/Reading/comps/980.pdf
Language Arts
Learn about alliteration here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/h/halloween_alliteration.pdf
Creative Writing
Choose one of these writing prompts to write a story: http://www.abcteach.com/Halloween/storystarters.htm
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Science
Learn more about pumpkins with this fun experiment: http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Nutrition_Serv/shape_grant/5thgrade_pum.pdf

Math
Practice measuring angles here: http://www.math-drills.com/halloween/hal_spiderangles.pdf (Print out the 1st page only – the 2nd page has the answers!)
Review your multiplication facts here: http://www.math-drills.com/halloween/hal_mult144_001.pdf (Print out the 1st page – the 2nd page has the answers!)


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Math Challenge October 30

A dozen pumpkins in a row. Eleven in a row, and not one more. Although we should know, the pumpkins number___?

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Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 29, 2007
History

On this day in 1929, the stock market crashed. Learn more about it here: http://marketplace.publicradio.org/features/crash_1929/index.html

Learn about the history of money here: http://library.thinkquest.org/28718/history.html

Learn more about stocks with this fun interactive site: http://www.prongo.com/stock/index.pl




Reading
Read this article about investing here: http://archives.cnn.com/2000/fyi/news/09/18/investment.guide/index.html then answer the questions here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/making-cents-reading-questions.html
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Math
Today’s math challenge uses fractions. Practice here: http://www.learningwave.com/engage/fractions/


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Math Challenge October 29

ABC stock sold for 13 1/8 on the stock market. The stock went up 3 1/2 points. What does the stock sell for now?

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Making Cents Reading Questions

1. What is investing?

2. What are the differences between long and short-term investing?

3. What is a stock?

4. When do shareholders make a profit?

5. How is the "Dow" determined?

Nevada Day Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 26, 2007
History

Today is Nevada day! Learn more about it here: http://www.nevadaday.com/aboutnevadaday.htm

Then fill out this worksheet here: http://www.homeschoolviews.com/unit-studies/nevadastate.pdf

Reading

Native Tribes of Nevada used story-telling:
As an oral tradition.
As a way of preserving the culture and history of their people.
To teach about relationships between people and between people and nature.
As a form of entertainment and a source of amusement.
Read this story about how one of the tribes believed pine nuts became scattered across Nevada: http://www.unr.edu/nnap/NT/st-31_32.htm

Use this worksheet to analyze the story: http://www.unr.edu/nnap/NT/st-3.htm

Language Arts

Edit this passage here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/nevada-day-edit.html

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Geography

Use this map here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/nevada/

To fill out this map of Nevada: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/label/states/nevada/


Science

The desert tortoise is Nevada’s state reptile. Learn more about it here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/turtle/Destortprintout.shtml
Math
Today’s math challenge is about subtracting decimals. Practice here: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/math/decimal/sub/2/

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Math Challenge October 26

The average annual precipitation in Honolulu, Hawaii is 22.02. The average for Reno, Nevada is 14.49 inches less than in Honolulu. What is the average annual precipitation for Reno?

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Nevada Day Edit

On October 31 1864 Nevada became the 36th U.S. state. With more than 110000 square miles of land, it is the seven largest state. Have you heard of Las Vegas! While it is the largest city in Nevada by population, Carson city is the state capital. The state's natural features include large lake's, the Colorado River and high peeks. In fact, Nevada's name comes from a Spanish word meaning "snowcapped.

Fire Safety Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 25, 2007
History

October is Fire Safety Month. Read more about it here: http://www.cityofflint.com/Fire/FPmonth.htm


Current Events
Read about the fires in California here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/25/fire.wildfire.ca/index.html?eref=yahoo

Writing Prompt
What things could you do to protect your house in a fire? Send what you wrote to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn a point.

Reading
Learn about the steps fire fighters take in fighting a fire here: http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/litplace/r970818e.htm

Vocabulary
Learn fire safety terms with this word search:
http://www.nsf.org/consumer/just_for_kids/Fire_Safety_Word_Search.pdf

Art
Draw a floor plan of your house. Label all fire exits.



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Math Challenge October 25

Many firefighters were called to battle the wildfires. on Monday there were 356 firefighters. On Tuesday, an additional 89 joined the fight, and on Wednesday there were 92 more. By Thursday, 23 firefighters needed to rest and 56 more joined. How many firefighters were there on Thursday?

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Mary Had A Little Lamb Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 24, 2007
History

On this day in 1788, Sarah Hale, writer of Mary Had A Little Lamb was born. Sarah has also been credited as the “Mother of Thanksgiving”. Read more about her here: http://www.quiltersmuse.com/sarah_josepha_buell_hale.htm

Read Mary Had A Little Lamb here: http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2007/10/mary-had-little-lamb.html

Language Arts

Can you find the proper nouns and common nouns with this worksheet? http://www.kwiznet.com/p/takeQuiz.php?ChapterID=2310&CurriculumID=16

Science

Learn more about sheep here: http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Farm/Sheep/


Math

Today’s math challenge involves the metric system. Learn more about it here: http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/367.shtml

Practice using this worksheet: http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/reproducibles/work_metric2.shtml

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Math Challenge October 24

Katherine was given a tiny lamb by her uncle. The lamb was a runt and had to be fed by hand. Every three hours Katherine had to give it two hundred ninety milliliters of formula. How much formula, in liters, will the lamb get in 24 hours?

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Soccer Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 23, 2007
History

On this day in 1940, soccer player, Edison Pele was born. Read more about him here: http://expertfootball.com/players/pele/


Writing Prompt
Check out this fun writing prompt: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/soccer-writing-prompt.html
Send your writing to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn a point!

Vocabulary
Brush up on your soccer vocabulary with this drag and drop game: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/gamefootball.htm

Geography
Practice your researching skills with this fun soccer worksheet that matches flags to the different countries: http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/wcs_geo_all.pdf

Math
Practice your multiplication facts here: http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/fract.cgi?A1=s&A2=2&A15=0
When you master that, try this: http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/fract.cgi?A1=s&A2=5&A15=0

For the more advanced, try multiplying fractions here: http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/fract.cgi?A1=s&A2=5&A15=1


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Math Challenge October 23

Twelve children were at soccer practice. 1/3 of the players went out to pizza after practice. They each ate 2 slices of pizza. How many pieces of pizza did they eat?

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Soccer Writing Prompt

There was less than a minute left, and we were down by two points! And there I was.....

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Nuts Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 20, 2007
History

Today is National Nut Day! Learn more about nuts here: http://www.nutcrackermuseum.com/history_nuts.htm


Vocabulary

Learn some “nutty” words with this word search: http://homeschooling.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/kids/nuts.html

For Fun

Try to crack the code with this fun worksheet! http://www.walnuts.org/pdfs/California_Walnut_CracktheCode.pdf

Science

A tough nut to crack! Try this fun science experiment. (You can substitute a different nut if you want!) We will be using a food scale to weigh the nuts. http://food_fiber.okstate.edu/tuffnut1.pdf

Math
Today’s math challenge involves multiplying money. Learn about it here: http://www.mathscore.com/math/free/lessons/Hawaii/5th_grade/Money_Multiplication_lesson.html
And then practice here: http://www.mathscore.com/math/free/lessons/Hawaii/5th_grade/Money_Multiplication_sample_problems.html

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Math Challenge October 22

Fred sells a nut mixture made with two types of nuts. The Brazil nuts
sell for $5.25 per pound and the Cashews sell for $6.50 per pound. If
he mixes 10 pounds of Brazil nuts with 15 pounds of Cashews, how
much (per pound) should he charge for the mixture?

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Math Challenge October 19

The original Star-Spangled Banner measured 30 feet by 42 feet when it
was created in 1813. In the 1800s, a few people were given pieces of the
flag as momentoes. Some of the flag was lost due to wear and tear through use. Today, the flag measures 30 X 34 feet.

What was the area of the original flag? What is the area of the flag today?

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Alaska Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 17, 2007
History

Today is Alaska Day! Alaska Day is the anniversary of the formal transfer of the territory and the raising of the US. flag at Sitka on October 18, 1867

Reading
Read about Alaska’s flag here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/flags/alaska/alaskaflag.shtml

Language Arts
Make this book about Alaska: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/geography/usstate/

Geography
Learn more about Alaska here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/alaska.shtml

Science
Read this article about Walruses landing on the Alaskan shores: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/environment/2007-10-05-alaska-walrus_N.htm
Answer the questions here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/walrus-questions.html
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Math
The math challenge today uses ratios. Practice here: http://www.edhelper.com/math/ratios215.htm


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Walrus Questions

1. What do Walrus feed on?

2. September ice was ___ % below the long-term average for m 1979 to 2000.

3. Walrus need either ____ or _____ to rest.

Math Challenge October 18

Ashley is going to visit her aunt in Juneau. She will travel by ferry from her home in Sitka. If the trip takes 8 hours and 45 minutes and is 150 miles, how many miles per hour does the boat travel?

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Earthquake Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 17, 2007
History
On this day in 1989, many baseball fans were surprised when the World Series game they were watching was interrupted by an Earthquake. Read more about it here: http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-29/. Learn more about Earthquakes here: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/earthquake1.htm

Geography
Learn about where earthquakes might be more likely to happen here: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/15/g35/earthquakes.html
And with this coloring page: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids/coloring/hazmap.pdf

Creative Writing
Pretend you are a newspaper reporter and write a story as if you were reporting an Earthquake that had just occurred. Send your story to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn a point.
Language Arts
The Causes of Earthquakes. Read this passage and fill in the blanks: http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/earth_quake_3.PDF
Vocabulary
Learn some earthquake vocabulary here: http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/kids/earthquakes.html
And this crossword puzzle: http://www.edhelper.com/Earth_theme12.htm

Science
Try this fun candy quake experiment: http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1113

Math
Try this earthquake math puzzle: http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00494/Earthquake/05_Earthquake_Games_Solution.htm


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Math Challenge October 17

There were 3 Earthquakes. During the first earthquake 10 homes were slightly damaged; in the second 50 homes were slightly damaged and in the third earthquake 30 homes were slightly damaged. What is the average number of homes damaged in the earthquakes?

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Dictionary Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 16, 2007
History
On this day in 1758, the father of the dictionary, Noah Webster was born. Learn more about him here: http://noahwebsterhouse.org/biography.html

Vocabulary
Try this dictionary crossword puzzle: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_crossword.shtml

Language Arts
Here is a lesson on how to use a dictionary: http://wps.ablongman.com/wps/media/objects/805/824728/apx/henry_apx_e.pdf
Practice using a dictionary with these worksheets: http://www.rhlschool.com/ref8n1.htm
And http://www.rhlschool.com/ref7n2.htm
Learn about guidewords here: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/essential/PDFs/Finding%20words.PDF

For Fun
Try this fun dictionary game: http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/games/dictionarygame.html

Math
Learn about number prefixes here: http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math55.txt

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Poetry Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 15, 2007
History
Today is National Poetry Day. Learn about some famous poets here: http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/poets/poet.htm

Creative Writing
Write a poem about yourself using this worksheet: http://www.cobblestonepub.com/pdfs/SDR0603t_3.pdf

Vocabulary
Poetry comes in many different forms. Learn about the different names of poems here:
http://thewordshop.tripod.com/forms.html
then complete this worksheet here: http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://www.classbrain.com/artteach/uploads/poetry_worksheet.pdf

Math
Practice some math poetry here: http://www.trottermath.net/humor/poemmath.html

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Math Challenge October 15

How many poems are in the book Falling Up by Shel Silverstein? Clue: If you wrote 5 poems a month for 2 years, you would still have 25 poems left to write.

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Farm Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 12, 2007
History

Today is national farm day! Take a virtual tour of a farm here: http://www.greenheyes.com/pages/page1.htm

Writing Prompt
What do you think is the most important crop? Why? Send what you wrote to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn a point!
Reading
Learn more about scarecrows with this reading comprehension activity: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_scarecrows_elem.pdf
Spelling
Practice your farm vocabulary with this word search: http://www.abcteach.com/farm/wordsearch2.htm
Write each word 3 times each and use in a sentence.
Science
Learn more about cows here: http://www2.kenyon.edu/projects/farmschool/food/milkbio.htm
Math
Brush up your multiplication and addition skills with this fun game: http://www.prongo.com/farm/

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Math Challenge October 12

Farmer Bob weighs the grain on his truck at the grain elevator before dumping it into the bin. Farmer Bob’s truck weighed 28,463 pounds when it was full. After the grain was emptied, the truck weighed 11,253 pounds. How many pounds of wheat were on the truck?
Wheat is sold by the bushel. A bushel is 60 pounds. How many bushels of wheat were on the truck?

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Bonus Math Problem

Bonus Math Problem!Congratulations! You found it! Now hurry up and solve it and send the answer to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net If you are one of the first 3 people to send in the correct answer you will earn 25 bonus points!

1,000 cows can fit in the barn. It is 2/3 full. How many cows are in there now?

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Bo

Eleanor Roosevelt Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 11, 2007
History

On this day in 1884, Eleanor Roosevelt was born. Read more about her here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/eleanor-roosevelt.html


Eleanor Roosevelt was first lady during the Great Depression. Learn more about the Depression here: http://newdeal.feri.org/eleanor/index.htm

Writing Prompt
Why do you think Eleanor Roosevelt was a remarkable woman?
Send what you wrote to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn a point. Collect points to win prizes listed here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/09/prizes.html
Language Arts
Practice your editing skills here: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/edit/pdfs/edit1005.pdf
Vocabulary
Try this word search http://gardenofpraise.com/puzzlb46.htm
Look up any words you don’t know in a dictionary.

Math
Fill out the timeline here: http://content.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/l/lessonplans_graphicorg_pdfs_timeline.pdf
With the events from Eleanor’s life listed here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/eleanor-roosevelt-timeline-info.html

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Math Challenge October 11

Use the chart here: http://www.todaysteacher.com/TheGreatDepressionWebQuest/1932PriceList.htm#food
To solve today’s problem.

Eleanor Roosevelt invited her friend, Amelia Earhart, to dinner at the White House. The meal included 3 pounds of fresh delivered ham, 2 cans of green beans, and 2 boxes of strawberries. How much did dinner cost?

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Eleanor Roosevelt Timeline Info

*1948-Chaired the commission that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

*1892-Anna Hall Roosevelt, mother, dies

*1905-Marries Franklin Roosevelt

*1899-1902-Attends school in Europe
*1912-Attends her first Democratic Party convention

*1884-Born in New York City, October 11
*1920-Joins the League of Women's Voters

*1894-Elliott Roosevelt, father, dies

*1933-Becomes the 1st first lady to hold press conferences

*1943-Travels to the South Pacific to boost troop morale

*1962-Dies after a severe stroke
*1934- Helps to initiate the National Youth Administration

Eleanor Roosevelt

On October 11, 1884, Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City. She was the daughter of Elliott Roosevelt and Anna Hall Roosevelt, and the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt. Eleanor's parents both died when she was very young, her mother when she was eight and her father when she was ten. She went to live with her grandmother until she was fifteen. She then attended a boarding school in Europe.
On March 17, 1905, after a three year courtship, Eleanor married Franklin Roosevelt. The couple had six children: one girl, and five boys.
Franklin became very involved in politics. He was in the New York Senate, a member of the Navy Department and President of the United States for four terms. Eleanor was also very influential in politics. She became involved in the League of Women Voters in 1920, and the Women's Trade Union League. In the League of Women Voters she played an important role in drafting bills and making policies.
In the summer of 1921 Franklin was stricken with poliomyelitis (polio). He was paralyzed from the waist down and would never walk without the aid of crutches. Eleanor then began to work politically in his behalf. She joined the women's division of the New York State Democratic Party in 1924 and helped set up local Democratic clubs for women. She became a popular speaker and lecturer, overcoming her fear of public speaking. Along with her work in politics she also taught classes in literature, drama, and American history.
Eleanor was very important to the political success of her husband. Due to his illness, he used Eleanor many times as his "eyes and ears." He would send her on tours and inspections and then have her report back to him about the conditions. She became known as a first lady who cared about people and their problems. Franklin became President of the United States in 1932, during the Great Depression, and Eleanor continued to assist him and became very influential in his administration. She visited all over the country reporting on the people. She became a powerful advocate for the weak and disadvantaged in America. She was very outspoken in her quest for racial equality and in one famous incident resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1939 when the black singer Marian Anderson was denied the use of their facilities.
She was also instrumental in the creation of the National Youth Administration in 1934 which helped high school and college students stay in school. During World War II she visited American soldiers around the world, and promoted desegregation of the armed forces. She also acted as a good will ambassador and visited areas such as England, Australia, and the South Pacific Islands during 1943.
Franklin Roosevelt died in 1945 but Eleanor tried not to let this slow her down. If anything, she stayed busier in hopes of dealing with her loneliness. Harry Truman, the next president, had Eleanor serve as an American delegate at the first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, she served for another seven years after this. She chaired the commission that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was passed on December 10, 1948.
Throughout the remainder of her life, Eleanor was involved in politics and bettering people's lives. She gave lectures, broadcasts, and wrote several articles, always fighting for the underdog. She died on November 7, 1962 after a severe stroke. Eleanor Roosevelt was a compassionate, loving, and motivated woman who spent her life serving the people of the world. She lived her life by this philosophy, do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do and damned if you don't. Life was meant to be lived and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

Angel Food Cake Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 10, 2007
History

Today is National Angel Food Cake Day! Read more about angel cakes here: http://www.ajc.com/living/content/living/food/stories/2007/09/11/angelfood_0913.html

Here is a recipe for Angel Food cake: http://southernfood.about.com/od/angelfoodcakes/r/bl30223b.htm
Writing Prompt
Look at this painting by artist, Wayne Thiebaud: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/cake.html
Write a story about what kind of bakery these were made at. Is it a normal bakery or a magical bakery? What type of person works here?
Send what you wrote to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn a point. Collect points to win prizes listed here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/09/prizes.html

Science
Try this fun cake batter experiment to learn more about volcanic lava flow: http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/CakeLava.html
Math
Today’s math challenge involves fractions. Practice with this worksheet: http://www.math-drills.com/fractions/fractions_add_improper_like_easy_005.pdf

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Math Challenge October 10

Kaitlyn was planning her birthday party. She wanted to order an Angel food cake that she could cut in 12 equal slices. She wanted to invite 20 friends over for her birthday party. How many cakes will she need if each friend receives two pieces of cake? Will there be any cake left over? If so, what will the fraction be?

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Kelly

The Cake

Telephone Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 9, 2007
History

On this day in 1876, the first two-way telephone conversation took place. Watch a video about Alexander Graham Bell the inventor of the telephone:http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/video/bell.html

You can also read about him here: http://www.myhero.com/myhero/heroprint.asp?hero=Bell_Montreal_CA_03


Language Arts
Learn more about your phone book with this worksheet: http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson18/RWTa10-1.PDF
Writing Prompt
If you could call anyone, who would it be and why?
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Vocabulary
Try this crossword puzzle about Alexander Graham Bell : http://bell.uccb.ns.ca/kids/grade/3-4/gr3-4c.html

Math
The math challenge uses multiplication today. Practice here: http://www.rhlschool.com/worksheet.php4?option=mult2

For Fun
Try this neat math trick! http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/cool-math-problem.html

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Math Challenge October 9

A long distance telephone call costs $0.36 for the first minute and $0.21 cents for each additional minute. How much will it cost to make a 20 minute call?

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Kelly

Cool Math Problem

Try this cool math problem. The answer will probably suprise you.

1. Grab a calculator. (Or be adventurous and try it without!)

2. Key in the first 3 digits of your phone number.( not the area code.)

3. Multiply by 80

4. Add 1

5. Multiply by 250

6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number

7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again

8. Subtract 250

9. Divide number by 2

Do you recognize the answer???????

Christopher Columbus Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 8, 2007
History

Today is "Columbus Day" in honor of explorer Christopher Columbus. Learn more about him here:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml

Color the flag Columbus flew on all three ships here: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/document-preview.aspx?doc_id=8403640



Writing Prompt

Describe an area of Earth that you would like to explore and explain your reasons for wanting to explore that specific area.
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Vocabulary
Christopher Columbus and his crew set sail using three ships:
· The Santa Maria – a cargo ship
· The Nina – a caravel ship
· The Pinta – a caravel ship
Find out what the difference is between a cargo ship and a caravel ship.

Reading
Read about the journey: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/christopher-columbus-reading-primary.html


Geography
Here is a map of Columbus’s World: http://www.coloring.ws/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.coloring.ws/columbus/7.gif
You can make your own map with this fun art project: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/columbus/map/

Science
During Columbus's voyage to the New World his ship passed by a volcano. Make your own volcano following these instructions.
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/volcano-experiment.html
Math
Today’s math challenge involves ratios. Practice working with ratios here:
http://www.mytestbook.com/sample_worksheet_tid_pf2C2P.asp?topics=Percentage%20Ratio&subject=Math&grade=5&test=336


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Math Challenge October 8

It took Columbus about 33 days – or 792 hours – to travel from Spain to the Bahamas. That’s a distance of about 3,000 miles. What was his average speed per hour?

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Kelly

Volcano experiment

Volcano
You will need:
Salt clay (recipe below)
Bottle cap
Baking powder
Red food coloring
vinegar

What to do:

Make a volcano shape from salt dough.
Place a bottle cap in the top of your volcano.
Fill the bottle cap with baking powder.
Add a few drops of red food coloring to a small amount of vinegar.
With a drinking straw, drip about a teaspoon of the red vinegar onto the baking powder.
The red lava will foam down the sides of the bottle cap volcano.

Salt Clay
You will need:
1 cup flour
3/4 cup salt
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup cooking oil
Food coloring
What to do:
Place the flour, salt and oil in a mixing bowl and stir with a wooden spoon.
Combine water and food coloring then gradually add the colored water to the flour mixture.
When you have created things with the clay, you can bake them to harden the clay. Put the oven on low heat (300ºF/150ºC) and bake for 1-2 hours.

Christopher Columbus Reading Primary Documents

Christopher Columbus, the famous explorer, traveled to the Americas while he was looking for an all-water route to China. Columbus began his career at sea sailing on Italian merchant vessels and studying navigation in Portugal. Throughout these years, Columbus came up with a theory that Europeans could reach China by sailing west. After years of study, he approached the rulers of several European countries to find money to fund his exploration. Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to pay for the voyage and in August of 1492, Columbus set sail from the Spanish port of Palos with three ships and 88 men. Columbus described this trip in his ship's log. We can learn many facts about the events and dangers of the first voyage from Columbus's own words..

Read the ship's log excerpts written by Christopher Columbus. Use the log entry to help you answer and the questions. Look up any words you don’t know in the dictionary.

September 24, 1492: "I am having serious troubles with the crew, despite the signs of land that we have. . . . In fact, the more . . . signs that we are near land, the more their impatience and inconstancy increases, and the more indignant they become against me. All day long and all night long those who are awake and able to get together never cease to talk to each other in circles, complaining that they will never be able to return home. They have said that it is insanity and suicidal on their part to risk their lives following the madness of a foreigner. They have said that not only am I willing to risk my life just to become a great Lord, but that I have deceived them to further my ambition. . . . I am told by a few trusted men . . . that if I persist in going forward they will throw me into the sea some night. They will then affirm that I fell overboard while taking the position of the North Star with my quadrant. Since I am a foreigner, little or no account will be asked of the matter. . . . I know that Mart’n Alonso [captain of the Pinta] cannot be trusted. He is a skilled mariner, but he wants the rewards and honors of this enterprise for himself. . . . I must use him, for his support is too great among the men. I am also confident that if I lose command, the fleet will never reach the Indies and will probably never get back to Spain."

1. Why did Columbus think his crewmen were unhappy?
2. Whom did Columbus fear might replace him?
3. Did Columbus think the fleet would return to Spain without him?

McDonald's Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 5, 2007
History
The founder of McDonalds was born on this day in 1902. Read more about it here: http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/about/mcd_history_pg1.html


Just For Fun
"What did the frog order at McDonald's?"

French flies and a diet croak!


Writing Prompt

Read the this article about McDonald’s packaging: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/does-food-taste-better-from-mcdonalds.html

Choose one of the following topic to write about:

1. Could you eat fast food every day? Why/not?
2. If you ate fast food every day for one month, what would happen to you? Why do you think so?
3. Why do kids love McDonalds so much?


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Vocabulary

Try this fun McDonald’s Word Search: http://www.mcfun.com/kids.shtml

Geography

Draw a map from your house to the closest McDonald’s.
Science
In Search of the Perfect Fry. Read this article: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20030723/Feature1.asp
And answer questions on this worksheet:
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20030723/TZWorksheet.asp


Math
The math challenge today uses percentages. Practice here: http://www.mathgoodies.com/worksheets/percent_wks.html
Practice your addition facts with this French Fry math game: http://www.mrnussbaumgames.com/fries/

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Does Food Taste Better From McDonald's

Here's some news that probably won't surprise you: Kids love McDonalds. If you ask any child if he wants to go there for dinner, he'll probably jump up and down with joy. But here's some news that might surprise you: according to a recent study, if any kind of food is wrapped in McDonald’s packaging, even carrots, kids think that it tastes better than the SAME food not wrapped in McDonald’s packaging.Sixty-three children between the ages of three and five were offered five pairs of food -- two sets of burgers, two sets of fries, and so on. One burger, for example, was placed in McDonald's packaging. The other burger was placed in plain packaging. The children were then asked if the food tasted the same, or if one tasted better than the other. 48% liked the hamburgers and 70% liked the fries better when they thought the food had come from McDonalds.

Kids were also given carrots and milk in McDonald’s packaging, and they thought that the carrots and milk tasted better when they came from the McDonald’s.

Math Challenge October 5

A McDonald’s Big Mac has 560 calories. 270 of these are fat calories. What percentage of the Big Mac’s total calories is made up of fat?

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Kelly