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

Send corrections to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn a point!


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/

Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/math-challenge-october-26.html




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