Friday, February 29, 2008
Leap Year Bonus Homeschool Math Challenge
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Leap Year Lesson Plan
History
Tomorrow is Leap Year. Learn about why Leap Years are used here: http://www.timeanddate.com/date/leapyear.html
Reading
Lean more about Leap Year here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_leapyear.pdf
Science
Learn about frogs here: http://www.aza.org/YearoftheFrog/Documents/RanaRueda_English.pdf
Math
Try these Leap Year math problems: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/02/leap-year-math-quiz.html
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Leap Year Math Quiz
1.List the next five leap years after 2008:
2. Sara was born in 1988. What was the first leap year during her lifetime?
4.List the next five century leap years:
BONUS: A leap year occurs every four years. Based on that information, about how many hours longer than 365 days do you think it takes Earth to revolve around the sun?
Homeschool Math Challenge February 28
You get a Birthday if the year is:
divisible by 4 and
is not divisible by 100 unless
it is divisible by 400
Polar Bear Lesson Plan
History
Today is Polar Bear Day! more about polar bears here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/bear/Polarbearcoloring.shtml
Vocabulary
Unscramble these polar bear words: http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pdf.htm?polarbear_scramble.pdf
Define these words: adaptation, environment, food chain, hibernate, predator, prey.
Reading
Learn more about how global warming effects polar bears here: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/wr/article/0,27972,1575087,00.html
Science
Animal Classification. Use this example to classify the polar bear from domain down to genus: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandaEducation/CurriculumGuides/5-8/5to8AnimalClassificationAct1.pdf
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Homeschool Math Challenge February 27
Scientists estimate that 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. They are spread across five countries. Approximately 4,700 of the bears live in the U.S., within Alaskan waters. What percentage of polar bears live in the U.S.?
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Pony Express Lesson Plan
History
On this day in 1864, pony express rider, William F. Cody was born. Learn more about the Pony Express here: http://www.xphomestation.com/bunkhouse.html
Writing Prompt
If you could interview pony express rider, William F. Cody, what 3 questions would you ask?
Reading
Read more about the pony Express here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/02/pony-express.html
Then answer the following questions:
1.Who invented the Pony Express?
2. What day did the Pony Express start?
3. What day did it end?
4. Why did the Pony Express end?
Science
Learn about the anatomy of a horse here:
http://www.classbrain.com/artmovies/uploads/horse_anatomy.pdf
Then take this quiz to see what you remember:
http://www.classbrain.com/artmovies/uploads/horse_anatomy_quiz.pdf
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The Pony Express
In 1860, William Russell came up with a plan to carry mail between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California, in just 10 days, covering a distance of about 2,000 miles. He called his idea the “Pony Express”.
The Pony Express began on April 3, 1860 using young men to ride fast horses to deliver the mail. Along the way, stations provided fresh horses, food, water, and a place to sleep. Riders were paid about $25 a week to get the mail through, no matter what. The Pony Express advertised for “expert riders willing to risk death daily”. Risk to the riders came from Indian attacks, injuries, bad weather, or natural disasters.
The Pony Express was a huge success, however, another invention; the telegraph doomed the Pony Express. On October 24, 1861, a telegraph message was sent from San Francisco, California to Washington D.C. News could now be sent across miles in a matter of minutes. Two days later, the Pony Express made its last run.
The Pony Express lasted for only 18 months, but has captured its place in history and in the hearts of many.
Homeschool Math Challenge February 26
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
Dental Health Lesson Plan
History
February is national dental health month.
Reading
Do you know your teeth? Read more about them here: http://www.adha.org/kidstuff/index.html
Then answer the following questions:
1. What is the enamel?
2. How many molars are there?
3. In addition to helping you eat, what else do teeth help you with?
Vocabulary
Learn some dental words here: http://homeschooling.about.com/library/dentalvocab.pdf
Writing Prompt
Write a poem, song, or small report about brushing your teeth: http://www.abcteach.com/teeth/brushteeth.htm
Science
Learn more about cavities here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_dentalhealth_cavities_upper.pdf
Then try this fun experiment: http://dentistry.about.com/od/childrensdentistry/a/dentaleggs.htm
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Homeschool Math Challenge February 25
When you are an adult, you will have 32 teeth. 12 of them will be molars. What percentage of your teeth will be molars?
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Pets Lesson Plan
History
Today is love your pet day!
Writing Prompt
Do you have a pet? Write an autobiography of your pet (or make one up if you don't have a pet; there will be a lot of pretending in this exercise). Your animal must speak for itself, so use "I" instead of "he" or "she". Tell one of the best adventures your animal decides to embark upon.
Reading
Practice reading the classifieds section of a newspaper here: http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/kidscorner/wrksht13.asp
Math
How much does a pet cost? Use this worksheet to figure it out http://www.bestfriends.org/atthesanctuary/humaneeducation/crmoney1.html
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Homeschool Math Challenge February 21
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Homeschoool Math Challenge February 20
John Glenn orbitted the Earth traveling 75,679 miles in approximately 5 hours. How fast was he traveling on average?
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How Much Would You Weigh on Another Planet
How strong the pull feels depends on how big the planet is. On planets with more mass than earth, you would feel heavier, and on planets with less mass you'd feel lighter. (Mass just means the amount of "stuff" the planet is made of.
To figure out how much you would weigh on the other planets, multiply your weight here on Earth by the following numbers:
Moon 0.16
Mercury 0.28
Venus 0.90
Earth 1.0
Mars 0.38
Jupiter 2.34
Saturn 0.92
Uranus 0.79
Neptune 1.12
Pluto 0.04
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Presidents' Day Lesson Plan
History
Yesterday was Presidents day! Read more about it here: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/Pd/prindex.html
Writing Prompt
Write an acrostic poem using each letter in the word Presidents here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/p/presiden_acrostic.pdf
What traits should a president have, in your opinion?
Vocabulary
Learn more about George Washington with this vocabulary worksheet: http://homeschooling.about.com/od/freeprintables/ss/washingtonprint_2.htm
Reading
Read about Abraham Lincoln here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_bio_pres_lincoln_elemupper.pdf
And about George Washington here:
http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_washington_upperlem.pdf
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Homeschool Math Challenge February 19
Friday, February 15, 2008
Susan B. Anthony Lesson Plan
History
On this day in 1820, Susan B. Anthony was born. Read a little more about her.
http://www.helium.com/tm/163654/susan-anthony-february-commemorative
Discussion Questions:
What year was Susan B. Anthony born?
How many children were in Susan’s family?
Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
What year was it passed?
Timeline Practice:
Using the timeline worksheet here http://content.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/l/lessonplans_graphicorg_pdfs_timeline.pdf
Place the following items in order
Chronological list for time lines (other information may be included)
1820 Susan B. Anthony was born.
1851 Susan B. Anthony met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and joined women's suffrage movement.
1869 Fifteenth Amendment was passed, NWSA was formed.
1872 Susan B. Anthony voted in presidential election and was arrested.
1892 Susan B. Anthony became president of NAWSA.
1906 Susan B. Anthony died at age 86.
1929 Nineteenth Amendment was passed, giving women right to vote
Editing Practice
Correct the passage below. The source for this edit and the answer are listed below. Don’t let your child see the link until they have attempted the exercise.
Born on February 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony learnt early in life about the value of justice. A teacher four many years, she become active in a movement that encouraged people not to drink liquor. Since Susan was a women, however, she was'nt allowed to speak at that movements rallys. So she found other causes. She traveled the country as a speaker against slavery and for womens rights Did you no that she was once arrested for voting.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/edit/edit0214.shtml#answer
Word Search
Try your hand at this word search featuring Susan B. Anthony and other famous women: http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/women.html
Writing Prompt
Write a tribute or a letter to Susan B. Anthony thanking her for her work to give women the right to vote. You may do additional research if you wish.
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Homeschool Math Challenge February 15
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Valentine's Day Lesson Plan
History
Today is Valentine’s Day. Learn more about it here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_valentine_legend.pdf
Writing Prompt
Write a poem about Valentine’s Day here: http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAValentineCinquainPoems34.htm
Reading
Learn about Valentine's Day with this reading comprehension lesson: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_valentinesday_upperelem.pdf
Math
Try these fun valentine math problems: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/valentine/t_math.asp?division5.html
Have fun while working on your graphing skills with this game of Valentine’s Battleship: http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathValentineBattleshipPlotLatLongCoordsIdea34.htm
You can find graph sheets here: http://www.incompetech.com/graphpaper/
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Homeschool Math Challenge February 14
Homeschool Math Challenge Feb 13
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Thomas Edison Lesson Plan
History
Thomas Edison was born on this day in 1847. Read more about him here: http://www.classbrain.com/cb_holidays/02february/thomasedison.htm
Did you know that Thomas Edison was the creator of 1,093 inventions? See some of them here: http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2008/02/just-some-of-thomas-edisons-1093.html
Writing Prompt
Make up your own wacky Goldberg invention: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/02/daily-writing-prompt-inventions.html
Language Arts
Distinguish between fact and opinion here: http://users.dhp.com/~laflemm/RfT/Quiz2.htm
Vocabulary
Learn some new words related to Thomas Edison with this fun word search:
http://www.softschools.com/biographies/words/worksheets/word_search357.html
(Click generate to get worksheet)
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Homeschool Math Challenge February 11
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Daily Writing Prompt - Inventions
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Chinese New Year Lesson Plan
History
Today is Chinese New Year, and the beginning of the year of the rat! Chinese New Year starts today and lasts for 15 days! Research Chinese New Year and write a report about it here: http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/January/chinaresearch.htm
Reading
Learn more about China here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_china_upperelementary.pdf
Language Arts
Practice your editing skills here: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/edit/pdfs/edit0208.pdf
Geography
Color in this map of China: http://www.abcteach.com/china/chinamap1.htm
Then see if you can fill in this map of China: http://www.abcteach.com/china/chinamap.htm
Art
Make your very own Chinese lantern: http://www.familycorner.com/family/kids/crafts/chinese_red_lantern.shtml
Cooking
Make these yummy Chinese New Year Cupcakes: http://fernleyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/02/kids-in-kitchen-chinese-new-year.html
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Homeschool Math Challenge February 7
Monopoly Lesson Plan
History
On this day in 1935, the first Monopoly game went on sale in stores. Read more about the Monopoly game here: http://www.adena.com/adena/mo/mo02.htm
Writing Prompt
Go to jail, go directly to jail, do not pass go. NO that is too depressing! Write 5 of your own positive, uplifting, cards for Monopoly.
Vocabulary
What does the word Monopoly mean? Look up the definition in a dictionary.
Reading
Read this article about Monopoly, http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=2260697&page=1
and then answer the questions below:
1. What is the first country to release Monopoly Here and Now?
2. What was the only game to outsell Monopoly?
3. The street names used for Monopoly came from what city?
For Fun
Design your own board game to play.
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Homeschool Math Challenge February 6
Monday, February 4, 2008
Bird Lesson Plan
History
Today is National bird day.
Reading
Learn more about birds and migration here: http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Environment/BirdMigration/pdf/Worksheet_1.pdf
Language Arts
Which statements are facts, and which are opinions? http://www.tlsbooks.com/birdsfo.pdf
Science
Learn more about the characteristics of birds here: http://www.smithlifescience.com/BirdWorksheets.htm
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Homeschool Math Challenge February 5
The bird watching club spent the day watching birds. They counted 34 more birds in the morning than they did in the afternoon. They counted 76 birds all day long. How many birds did they count in the afternoon?
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Sunday, February 3, 2008
February Lesson Plan
History
Today is the first Monday in February. Today we are going to learn more about the month!
Writing Prompt
Write a poem about February with this fun prompt: http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/February/febpoem.htm
Reading
Lean more about groundhogs here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/02/groundhog-day.html
Geography
Learn more about groundhogs and geography here: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/images/lesson048-1.pdf
Science
Today is the halfway though winter point. Learn more about why we have seasons here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Seasons.shtml
Then take this quiz: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Seasonsquiz.shtml
Math
Have some groundhog day math fun here: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/images/lesson048-2.pdf
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Groundhog Day
If Candlemas be fair and bright,Come, winter, have another flight.If Candlemas brings cold and rain,Go, winter, and come not again.
Long ago, German peoples picked up on the Candlemas custom. If the sun shone on Candlemas Day, the Germans believed, the hedgehog would cast a shadow and another six weeks of winter was inevitable.
A HEDGEHOG STAND-IN
When the Germans arrived in the Americas, no hedgehogs were to be found. But another similar animal, the groundhog -- or woodchuck -- was here. Believed by the native Indians to be "a wise and sensible animal," the groundhog became a hedgehog stand-in.
So it is that the tradition was born. Today, we call each February 2nd "Groundhog Day." And when one thinks of Groundhog Day, one always thinks first of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania's best-known citizen -- Punxsutawney Phil! If Phil sees his shadow when he comes out of his burrow, we're in for six more weeks of winter weather. Or so the story goes.
Homeschool Math Challenge February 4
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