Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterDec. 29, 2008
History
On this day in 1845, Texas became the 28th state in the United States. Learn more about Texas here: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108277.html
Using what you learned, fill out this worksheet: http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjgeog/l/blstateform.htm
Vocabulary
See if you know what these Texas related words mean: http://homeschooling.about.com/library/texasvocab.pdf
Geography
Use the map here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/texas.shtml
To label this map: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/label/states/texas/
Science
Many different kinds of snakes live in Texas. Learn more about snakes here: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/junior_naturalists/snakefaq.phtml
Math
Learn about some famous Texans while practicing your math skills here: http://www.mathsurftexas.com/5/index_5.htm
Don’t Forget the math challenge!
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Texas Lesson Plan
Homeschool Math Challenge December 29
The total area of the state of Texas is 268,600 square miles which makes the state as large as all of New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois combined. 261,914 square miles of the state are land and 6,686 square miles are water. a) What percentage of Texas is land? b) What percentage is water?
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Good Luck!
Kelly
Send answers to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net
Good Luck!
Kelly
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Christmas Lesson Plan Part 2
Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterDecember 23, 2008
History
Christmas is coming soon!
Spelling/Vocabulary
Learn some Christmas themed words here: http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/christmas.PDF
Language Arts
Learn about analogies here: http://www.rhlschool.com/eng5n12.htm
Reading
Read this poem: http://www.rhlschool.com/read3n14.htm then answer the questions that follow.
Math
Practice multiplying decimals here: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/christmas/multiplication5.html
Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/12/homeschool-math-challenge-december-23.html
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History
Christmas is coming soon!
Spelling/Vocabulary
Learn some Christmas themed words here: http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/christmas.PDF
Language Arts
Learn about analogies here: http://www.rhlschool.com/eng5n12.htm
Reading
Read this poem: http://www.rhlschool.com/read3n14.htm then answer the questions that follow.
Math
Practice multiplying decimals here: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/christmas/multiplication5.html
Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/12/homeschool-math-challenge-december-23.html
For more Free Homeschool Lesson Plans
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Homeschool Math Challenge December 23
The Smallville children's Christmas party is going to be held this weekend. There are gifts for all the children. The organizers have spent $12.93 per gift and are expecting 85 children. How much will they be spending in all?
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Good Luck!
Kelly
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Christmas Lesson Plan
Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterDecember 22, 2008
History
Christmas is coming soon! Read about the history of the Christmas tree here: http://www.holidayfires.com/christmastree.php
Then use what you learned to fill out this crossword puzzle: http://www.holidayfires.com/ChristmasTreeCrossword.pdf
Writing Prompt
Create your own ornament and write about it here: http://www.abcteach.com/Christmas/ornament.htm
Reading
Read A Christmas Carol here: http://www.stormfax.com/1dickens.htm
Then answer the questions here: http://www.penguinreaders.com/pdf/downloads/pr/activity-worksheets/9781405842822.pdf
Math
Practice your multiplication here: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/christmas/multiplication4.html
Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/12/homeschool-math-challenge-december-22.html
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History
Christmas is coming soon! Read about the history of the Christmas tree here: http://www.holidayfires.com/christmastree.php
Then use what you learned to fill out this crossword puzzle: http://www.holidayfires.com/ChristmasTreeCrossword.pdf
Writing Prompt
Create your own ornament and write about it here: http://www.abcteach.com/Christmas/ornament.htm
Reading
Read A Christmas Carol here: http://www.stormfax.com/1dickens.htm
Then answer the questions here: http://www.penguinreaders.com/pdf/downloads/pr/activity-worksheets/9781405842822.pdf
Math
Practice your multiplication here: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/christmas/multiplication4.html
Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/12/homeschool-math-challenge-december-22.html
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Christmas Lesson Plan
Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterDecember 22, 2008
History
Christmas is coming soon!
Reading
Print out and color this fun abc book: http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag75.html
Handwriting/Math
Practice writing the number 8 here: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/christmas/k-8xmas.htm
Practice addition and subtraction here: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/christmas/t_math.asp?numsentence1a.html
Vocabulary
Find these Christmas related words in this word search: http://www.printactivities.com/Word_Search_Puzzles/Christmas_Word_Search.html
Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2008/12/homeschool-math-challenge-december-22.html
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History
Christmas is coming soon!
Reading
Print out and color this fun abc book: http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag75.html
Handwriting/Math
Practice writing the number 8 here: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/christmas/k-8xmas.htm
Practice addition and subtraction here: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/christmas/t_math.asp?numsentence1a.html
Vocabulary
Find these Christmas related words in this word search: http://www.printactivities.com/Word_Search_Puzzles/Christmas_Word_Search.html
Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2008/12/homeschool-math-challenge-december-22.html
For more Free Homeschool Lesson Plans
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Homeschool Math Challenge December 22
The Malloy family is decorating their Christmas tree. They hung up 26 red ornaments and 34 green ornaments. What percent of the ornaments were red?
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Good Luck!
Kelly
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Japan Lesson
Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterDecember 8, 2008
History
On this day in 1941, Congress declared war on Japan, and the US entered World War II. Learn more about Japan here: http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/Japan1.htm
Language Arts
Design and write a brochure for travelers to Japan here: http://www.abcteach.com/japan/brochure.htm
Reading
Learn about the Japanese tradition of Kendo here: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/country/japan/read/
Geography
Use this map of Japan: http://www.ease.com/~randyj/japanmap.htm
To label this map: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/continents/Asia/Japan/label/
Vocabulary
Have fun with this word search: http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/wordsearch_japan.pdf
Japanese
Learn to count to 10 in Japanese here: http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen/fmf/language.html
Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/12/homeschool-math-challenge-december-8.html
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History
On this day in 1941, Congress declared war on Japan, and the US entered World War II. Learn more about Japan here: http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/Japan1.htm
Language Arts
Design and write a brochure for travelers to Japan here: http://www.abcteach.com/japan/brochure.htm
Reading
Learn about the Japanese tradition of Kendo here: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/country/japan/read/
Geography
Use this map of Japan: http://www.ease.com/~randyj/japanmap.htm
To label this map: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/continents/Asia/Japan/label/
Vocabulary
Have fun with this word search: http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/wordsearch_japan.pdf
Japanese
Learn to count to 10 in Japanese here: http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen/fmf/language.html
Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/12/homeschool-math-challenge-december-8.html
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Homeschool Math Challenge December 8
Megan and four of her friends went to a Japanese restaurant. They ordered one tempura set for $16.00 and one sushi deluxe for $25.50. They also had five orders of green tea ice cream for $4.25 each. If they wanted to split the bill, how much would each person pay?
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Good Luck!
Kelly
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Endeavor Lesson Plan
Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterDecember 4, 2008
History
On this day in 1998, the US Space Shuttle Endeavor took a component of the space station into orbit. Read more about the Endeavor here: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Vocabulary
Define the following words:
1. Component
2. International
3. Commentator
4. Primary
Reading
Read more about the Endeavor here: http://wizard.4teachers.org/worksheet/view.php?id=127355&page=1
Then answer the questions here: http://www.isabelperez.com/pdf/endeavour_2.pdf
Math
Practice problem solving with this fun game: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/buzz-lightyears-dream-come-true.html
Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/12/homeschool-math-challenge-december-4.html
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History
On this day in 1998, the US Space Shuttle Endeavor took a component of the space station into orbit. Read more about the Endeavor here: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Vocabulary
Define the following words:
1. Component
2. International
3. Commentator
4. Primary
Reading
Read more about the Endeavor here: http://wizard.4teachers.org/worksheet/view.php?id=127355&page=1
Then answer the questions here: http://www.isabelperez.com/pdf/endeavour_2.pdf
Math
Practice problem solving with this fun game: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/buzz-lightyears-dream-come-true.html
Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/12/homeschool-math-challenge-december-4.html
For more Free Homeschool Lesson Plans
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Homeschool Math Challenge December 4
The above data lists the daily length of trips made by the Endeavor. Can you find the average length of an Endeavor trip?
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Good Luck!
Kelly
Send answers to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net
Good Luck!
Kelly
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Disability Awareness Lesson Plan
Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterDecember 3, 2008
History
Today is International Day of Disabled Persons. Learn more about it here: http://www.handicap-international.org.uk/page_384.php
Vocabulary
Define the following words:
Disability
Challenge
Then take this vocabulary quiz here: http://mathforum.org/alejandre/frisbie/coyote/vocab.quiz.html
Language Arts
People who are visually impaired are unable to see colors. Try to write a color poem using the other senses to describe your favorite color.
(Color name) sounds like _________
(Color name) smells like _________
(Color name) tastes like _________
(Color name) feels like _________
Writing Prompt
What things can be done to help a person in a wheelchair?
Reading
Read this story about the experiences of disabled golfer Casey Martin: http://www.ada.gov/fmartin.htm
Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/12/homeschool-math-challenge-december-3.html
For more Free Homeschool Lesson Plans
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History
Today is International Day of Disabled Persons. Learn more about it here: http://www.handicap-international.org.uk/page_384.php
Vocabulary
Define the following words:
Disability
Challenge
Then take this vocabulary quiz here: http://mathforum.org/alejandre/frisbie/coyote/vocab.quiz.html
Language Arts
People who are visually impaired are unable to see colors. Try to write a color poem using the other senses to describe your favorite color.
(Color name) sounds like _________
(Color name) smells like _________
(Color name) tastes like _________
(Color name) feels like _________
Writing Prompt
What things can be done to help a person in a wheelchair?
Reading
Read this story about the experiences of disabled golfer Casey Martin: http://www.ada.gov/fmartin.htm
Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/12/homeschool-math-challenge-december-3.html
For more Free Homeschool Lesson Plans
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Homeschool Math Challenge December 3
Around 10 per cent of the world’s population, or 650 million people, live with disabilities. What is the World's approximate population?
Send answers to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net
Good Luck!
Kelly
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