Homeschool Math Challenge Winner Feb. 21

Congratulations to this week's winner - Devin! If you think your child is the winner please email me at kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net with your address so I can send your prize!
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Bathtub Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 23, 2008


History
On this day in 1851, the first bathtub was installed in the White House.

Language Arts
How many synonyms can you think of for the word clean? Learn more about synonyms here: http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/synonyms/worksheets/synonym%20worksheet%20(1).pdf

Practice prepositions here: http://azargrammar.com/assets/beginning/BEGVocabularyWorksheets/BEGVocab1/BEGvoc1-10.pdf


Writing Prompt
Write a story here: http://www.ezschool.com/EZSheets/Writing/Activities/Story_Writing/sheet6.html

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 23

Mr. and Mrs. Jones are remodeling their house. The bathroom in the hallway will have a special bathtub in it. The bathtub has a door on the side so Grandmother Jones can get into the bathtub from her wheelchair. The bathtub is 5 feet 11 inches long and 3 feet 2 inches wide. What is the perimeter of the bathtub?

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Car Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 20, 2008


History
Automobile manufacturer, Enzo Ferrari was born on this day in 1898. Learn more about automobiles here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car


Language Arts
What is a synonym for automobile? See what other synonyms you can find here: http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/synonyms/worksheets/synonym%20worksheet%20(1).pdf

Math
Practice your math facts here: http://www.funbrain.com/osa/index.html
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Homeschool Math Challenge February 20

An auto dealer sold 12 cars last month and 19 cars this month. What was the percent increase in sales?

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Solar System Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 19, 2008


History
Today is solar system day! Astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus was born on this day in 1473. He proved that the earth revolved around the sun.

Vocabulary
Define the following words: astronomer, solar system, universe, planet, gravity

Writing Prompt
Which planet would you most want to visit, and why?

Language Arts
Choose a planet to research here: http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/teacher_resources/explanet_sheet.html

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 19

The diameter of Venus is seven thousand, five hundred nineteen miles. What is the diameter of Venus rounded to the nearest thousand miles?

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Battery Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 18, 2008


History
Alessandro Volta, inventor of the battery was born on this day in 1745.

Vocabulary
Learn more about batteries and electricity here: http://www.gtchild.co.uk/content/images/science/electricity_worksheet.pdf

Writing Prompt
Imagine that humans needed batteries. Write a story about it.
Science
Learn about batteries here: http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/68.asp

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 18

If a battery manufacturing plant makes 23,000 per hour, how many do they make in an eight hour work day?

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Kindness Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 17, 2008


History
Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day!

Vocabulary
Define each of the following words. Then use each in a sentence:
Patience, Tolerance, Acceptance, Honesty, Cooperation, Caring, Giving, Gentleness

Reading
Read this story about kindness: http://www.longlongtimeago.com/llta_fables_lionmouse.html

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 17

Cody bought some happy face stickers. He put them on pieces of bright green paper and wrote, "I am happy that you are part of my world." Every time he thought of it, he secretly left one of the notes. His computer printed 18 of the notes on one sheet of paper. How many sheets of paper would he need to print 170 notes?

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President's Day Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 16, 2008


History
Today is President’s Day! Learn more about the Presidents here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white_house_101/

Reading
Read about President’s Day: http://maggieskindercorner.com/HurrayforPresDay.pdf
Learn more about what the President does here: http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs/04_a01_a.html

Vocabulary
See if you can find all the Presidents in this word search: http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/worksheets/presidents_word_search.htm

Math
Learn important and interesting facts about our nation’s leaders. Then apply your skills and prove your math leadership by correctly solving monumental questions here: http://teacher.scholastic.com/mathhunt/StartGame.asp?QuizID=2

Find out which state has given us the most Presidents here: http://www.eduplace.com/activity/presidentshomes.html

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 16

Twenty-five of the first forty-three presidents of the United States were lawyers. What percentage of these presidents were lawyers?

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Homeschool Math Challenge Winner Feb. 14

Congratulations to Jason. our weekly winner! If you think your child is the winner, please send your address to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net
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Abe Lincoln Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFeb. 12, 2008


History
On this day in 1809, President Lincoln was born.

Writing Prompt
President Lincoln had the nickname, Honest Abe. What does being honest mean to you?

Reading
Read about Abe Lincoln here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_bio_pres_lincoln_elemupper.pdf

Vocabulary
Try this word search: http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/wordsearch_abraham_lincoln.pdf

Language Arts
Write a report about Abe Lincoln here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/b/biographyform_president.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 12

Abe Lincoln's picture is on the penny and the $5 bill. How many pennies do you have to save to have $5?

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Thomas Edison Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFeb. 11, 2008


History

Today is National Inventor’s Day. The day honors Thomas Alva Edison who was born on this day in 1847. He invented the electric light, the motion picture camera, and many other things. Learn more about him here: http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdediso.htm
Then answer these questions: http://gardenofpraise.com/testb15.htm


Vocabulary
Define the following words: patent, inventor, innovation

Writing Prompt
If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
Thomas A. Edison

Write what you think this quote means to you.

Reading
Read about another inventor here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/i/inv_berthabenz_a.pdf


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Homeschool Math Challenge February 11

Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most prolific inventors, with 1093 awarded patents and another 500 abandoned applications. What percentage of his inventions were abandoned?

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Tom and Jerry Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFeb. 10, 2008


History
On this day in 1940, the famous cartoon, Tom and Jerry made its debut. Read more about them here: http://www.tomandjerryonline.com/synopsis.cfm


Vocabulary
Define the follow words: debut, cartoon

Math
Review your multiplication facts here: http://www.homeeducationresources.com/free/wksht/FWcado4.pdf
Learn about ratios here: http://sde.state.ok.us/curriculum/CurriculumDiv/Math/Data/TomAndJerry.pdf


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Homeschool Math Challenge February 10

A package of cheese costs $2.49. Tom bought 5 packages and Jerry bought 3 packages. How much did they spend?

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Money Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFeb. 9, 2008


History
On this day in 1864, President Lincoln, posed for the photograph that is used on the $5 bill. Images of other people are used on money. Learn more about them here: http://www.bankjr.com/pground/askmark/facesOnMoney.jsp
Choose one of them and write a report about them here:

Vocabulary
We use several different words for money. How many words can you think of?

Reading, Language Arts, and Reading
Learn more about money with this packet: http://www.bep.treas.gov/uploads/cowboy_buck_booklet_rev7-2006.pdf



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Homeschool Math Challenge February 9

Brad earns $704 per work working as a web designer. If Brad works 40 hours a week, how much does Brad earn per hour?

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Kelly

Homeschool Math Challenge Winner Feb. 7

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Pie Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 6, 2008


History

February is National Pie month.

Writing Prompt
What is your favorite kind of pie? Describe how it tastes.

Math
How many slices of pie can you make? http://www.aimsedu.org/Puzzle/ApplePie/apples2.html
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Homeschool Math Challenge February 6

Jenny had a whole pie. She cut it into 8 pieces. She ate one piece and gave Karen and Candy 2 pieces. What is the fraction of the pie that is left?

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Moon Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 5, 2008


History
On this day in 1971, Alan Shepard became the first person to golf on the moon and the fifth man to walk on the moon, spending a record 33.5 hours on the moon's surface.

Reading/ Geography
Learn more about the moon here: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/Missions/Virginia/Moonla_1_wks.htm

Language Arts
Compare the moon to the Earth here: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/science/earth/venn/

Science
Observe the moon with this fun experiment: http://homepage.mac.com/astronomyteacher/documents/obsmoo.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 5

The moon is 238,000 miles from the Earth. There are 5280 feet in a mile. How many feet are in the distance from the Earth to the moon?

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Children's Dental Health Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 4, 2008


History

February is Children’s Dental Health month. Learn how to brush your teeth here: http://www.ada.org/public/events/ncdhm/activity_brush.pdf


Vocabulary
See if you can unscramble these dental words: http://www.ada.org/public/events/ncdhm/activity_scramble.pdf

Writing Prompt
What do you think would happen if you never use a toothbrush to clean your teeth?
Science
Learn about the parts of a tooth here: http://www.ada.org/public/events/ncdhm/activity_anatomy.pdf
Try this fun experiment: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/04/lp332-01.shtml

Math
Try this Sudoku game: http://www.ada.org/public/events/ncdhm/activity_Sudoku.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 4

Humans have 20 baby teeth, 10 onthe top and 10 on bottom. If you received $1.25 from the tooth fairy for each tooth, how much money would you get in all?

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Elmo Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 3, 2008


History
Today is Elmo’s Birthday! Elmo is a member of Sesame Street’s monster family. He is well known for his bright red fur and his pet goldfish, Dorothy. Watch this Elmo video here: http://www.sesamestreet.org/video_player?p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_id=videoPlayer_WAR_sesameportlets4369&p_p_videoListId=1009

Language Arts
Edit this paragraph: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/edit/pdfs/edit1110.pdf

Math
Practice rounding with Elmo: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Elmo-rounding-worksheet

Art
Have fun making this Elmo craft: http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/cartoons/melmo.html

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 3

Tickets to see Elmo Live are $24.95 for adults, and $16.95 for children. If my husband and I attend with 3 of our boys, how much will it cost?

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Super Bowl Bonus Math Challenge

The average cost for a Super Bowl commercial is $2.6 million. This year there are 67 spots. How much revenue did the Super Bowl earn this year from commercials?

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