New Years Lesson Plan

Language Arts

New Year’s word search http://www.docstoc.com/docs/20807799/New-Years-Word-Search

Make your resolutions with this goal setting worksheet.  

 Math

Practice your division with this worksheet.

Art

 

Make this fun crown to celebrate the New Year!

Multiplication Arrays Math Challenge

Write two math sentences for the multiplication array above.  How many in all?

School Supply Fraction Math Challenge

Sports Fraction Math Challenge

Gingerbread Baby Lesson Plan

Gingerbread Baby, by Jan Brett is a retelling of the old favorite about a fast running gingerbread boy who escapes from the oven and the misadventures he has on his way.

Reading

 Watch and listen to Jan Brett read her version of the story, Gingerbread Baby (note actual story begins about 3.5 minutes through the video).

 

 

After reading answer the questions on this reading comprehension worksheet.

Compare and contrast the Gingerbread baby with the original Gingerbread man story using this venn diagram.   

 

Writing Prompt

Make up your own adventures of the Gingerbread Baby.  Where will he go? Who will he meet?  How did he escape?  How will you catch him?

Social Studies

Make a map of your Gingerbread Baby's adventures around your neighborhood.  Make his path clear and mark any place he stopped (houses, businesses, etc.)

History

Learn about the history of Gingerbread here.

Math

 Practice division with this Gingerbread division worksheet.

Maryland State Flag Math Challenge

Maryland's state flag is made up of the Calvert and Crossland Family Seals.  Each family has their seal displayed twice.  What fraction if the flag does one seal take up?

Happy Birthday to the Florida Everglades!

Did you know? 

Everglades National Park celebrates it's birthday on December 6th!  On December 6th, 1947, the government set aside 1.5 million acres of protected land (a small fraction of its original size) as Everglades National Park.

Before there was an Everglades National Park there was Everglades, the ecosystem. This Everglades has been around for 5,000 years!

The original Everglades used to reach all the way from the Orlando area to Florida Bay. It was a big wilderness of wetlands containing sawgrass marshes, freshwater sloughs, mangrove swamps, pine rocklands and hardwood hammocks.

Vocabulary

 Use a dictionary to find the meaning of each of the words below:

Ecosystem-
Habitat-
Precipitation-
Evaporation-
Condensation-
Conservation-

Geography

The Everglades are in Florida.  Learn more about Florida with this worksheet.

Math

Frogs live in The Everglades.  Solve this problem about a frog.

Movie

Enjoy a tour of the Everglades below:

Mrs. Claus Math Journal Math Challenge

Change The World Writing Prompt

Change the World

Have you ever wanted to change the world? If you could change one thing to make the world a better place what would it be?

Think about things you would change. Think about reasons you would change them.
 
Write the essay, choosing one thing to change and tell your reader several reasons why it is the most important thing to change in order to make the world a better place. Remember to use specific details to support and explain your reasons. Use interesting adjectives and descriptions to make your paper interesting to read.

A Day With The Family Writing Prompt

A Day With the Family

Everyone enjoys time with their family. What is the best day you have ever spent with your family? 

Think about the best day that you ever spent with your family. Think about reasons that made it the best day ever!

Write a paper telling about the best day you ever spent with your family. Include at least three reasons in your paper that explain what made it the best day. Be sure to use specific details to support each of your reasons. Use vivid verbs and adjectives to make your paper interesting to read.

How Many Words Can You Make?

 How many three, four or five letter words can you make using the pictured letters? (Hint: There are 23 possible words.)

Veterans' Day Lesson Plan

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November 11, 2010

History

Today is Veterans' Day!  "Veterans Day is an annual American holiday honoring military veterans. Both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states, it is usually observed on November 11. ... It is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.)" The United States also celebrated Armistice Day on November 11th until Al King, an Emporia, Kansas shoe store owner campaigned to update it to 'All' Veterans Day. With the help of then U.S. Representative Ed Rees and President Dwight Eisenhower, "Congress amended this act on November 8, 1954, replacing 'Armistice' with Veterans, and it has been known as Veterans Day (official spelled without apostrophe) since." - Wikipedia

Language Arts

Try this Veterans' Day Word Search.

Writing

Send a postcard to a Veteran thanking them for their service with this website.

Math

Try this Math Challenge.

Flower Math Challenge

A florist buys roses at $0.50 apiece and sells them for $1.00 apiece.  If there are no other expenses, how many roses must be sold in order to make a profit of $400?  How did you figure that out?

Cuckoo Bird Math Challenge

 

If a cuckoo clock cuckoos on the hour (the number of times for that hour) and on the half hour (once each half hour) how many cuckoos does it make each day?

Coin Challenge

How can 3 dimes and 9 pennies be placed in three rows with 23 cents in each row?

100 Coin Challenge

 

Put 100 coins on the table.    Make the widest structure that you can that stands at least 1 inch tall with the coins.  Every coin must touch another coin and try to have the fewest coins touching the table.  

When you’re done, check out this.

Pencil Math Challenge

An average pencil can write about 50,000 words.  How many words can 8 pencils write?  How many can 80 pencils write?

Fraction Math Challenge

Place Value Lesson Plan

Numbers are made up of digits in the same way that words are made up of letters. Digits can be any number from 0 to 9. 

Place Value is the value given to the place a digit has in a number.


The number 432 (four hundred thirty-two) is made up of the digits 4,3, and 2. Each digit has a special value which depends on its place in the number.

These words are called place value headings.

ten thousands	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones
		4	3	2

The number 432 is made up of :

four hundreds

three tens

and two ones

You Try:
Think about how you would say the number 68,143. Copy the chart and write the numbers in the correct column.

ten thousands	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones

For more practice click here.

Constitution Day Lesson Plan

Reading

Read about the constitution here.

Handwriting

Practice writing the Preamble to the Constitution in cursive with this worksheet.

Vocabulary

Try this constitution crossword puzzle.

Fun Math Challenge

If you continue the pattern that is shown on the chart below, under which letter would you find the number 100?  Explain how you solved the problem.

Golf Lesson Plan

History

August is national golf month!

Reading

Compare baseball and golf with this venn diagram worksheet.

Language Arts

Correct the grammar mistakes in this worksheet.

Vocabulary

Try this golf word search.

Math

Practice multiplying by 4 with this golf themed worksheet.

Golf themed word problems to solve.


Logic

Try your hand at solving this golf ball caper.

Hot Air Balloon Lesson Plan

History



On this day in 1978, three Americans became the first people to complete a transatlantic trip in a balloon.  They traveled 3,200 miles in 137 hours, 18 minutes.

Vocabulary

What does the word transatlantic mean?  List other words that you know the the prefix trans.  Give their meanings.

Math

They traveled 3,200 miles in 137 hours, 18 minutes.  What was their speed?

Science

Try this hot air balloon unit study.


Make your own hot air balloon.

See how hot air balloons work with this video:

Klondike Gold Rush Lesson Plan

 

Writing Prompt

What appears to be happening here?

Where might these people be going? Why? 

Write about it.

History

On this day in 1896, George Washington Carmack discovered gold in the Klondike region of the Yukon at Bonanza Creek.  During the following year, more than 30,000 people joined the gold rush to the area. Read more about it here.

Geography

Learn about the routes to the Klondike here.

Reading

Read more about the Klondike Gold Rush: The Rush for Gold

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Math

Try these Gold Rush Word Problems
 
Watch It!

You can learn more about the Klondike Gold Rush with this video:

Math In The News - Facebook

Facebook has tons of friends - as of July 21st that number is over 500 million! 

• Twitter has 105 million users. That is _____ fewer than Facebook. Estimate the answer, then calculate. 
• LinkedIn has 70 million users. Facebook has ____ more users than LinkedIn. 
• Together, Twitter and LinkedIn have _____ fewer users than Facebook.
• Facebook has a goal of reaching 1 billion users.  How many more do they need?

How Many Hundreds Math Challenge

If you had $1,000 in hundred dollar bills, how many bills would you have?

Submit your answer here to win a weekly or monthly prize.

Banana Math Challenge

The average American eats 26 pounds of bananas per year!  How many pounds of bananas would a family of 4 eat?

To enter the weekly drawing for fun prizes submit your answer here.

Can You Find The Grammar Error?

Can You Find The Grammar Error in the picture below?

Responding To Literature - Writing a Book Review

You've just read a great book, and you want to tell the world about it!  How do you write a great book review that others would like to read?  Here are some pointers:

• Go to Write a Book Review with Rodman Philbrick to learn how to write a book review.
• Now that you know how, write your review!  Make sure you include:
• author of the book and a statement about the author's style
• a brief summary of the book (do not give the ending)
• use one new vocabulary word from the book in the review
• briefly describe the "best part of the book"
• explain why someone should or should not read the book
  
  

Denmark Lesson Plan

History
It’s Flag Day in Denmark. Legend has it that on the night of June 15, 1219, the Danish army was caught by a surprise attack. In answer to prayers, a crack of thunder sounded and a red flag with a white cross fell from Heaven. When King Valdemar raised the flag, his troops won the battle.

Vocabulary
What is a legend?

Geography
Learn more about Denmark with this worksheet.

52 Totally Awesome Science Experiments You Can Do At Home

For me, trying to come up with fun, educational science experiments at home is often a challenge. Naturally, I was super excited when I ran across this blog post entitled 52 Totally Awesome Science Experiments You Can Do At Home. There are experiments such as making a tornado in a bottle, making a rocket, and how much sugar is in a soda. Head on over and check it out!

The Boys and Girls Club Lesson Plan

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May 19, 2010
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History
On this day in 1906, 53 boys’ clubs joined together to form the Federated Boys’ Club which is now called The Boys and Girls Club.

Vocabulary
The word club has several different meanings. Tell the difference between the way it is used in Boys and Girls club and the club that is used in the game of golf.

Reading
Read about the Boys and Girls Club here and use this worksheet as you read.

Math
They play lots of games at The Boys and Girls Club. Play this fun math game.

Kentucky Derby Lesson Plan

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May 17, 2010
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History
On this day in 1875, The first Kentucky Derby was run; the winner was Aristides.
Handwriting
H is for horse cursive practice.
Language Arts
Horse breed word search.
Edit this paragraph about the Kentucky Derby.

Math
Try these math problems.
Don’t Forget the math challenge!

Train Lesson Plan

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May 10, 2010

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History

Today is Railroad Day! The transcontinental railroad that connected the eastern and western U.S. was completed in 1869 in Utah.

Reading

Learn about how steam engines work here.

Language Arts

Try this Train wordsearch.

Or Train Vocabulary.

Science

Make a Putt Putt boat to see how steam can make trains and boats move.

Math

Learn how to read a train schedule with this worksheet.

Don’t Forget the math challenge!

http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2010/05/homeschool-math-challenge-may-10.html

Homeschool Math Challenge May 10

Answer this question for a chance to win a Smencil!

President's Day Lesson Plan

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

Reading
Learn about George Washington with this chapter book.

Language Arts
Practice editing with this Presidential themed worksheet.
Vocabulary
See if you can find all the Presidents in this word search: http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/worksheets/presidents_word_search.htm

Math
Use statistics about the Presidents to practice math!

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

Don’t Forget the math challenge!
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Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

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Vocabulary
See how many words you can find in the is word search.
Reading
Learn more about Valentine’s Day here.
Art
Make a secret message Valentine here.
Writing Prompt
Use this Valentine's Day-themed activity to write about a person you love. How do you show people you care about them?
Math
Valentine's Day themed word problems to solve.
Practice multi-digit multiplication with this Valentine's Day-themed math worksheet.
For Fun
Create your own candy hearts.

Martin Luther King Jr. Lesson Plan

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History
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Learn more about him here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/

Writing Prompt
Martin Luther King had a dream. What is your dream? Write about it here.

Language Arts
Test your proofreading skills as you learn about Martin Luther King Jr. with this worksheet.
Reading
Learn more about Martin Luther King here: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/mlk/read/
Music
Sing these songs about Martin Luther King:
Freedom Freedom Let It Ring
Martin Luther King

Math
Practice multiplication here.

Clown Lesson Plan

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History
January is National Clown month.

Writing Prompt
Write about what it would be like if you were a clown with this writing prompt.

Language Arts
Combine sentences with this clown themed worksheet.
Reading
Learn more about clowns here.
Math
Practice adding lots of numbers together with this worksheet with a clown theme