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:

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:

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.

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!

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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

John Hancock Lesson Plan

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History
Today is handwriting day in honor of John Hancock's who was born on this day in 1737. John Hancock was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. You can learn more about him here.

Writing Prompt
How would you feel if you were trapped in your city or town by soldiers under the orders of a king who ruled from 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean?

Handwriting
John Hancock’s last name starts with the letter H. Practice writing the letter H in cursive here.

Art
Make an artful version of your name here.
Reading
Read this poem about the Revolutionary War.

Winter Weather Lesson Plan

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History
Lots of people all across America are dealing with snowy, cold weather!

Writing Prompt
The weather outside is frightful....
Language Arts
Try these fun winter worksheets.
Science
Try these winter science experiments.

Math
Practice adding and subtracting decimals with this fun snow board themed worksheet.
Practice long division with this winter themed worksheet.

First Presidential Election Lesson Plan

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History
On this day in 1789, America held its first Presidential election.

Language Arts
Choose your favorite president, then complete this form about them.

Reading
Learn more about the Presidents with this worksheet.

Math
Use statistics about the Presidents to practice math with this worksheet.

New Mexico Lesson Plan

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History
On this day in 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state in the United States. Learn more about New Mexico here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/newmexico/


Language Arts
Find the cities of New Mexico in this word search.
Learn about Mexico with this crossword puzzle.

Reading
Research to find the answers about New Mexico for this worksheet.
Geography

Read about the geography of New Mexico here. Then Find New Mexico on this map.

The First Woman Governor Lesson Plan

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History

On this day in 1925, Wyoming elected the first woman governor in the United States. Her name was Nellie Tayloe Ross. Learn more about her here: http://www.nellietayloeross.com/history.html

Research
Learn more about Wyoming here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/wyoming/index.shtml
Then complete this worksheet:
http://www.homeschoolviews.com/unit-studies/wyomingstate.pdf

Vocabulary
Find these Wyoming words with this word search: http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/wyoming.html

Geography
Learn about Wyoming’s geography here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/wyoming.shtml

Writing Prompt
”Old Faithful” is a geyser in Wyoming that erupts from 60 to 100 feet in the air about every 30 minutes each day. Write your story as if something caused it to stop erupting. What happened?

Don’t Forget the math challenge!
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New Year's Lesson Plan

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History
Today is New Year’s Eve!

Writing Prompt
What are your New Year’s Resolutions?

Language Arts
Try this New Year’s Word Search

Math
Practice Multiplication with this worksheet.

Texas Lesson Plan

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History
On this day in 1845, Texas became the 28th state to be admitted to the Union. Learn more about Texas using this worksheet.

Language Arts
Texas word search

Writing Prompt
Write about Texas here.
Geography
Try this geography activity.

Math
Practice long division with this worksheet.

Iowa Lesson Plan

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History
On this day in 1846, Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the Union. Learn more about Iowa using this worksheet.

Language Arts
How many Iowa words can you find in this word search?

Geography
Try this geography activity.

Hansel and Gretel Lesson Plan

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History
On this day in 1893, the opera, Hansel and Gretel was first performed.

Writing Prompt
Write your own fairy tale.

Reading
Read Hansel and Gretel. Use this venn diagram to compare the witch and the stepmother.

Christmas Lesson Plan

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History
Christmas is coming soon!

Language Arts
Try this Christmas word sort.
Art
Make a Christmas Mandela here.
Math
Practice multiplication facts with this fun Christmas themed math Bingo game.
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History
Christmas is coming soon!

Language Arts
Try this Christmas word sort.
Art
Make a Christmas Mandela here.
Math
Practice multiplication facts with this fun Christmas themed math Bingo game.

Hot Chocolate Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterDecember 14, 2009
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History
Yesterday was National cocoa day! Learn about the history of chocolate here.
VocabularyHow many words can you make out of hot chocolate?http://bogglesworldesl.com/files2/hotchocolate.docGeographyWhere in the world do they make chocolate? Find out here: http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2005/linero2/Lesson%204%20student%20worksheet.htm

ScienceTry this chocolate science experiment.
Math
Try these hot chocolate math problems.