Road Map Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & Newsletter
April 5, 2007

History
April 5th is national Read a Road Map Day.

Geography
Try this challenging geography game:
http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/

Another one:
http://www.funbrain.com/where/

How do mapmakers make their maps?
http://pr.tennessee.edu/ut2kids/maps/map.html

Discussion Questions:

Fill in the blanks:

1. Because the Earth is round and paper is flat, it is hard to draw a map without __________the shape of the Earth.

2. _________-- show cultural features like the outlines of countries, states, and cities.

3. __________-- show natural features, such as mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans.

Science


Weather maps http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/weathermaps/

Math
The Mathematics behind Maps
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/workbk/map/mpprstory.html

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Math Challenge April 5

An odometer measures how many miles a car has traveled. The odometer on Jeff’s car isn’t working properly. Every time the odometer measures 1 mile, Jeff has really only traveled 0.8 of a mile. The odometer now reads an even 100 miles.

How many miles has Jeff really traveled?

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US Flag Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & Newsletter
April 4, 2007

History
On this day in 1818, the US flag was approved.

Vocabulary

Star Spangled Banner Vocabulary http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAMusicMusicalVocabularyLinks210.htm


Sign Language
Learn how to sign the pledge of allegiance:
http://www.legion.org/documents/pdf/signingpledge.pdf

Reading

What does the pledge of allegiance mean? http://www.legion.org/?section=our_flag&subsection=flag_history&content=flag_pledge


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Math Challenge April 4

Of the 13 strips on the American flag, seven of the stripes are red and six of
the stripes are white. If the standard size of the flag is 52 inches wide, what
is the width of each stripe?

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Kelly

Pony Express Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & Newsletter
April 3, 2007

History
On this day in 1860, the pony express was started. Learn more about it here:

http://www.helium.com/tm/250331/discovery-california-increasing-political

Discussion Questions:

1. What year was gold discovered in California?

2. Why was the pony express developed?

3. How old was the youngest pony express rider?

Journal
1. Design a Pony Express recruiting flyer.
2. Write an exciting story about one of your journeys as a Pony Express rider. Make it full of detail and adventure.
Language Arts

Edit the Passage Below:
Before the days of planes trains and trucks, mail traveled by horse back. "Pony Express" riders galloped from station to station. A rider, who was usually a teenage boy change horses several times before passing on mail to the next rider. Using this "express mail," it took 10 days for a letter to travel from missouri to california? The Pony Express gone out of business when people was able to send messages a cross the country by telegraph.
Correct answer: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/edit/edit1319.shtml

Is your horse hoarse? Learn more about homonyms here: http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n15.htm


Geography
Use the information here: http://www.xphomestation.com/xpdrive-ca-mo.html

to draw the pony express route on this map of the US:
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/us_nl.pdf

Science

Study the anatomy of a horse here: http://www.classbrain.com/artmovies/uploads/horse_anatomy.pdf

Then take this quiz:
http://www.classbrain.com/artmovies/uploads/horse_anatomy_quiz.pdf

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Math Challenge April 3

The first westbound trip was made in 9 days and 23 hours, if the rail was 1,966 miles long, on average, how many miles were traveled each day?

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Kelly

Hans Christian Anderson Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & Newsletter
April 2, 2007

History
On this day in 1805, writer, Hans Christian Anderson was born. Learn more about him here:
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/04/hans-christian-anderson.html

Discussion Questions:

1. Where was Hans Christian Anderson born?

2. How old was he when he left home?
3. When was his first children’s book published?

4. What is the Hans Christian Anderson Award given for?

Journal

A simile compares things using the words like or as.

Think of the fairy tales you have read and compare characters, actions, or moods.
For example: The princess was as pretty as a flower in Spring.
Grandma's nose was long like a wolf.
He felt as helpless as a little baby as he stood in front of the dragon.
Think about the Fairy Tales you have read and write three similes. Use one of these sentences to write your own Fairy Tale.

Reading
Here is a link to the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. There are 127 stories, so there is quite a bit of reading here.
http://www.aesopfables.com/aesophca.html

Language Arts

Learn about alliterations here: http://www.abcteach.com/FairyTales/alliterations.htm

Geography
Use the internet to answer the question: Where are castles located throughout the world?


Science
Grow your own beanstalk!
http://www.abcteach.com/FairyTales/beans.htm


Art
Make a Coat of Arms
Decorate a poster board shield to make your own family coat of arms.


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