Ice Cream Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMay 30, 2008


History

On this day in 1848, the ice cream freezer was patented. Learn more about the history of ice-cream here: http://www.essortment.com/all/historyicecrea_ori.htm


Vocabulary

Find some ice cream related words in this word search: http://www.abcteach.com/wordpuzzles/WordSearches/icecream.htm

Writing Prompt

Invent your own ice cream flavor here: http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/schools/crestview/ls/Ice%20Cream%20PDF/Inventing%20A%20New%20Ice%20Cream%20Flavour.pdf

Math

Math is always fun when it’s about ice-cream: http://printables.familyeducation.com/tv/printables/0876281390_Icecream.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge May 30

A survey taken at a local ice cream parlor found that 3/5 of all people surveyed prefered chocolate ice cream. If 15 people prefered chocolate ice cream, how many people were surveyed?

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Good Luck!
Kelly

Eggs Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & Newsletter
May 28, 2008

History

May is National Egg month. Learn more about where American chickens came from: http://www.aeb.org/kidsandfamily/american_chickens_came_from_wher.htm

Reading

Did you know that eggs get grades too? Read more about it here: http://www.aeb.org/kidsandfamily/getting_good_grades.htm

Then answer these questions:

1. What grade eggs are best for frying?

2. What grade eggs are best for hard cooking?

3. What is the highest grade for an egg?

4. Complete this sentence: The smaller the air cell, the __________ the grade.

5. Complete this sentence: Grading is still called _____________.

Writing Prompt

Have you ever seen a chef's hat? It's called a toque (say this like tow with a hard k on the end). A toque is white, stands up tall and has about 100 pleats. Some cooks say that the pleats stand for all the ways you can cook an egg. Can you think of 100 ways to make eggs?

Vocabulary

Can you name the parts of an egg? Try it here: http://www.eggsedu.org.uk/primary/ks2/ks2_whatisinanegg.htm

Science

Eggs need to be kept refrigerated in order to avoid food poisoning. Learn about food safety here: http://www.aeb.org/Teacher/hentohome/activity_4.htm

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Homeschool Math Challenge May 28

The average laying hen lays 257 eggs a year.

How many hours does it take the hen to lay a single egg?

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Kelly

Golden Gate Bridge Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & Newsletter
May 27, 2008

History

On this day in 1937, The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened.

Reading

Read about the Golden Gate Bridge here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_bridge_goldengate_upperelemmiddle.pdf

Language Arts

Practice your editing skills here: http://mrshatzi.com/files/capitalization-ws-2.pdf

Writing Prompt

Imagine you could build a bridge anywhere you wanted. Where would it be? What would it look like? Write a story and draw a picture about your bridge.

Science

Learn more about bridges here: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/bridges/

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Homeschool Math Challenge May 27

The average daily toll on the Golden Gate Bridge comes to $159,244. If the toll charge per vehicle is $3.00, how many vehicles cross the bridge on an average day?

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Good Luck!

Kelly

Memorial Day Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMay 26, 2008


History

Today is Memorial Day! This holiday commemorates the men and women who have died serving in the U.S. Military.

Writing Prompt:

Use all of the words here to write a story about Memorial Day: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/memorialday/gwrite/index.html

Reading

Read more about Memorial Day here: http://wilstar.com/holidays/memday.htm

Spelling

Fill in the blank to spell each word correctly: http://www.teach-nology.com/gold/mem1.html


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