Rudolph Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterDecember 2, 2008


History
On this day in 1949, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer made its debut on the record charts. Learn more about the history of Rudolph here: http://www.holidayfires.com/rudolph.php

Language Arts
Alliteration is the repetition of beginning sounds of words. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is an example of alliteration. Learn more about alliteration here: http://staff.edmonds.wednet.edu/users/moorej/spring%2005/poetry%20art/Alliteration%20Worksheet.htm

Reading
Read the story of Rudolph here: http://songstolearnby.blogspot.com/2008/11/rudolph-red-nosed-reindeer.html
What was Rudolph’s problem? How did he solve it?

Vocabulary/Writing Prompt
Define the following words: asset, liability
Explain the following sentence: Rudolph turned his liability into an asset.

Science
Learn more about reindeers here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/deer/Reindeerprintout.shtml
Math
Practice averages by figuring out how many presents Santa delivered with Rudolph’s help here: http://www.thechildrenstheatre.com/pdfs/2007_rudolph_46_math.pdf
(pages 4-5) Answers are on pages (6-7)

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Homeschool Math Challenge December 2

Santa flew his sleigh for 2,200 miles. He flew his sleigh 452 mph for the first 2 hours and 432 mph for the rest of his trip. How long did Santa fly at 432 mph?

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Rosa Parks Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterDecember 1, 2008


History
On this day in 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Alabama when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. Her act prompted a bus boycott led by Martin Luther King JR. and resulted in the desegregation of the bus system. Read more about her here: http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdrosa.htm


Vocabulary
Define each of the following words:
prompted
boycott
segregation

Reading
Read more about Rosa Parks here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rosaparks_a.pdf

Writing Prompt
Do you think Rosa Parks was courageous? Why or why not?
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Homeschool Math Challenge December. 21

It is exactly 800 miles from Montgomery, Alabama, where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, to Washington, D.C., where the Supreme Court ruled it illegal to make black people sit at the back of the bus. If you drove 60 mph, how long would it take you to get to Washington, D.C. from Montgomery?

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Thanksgiving Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterNovember 26, 2008


History
Thanksgiving is this week! Learn about the Mayflower here: http://www.plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/mayflower.php

Vocabulary
How many words can you make out of Thanksgiving? Find out here: http://www.lauracandler.com/holidays/ThankgivingWordGame.pdf

Math
Practice finding averages here: http://www.rhlschool.com/math5n11.htm

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Homeschool Math Challenge Nov. 26

The Pilgrims planted 20 acres of corn the first spring. If one quarter of the acres were
destroyed in a drought, how many acres were left to be harvested?

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Joe DiMaggio Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterNovember 25, 2008


History
On this day in 1914, baseball great, Joe DiMaggio was born. He is a Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder. Learn more about him here: http://www.joedimaggio.com/


Vocabulary
In 1941, Joe DiMaggio got a hit in 56 consecutive games.
1. What does it mean to get a hit?
2. What does consecutive mean?

Reading
Read more about Joe DiMaggio here: http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/article_786.shtml

Writing Prompt
Have you ever played baseball? What is your favorite position?

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Homeschool Math Challenge Nov. 25

Mr. Malloy collected baseball cards when he was growing up. Now that the boys are getting older, he would like to divide the cards evenly amongst them. If he has 3,732 cards, and we have a total of 6 boys, how many cards should each boy get?

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Pinocchio Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterNovember 24, 2008


History
On this day in 1926, Carlo Lorenzini was born in Italy. He called himself Carlo Collodi. He is remembered for his book, The Adventures of Pinocchio.

Vocabulary
Pinocchio was a marionette. What is a marionette? How is a marionette different from a puppet?

Reading
Read the story of Pinocchio here: http://www.fpx.de/fp/Disney/Tales/Pinocchio.html

Writing Prompt
Pinocchio could laugh and dance even though he was carved out of wood. Choose a wooden object. Tell about what would happen if it started laughing and dancing.

Logic
Try this Pinocchio logic problem: http://www.crpuzzles.com/logic/logic0138.html

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Homeschool Math Challenge Nov. 24

Pinocchio had to swim 1 mile before the whale swallowed him. While he was inside its belly, the whale swam away from shore 5 more miles. His powerful cough sent Pincocchio flying 2 miles closer to shore. How much did he have to swim to get back to shore?

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Hello Day Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterNovember 21, 2008


History
Today is World Hello Day! Learn more about it at www.worldhelloday.org
Here are some ways to say hello in different languages: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/11/hello-in-many-languages.html


Writing Prompt
Brainstorm a list of ideas about how you think saying "hello" or "peace" in different languages will help foster peace and goodwill.
Geography
Using the link here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/11/hello-in-many-languages.html

1. Find and label the country where they speak each language. (Label on this map: http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/world_country.pdf

You may need to research on-line where each language is spoken. A good site for this is: http://www.worldlanguage.com/Countries/
2. List 5 facts about each country.



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Homeschool Math Challenge Nov. 21

World Hello Day has been celebrated since 1973. How many decades have we been celebrating it?

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Hello in Many Languages

o Konichiwa (koh-Nee-chee-wah) is hello in Japanese.
o Jambo (JAM-bo) is hello in Swahili.
o Hola (OH-la) is hello in Spanish.
o Ni hao (nee-Ha-OW) is hello in Chinese.
o Bonjour (bohn-Zhoor) is hello in French.
o Buon giorno (bwohn-JOR-noh) is hello in Italian.
o Annyong ha shimnikka (An-YOH HASHim-ni-kah) is hello in Korean.
o Czesc (Chesht) is hello is Polish.
o Zdravstvuite (ZzDRAST-vet-yah) is hello in Russian.
o Al Salaam a' alaykum (ahl sah-LAHM-ah-ah-LAY-Koom)) is hello in Arabic.

Shel Silverstein Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterNovember 20, 2008


History
On this day in 1974, children’s favorite, Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein was published. Read more about Shel Silverstein here: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/104

Reading
Read the poem “Sick” by Shel Silverstein here: http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2008/11/sick.html

1. Tell in your own words what the poem is about.
Writing Prompt
Read "Sick" by Shel Silverstein here: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/104
Use his poem as a guide for your own poem that uses the same pattern. Start your poem with Shel's famous first lines:
"I cannot go to school today."
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
"I have the measles and the mumps,
a gash, a rash and purple bumps."
Create the rest with a list one or more imaginary ailments. You'll have to do some brainstorming--coming up with a list of phony injuries, ailments, bumps, and bruises. You'll have to duplicate Shel's rhythm and rhyme pattern; otherwise, your poem won't read or sound right.


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Homeschool Math Challenge Nov. 20

Today is Thursday, and Peggy Ann McKay does not want to go to school today. She counts 5 chicken pox on her shoulder, 4 on her knee, she also counts some on her stomach. If she counts 32 chicken pox all together, how many did she count on her stomach?

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Mickey Mouse Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterNovember 18, 2008


History
On this day in 1928, Mickey Mouse made his movie debut in Steamboat Willie, one of the earliest animated cartoons. This seven-minute film, directed by Walt Disney, was the first to combine animation technology with synchronized sound. From this short film, based on a cartoon drawing, Disney created one of the largest media empires in the world.
You can watch some of it here: http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/familymuseum/collection/masterworks/steamboat/index.html

Writing Prompt
If you could create a friend for Mickey Mouse, what type of character would you create? Write about your character and draw a picture of him/her.

Handwriting

M is for Mickey Mouse. Practice writing the cursive letter m here: http://www.janbrett.com/pdf/alphabet_coloring_tracers_m_cursive.pdf

Language Arts
Do you know the difference between a compound noun and a compound verb? Find out here:
http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/57.asp

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Homeschool Math Challenge Nov. 18

Luke worked for almost three hours on his drawing of Mickey Mouse. When he finished it, he put it in a frame and gave it to his big brother for his birthday. The width of the picture was eight inches. If the area of the picture was seventy -two square inches, what was its length?

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California Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterNovember 17, 2008


History
On this day in 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in as governor of California. Learn more about California here: http://www.elcivics.com/state-lessons/california-lesson-1.pdf
Then take this quiz: http://www.elcivics.com/state-lessons/california-quiz-1.pdf


Vocabulary
Try this California word search: http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blwordca.htm

Writing Prompt
In October 2003, Governor Davis was recalled and Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected the new governor. Write a letter to the editor stating your opinion as to why he will be a decent governor or why you believe he will not be a decent governor. Use this checklist to make sure your letter has all of the components of a persuasive letter: http://teacher.scholastic.com/LessonPlans/checklist.pdf

Reading
Learn more about California here: http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/programs/pdf/chs_edu_bk2.pdf

Geography
Print out this map of California: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/soc_studies/states/ca/ use an atlas or this site: http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/state/california.html to label the following cities:
1. Sacramento
2. Los Angeles
3. Lake Tahoe
4. San Francisco
5. Redding
Place a star next to the city that is the state capitol.

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Homeschool Math Challenge Nov. 17

In 1990, 29,760,021 people lived in California. In 2000, 33,871,648 people lived there. What was the difference in population between 1990 and 2000?

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Kelly