Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Homeschool Lesson Plans: Week of January 11, 2010

Just to refresh your memory, my sister and I are homeschooling four children - my two girls and her two boys. There is Jelly Bean (mine), age 8 and in 2nd grade, Helper (hers), age 8 and in 3rd grade, Flower (mine), age 10 and in 4th grade, and Scooter (hers), age 10 and in 5th grade.

My sister teaches the homeschoolers in the morning (and watches the toddlers) while I teach preschool (and watch a newborn) , and then I teach the homeschoolers in the afternoon (and watch a newborn, while my sister watches preschool-age daycare kids and the toddlers.

Monday

Reading: Individual selections
History: Ch. 15 of Story of the World I - Dying eggs and dying noodles
Spelling: Olders - Master Skills Series Spelling Grade 6 , Youngers - Jelly Bean 2 pages in Spell and Write Grade 3 and Helper 2 pages in Spell and Write Grade 4.
Grammar: Lesson from Grammar Manual on Articles - Definite and Indefinite
Writing: Flying Horse (a short paragraph on an a pre-selected topic for the week (selected by the local paper. This week's topic was about Best Foods.) Winners are selected and printed in the local paper.)
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Science: Astronomy - Introduction to Venus in Apologia Astronomy
Geography: Olders - Books about Asia (borrowed from the library), Youngers - Books about Illinois (borrowed from the library)
Art: M is for Masterpiece - Frida Kahlo
Music: Story of the Orchestra - Tchaikovsky
Math: One Lesson/Unit

Tuesday

Reading: Individual selections
History: Ch. 16 of Story of the World I - The Return of Assyria reading
Spelling: Olders 1 page, Youngers 2 pages
Writing: Finish Flying Horse and put in mail
Reading Comprehension: Reading Comprehension - Amazing Animals
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Science: Botany - Angiosperms in Apologia Botany
Geography: Olders - Study about Asia in Atlas, Youngers - Study about Illinois in Atlas
Art: Picture Study - M is for Monster in Museum ABC
Music: Swan Lake CD (borrowed from the library)
Math: One lesson/unit

Wednesday

Reading: Individual selections
History: Ch. 16 of Story of the World I - Write a book for the Assyrian Library
Spelling: Olders 1 page, Youngers 2 pages.
Grammar: MOE Grammar Sentence cards for Article and Noun
Writing: Writing Bubble for History topics
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Science: Astronomy - Make Lava from Apologia Astronomy
Geography: Olders - Plant and Animal cards from MOE Asia Continent Kit, Youngers - Illinois Quarter from H.I.P Lesson Plans
Art: Frida Kahlo books (this one, this one, this one, and this one)
Music: Sleeping Beauty cassette (borrowed from the library)
Poetry: R is for Rhyme - Limerick
Math: One lesson/unit

Thursday

Reading: Individual selections
History: Ch. 16 of Story of the World I - Make Assyrian siege tower
Spelling: Olders 1 page, Youngers 2 pages
Writing: Copywork or handwriting practice
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Science: Botany - Flower Dissection from Apologia Botany
Geography: Olders - Map and Flag cards from MOE Asia Continent Kit, Youngers - Illinois map and flag
Art: Frido Kahlo art project from Great Artists
Music: Tchaikovsky books (this one, this one, this one, and this one) borrowed from the library
Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet from Tales From Shakespeare
Math: One lesson/unit

Friday

Spelling: Spelling tests
Literature: Literature Pockets
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Math: Math tests (Scooter is in Saxon 65, Flower is in Saxon 54, Helper is in Math U See Beta, and Jelly Bean is in Math U See Beta)
Music: H is for Harmony from M is for Melody

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