HIG- Home Instructor Guide | KWO-Key Word Outline | NB-Science Notebook |
LT- Learning Task | RD- Rough Draft | SOTW-Story of the World Vol 4 |
TB- Textbook | FD- Final Draft | |
WB- Workbook | Grammar- Shurley English | NT- New Teaching |
CCC-Complete, check, correct | TM - Teacher's Manual | DS - Dictate Sentences |
MM- Mental Math FP - Math Facts Practice Sheet | L- Lesson |
Monday, Sept 2 - Labor Day - NO SCHOOL!
Wednesday, Sept 11 - Spirit Day! Students may wear spirit shirts with jeansWednesday, Sept 11 - 9:00am Co-Teacher Training
Monday, Sept 16 - Picture Day
Discipleship:
Objective: Experience the joy of the Lord which comes from spending time in His presence.
Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading.
Note: Parents may want to preview Thurs. Bible reading before assigning to your student.Math
Objectives:
1. Solve word problems of up to 3 steps.
1. Solve word problems of up to 3 steps.
2. Practice bar modeling skills for solving word problems.
3. Practice multiplication and long division skills
Start with 5 min of addition practice using Facts Practice A. When your child can complete FP-A correctly in 5 min, move on to FP-B (subtraction) or FP-G (multiplication).
Do 5 min of Mental Math using MM 5 & 6 in the HIG appendix. Don't strive to finish all problems in this time. The goal is to be able to calculate answers mentally.
*NOTE: Parents, if you haven't already, please watch these videos to aid you in teaching Singapore Math. The first one is especially good at demonstrating using base-10 blocks (or a white board) to model long division.
Reading
Objectives:
1. Learn about the life a soldier during the Civil War.
2. Engage in discussion, sharing ideas, meaning, & information from the reading.
1. Learn about the life a soldier during the Civil War.
2. Engage in discussion, sharing ideas, meaning, & information from the reading.
Spelling
Objective: Learn more words ending in tion
Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment (in binder) this week and return to school the following Monday. You only need to do Assessment 1 (Single Letter Phonograms) at this point. Here are instructions for administering the assessment.
Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Parents, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app. Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed.
Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker (oral portion) - Show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.Writing
Objectives:
1. Create a KWO from a source text.
2. Write a rough draft of fable using KWO and composition checklist.
3. Incorporate new vocabulary
4 .Correctly incorporate “ly” words into composition.
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify nouns as "common" or proper" and "singular" or "plural."
2. Identify the simple subject and simple predicate of a sentence.
History
Objectives:
1. Identify factors that led to the War Between the States.
2. Identify key figures of the war.
2. Identify key figures of the war.
3. Research a war hero.
Science
Objectives:
1. Review and be able to describe insect parts and functions.
2. Know how to identify and label insects.
3. Begin study of insect life cycles.
Note: If your student would like more information on pinning and labeling insects, here are a couple YouTube videos:
Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects which you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard". Additional copies here.
Geography: We will be assessing Oceans & Continents on Wednesday. Students will label oceans and Continents on a
map and will be provided with a word bank.
Continents & Oceans song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. History: Key Dates for 1st quarter:
The War Between the States 1861-1865World War I 1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution 1917
Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Label an insect: head, thorax, abdomen, mouthparts, eye, antennae, forewing, hindwing, 6 legs, and know functions of each part.
