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.
Our Character Virtue of the month is Gratitude. Kids of Integrity has some great ideas to help develop this virtue in your child. https://www.kidsofintegrity.com/lessons/gratitude
Math
Objectives:
1. Subtract mixed numbers with like or related denominators
2. Practice adding and subtracting fractions.
3. Find the value of a whole number times a unit fraction.
4. Find the value of a whole number times a fraction.
Spelling
Objective: Spell words with the sound of /e/ spelled ie and more words with silent E.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Learn about the Wright Brothers and the invention of the airplane
3. Engage in meaningful discussion.
4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
Grammar
Objectives: Review and practice with capitalization and punctuation rules.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Create a KWO using the "Summarizing a Reference" structural model 2. Correctly use the topic/clincher rule 3. Write a 1-paragraph report about Aesop 4. Correctly use new vocabulary words: author, fable 5. Incorporate a quality adjective to replace banned words: big/small, good/bad
History
Objectives:
1. Know that Ethiopia was able to fight off European invasion in 1896. 2. Know that Korea was a battleground for a war between China and Japan.
3. Know that Teddy Roosevelt led the Rough Riders in a fight with Spanish soldiers in Cuba
Science
1. Review social insects.
2. Identify characteristics of beetles, flies, ladybugs and fireflies.
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening". Additional copies here.
Geography: We are studying Western Europe this week. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided.
History: Key Dates for 2nd quarter:
1. The War Between the States 1861-1865
2. World War I 1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution 1917
4. The Great Depression 1929-1939
5. World War II 1939-1945
6. The Cold War 1945-1991
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