Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading. Our virtue this month is Compassion.
Objectives:
1. Assess decimal material covered in Ch 12: tenths, hundredths, expressed as fractions, comparing & ordering, rounding
2. Add and subtract decimals with tenths using mental math.
3. Add decimals to the tenths place with regrouping.
4. Subtract decimals to the tenths place.
5. Add decimals to the hundredths place
Spelling
Objectives:
1. Learn to spell words containing the sound of /n/ spelled gn
2. Assess phonograms
*Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment 3 (in binder or here) this week or on Monday, and return to school next week.
You only need to do Assessment 3.
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.
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Increase knowledge of nature
Objectives: Practice capitalization and punctuation skills
Writing
Objectives:
History
Objectives:
1. Complete research on WW II and present findings with a visual and written presentation.
2. Know that after WW II the Jewish people received back their ancient homeland of Israel.
NOTE: Write a paragraph summary in your journal. Your summary should answer the following questions.
1. When was the last time that Jewish people had lived together in Israel?
2. What is "Zionism"?
3. Why did World War II make many Jewish people feel that they must have their own country?
4. Where did most Zionist leaders want to go? What was it called at the time?
5. What did the United Nations vote to do in 1947 and how did Zionists react?
6. What is May 14, 1948, in Israel?
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone". These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.
Geography: We are assessing Eastern 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: We are beginning our memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help
with this. Here are two: US Presidents to "America" and US Presidents. For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/5/21
Key Dates for 3rd quarter:
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
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China 1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement 1950-1968
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