Math
Objectives:
1. Round up to 6-digit numbers.
2. Calculate large numbers in which most numbers are 0 using mental math.
3. Test over Chapter 1.
4. Begin Chapter 2 - investigate addition and subtraction of 5-digit numbers.
Please continue to make copies of the master math fact practice drill sheets that your student is currently working on (in class we are still doing sheet A, however, please move on if your student can correctly complete it within 5 minutes). Electronic copies are here: Math Facts
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Reading
Objectives:
1. Continue to learn about life in Hungary in the early 1900s.
2. Engage in meaningful Socratic discussion.
3. Increase vocabulary.
4. Compare and contrast characters.
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Writing
Objectives:
1. Write our first rough draft.
2. Complete a final draft.
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Grammar
Objectives:
1. Know the definitions of synonyms and antonyms.
2. Review and practice dictionary skills.
3. Memorize the 5 parts of a sentence, and what adverbs and adjectives are.
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History
Objectives:
1. Learn about Commodore Perry, Japan re-opening, the Crimean War and Florence Nightingale.
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Science
Objectives:
1. Solidify taxonomy understanding through hands-on activities.
2. Learn about entomology and insect anatomy.
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Geography
Objectives:
1. Know the names and locations of the world’s seven continents and five oceans.
2. Know the terms "equator," "prime meridian," "tropics of Cancer and Capricorn" and "Arctic and Antarctic circles."
3. Develop a heart of compassion for the people of the Earth who don't yet know Christ.
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Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work:
Poetry: Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard." A copy is in your student's Campus Binder. Practice this with a family member, pet, or stuffed animal as an audience, focusing on the public speaking skills listed in IEW on pg. 9. Additional copies here.
Geography Memory Work: Continue your study of geography this week by practicing "blob mapping" the oceans and continents. Here is a short video that demonstrates blobbing of a world map. (This is part one of a four-part video series).
Continents & Oceans song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling the continents and oceans on a map.
Science Memory Work: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species and parts of an insect.
