Leap Year Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 28, 2008


History

Tomorrow is Leap Year. Learn about why Leap Years are used here: http://www.timeanddate.com/date/leapyear.html


Coloring Page

Hop to it and color this fun Leap Year coloring page: http://printables4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/leap-year-coloring-page.pdf


Science

Learn about frogs here: http://www.aza.org/YearoftheFrog/Documents/RanaRueda_English.pdf


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Homeschool Math Challenge February 28

Leap Years happen every 4 years. If 2008 is a leap year, when will the next leap year be? When was the leap year before this one?

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Kelly

Polar Bear Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 27, 2008


History

Today is Polar Bear Day! Learn more about polar bears here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/bear/Polarbearcoloring.shtml


Art

Make a polar bear puppet: http://starbus.com/polarbear/binky.htm

For Fun

Try this Polar Bear maze: http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pdf.htm?polarbear_maze.pdf

Science

Learn about the parts of a polar bear: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/pb_p_parts.PDF

Math

Try these polar bear math problems:
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/pb_p_math.PDF


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Homeschool Math Challenge February 27, 2008

The average male adult polar bear weighs 900 pounds. The average female adult polar bear weighs 500 pounds. How much more does the male weigh?

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Pony Express Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 26, 2008


History

On this day in 1864, pony express rider, William F. Cody was born. Learn more about the Pony Express here: http://www.xphomestation.com/bunkhouse.html


Writing Prompt

Write a story about where this Pony Express horse is riding to: http://www.classbrain.com/artmovies/uploads/the_horse_story_ws_.pdf

Handwriting

Practice writing the word horse and some other animal names here: http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive/pictwords/animals03.htm

Math

Connect the dots and color in this picture of a horse: http://www.classbrain.com/artmovies/uploads/spirit_dots_.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 26

The cost to have the Pony Express carry one letter, which took 10 days, from Missouri to California was $5. Today, it costs 41 cents to mail a letter. How much more did it cost to send a letter by Pony Express?

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Dental Health Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 25, 2008


History


February is national dental health month.


Writing Prompt

Write a poem, song, or small report about brushing your teeth: http://www.abcteach.com/teeth/brushteeth.htm

Spelling

All of the vowels are missing in these words, can you figure out which ones? http://www.ada.org/public/education/teachers/smilesmarts/lifetime_activity_missing.pdf

Science

Learn about the importance of flossing with this fun experiment: http://www.healthyteeth.org/experiments/flossBoss.html


Math

Count and color the toothbrushes: http://www.ada.org/public/education/teachers/smilesmarts/shining_activity_count.pdf


Music

HAPPY TEETH SONGUse the tune from "Are you sleeping Brother John"
1. Brush your teeth,brush your teeth,everyday, everyday,use your brush and toothpaste,use your brush and toothpaste,twice a day, twice a day
2. Floss your teeth,floss your teeth,everyday, everyday,use your floss and fingers,use your floss and fingers,once a day, once a day
3. Eat healthy foods,eat healthy foods,everyday, everyday,don't eat lots of sugar,don't eat lots of sugar,it causes decay, it causes decay
4. Visit the dentist,visit the dentist,twice a year, twice a yearthe dentist checks your teeth,the dentist checks your teeth,open wide, open wide

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 25

Adults have 32 teeth. How many teeth do 2 adults have all together?

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Kelly

Pets Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 21, 2008


History

Today is love your pet day!

Reading
Print and read the First Pet Care Riddle Book:
http://www.first-school.ws/activities/occasions/petcare.htm

What type of home would be best: http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/kidscorner/hello.asp


Spelling

Write each word below 3 times. Draw a picture of each word.

License home food water ID tag Leash

Science

Can you match the babies to their mothers here: http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/kidscorner/wrksht18.asp

Math

How many pets do you see? http://www.kinderplans.com/admin/images/petcounting.pdf


Music

Here are some fun pet songs to sing!

My Kitty I have a little kitty (hold up first and fourth fingers as ears)He is quick as he can be (make a quick, side-ways motion with hand)He jumps upon my lap (cup one hand in the palm of the other hand)And purrs a song to meFrisky Puppy See the frisky puppyWith whiskers on his noseHe wiggles his tailAnd he bounces on his toesWhen he gets hungryWhat do you suppose?He grabs a tasty boneAnd away he goes1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Fishes (To the tune of 1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Indians) 1 little, 2 little, 3 little fishes, 4 little, 5 little, 6 little fishes, 7 little, 8 little, 9 little fishes, 10 little fishes in the pond.How Much is that Doggy in the Window? How much is that doggy in the window? Ruff, RuffThe one with the wiggly tailHow much is that doggy in the window? Ruff, RuffI do hope that doggy's for saleThe Veterinarian (Sung to Oh my Darlin)Bring your dogs, bring your cats,Bring your hamsters one by one.I take care of the animals, I am a veterinarian.

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 21

Adult cats have 30 teeth. Dogs have 42 teeth. How many more teeth do dogs have?

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Kelly

John Glenn Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 20, 2008


History

On this day in 1962, John Glenn orbited the Earth.

Handwriting

A is for astronaut. Practice writing the letter A here: http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha_tracers_dn1/a5.htm

Vocabulary

Learn some space related words here: http://teachingtreasures.com.au/k-3only/space-worksheet.htm

Coloring Page/ Writing Prompt

John Glenn was an astronaut. Color in this picture of an astronaut. Write a story about him.
http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/worksheets/coloring/astronaut_color.htm

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 20

John Glenn traveled in space for the first time when he was 40 years old in 1962. He was the oldest man to travel in space in 1998. How old was he the last time he traveled to space?

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Presidents' Day Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 19, 2008


History

Yesterday was Presidents day! Read more about it here: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/Pd/prindex.html



Writing Prompt

Write an acrostic poem using each letter in the word Presidents here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/p/presiden_acrostic.pdf

Language Arts

Put these words in alphabetical order: http://homeschooling.about.com/od/freeprintables/ss/washingtonprint_5.htm

Reading

Read about Abraham Lincoln here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_primary_lincoln.pdf



Read about George Washington here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/h/happybirthday_george.pdf



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Homeschool Math Challenge

There have been 43 Presidents of the United States. 4 of them were born in the month of February. How many were not?

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Susan B. Anthony Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 15, 2008

History
On this day in 1820, Susan B. Anthony was born. Read a little more about her.
http://www.helium.com/tm/163654/susan-anthony-february-commemorative

Susan B. Anthony coins were made to honor her. Design your own coin for someone famous here: http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/impcoin.htm
Handwriting
Susan B. Anthony’s name starts with the letter S. Practice writing it here: http://www.dltk-teach.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/image/btraces.gif

Reading
Read more about Susan B. Anthony here: http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/susan-b.-anthony-coloring-page/
Then color the picture!
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Homeschool Math Challenge February 15

Susan B. Anthony began teaching school when she was 15 years old. She taught school until she was 30 years old. How many years did she teach?

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Kelly

Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 14, 2008


History


Today is Valentine’s Day.

Handwriting

Practice writing Be My Valentine here: http://www.abcteach.com/babysit/holidays/valentine/elephant.htm

Reading

Learn about Valentine's Day with this reading comprehension lesson: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_valentinesday_primary_m.pdf


Science

Learn more about your heartbeat with this fun experiment: http://sln.fi.edu/qa97/me2/

Music

I'm a Little Valentine

To the Tune of: "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a little valentine,
Made for you,
Of paper, lace, and a dab of glue.
I'm signed and sealed and on my way,
To say, "I love you" on Valentine's Day!


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Math

Try these fun valentine math problems: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/valentine/t_math.asp?gr1b-addition.html

Have fun while working on your graphing skills with this game of Valentine’s Battleship: http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathValentineBattleshipPlotLatLongCoordsIdea34.htm
You can find graph sheets here: http://www.incompetech.com/graphpaper/

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 14

Tyler loves getting Valentines! He got 14 Valentines all together. 8 of them came from his family and the rest came from his friends. How many friends gave him Valentines?

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Homeschool Math Challenge Feb 13

Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president measuring 6 feet 4 inches tall. There are 12 inches in a foot. How many inches tall was Abraham Lincoln?

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Thomas Edison Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 11, 2008


History

Thomas Edison was born on this day in 1847. Read more about him here: http://www.classbrain.com/cb_holidays/02february/thomasedison.htm

Writing Prompt
Did you know that Thomas Edison was the creator of 1,093 inventions? See some of them here: http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2008/02/just-some-of-thomas-edisons-1093.html

One of his inventions was the light bulb. Write a story about what life would be like without a light bulb.

Vocabulary

Help Thomas Edison “turn the light on” by writing a sentence for each of these words:
1. electricity
2. inventor
3. light bulb


Math

Solve all of these problems to break the Thomas Edison code: http://www.softschools.com/biographies/words/worksheets/math_puzzle357.html
(Choose type of problems, then click generate)

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Homeschool math challenge February 11

While shopping for light bulbs, Mary noticed that certain bulbs had different levels of watts listed. One light bulb said 75 watts. How many more watts is this than the one that said 60 watts?

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Kelly

Just SOME of Thomas Edison’s 1,093 inventions

Telegraph innovations carbon transmitter light bulb vacuum pumps

mining equipment light switches motion picture camera

light sockets talking dolls fluorescent lamp

Chinese New Year Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 7, 2008


History

Today is Chinese New Year, and the beginning of the year of the rat! Chinese New Year starts today and lasts for 15 days!

Reading

Lean how to use chopsticks here: http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/LessonPlans/pdf/dec05_unit/chopstick.pdf

Language Arts

Fill in the missing letters on this worksheet: http://www.edhelper.com/themes/chinesenewyear_2.htm

Art
Make this adorable rat pin to celebrate the year of the rat: http://www.familycorner.com/family/kids/crafts/rat-mouse-craft.shtml

Math
Make a graph of your family’s favorite Chinese foods here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/b/bargraph_chinese_food.pdf

Cooking

Make these yummy Chinese New Year Cupcakes: http://fernleyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/02/kids-in-kitchen-chinese-new-year.html


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Homeschool Math Challenge February 7

Giving Hongbao (Red packets or Red envelopes) during Chinese New Year is a tradition. A Red packet is simply a red envelope with money in it which symbolizes luck and wealth. Red packets are typically handed out to childen by their parents, grandparents, relatives, close neighbors and friends.

Chin's uncle put 4 coins in his envelope, his grandma put in 7 more coins, and his parents each added 5 more. How many coins did Chin receive all together?

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Monopoly Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 6, 2008


History

On this day in 1935, the first Monopoly game went on sale in stores. Read more about the Monopoly game here: http://www.adena.com/adena/mo/mo02.htm


Handwriting

Monopoly starts with the letter M. Practice writing the letter M here: http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/trace12.htm

Math

Try these Monopoly math problems: http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2008/02/monopoly-math.html

For Fun

Design your own board game to play.

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Monopoly Math

1. There are 22 streets and 4 railroad stations on a Monopoly board. How many more streets are there than railroads?

2.There are 32 houses and 12 hotels. How many more houses are there?

3. There are 16 Community Chest Cards and 16 Chance cards. How many cards are there all together?

4. The rent for New York Avenue is $20 and the rent for St. James Place is $18. How much would you owe if you landed on both of these?

5. The railroads cost $200 and the utilities cost $150. How much more is the railroad?

Homeschooling Math Challenge February 6

Ryan is playing MONOPOLY with his sister. He lands on Atlantic Avenue and owes his sister $22 for rent. If he gives her 2 $20 bills, how much change does she owe him?

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Bird Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 5, 2008


History

Today is National bird day.

Handwriting

Practice writing these words: http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/manuscript/pictwords/pictword02.htm


Language Arts

Put these birds in alphabetical order: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/alphabet/alphabeticalorder/themes/10birdwords/

Coloring Page

Color in this picture of a bird: http://www.abcteach.com/free/b/bird_m.pdf

Science

Learn more about birds here: http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/birds//

Math

Practice reading a graph here: http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/mathskills/bargraphs2.htm

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Homeschool Math Challange February 5

The kids bird watching club went out yesterday and saw 17 birds on a tree. 9 birds flew away. How many were left?

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Kelly

February Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 4, 2008


History

Today is the first Monday in February. Today we are going to learn more about the month!

Writing Prompt

Write a poem about February with this fun prompt: http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/February/febpoem.htm

Alphabet

Make a letter matching game with these groundhogs: http://www.kidsparkz.citymax.com/f/Alphabet_Groundhog_u_and_l.pdf

Reading

Practice your reading skills with this fun February glyph: http://www.abcteach.com/free/g/glyph_months_feburary.pdf

Read about a groundhog here: http://www.kidsparkz.citymax.com/f/Emergent_reading_-_groundhog.pdf

Math
Keep track of the days this month with this calendar:
http://www.abcteach.com/calendar/february.htm

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 4

Leap Year happens every 4 years. This year will be a Leap Year. When was the last one?

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Kelly