Labor Day Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterSeptember 1, 2008


History

Today is Labor Day!

Reading

Read more about Labor Day here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/l/laborday_elementary1.pdf

Language Arts

Practice using capitals here: http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/writingc/handouts/capitalization1.htm

Vocabulary

See if you can find these Labor Day words: http://www.abcteach.com/free/l/laborday_wordsearch2.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge September 1

Many stores have sales on Labor Day. Mary bought a pair of jeans for $12, a shirt for $8, and a pair of shoes for $11. How much did she spend?

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Kelly

Martin Luther King lesson plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 28, 2008


History

On this day in 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

Reading

Read this book about Martin Luther King: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6459/mlk.html

Writing Prompt

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream was for all people, no matter what their skin color, to be treated equal. What is your dream?

Math

Practice your addition here: http://www.softschools.com/biographies/words/worksheets/math_puzzle267.html
(click generate worksheet first)

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Homeschool Math Challenge August 28

The House of Representatives passed the King Holiday Bill in 1983 with 338 Yes votes. Write the number 338 in expanded form.

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Kelly

Voting Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 26, 2008


History

On this day in 1920, the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote was ratified. Learn more about electing our President here: http://www.pocanticohills.org/election/president.htm


Writing Prompt

If kids could vote, who would you vote for? Write about it here: http://homeschooling.about.com/library/electionwrite.pdf

Spelling

Put these words in alphabetical order: http://homeschooling.about.com/library/electionalpha.pdf

For Fun

Play election tic tac toe here: http://homeschooling.about.com/library/electiontictac.pdf

Math

Presidents at Inauguration Graph: How Old Were They? Find out here: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2089.shtml



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Homeschool Math Challenge August 26

The Presidential election is held every 4 years in the United States. This year, 2008 is an election year. When will the next election year be?

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Kelly

Banana Split Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 25, 2008


History

Today is National Banana Split Day!

Vocabulary

See if you can find these ice cream related words: http://homeschooling.about.com/library/icecreamword.pdf

Reading

Monkeys eat bananas. Read this story about a monkey: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/language_arts/reading_comp/elem/ver3/

Math

Practice your math skills with these little monkeys: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/printanddo/index.shtml
(click on banana splits)

Practice graphing here: http://www.tlsbooks.com/bobbybananasgarden.pdf
(the answer sheet is on page 2)

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Homeschool Math Challenge August 25

The ice cream store normally sells banana splits for $1.79. Today they are having a special for $0.50. How much money will you save today?

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Kelly

Weekly Reader Olympics

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Olympics Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 22, 2008


History
Let’s learn about the Olympics!

Geography

This year the Olympics are in China! Color in this map and flag of China: http://media.rd.com/rd/images/rdc/mag0808/olympics-printables/olympics-china.pdf

Spelling

Put these Olympic words in alphabetical order: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/summer_olympics_alphabetical_2.pdf

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Eyes Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 21, 2008


History

August is eye exam month.


Handwriting

Eye begins with the letter e. Practice writing it here: http://bogglesworldesl.com/files/Ee.jpg


Spelling/Vocabulary

Label the picture here: http://www.lessonsense.com/body/fillinwordsface.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge August 21

Julie asked 30 people what color eyes they have. 10 have brown eyes, 15 have green eyes, and 5 have hazel eyes. If the rest of the 30 people have blue eyes, how many people have blue eyes?

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Kelly

Golf Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 19, 2008


History

August is National golf month.

Spelling

See how many golf words you can find: http://www.abcteach.com/babysit/Wordsearch/golf.htm

Reading
Who stole the golf balls? Find out here: http://www.sundhagen.com/babbooks/bandits/index.html
(you may need to read this with your parents)
Art

Make your own golf game here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/c/craft_tabletopminigolf_primary.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge August 19

Max bought 3 boxes of golf balls. Each box has 4 golf balls in it. How many golf balls did he buy in all?

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Kelly

Baseball Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 18, 2008


History

On this day in 1934, baseball great Roberto Clemente was born. Baseball is considered “America’s Pastime.”

Handwriting

Practice writing these sports related words here: http://www.mes-english.com/worksheets/flashcards/files/sportsplay_spaghetti.pdf

Reading

Fiction or non-fiction, find out here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgrd93zn_7173xk3sgz

Writing Prompt

What is your favorite pastime and why?

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Homeschool Math Challenge August 18

Palmer buys and sells baseball cards. He bought a Derek Jeter card for $0.65 and sold it for $0.90. How much did he make?

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Kelly

Trains Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 15, 2008



On this day in 1869 the Transcontinental Railroad was completed.

Spelling

Put these words in alphabetical order: http://homeschooling.about.com/library/trainsalpha.pdf

Writing Prompt

Write a story about a train here: http://homeschooling.about.com/library/trainswrite.pdf


Math

Write the number that comes after: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/k-next3.htm

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Homeschool Math Challenge August 15

A train had 4 carriages. The first one had 5 passengers, the second had 3, the third had 12 and the last had 5. How many people were on the train altogether?

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Kelly

Smile Week Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 14, 2008


History

This week is National Smile Week!

Writing Prompt

Name one thing that makes you smile. Tell why that thing makes you smile.

Reading

Read this toothy adventure: http://teacher.scholastic.com/max/tooth/index.htm

Spelling

Put these words in alphabetical order: http://homeschooling.about.com/library/dentalalpha.pdf


Math

Try making patterns here: http://teacher.scholastic.com/max/tooth/activity.htm

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Homeschool Math Challenge August 14

Adult polar bears have 42 teeth. Adult humans have 32 teeth. How many more teeth do polar bears have?

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Kelly

Cowboy Sight Words

To print out the cards for the game click here.

Cowboy Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 13, 2008


History

On this day in 1860, Annie Oakley was born. You can learn more about here here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/oakley/peopleevents/p_oakley.html


Writing Prompt

Pretend you are a cowboy. Write a story or draw a picture about your life as a cowboy.


Spelling

Write each of these cowboy words three times: http://www.sdhistory.org/mus/ed/Cowboys%20and%20Ranch%20Life%20Ed%20Kit%20PDF/Cowboy%20Picture.pdf

Reading

Read about Cowboys here: http://www.abcteach.com/color_pages/cowboy_reading.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge August 13

Annie Oakley could ride her horse 7 miles in one hour. How far could she ride in 2 hours?

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Kelly

Sand Castle Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 11, 2008


History

Today is “National Play in the Sand Day.”

Writing Prompt

Describe what your ideal sandcastle would look like. Don’t forget to include a sketch.

Reading

Read this story about sand castles: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgrd93zn_67dvr82dfm

Math

Practice your math here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgrd93zn_692zggk8dt


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Homeschool Math Challenge August 11

Tyler's sand castle took 9 buckets of sand to build. Cody's took 3 more buckets than Tyler. How many buckets did it take to make Cody's castle?

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Kelly

Archaeology Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 7, 2008


History

On this day in 1903, anthropologist and archaeologist, Louis Leakey was born. . Learn more about archaeology here: http://www.kidsdigreed.com/discovery.asp


Writing Prompt

Look at these pictures of a dinosaur dig : http://www.dinosaursafaris.com/welcome.html
Then write a story pretending you were on the dig.

Reading

Pretend you are an archaeologist here:
http://www.pastexplorers.org.uk/village/

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Homeschool Math Challenge August 7

A group of archaeologists found some dinosaur eggs. They found 8 eggs at the first site and 16 eggs at the second. How many eggs did they find altogether?

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Kelly

Homeschool Math Challenge August 5

Neil Armstrong was born in 1930, and he was the first man on the moon in 1969. How old was he when he landed on the moon?

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Kelly

Coast Guard Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 4, 2008


History

On this day in 1790, the Coast Guard was established. The Coast Guard is a branch of the U.S. military and is involved with search and rescue, assisting mariners, and playing a role in maritime law. There are a number of branches in the U.S. military.

Handwriting/Spelling

Boat starts with the letter B. Practice writing the letter B here: http://www.first-school.ws/t/word-search/alphabet/b2.htm . There is also a fun word search!

Writing Prompt

Have you or any of your friends ever been on a ship? What kind was it-- general, military, or commercial? Describe a ship you have been on or in, tell how big it is, how it looks inside, what it carries, how many people may be aboard, and how fast it travels. Tell about where you traveled. Draw a picture of the ship as well.

(If you have never been on a ship, pretend you are going to go on one)

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Homeschool Math Challenge August 4

There were two Coast Guard boats. One boat had 11 people. The other boat had 10 people. How many people were in the the two boats altogether?

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Kelly