Homeschool Math Challenge Winner Feb. 21

Congratulations to this week's winner - Tristan! If you think your child is the winner please email me at kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net with your address so I can send your prize!

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Kelly

Bathtub Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 23, 2008


History
On this day in 1851, the first bathtub was installed in the White House.

Language Arts
How many synonyms can you think of for the word clean? Learn more about synonyms here: http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/synonyms/worksheets/synonym%20worksheet%20(1).pdf

Spelling
Here are some spelling words to learn: http://www.tlsbooks.com/spelling174.htm

Writing Prompt
Write a story here: http://www.ezschool.com/EZSheets/Writing/Activities/Story_Writing/sheet6.html

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 23

When Jim takes a bath, he fills it up all the way and uses 70 gallons of water. If he only fills it up half-way, he uses just 35 gallons of water. How much water does he save if he only fills the bath half way up?

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Kelly

Car Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 20, 2008


History
Automobile manufacturer, Enzo Ferrari was born on this day in 1898.

Language Arts
What is a synonym for automobile? See what other synonyms you can find here: http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/synonyms/worksheets/synonym%20worksheet%20(1).pdf
Put these words in alphabetical order:
car, truck, boat, plane, van, bus, cab, train, jet, bike.

Handwriting
Practice your handwriting and learn about different forms of transportation here: http://www.mes-english.com/worksheets/flashcards/transport_spelling.php

Vocabulary

Learn about the names of parts of an automobile here: http://www.tessyandtab.com/funforkids/activitysheets/tt_vocab_car.pdf

Math
Practice your math facts here: http://www.funbrain.com/osa/index.html

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 20

Last week a car dealership sold 12 cars. This week they sold 19 cars. How many more cars did they sell this week?

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Kelly

Solar System Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 19, 2008


History
Today is solar system day! Astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus was born on this day in 1473. He proved that the earth revolved around the sun.

Handwriting
Learn more about the solar system and practice your handwriting here: http://www.writingwizard.longcountdown.com/workbooks/handwriting/earth_and_space/earth_and_space_dn_print.pdf

Vocabulary
Define the following words: astronomer, solar system, universe, planet, gravity

Writing Prompt
Which planet would you most want to visit, and why?

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 19

Pluto's radius is about 715 miles. Neptune's diameter is about 15,270 miles. The diameter of Pluto is how much smaller than Neptune's diameter?

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Kelly

Battery Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 18, 2008


History
Alessandro Volta, inventor of the battery was born on this day in 1745.

Handwriting
Battery starts with the letter B. Practice writing the letter B here: http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha_tracers_dn1/b4.htm

Writing Prompt
Name 5 things that need batteries.

Science
Try this fun game: http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2009/02/electricity-fun.html


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Homeschool Math Challenge February 18

We bought batteries at the store yesterday. We bought a 12 pack of (AAA batteries), a 24 pack of (AA batteries) and a 4 pack of (C Batteries). How many batteries did we buy all together?

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Kelly

Electricity Fun

Kindness Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 17, 2008


History
Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day!

Vocabulary
Define each of the following words. Then use each in a sentence:
Honesty, Cooperation, Caring, Giving, Gentleness

Writing Prompt
Tell about a time you were kind here: http://www.kindnews.org/teacher_zone/PDF/Online%20worksheets%2008-09/JAN09PDF/Picture-Me-Kind.pdf

Reading
Read this story about kindness: http://www.longlongtimeago.com/llta_fables_lionmouse.html

For Fun
K is for kind. Color this picture: http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/parentsteachers/teachers/printables/k.htm

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 17

Cody bought some happy face stickers. He put them on pieces of bright green paper and wrote, "I am happy that you are part of my world." Every time he thought of it, he secretly left one of the notes. He handed out 12 notes on Monday, 7 notes on Tuesday, and 9 notes on Wednesday. How many did he hand out in all?

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Kelly

President's Day Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 16, 2008


History
Today is President’s Day! Learn more about the Presidents here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white_house_101/

Reading
Learn more about what the President does here: http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs/04_a01_a.html

Read about George Washington here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_presidentwashington_primary.pdf
And Abe Lincoln here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_primary_lincoln.pdf


Art
Make this fun mobile: http://www.freekidcrafts.com/presidential-mobile.html

Math
Find out which state has given us the most Presidents here: http://www.eduplace.com/activity/presidentshomes.html

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 16

The oldest elected president was Ronald Reagan (age 69); the youngest was John F. Kennedy (age 43). How much older was Ronald Reagan when he was elected then John F. Kennedy?

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Kelly

Homeschool Math Challenge Winner Feb. 14

Congratulations to Kelsie C. our weekly winner! If you think your child is the winner, please send your address to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net

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Kelly

Abe Lincoln Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFeb. 12, 2008


History
On this day in 1809, President Lincoln was born.

Writing Prompt
President Lincoln had the nickname, Honest Abe. What does being honest mean to you?

Vocabulary
Try this word search: http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/wordsearch_abraham_lincoln.pdf

Reading
Read about Abe Lincoln here: (Have a parent read it to you if you need help!) http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_bio_pres_lincoln_elemupper.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 12

Tyler and Cody each have 27 pennies in their piggy banks. How many pennies do they have all together?

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Kelly

Thomas Edison Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFeb. 11, 2008


History

Today is National Inventor’s Day. The day honors Thomas Alva Edison who was born on this day in 1847. He invented the electric light, the motion picture camera, and many other things.

Handwriting
I is for inventor. Practice writing the letter I here: http://www.dltk-teach.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/image/btracei.gif

Writing Prompt
What if you were an inventor? What would you invent?

Math
Solve this puzzle: http://www.softschools.com/custom/worksheets/decode.jsp

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 11

Thomas Alva Edison invented many things. He was awarded 1093 patents and had another 500 patent applications that he did not go through with. How many more of his inventions had patents?

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Kelly

Tom and Jerry Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFeb. 10, 2008


History
On this day in 1940, the famous cartoon, Tom and Jerry made its debut.

Vocabulary/Handwriting
Find these words that start with C, then practice writing the letter C here: http://www.first-school.ws/t/word-search/alphabet/c2.htm

Reading
Read this story about a cat and mouse: http://www.ezschool.com/EZSheets/Reading/Comprehension/sheet1.html
For more advanced students: http://www.scribd.com/doc/7567216/The-Town-Mouse-and-the-Country-Mouse-9



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Homeschool Math Challenge February 10

Jerry has 12 marbles. Tom has 3 marbles less than Jerry. How many marbles does Tom have?

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Kelly

Money Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFeb. 9, 2008


History
On this day in 1864, President Lincoln, posed for the photograph that is used on the $5 bill.

Vocabulary
We use several different words for money. How many words can you think of?

For Fun
Try this money match game: http://www.bep.treas.gov/newmoney/files/MoneyMatch.pdf
Design your own coin here: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_lp298-03.shtml

Math
Practice counting money with this worksheet: http://www.softschools.com/math/money/printdollar5.html




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Homeschool Math Challenge February 9

Jill bought 5 toys for $5 each. How much did Jill spend?

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Kelly

Homeschool Math Challenge Winner Feb. 7

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Pie Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 6, 2008


History

February is National Pie month.
Handwriting

Practice writing the word pie here: http://homeschooling.about.com/library/colorp1.pdf

Reading
Read this poem about pie: http://www.carlscorner.us.com/MthrGse/Little%20Jack%20Horner%20poem.pdf

Math
Color in one half of this pie: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/graphic/neworg/pie4.html

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 6

Jenny had a whole pie. She cut it into 4 pieces. She ate one piece and gave Karen and Candy each a piece. How many pieces are left? Send answers to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net

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Kelly

Moon Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 5, 2008


History
On this day in 1971, Alan Shepard became the first person to golf on the moon and the fifth man to walk on the moon, spending a record 33.5 hours on the moon's surface. Color in this picture of Alan Shepard golfing on the moon: http://www.friendsacrossamerica.com/colormoongolf.html

Language Arts
Compare the moon to the Earth here: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/science/earth/venn/

Phonics
Learn about the vowel sounds in sun and moon here: http://www.education.com/files/50401_50500/50474/file_50474.pdf

Science
Observe the moon with this fun experiment: http://homepage.mac.com/astronomyteacher/documents/obsmoo.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 5

Alan Shepard spent a record 33.5 hours on the moon's surface! There are 24 hours in a single day. How much longer than a day did Alan Shepard spend on the moon?

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Kelly

Children's Dental Health Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 4, 2008


History

February is Children’s Dental Health month. Learn how to brush your teeth here: http://www.ada.org/public/events/ncdhm/activity_brush.pdf

Writing Prompt
What do you think would happen if you never use a toothbrush to clean your teeth?
Science
Try this fun experiment: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/04/lp332-01.shtml

Math
Practice your counting as you connect the dots here: http://www.ada.org/public/events/ncdhm/activity_dots.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 4

The first teeth you got were your baby teeth -- 20 in all. 10 are on the top. How many are on the bottom?

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Kelly

Elmo Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 3, 2008


History
Today is Elmo’s Birthday! Elmo is a member of Sesame Street’s monster family. He is well known for his bright red fur and his pet goldfish, Dorothy. Watch this Elmo video here: http://www.sesamestreet.org/video_player?p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_id=videoPlayer_WAR_sesameportlets4369&p_p_videoListId=1009


Handwriting
Practice writing Elmo’s name here: http://www.printactivities.com/TracingLetters/Names/E/Elmo.html

Art
Have fun making this Elmo craft: http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/cartoons/melmo.html

Math
Try this fun Elmo addition worksheet: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fun-Elmo-addition-worksheet

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Homeschool Math Challenge February 3

Tickets for Elmo Live are $25 for adults and $16 for kids. How much more are adult tickets?

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Kelly

Super Bowl Bonus Math Challenge

This year there are 67 Super Bowl commercials. Last year there were 58. How many more commericals are there this year?

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Kelly