Lighthouse Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 7, 2009

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History
Today is national lighthouse day. Take a virtual tour of a lighthouse here: http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/vtours.htm


Handwriting
Lighthouse starts with the letter L. Practice writing the letter L here:
Reading
Learn more about lighthouses with this emergent reader: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9544747/lighthouse-emergent-reader

Language Arts
Correct the capitalization errors in this worksheet: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9535697/Capitalization-worksheet


Math
Practice fact families with this lighthouse themed worksheet: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9542734/Fact-Families-lighthouse

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Clowns Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 6, 2009

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History
This is national clown week.

Handwriting
C is for clown. Practice writing the letter C here: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/8966334/c-is-for-cat-handwriting

Letter Recognition
Find the letter C in this clown themed letter recognition worksheet: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9510008/Find-the-Cs---Letter-Recongition

Reading
Read this emergent reader about clowns: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9510889/Clowns-emergent-reader


Writing Prompt
What if you were a clown? Write about it here: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9511168/clown-writing-prompt-K---3rd

Math
Practice addition with this fun clown addition worksheet: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9509935/clowning-around-addition-worksheet

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Sharks Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 4, 2009


History
This week is Shark Week on the Discovery Channel! Learn more about sharks here: http://www.kidzone.ws/sharks/facts1.htm

Reading
Learn more about sharks with this emergent reader: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9410620/sharks-emergent-reader

Geography
Sharks live in the ocean. Learn about the 5 oceans with this geography worksheet: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9409248/The-Oceans-worksheet

Science
Learn about the parts of a shark with this worksheet: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9406513/Parts-of-a-shark


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Lincoln Penny Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 2, 2009


History
On this day in 1909, the first Lincoln penny was issued.

Handwriting
Lincoln starts with the letter L. Practice writing the letter L here: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/8988376/letter-l-handwriting

Reading
Learn about the history of the Lincoln penny with this emergent reader: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9299374/Lincoln-penny-emergent-reader

Music
Sing this song about Abraham Lincoln: http://songstolearnby.blogspot.com/2009/05/abraham-lincoln.html

Math
Practice subtraction with this Honest Abe worksheet. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9240599/Honest-Abe-I-can-subtract!


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Library Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterJan 28, 2008

History
In 1902 Andrew Carnegie, who made millions manufacturing steel, set up a foundation to encourage knowledge and learning. His foundation helped to establish free public libraries in hundreds of American towns and cities. (Before Carnegie, most libraries charged a fee to get a library card.)
Writing Prompt’
What part of the library is your favorite?
Vocabulary
Try this fun word search: http://teacherweb.com/CA/VintageParkwayElementarySchool/Library/InTheLibrary.htm


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Disability Awareness Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterDecember 3, 2008


History
Today is International Day of Disabled Persons. Learn more about it here: http://www.handicap-international.org.uk/page_384.php

Writing Prompt
Write about disabilities here: http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2008/12/disabilty-writing-prompt.html

Reading
Read and color this book about a boy with a disability: http://www.uwyo.edu/wind/cpac/images/pdf/pdf_coloring_book.pdf


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Pinocchio Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterNovember 24, 2008


History
On this day in 1926, Carlo Lorenzini was born in Italy. He called himself Carlo Collodi. He is remembered for his book, The Adventures of Pinocchio.

Vocabulary
Pinocchio was a marionette. What is a marionette? How is a marionette different from a puppet?

Language Arts
Match the pictures here: http://www.english-adventure.net/pdfs/01-MFEA-Web-Worksheet2.pdf

Writing Prompt
Pinocchio could laugh and dance even though he was carved out of wood. Choose a wooden object. Tell about what would happen if it started laughing and dancing.

Art
Make your own marionette here: http://www.nonsoloscuola.org/Prime/marionet/Pinocchio.gif
(use brads to put it together)
Music
Sing and dance along with this fun Pinocchio dance: http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2008/11/pinocchio-dance.html

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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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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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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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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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Sports Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust1, 2008


History


Today is Sports Day

Spelling

See if you can find these sport words: http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/kids/baseball.html

Handwriting

Many sports are played with balls. The word ball starts with the letter B. Practice writing the letter b here: http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha_tracers_dn1/b2.htm

Writing Prompt

Write a story about this picture:
http://www.berenstainbears.com/baseball.html

Math

Find the two ball and bat pictures that are the same: http://homeschooling.about.com/library/ntwinsbase.htm?once=true&

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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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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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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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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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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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Winter Olympics Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterJanuary 25, 2008

History

On this day in 1924, the first winter Olympics was held.

Writing Prompt

Pretend you are an athlete representing your country in the winter Olympic games. Which sporting event would you compete in?
Spelling

Practice spelling these words:

Torch, sports, game, arena, win, medal, gold, silver, bronze

Put these words in alphabetical order: http://homeschooling.about.com/od/freeprintables/ss/olympicprint_5.htm


Art
Make your own Olympic medal here: http://crafts.kaboose.com/olympic-medal.html

Math

Have fun with these inter Olympic math worksheets:

First Grade: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/w-olympics/t_math.asp?add.asp?au=10&al=0&bu=10&bl=0&d=v

Second Grade: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/w-olympics/t_math.asp?sub.asp?au=99&al=10&bu=9&bl=0&d=v

Third Grade: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/w-olympics/t_math.asp?add.asp?au=999&al=100&bu=999&bl=100&d=v

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Gold Rush Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterJanuary 24, 2008

History

On this day in 1848, gold was found in California at Sutter’s Mill by John Marshall. Read more about it here: http://www.historyonthenet.com/American_West/gold_rush.htm


Handwriting

G is for gold. Practice writing the letter G here: http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/trace7.htm

Reading/ Coloring Page

Learn more about the gold rush here: http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/gold-discovery-coloring-page/

Art
Draw a person panning for gold. Dress your prospector in rugged clothes, including blue jeans and a flannel shirt. Show the person kneeling with a pan in hand.

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Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterJanuary 23, 2008

History

Today is National Measure Your Feet Day!

Handwriting/Coloring Page
Practice writing the word feet here: http://www.abcteach.com/ABC/feet.htm

Math

Measure your feet using several different things here: http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/00-2/lesson0004.shtml

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