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

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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Homeschool Math Challenge August 1

The Patriots spent 7 hours at training camp on Monday, 6 hours on Tuesday, and 4 hours on Wednesday. How many hours were they there in all?

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Good Luck!

Kelly