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Statue of Liberty Bonus Challenge

The money for the Statue of Liberty was raised in August of 1885, and President Glover Cleveland accepted the Statue of Liberty on October 28th 1886. How long did the US wait for the statue after they raised the money needed?

Jayden F.

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This Week's Winner March 31, 2007

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Van Gogh Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & Newsletter
March 30, 2007

On this day in 1853, the great post-impressionist painter, Vincent Van Gogh was born. Learn more about him here: http://www.helium.com/tm/243517/vincent-considered-great-impressionist

Discussion Questions:
1. True or False. Van Gogh never planned his paintings in advance.
2. True or False. Van Gogh was criticized for painting too slowly
3. True or False. Van Gogh only painted things in their natural colors.

Webquests

Enjoy some works of Van Gogh with this power point presentation:
http://www2.visalia.k12.ca.us/teachers/gconn/van_gogh_lesson_plan.htm
Try this fun game that takes you inside one of Van Gogh's paintings. Click on Who at the bottom of the page. A fish then asks you what Van Gogh was trying to do in a certain painting. He gives you three choices. What is the answer? http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/tour4.html

Quote

"A good picture is equivalent to a good deed." Van Gogh
Journal

Look at Van Gogh’s “A Starry Night” http://www.andreaplanet.com/mosaic/starrynight/
Write a story or draw your own picture about Van Gogh’s painting.
Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!

http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2007/03/math-challenge-march-30.html


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Math Challenge March 30

Vincent Van Gogh's painting, Vase with Fourteen Sunflowers, is located in London's National Gallery. If the painting is placed in a wooden frame 12 centimeters (cm) wide on each side, what is the perimeter of the actual frame? Perimeter is found by adding all 4 of the sides.

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Kelly

Cy Young Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & Newsletter
March 29, 2007

History
On this day in 1867, baseball player Cy Young was born. Read more about him here:

http://www.helium.com/tm/240256/denton-young-commonly-known

Journal
Write or draw a picture about the first baseball game you ever attended. If you have never been to a ball game, write about why you would like to or not like to go.
Language Arts

From the Mound Word Code:
1. Look at each code word.
2. Write the alphabet letter that comes before each letter. For example: cbu= bat
The five pitches Wildarm Willie throws best are:
tdsfxcbmmt gbtucbmmt tmjefst
lovdlmfcbmmt dvswfcbmmt

Making the Call:
1. Write the first letter of slugger.
2. Write the second letter of far.
3. Write the first letter of fast.
4. Write the last letter of slide.
5. Write the word you made!.
Phonics

Baseball B http://www.tampareads.com/phonics/singleletters/letter-b/b-page.htm



Math

Baseball Math
http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html
Keeping Score:
1. Write the numbers from one to ten.
2. Draw a yellow X on the number eight.
3. Draw a blue circle around the number three.
4. Draw a red line under each even number.
5. Draw an orange circle around your favorite number.
Batting a Thousand:
1. Write the number that has a two and a four.
2. Write the number that does not have a nine but has an eight.
3. Write the number that has a five, but not a six.
4. Write the number that does not have a zero or a four.
607 124 456 530 330 370 148 206 198 650


Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!
http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2007/03/math-challenge-march-29.html

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Math Challenge March 29

Cy Young pitched in 906 games and won 511. How many did he lose?
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Parents may help, but try to let your child figure it out on their own.

Weekly winner wins a Smencil. Monthly winner wins a $20 Barnes and Noble gift certificate!
Good Luck!
Kelly