Farm Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 1, 2007
History

Today is World farm animals day! Learn more about the animals that live on a farm here: http://www.kidsfarm.com/farm.htm



Writing Prompt

Finish this sentence: Farmers work hard, they….

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Reading

Make this fun farm book to read:
http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2009/07/on-farm-emergent-reader.html

Spelling

Try this fun farm animal spelling game: http://www.alphabet-soup.net/farm/farmspell.html

Phonics

Practice some fun farm phonics: http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Farm/farmphonics.html

Handwriting
Practice your handwriting with this farm animal word book: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/mini/farm/
Or this one: http://www.kidzone.ws/thematic/farm/favorite1-dn.htm

Art
Make a farm silo from an oatmeal container: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/farm/silo/
Here is a fun picture of a farm to color: http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Farm/farmclips/farmbw.gif
What animals do you see there?
Email your answers to me at kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn a point! Collect points to win prizes listed here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/09/prizes.html

Science
Learn about the story of milk here: http://kiddyhouse.com/Farm/Cows/

Math
How many farm animals are there? Find out with this fun counting book: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/howmany/farmanimals/
Farm addition worksheet: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/farm/t_math.asp?add.asp?au=10&al=0&bu=10&bl=0&d=v
More difficult addition worksheet: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/farm/t_math.asp?add.asp?au=999&al=100&bu=999&bl=100&d=v

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Math Challenge October 1

When Farmer Bob feeds the cows in the winter, he feeds them square bales of hay. The cows in the big barn need 12 bales, the cows in the little barn need 3 bales, and the bulls need 2 bales in their feed bunk. How many bales does Farmer Bob need altogether?

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Native American Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterSeptember 28, 2007
History

Today is Native American Day. Learn more about Native Americans here: http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/index.html

Creative Writing

Native Americans used totem poles to tell a story of the history of a family. Make a totem pole for your family with this worksheet:
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/soc_studies/nativea/totem/

Reading

Read this Native American Legend about the frog and the antelope: http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues01/Co12292001/CO_12292001_Antelope.htm

Science

Learn more about Antelopes with this fun coloring page: http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues01/Co12292001/CO_12292001_Pronghorn_CB.htm


Art

Make a dream catcher: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Dreamcatcher.shtml
Or
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/trc/2002/manual/preschool/texasindians.html
(scroll down)

Learn about the history of dream catchers here: http://www.turtle-island.com/dreamcatcher.html


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Math Challenge September 28

Native Americas used wampum as their money. It is made of polished sea shells and beads. The shells washed up on the shore from the ocean. They made the beads and shells into necklaces.

Little Fox wants to trade for a new belt buckle for 2 necklaces, an arrowhead for 1 necklace, and a fish for 3 necklaces. How many necklaces does he need in total to get all of the things he wants?

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Good Luck!

Kelly

Math Challenge September 26

Hurricane A has winds that are moving at 120 miles per hour on Sunday. On Monday, Hurricane A’s winds have slowed down and are only going 100 miles per hour. What is the difference in speed of the winds from Sunday to Monday?

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Kelly

Math Challenge September 26

Johnny planted 3 rows of apple trees with 3 apple trees in each row. How many apple trees did he plant?

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Kelly

Math Challenge September 25

Twelve parrot fish swam into the coral reef. Six puffer fish swam into the reef also. How many fish swam into the coral reef altogether?

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Kelly

Math Challenge September 24

Sesame Street use approximately 219 pairs of eyes and 180 noses each season! How many more pairs of eyes do they have to buy?

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Kelly

Math Challenge September 21

The geese start to migrate during the fall. We saw one flock of 17 geese and a second flock of 28 geese. How many geese did we see all together?

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Kelly

Math Challenge September 20

When Ferdinand Magellan began his journey there were 241 men. Only 18 men finished the journey. How many men did not finish?

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Kelly

Ferdinand Reading Questions

Ferdinand Reading Questions

1. What country did Ferdinand live in?

2. What type of animal is Ferdinand?

3. What did Ferdinand like to do?

4. Why did the men in the funny hats think Ferdinand was fierce?

Prizes

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Math Challenge September 17

The world's oldest man, Tomoji Tanabe celebrated his 112th birthday on Spt. 18, 1895. He is 112, but the oldest person in the World is Edna Parker who is 114. How much older is Edna?

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Good Luck!

Kelly