United States Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 31, 2008


History

On this day in 1755, the first map of the United States was first published.

Geography

Find the capital of the state you live in here: http://www.billybear4kids.com/worksheets/50states/usa-map-capitals.html

Reading/Coloring Page

These kids are proud to be Americans: http://www.abcteach.com/USA/unit/proudcolor.htm


Writing Prompt

Why are you proud to be an American? Write about it here: http://www.abcteach.com/USA/unit/proudamer.htm

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Homeschool Math Challenge March 31

The 50 states that make up the United States come in many different sizes. The biggest is Alaska which is 656,425 square miles. The smallest is Rhode Island which is 1,545 square miles. How much bigger is Alaska?

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Circus Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 28, 2008


History

On this day in 1881, “The Greatest Show on Earth,” also known as the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, was formed.

Handwriting

Circus starts with the letter C. Practice writing the letter C here: http://www.abcteach.com/circus/handwrite.htm

Reading

Read more about the circus here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/c/circus.pdf

And here: http://www.abcteach.com/Reading/comps/The%20Circus.pdf

Math

What number comes next? http://www.homeeducationresources.com/free/wksht/FWcior2.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge March 28

A circus has 52 performers. 13 of the performers are animals? How many of the performers are not animals?

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Peanut Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 26, 2008


History

March is National Peanut Month. Read about it here: http://www.peanutbutterlovers.com/loversmonth/


Reading

Read this short poem and find the rhyming words: http://www.usda.gov/oo/color10.gif

Geography

Where in the US do peanuts grow? Find out here: http://www.usda.gov/oo/color12.gif

Science

Label the parts of a peanut plant here: http://www.usda.gov/oo/color8.gif

Math

Practice your addition and subtraction with this peanut math activity: http://www.nyaged.org/aitc/documents/lp02_peanutmath.pdf


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Homeschool Math Challenge March 26

One peanut stalk had 33 peanuts. Another peanut stalk had 42 peanuts. How many
peanuts did the two stalks have?

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Kelly

Harry Houdini Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 24, 2008


History

On this day in 1875, magician, Harry Houdini was born. Read more about him here: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/entertain/houdini/magic_1

Phonics

M is for Magician. Color in this magician: http://www.daycaremagic.com/images/MforMagician.jpg

Science

Try some magic of your own with this fun experiment: http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1055.html

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Homeschool Math Challenge March 24

At Houdini's Magic Shop, there is a book of magic tricks that costs $6.95. If you are a member of Houdini's Magic Shop Book Club, you can save $1.25. How much will the book cost if you are a member of the book club?

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Kelly

Easter Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 21, 2008


History

Sunday is Easter!

Handwriting

Practice writing Easter words here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/e/easter_zbdotted.pdf

Reading

Easter picture sentences: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/early_childhood/pic_sent/ver3/

Language Arts

Put these Easter words in alphabetical order: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/easter/easteralpha.pdf

Science

Try this egg-siting experiment:
http://www.kidzone.ws/science/egg.htm
Math

Practice reading a bar graph here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/m/math_graph_easterbonnets_a.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge March 21

Gracie went to an Easter egg hunt. She found 18 plastic eggs during the egg hunt. She gave ½ of the eggs to her brother. How many eggs did she keep?

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Kelly

Spring Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 20, 2008


History

Today is the first day of Spring!

Language Arts

Practice beginning consonant sounds here: http://www.kidzone.ws/kindergarten/learning-letters/letters-begin5.htm

Reading

Practice reading the names of colors here: http://www.kidzone.ws/prek_wrksht/colors/colors-review2.htm

Make a Spring book here: http://worksheetplace.com/themes/spring/Htm/Springbooklet.htm


Science

We often see rainbows during the spring. Try this fun rainbow experiment: http://www.kidzone.ws/science/rainbow.htm


Math
Practice your addition here: http://www.kidzone.ws/math/spring/t_math.asp?add.asp?au=10&al=0&bu=10&bl=0&d=v

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Homeschool Math Challenge March 20

Jordan and here brother went out to fly kites. Jordan's kite flew 160 feet up in the air. Her brother's kite flew 58 feet up in the air. How much higher did Jordan's kite fly than her brother's kite?

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Tornado Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 18, 2008


History

On this day in 1925, one of the worst tornadoes, the tri-state Tornado struck Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. Learn more about tornadoes here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/weather/tornado/


Reading

Read and color this book about tornado safety: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/bm/bm03.pdf


Language Arts

Learn more about weather related words here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/classroom/quiz/weather.shtml

Science

Make your own tornado here: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/tornado1.htm

Math

How many tornadoes have there been in your state? Find out with this math worksheet:
http://www.teachengineering.com/collection/cub_/activities/cub_natdis/cub_natdis_lesson08_activity3_worksheet.pdf

(Answer #1 and 2 only)

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Homeschool Math Challenge March 18

During a tornado, people often seek shelter in a basement. One of the stores in town has a large basement, and several shoppers have entered the basement following a tornado warning.

The people in the basement are: 15 employees of the store, the owner of the store and his wife, 5 employees from the McDonald's across the street, 4 members of the Smith family, 3 members of the Jones family and one policeman. How many people are in the basement?

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Kelly

St. Patrick's Day Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 17, 2008


History

Today is St. Patrick’s Day!
Vocabulary

Try this fun word search: http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/patrickprint.htm


Coloring Page

Show your St. Patrick’s Day spirit with this coloring page: http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/patrickprint_5.htm

Math

Practice your math facts here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/m/march1-31.pdf

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Homeschool Math Challenge March 17

There are two Leprechauns, Ryan and Kelly. Ryan is 3 feet 7 inches tall, and Kelly is 2 feet 11 inches tall. How many inches taller is Ryan?

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Albert Einstein Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 14, 2008


History

On this day in 1879, Albert Einstein was born.

Reading

Read (or have your parent read) more about Einstein here: http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2008/03/albert-einstein-reading.html


Spelling

Write each of these words related to Einstein 3 times each:
1. mass
2. work
3. light
4. prove
5. ideas

Coloring Page

Color in this picture of Albert Einstein: http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/einsteinprint_7.htm


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Homeschool Math Challenge March 14

Albert Einstein was a professor. In his classroom he had five rows of chairs. If there were 7 chairs in each row, how many chairs were there all together?

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Albert Einstein Reading

As a child Einstein was a slow learner. He learned how to speak at a late age.
Einstein didn’t get along well with other children. He didn’t like sports or children’s games. The other children thought he was strange. They teased him and called him names. Einstein didn’t care, he just ignored them.

Read the questions below and find the correct answer.

1. Einstein did not like _______ or children’s games.
a. Apples b. checkers c. sports

2. As a child, Einstein was a ______________ learner.
a. slow b. fast c. silly

3. Children thought Einstein was ____________.
a. Tall b. strange c. mean

4. Einstein was late in learning to _________.
a. Hear b. See c. Talk

Uranus Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 13, 2008


History

On this day in 1781, the planet, Uranus was discovered.


Spelling

Learn how to spell the names of the planets here: http://www.tlsbooks.com/spelling15.htm


Coloring Page

Color in this picture of Uranus: http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/worksheets/coloring/uranus.htm

Remember it is blue-green!
Music

The Family of the Sun(to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell")
The family of the Sun,The family of the Sun,Here are nine planets inThe family of the Sun.
Mercury is hotAnd Mercury is small.Mercury has no atmosphere.It's just a rocky ball.
The family of the Sun,The family of the Sun,Here's another planet inThe family of the Sun.
Venus has thick cloudsThat hide what is belowThe air is foul, the ground is hot,It rotates very slow.
(Repeat Refrain)
We love the Earth, our home,Its oceans and its trees.We eat its food, we breathe its air,So no pollution, please.
(Repeat Refrain)
Mars is very red.It's also dry and coldSome day you might visit MarsIf you are really bold.
(Repeat Refrain)
Great Jupiter is big.We've studies it a lot.We found that it has 16 moonsAnd a big red spot.
(Repeat Refrain)
Saturn has great rings.We wondered what they were.Now we know they're icy rocksWhich we saw as a blur.
The family of the Sun,The family of the Sun,Here are two more planets inThe family of the Sun.
Uranus and NeptuneWe don't know much aboutMaybe you will study themAnd then we'll all find out.
(Repeat Refrain)
Pluto's last in line.It's farthest from the Sun.*It's small and cold and icy too.To land there won't bw fun.
The family of the Sun,The family of the Sun,There are nine planets andNow our journey's done.

Science

Learn more about Uranus here:
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/uranus/uranus.html&edu=elem


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Homeschool Math Challenge March 13

Uranus is a about 51800 kilometers. in diameter, compared to Earth's diameter of around 12800 kilometers. How much bigger is Uranus?

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Kelly

Johnny Appleseed Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 11, 2008


History

Today is “Johnny Appleseed Day.” Read more about him here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/usa/people/Appleseed.shtml

Handwriting

A is for apple. Practice writing the word apple here: http://homeschooling.about.com/od/langearlyread/ss/letteracolor_2.htm

Language Arts

Apple Poem

Give me an A
Give me a P
Give me a P, L, E.
APPLES are the food for me!

Math

Try counting apples with this fun math worksheet: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/USA/people/Appleseedq2.shtml

Try these apple math problems:
http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2008/03/apple-math.html


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Apple Math

1. Jack, Mary, and Luke picked a total of 9 apples. How many
will each have if they share equally?

2. Jonathan wanted 4 apples, but he only had 2. How many more will he need?

3. If we picked 8 apples from each of 7 trees in a orchard, how
many apples would we have?

Homeschool Math Challenge March 11

Johnny Appleseed divided an apple into fourths. He gave Sara 1/4 of the apple. How much of the apple was left?

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Kelly

Plants Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 7, 2008


History

On this day in 1849, scientist Luther Burbank was born. Burbank was a botanist, or someone who studies plant life. He was known for developing new types of flowers and plants. Learn more about plants here: http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/main.html


Writing Prompt

Write a poem about plants here: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/science/plants/poem/



Science

Try experimenting with plants yourself here: http://www.abcteach.com/FairyTales/beans.htm

Parents might want to use this website along with the activity above: http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Agriculture/AGR0010.html

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Homeschool math challenge March 7

Vegetable plants need space to grow.

The amount of growing space needed for several plants is listed below:

Pumpkin 4 feet
Corn 2 feet
Cantaloupe 5 feet
Carrots 1 foot
Onions 1 foot
Tomatoes 2 feet
Green Beans 2 feet

If you were to plant a garden with all of the vegetables listed, how much total space would be needed?

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Kelly

Nutrition Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 5, 2008


History

March is National Nutrition month.

Writing Prompt
If you were to create a new fruit or vegetable what would you name it and what would it taste like?
Science

Many healthy foods are grown. Learn more about plant growth with this fun experiment:
http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2008/03/sprout-science-project.html

Math

Practice your addition and subtraction with these story problems: http://www.leafy-greens.org/lessons/math1.html

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Sprout Science Project

Sprouting grapefruit seeds

1. Take the grapefruit seeds and place them against a wet paper towel in a ziplock bag (leave a section of the zipper open so air can get in)

2. Place the bag near a window

3. Make sure the paper towel stays wet (so the seed will get water).

4. Watch the seed coat break off the seed and then watch the seed begin to sprout - examine the different parts of the sprout (roots down, leaf up)

*This can also be done with corn (popcorn).

5. Record what happened.

Homeschool Math Challenge March 5

Holly sold 19 fruit smoothies and Jack sold 13. How many did they sell all together?

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Kelly

Vermont Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 4, 2008


History

On this day in 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.

Color in Vermont’s flag here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/flags/vermont/vermontflag.shtml


Geography

Color in a map of Vermont here: http://www.blackdog.net/refrigerator/coloringbook/usa/vermont.html

Handwriting

Practice writing Vermont (and a few other states) in cursive: http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive/geography/images/usstates12c.gif

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Homeschool Math Challenge March 4

There are 50 states in the U.S. If Vermont was the 14th state, how many states came after Vermont?

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Kelly

Alexander Graham Bell Worksheets

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterMarch 3, 2008


History

On this day in 1847, the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell was born. Watch a video about Alexander Graham Bell http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/video/bell.html

Grammar
Review common and proper nouns here: http://www.homeschool-living.com/worksheet-proper-common-nouns.html


Coloring

T is for telephone, color in this telephone coloring page: http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/coloringpages/view.php?contentId=3062

Math
Use an area code map here to solve the following math problems:
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Area Code Math

Use this map to answer the following math problems:

1. There are 2 zip codes in Nevada, what is the total of the two?

2. What is the total of Wyoming and Montana?

3. What is the total of South Dakota and North Dakota?

4. What is the total of New Mexico and Maine?

5. There are 2 zip codes in Oregon, what is the total of the two?