Penguin Lesson Plan

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April 29, 2008

History

Today is “penguin day”

Writing Prompt

Do a little research about penguins here: http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts.htm

Then use what you learned to make your own penguin fact book.

Cover page: http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/ws4.htm

Lined pages: http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/ws5.htm

Reading

Make and read this fun penguin book: http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/ws13.htm

Math

Have fun with this penguin color by number: http://www.coloring.ws/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.coloring.ws/animals/penguins/4.gif

Science

Learn more about penguins with this coloring sheet: http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/ws3.htm

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Homeschool Math Challenge April 29

An emperor penguin can run two miles per hour. How far could an emperor penguin go in six hours?

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Kelly

James Monroe Lesson Plan

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April 28, 2008

History

On this day in 1758, our 5^th President, James Monroe was born. Learn more about him here: http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdmonro.htm

Writing Prompt

Write a letter to the President here: http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/February/presletter.htm

Coloring Page

Color this picture of James Monroe: http://www.chartjungle.com/education/jamesmonroe.html

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Homeschool Math Challenge April 28

James Monroe was president from 1817 to 1825. How many years was he president?

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Kelly

Arbor Day Lesson Plan

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April 25, 2008

History

Today is Arbor day! Read more about it here: http://www.arborday.org/arborday/history.cfm

Writing Prompt

A simile compares two things using the words like or as. Write some similes about trees, and things related to trees: http://abcteach.com/trees/similes.htm

Vocabulary

Learn some tree related words with this word search: http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/wordsearch_trees_easy.pdf

Reading

Learn more about trees here: http://www.abcteach.com/trees/treeparts.htm

Art

Make your very own tree here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/arborday/papertree/

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Homeschool Math Challenge April 25

A maple tree grows about 9 inches per year. If the maple tree in Joshua's yard is 27 inches tall now, how tall will it be in 1 year?

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Kelly

Baseball Lesson Plan

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April 23, 2008

History

Today is Home Run Day in Honor of Hank Aaron hitting his first home run on this day in 1954.

Reading

Read about the baseball hall of fame here: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/language_arts/reading_comp/short/5/

Then answer these questions: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/language_arts/reading_comp/short/5/mc/

Math

Use these worksheets for making a math (or letter) matching game. You can write numbers (1,2,3, etc.) on the mitts and the words that go with them (one, two, three) on the balls. You can also use capital and lowercase letters as well.

Mitts: http://www.theteacherscorner.net/printable-worksheets/seasonal/baseball/baseball-activity-page.pdf

Balls: http://www.theteacherscorner.net/printable-worksheets/seasonal/baseball/baseball-activity-page1.pdf

Practice your math facts with math baseball: http://www.funbrain.com/math/

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Homeschool Math Challenge April 23

The Sluggers baseball team played the Catchers team last weekend. The Sluggers won the game with a score of 15 to 8. How many more runs did the Sluggers have?

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Kelly

Earth Day Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterApril 22, 2008


History

Today is Earth Day.


Vocabulary

Learn more about the words: recycle, reduce, and reuse here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/wksht_reducereuserecycle.pdf

Writing Prompt

We only have one planet to live on, so it is important to take care of it. Draw a picture of what earth would look like if people did not take care of it. Then write a story about how it would make you feel if the earth looked like that.

Coloring Page

Color this picture to celebrate Earth Day: http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/earthprint_10.htm

Reading

Read more about Earth Day here: http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://www.epa.gov/Region5/publications/happy/happy.pdf

Or here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_primary_earthday.pdf

Science

Learn about the water cycle here: http://www.kidzone.ws/water/index.html

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Homeschool Math Challenge April 22

Ryan went to an Earth Day Fair. She bought a book about recycling at the fair. The book cost $6.94. She gave the clerk ten dollars. How much change did she get?

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Kelly

Queen Elizabeth II Lesson Plan

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April 21, 2008

History

On this day in 1926, Queen Elizabeth (Queen of England was born. Read more about her here: http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761556932

Reading

Learn about where Queen Elizabeth lives here: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/london/buckinghampalace.htm

Compare her home to yours.

Coloring Page

Queen Elizabeth is the Queen of England. Color the English flag here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/f/flag_england.pdf

Math

Today’s math challenge involves subtraction. Practice here: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/math/sub/2digit/ver1/

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Homeschool Math Challenge April 21

Elizabeth became Queen in 1952. How many years has she been Queen?

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Kelly

Civil War Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterApril 9, 2008


History

On this day in 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. Shortly after, the Civil War came to an end.

Vocabulary

Try this word search: http://homeschooling.about.com/od/freeprintables/ss/civilwarprint.htm

Reading/ Art

Make a Civil War flag here: http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_19268_20778-51826--,00.html

Coloring Page

Color these pictures from the Civil War: http://homeschooling.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=homeschooling&cdn=education&tm=162&gps=135_780_1436_680&f=22&tt=13&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/2312/colorpages/colorstart.html

Logic

Play Civil War tic-tac-toe: http://homeschooling.about.com/od/freeprintables/ss/civilwarprint_7.htm

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Homeschool Math Challenge April 9

Palmer went to the library to find a book about the Civil War. The first book he found had 237 pages. The second book had 189 pages. How much longer was the first book?

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Kelly

Volcano Lesson Plans

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterApril 7, 2008


History

On this day in 1906, Italian Volcano Mt. Vesuvius erupted.


Reading
Learn more about volcanoes here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/volcano/printout.shtml

Language Arts

Learn more about volcanoes and write a report here: http://www.abcteach.com/volcanoes/volreport.htm

Science

Try this fun experiment: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/nature/volcano/

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Homeschool Math Challenge April 7

The highest volcano is Mauna Loa and it has a height of about 9090 meters. Mount St. Helens has a height of about 2490 meters. How much higher is Mauna Loa?


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Hans Christian Anderson Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterApril 2, 2008


History

On this day, in 1805, Hans Christian Anderson was born. Read more about him here: http://www.andersen.sdu.dk/index_e.html

Writing Prompt

Many fairytales take place in a castle. Color in this castle and write a story about what happens inside: http://www.abcteach.com/FairyTales/castle.htm

Language Arts

Write a book report about a fairy tale here: http://www.abcteach.com/bookreports/fairytale.htm

Science

Grow a beanstalk like Jack in the beanstalk: http://www.abcteach.com/FairyTales/beans.htm

For Fun

Play this fun fairytale memory game: http://www.abcteach.com/FairyTales/concentration.htm

Math

Practice counting to 25 with this fun dot to dot: http://www.abcteach.com/FairyTales/fairydot.htm

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Homeschool Math Challenge April 2

Rapunzel lived in a tower that was 454 feet tall. If her hair is 412 feet long, how much longer does it need to grow for the prince to rescue her?

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Kelly

April Fools' Day Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterApril1, 2008


History
Today is April Fool’s Day!

Writing Prompt

April Fools' Day is a silly day. Write as story or draw a picture about something silly!

Spelling
Put these words in alphabetical order, then write each word 5 times.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/alphabet/alphabeticalorder/holiday/10aprilfool/

Language Arts
Re-write this paragraph correcting the capitalization and adding punctuation marks.

april fools’ day is the first day of april On april fools’ day some people play practical jokes on their friends have you ever played a joke on someone

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Homeschool Math Challenge April 1

Mr. Prankster's Practical Joke shop sold 15 items on March 31. On April 1st they sold 75 items. How many more things did they sell on April 1?

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Kelly