Basketball Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterNovember 6, 2007
History


On this day in 1861, James Naismith, the inventor of Basketball was born. Read more about him here: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbasketball.htm


Writing Prompt
Write an acrostic poem for the word basketball: http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/acrostic_basketball.pdf

Language Arts
Complete the sentences here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/p/picturecloze_basketball_elem.pdf

Spelling
Practice your spelling with this basketball spelling packet: http://www.abcteach.com/free/s/sp_basketball.pdf

Math
Practice your addition facts with this fun basketball file folder game: http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/filefolder/ff_bw_basketballadd.pdf


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Math Challenge November 6

Sam loves to play basketball. This afternoon he practiced his free throws 20 times. He made 13 baskets. How many did he miss?

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Kelly

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Susan B. Anthony Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterNovember 5, 2007
History


On this day in 1872, Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for trying to vote in the presidential election. Read more about her here: http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/SUSANB.HTML
One way we honor people is by putting their face on our coins. Susan B. Anthony has her very own dollar! Learn more about it here: http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/impcoin.htm

Reading
Read more about Susan B. Anthony here: http://www.tfhs.net/md/md-engl-3-pt1-test-WM.pdf (p.8-10)
Art
Have fun with this coloring page of Susan B. Anthony: http://www.crayola.com/activitybook/print.cfm?id=423

Math
Susan B. Anthony is on a dollar coin. Practice your coins skills with this coin quiz: http://www.thesolutionsite.com/lpnew/lesson/9454/mcoinquiz.html




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Math Challenge November 5

Susan B. Anthony began working as a teacher in New York at the age of 14. She was paid $2.50 a week. Male teachers were paid $10.00 per week. How much more were male teachers paid?

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Kelly

Daniel Boone Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterNovember 2, 2007
History

On this day in 1734, frontiersman Daniel Boone was born. He was most known for his exploration of the area that later became the state of Kentucky. Read more about him here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/b/boone.shtml

Geography
Color this map of Kentucky here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/kentucky/outline/


Art
Make this Daniel Boone puppet: http://yourcraftfinder.com/craftselection.cfm?CraftID=1357

Science
Kentucky is famous for their mines. Learn more about mining with this fun science experiment: http://www.coaleducation.org/lessons/wim/1.htm



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Math Challenge November 2

Dark Space Caverns in Kentucky is an exciting place to see. It is currently open from 9 AM to 5 PM each day. How many hours is it open each day?

For a Bonus, how many hours is it open each week if it is open Monday - Friday?

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Good Luck!

Kelly