Thursday, August 20, 2015

2015 Lessons: Week 5-8











Week 5 (9/28-10/2): Corduroy

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3


Searching
Verse: “So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Mt. 10:31
Story: Parable of hidden treasure (Mt. 13:44)
Searching
Verse: “So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Mt. 10:31
Story: Parable of the lost sheep (Luke 15)
Searching
Verse: “So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Mt. 10:31
Story: Parable of the lost coin (Luke 15)
English
Read Corduroy & learn the ‘or’ sound
Read Corduroy and search for “bear,” “button,” and “store”

Explode the Code worksheets
Math
Math Worksheets
Count/add/subtract with buttons
Multiply/divide with buttons
Music
Finger Play & Silly Songs
Rhythm & Theory
Handel (Look at picture of composer, review brief bio, and listen to music)
Science
Lacing boards
Estimate how many buttons will weigh the same as a rock, doll, stuffed animal, piece of bread, etc.
See how tall we can make button towers.
Art
Intro to Paul Gauguin & “Interior of the Artist’s Home” 
Make a button collage
Look at “The Schuffenecker Family




Week 6 (10/5-10/9): Blueberries for Sal

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Bible
God’s Goodness
Verse: “Taste and See that the Lord is Good.” Ps. 34:8
Story: God gives good gifts to His children (Mt. 7:9-12)
God’s Goodness
Verse: “Taste and See that the Lord is Good.” Ps. 34:8
Story: Joseph (Gen. 50:20)
God’s Goodness
Verse: “Taste and See that the Lord is Good.” Ps. 34:8
Story: Test God with tithe (Mal. 3:10)
English
Read Blueberries for Sal & learn ‘ue’ sound
Read Blueberries for Sal, sing alphabet song, and spell “blue”
Read Blueberries for Sal & do Explode the Code worksheets
Math
Math Worksheets
Blueberry Muffin Math from 123Homechool4Me 
Roll dice and add blueberries to a chart
Music
Finger Play & Silly Songs
Rhythm & Theory
Vivaldi (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science
Make blueberrymuffins
Test the acidity of different fruit, etc. by using pH test strips
Look at the feeding patterns of bears
Art
Intro to Mary Cassatt and “The Blue Room
Use blue finger paint
Look at “The Bath” by Mary Cassatt 




Week 7 (10/12-10/16): Mouton’s Impossible Dream

Day 1 Day 2
Day 3
Bible
Dreams
Verse: “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a future and a hope.’” (Jer. 29:11)
Story: Joseph and/or Pharaoh’s Dreams (Gen. 37, 41)
Dreams
Verse: “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a future and a hope.’” (Jer. 29:11)
Story: Angel coming to Joseph in a dream (Mt. 1)
Dreams
Verse: “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a future and a hope.’” (Jer. 29:11)
Story: The wise men being warned in a dream (Mt. 2)
English
Read Mouton’s Impossible Dream
& learn ‘ee’ sound
Read Mouton’s Impossible Dream, review ‘ee’ sound, and spell “sheep”
Read Mouton’s Impossible Dream
& do Explode the Code worksheets
Math
Math Worksheets
Have children put the correct number of sheep (cotton balls) into pens (baskets) with numbers on them. Then add two pens together.
Count, add, or put in the correct number order hot air balloons
Music
Finger Play & Silly Songs
Rhythm & Theory
Mozart (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science
Make paper airplanes
Make hot air balloons with paper bags and hair dryers. Possibly put a plastic sheep in a small attached basket. 
Make a chart of animals that fly on one side and animals that don’t fly on the other.
Art
Make paper hot air balloons (supplies: construction paper, string, embroidery hoops) 
Botticelli’s “Adoration of the Magi” 


Week 8 (10/19-10/23): Good Night Gorilla

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Bible
Following Jesus
Verse: “To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.” 1 Pet. 2:21
Story:  Jesus calling the disciples (Mt. 4)
Following Jesus
Verse: “To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.” 1 Pet. 2:21
Story:  Where else would we go? Peter’s confession (Jn. 6)
Following Jesus
Verse: “To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.” 1 Pet. 2:21
Story: Zacchaeus (Luke 19)
English
Read Good Night Gorilla & review ‘or,’ ‘ue,’ and ‘ee’
Read Good Night Gorilla & play an alphabet matching game or go fish with alphabet cards
Read Good Night Gorilla & do Explode the Code worksheets
Math
Math Worksheets
Make a handout with two groups of monkeys and have the students circle the larger group. Or use the game Barrel of Monkeys, make two monkey piles, and have students guess which group of monkeys is larger.  Then count the monkeys to make sure they estimated correctly.
Play Barrel of Monkeys counting each time you add one.
Music
Finger Play & Silly Songs (5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed)
Rhythm & Theory
Mozart (Look at picture of composer, review brief bio, and listen to music)
Science
Learn the difference between apes and monkeys  and watch the “Monkey Silly Song” 
Watch animals on the zoo cams 
Discuss the eating habits of gorillas and snack on celery
Art
Intro to Albrecht Durer and “The Madonna with the Monkey” 
Activity from “Zoo Night Tot Pack (Living Worlds Apart




Wednesday, August 12, 2015

2015 Lessons: Weeks 1-4





Week 1 (8/31-9/4): The Little Engine That Could


Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Bible
Perseverance
Verse: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Gal. 6:9
Story: Caleb (Joshua 14)
Perseverance
Verse: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Gal. 6:9
Story: Daniel (Daniel 6)
Perseverance
Verse: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Gal. 6:9
Story: Jesus in Gethsemane (Mt. 26)
English
Read The Little Engine That Could &
Practice the ‘ch’ sound
Read The Little Engine That Could, sing the alphabet song, & find the letters that spell “train”
Read The Little Engine That Could & do
Explode the Code worksheets
Math
Math Worksheet
Add the sticks brought by two different toy trains.
Label trains by 10s (10, 20, 30, 40, etc.) and have the students put them in the right order.
Music
Finger Play & Silly Songs
Rhythm & Theory
Bach (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science
Combustion: build a fire and discuss how trains need energy to run.
Load a train w/ different amount of rocks, send each down a ramp and measure which one rolls the farthest.
Observe the three stages of water (solid, liquid, and steam). Discuss how steam helps trains run.
Art
Intro to Claude Monet & “The Gare Saint-Lazare” 
Draw charcoal pictures.
Compare “The Gare Saint-Lazare” with a Monet water lily picture.



Week 2 (9/8-11): Make Way for Ducklings/Long Island Ducklings


Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Bible
Heaven is our Home
Verse: “But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.” Heb. 11:16
Story: Abraham anticipating the promised land (Heb. 11:8-12)
Heaven is our Home
Verse: “But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.” Heb. 11:16
Story: Moses looking at the promised land (Deut 34, Heb. 11: 3-28)
Heaven is our Home
Verse: “But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.” Heb. 11:16
Story: Elijah taken in the chariot of fire (2 Kings 2)
English
Read Long Island Ducklings & learn ‘ck’ sound
Read Make Way for Ducklings, review ‘ck’ sound, & find the letters that spell “duck”
Read Make Way for Ducklings & do
Explode the Code worksheets
Math
Math Worksheets
Practice adding rubber ducks to a “bath” and then subtracting rubber ducks
Practice multiplication and division by grouping feathers
Music
Finger Play and Silly Songs
Rhythm & Theory
Bach (Look at picture of composer, review  brief bio, and listen to music)
Science
Look at a map and discuss duck migrations
Talk about how ducks are well suited to living in the water (feathers, feet, etc.). Look at duck pictures & videos at National Geographic Kids
Practice making duck calls
Art
Intro to Audubon and “Plate 221
A duck craft that quacks (Supplies: yellow cup, feathers, googly eyes, string, sponge, hot glue)
Color pictures of feathers



Week 3 (9/14-9/18): Goodnight Moon/Runaway Bunny


Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Bible
Rest
Verse: “In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Ps. 4:8
Story: God protecting Elisha with horses and chariots of fire (2 Kings 6)
Rest
Verse: “In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Ps. 4:8
Story: God protecting the spies in Jericho (Joshua 2)
Rest
Verse: “In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Ps. 4:8
Story: Jesus praying for our protection form the evil one (John 17:5)
English
Read Goodnight Moon & learn the ‘oo’ sound
Read Goodnight Moon, review the ‘oo’ sound & find the letters that spell “moon”
Read Runaway Bunny & do
Explode the Code worksheets
Math
Math Worksheets
Practice adding paper moons

Fish for bunnies w/ numbers on them. Then decide whose number is the largest
Music
Finger Play & Silly Songs
Rhythm & Theory
Pachelbel (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science
Look at pictures of craters and discuss moon craters
Discuss tides
Make rabbit boroughs w/ toilet paper tubes. Send “rabbits” (cotton balls) through the tubes.
Art
Make tin foil moon
Compare “Landscape with Couple Walking and Crescent Moon” and “CafĂ© Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night” *



Week 4 (9/21-9/25): Eric Carle: Very Hungry Caterpillar/Very Busy Spider/Head to Toe


Day 1
Day2
Day 3
Bible
Bread of Life
Verse: “Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35
Story: Elijah being fed by the ravens (1 Kings 17)

Bread of Life
Verse: “Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35
Story: Jesus feeding the 5,000 (Matt. 14)
English
Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar &  review ‘ch,’ ‘ck,’ and ‘oo’ sounds

Read The Very Busy Spider & do
Explode the Code worksheets
Math
Math Worksheets

Work on multiplying by 8 (1 spider has how many legs? 2 spiders have how many legs? Etc.)
Music
Finger Play & Silly Songs

Handel (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science
Make a list of healthy food. Discuss how we need protein & vitamins

Make duct tape web
Art
Intro to Cezanne & “Cherries and Peaches