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	Ibbetson “George Biggins’ Ascent in Lunardi’s Balloon”	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)	“St. George on Horseback”