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”

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	Intro to Van Gogh and “Landscape with Couple Walking and Crescent Moon” *	Make tin foil moon	Compare “Landscape with Couple Walking and Crescent Moon” and “Café 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”		“Girl at the Piano”