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| At the start of
each day: 1. Say Morning
Prayer/Rosary 2. Read Bible story or selection 3. Read short saint or hero story 4. Sing the National Anthem/Say Pledge |
Medieval
History:
Text: An Island Story
Week 7: Chp. 13: Round Table
Chp 14: St. Gregory
*Make a BOC page for King Arthur
*Supplemental: Sword in the Tree
Chp 1-3
Week 8: Chp 15: King Alfred- reading
Chp 16: King Alfred- cooking
*Make a BOC page on St. Gregory
*Supplemental: Sword in the Tree
Chp
4-6
Week 9: Chp 17: Alfred the Great
Chp 18: Ethelred the Unready
*Make a BOC page on King Alfred
*Supplemental: Sword in the Tree
Chp 7-9
Week 10: Chp 19: Edmund Ironside
Chp 20: Canute and the Waves
*Make a BOC
page on
a person of your choice
*Supplemental: Sword in the Tree
Chp 10-12
Week 11: Chp 21: Edward the Confessor
Chp 22: Harold
*Make a BOC
page on
a person of your choice
*Supplemental: Sword in the Tree
Chp 13-15
Week 12: Chp 23:
Battle of Stamford
Bridge
Chp 24: Battle of Hastings
*Make a BOC
page on
a person or
event of your choice
*Supplemental: Viking Raiders
pp. 4-9
(chronologically, this book is set around the
time of King Alfred)
*Try to read the same Longfellow
poem at least three times a week.
*Note an unfamiliar word (no more than two) at each sitting
*Mention something (no more than one thing) that you like about the poem
Week 7:
Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read "Four By the Clock" (Longfellow)
-Pick one
poem from last week to
copy into a poetry notebook and
to illustrate using pencils, crayons,
or paint. Memorize the poem (or a portion
of it this week. (This weekly activity is called
the "Poem of the Week")
Lit :
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Chps 7-8
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 10 min/day
using books
that are at ability level -not too hard
Spelling: Lesson 7
*Do not have child do proofreading exercises.
*However, do read them aloud to give an
example
of how to do the writing exercise.
Phonics: 2pp per day until finished
Rod & Staff English:
Lessons 1-5 (Unit 2):
pp 65-77
Week 8: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read "Daybreak" (Longfellow)
-Poem of
the Week
Lit :
The Red Fairy Book
-The Princess MayBlossom
p. 13-29
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 10 min/day
using books
that are at ability level
Spelling: Lesson 8
Phonics: 2pp per day until finished
Rod & Staff English:
Lessons 6-10 (Unit 2)
pp 78-87
Week 9: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read "The Rainy Day (Longfellow)
-Poem of
the Week
Lit: The Big
Wave
pp. 3-end
Little Lord Fauntleroy Chps1-2
-or-
A Little Princess Chps 1-3
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 10 min/day
Spelling: Lesson 9
Phonics: 2pp per day until finished
Rod & Staff English:
Lessons 11-15 (Unit 2)
pp 86-97
Week 10: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read "Aftermath" (Longfellow)
-Poem of
the Week
Lit :
Little Lord Fauntleroy Chps 3-6
-or-
A Little Princess Chps 4-8
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 10 min/day
Spelling: Lesson 10
Phonics: 2pp per day until finished
Rod & Staff English:
Lessons 16-20 (Unit 2)
pp 98-107
Week 11: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read "The Sound of the Sea"(Longfellow)
-Poem of
the Week
Lit :
Little Lord Fauntleroy Chps 7-10
-or-
A Little Princess Chps 9-13
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 10 min/day
Spelling: Lesson 11
Phonics: 2pp per day until finished
Rod & Staff English:
Lessons 21-25 (Unit 2)
pp 108-117
Week 12: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read "Becalmed" (Longfellow)
-Poem of
the Week
Lit :
Little Lord Fauntleroy Chps 11-15
-or-
A Little Princess Chps 14-19
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 10 min/day
Spelling: Lesson 12
Phonics: 2pp per day until finished
Rod & Staff English:
Review One (p. 118-119)
Review Two (p. 120-121)
Extra activity (p. 122)
A Poem (p. 123)
1. The Burgess Bird Book/Jack's Insects: Read one chapter per week
2. Nature Walk/outing: Aim for one long outing per week.
3. Science study w/book: Science Smart
Week
7:
a. Study air movement/rockets p. 60
b. Project: rocket jet indoor kite p. 58-9
Week 8:
a. Study air movement/air p. 63
b. Project- centipede kite p. 61-65
Week 9:
a. Study air pressure/wind facts p. 65
b. Project- barometer p. 64-65
Week 10:
a. Study "riding on air" p. 71
b. Project- hovercraft p. 68-69
Week 11:
a. Project- helicopter p. 70-71
Week 12:
a. Study wind speed p. 73-74
b. Project- wind speed meter p. 72-3
2. review old lesson & introduce new lesson, preferably using a big wall-mounted chalk board
3. child does 1 lesson per day (except perhaps on nature-outing day)