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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 |
Renaissance
History:
Text: The Renaissance
Week 1:
Mapwork: Look at a globe or map and learn the names of the continents. Pay special attention to Europe.
Chp. pp. 6-8 Intro to the period
sample questions:
*Learn def. of Renaissance and
how this "rebirth" exhibited itself in the period. *What is a "Renaissance
Man," give example. *What was the new understanding of space? *What was the
school of Athens and who are the people in the painting? Why is Plato
pointing up and Aristotle pointing down? *Who did Raphael model different
figures in his painting after?
*Make a BOC page for Leonardo
da Vinci and another for Raphael, looking online for information or in
library books.
Week 2:
The Renaissance
-Classical World
pp. 9-10
Days 1-2: *What is a difference between Medieval sculpture and Renaissance sculpture?
Where did the R. sculptors get their idea? Make a BOC page for a
sculptor
Days 3-5 : What is humanism? Describe Italian city-states. What is impt. about Constantinople? What did Lorenzetti's mural try to convey? Make a BOC page for either Contantinople, Lorenzetti, or Dante
Week 3:
The Renaissance -Classical World p.11
Days 1-2: Who was St. Jerome, Erasmus, Sir Thomas More? Of what import was education given during this era?
Make one BOC page with all of the persons mentioned on p. 11 on it.
Days 3-4: Who are the different figures in Raphael's painting and what do they represent? p. 9
Make a BOC page for Raphael
Day 5: Read p. 12-13 :Guilds, Merchants, and Trade
Week 4:
Read: Joan of Arc (all)
*Make BOC page for Joan of Arc
Week 5:
The Renaissance -Trade p.14-15
*Make a BOC page with one square
for each:
The Haneatic League, Venice, Fuggers
Week 6:
Mapwork: On a map, locate Italy and then these following cities in it: Florence, Milan, Venice, Siena
The Renaissance - Cities p. 16-17
*Make a BOC page for the city
of
Palma Nova
Cities p. 18-19
*Make a BOC page depicting
some
architectural ideals of the Renaissance
period
*Try to read the same Kipling
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 1: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read "If" (Kipling)
-read first paragraph of bio (Kipling)
Lit :
The Railway Children
(chapters 1-5)
Reading:
Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 15 min/day
(It's better to choose books that are too
easy than too hard.)
Spelling: follow Spelling Power routine
-or- Spectrum Spelling lesson 1
Phonics: 2pp per day until finished
Rod & Staff English: Lessons 1-5 (Unit 1)
(Language Practice 2: I suggest starting it in January-- good practice for standardized tests)
Week 2: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read "The Way through the Woods" (Kipling)
-read paragraph 2 of bio (Kipling)
-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 :
The Railway Children
(chapters 6-10)
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 15 min/day
Spelling: follow Spelling Power routine
-or- Spectrum Spelling lesson 2
Phonics: 2pp per day until finished
Rod & Staff English: Lessons 6-10 (Unit 1)
Week 3: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read "Mandalay" (Kipling)
-read "The Thousandth Man" (Kipling)
-read paragraph 3 of bio (Kipling)
-"Poem
of the Week"
Lit :
The Railway Children
(chapters
11-14)
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 15 min/day
Spelling: follow Spelling Power routine
-or- Spectrum Spelling lesson 3
Phonics: 2pp per day until finished
Rod & Staff English: Lessons 11-15 (Unit 1)
Week 4: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read "Prelude to Departmental.." (Kipling)
-read verses from "The White Seal" (Kipling)
-read paragraph 4 of bio (Kipling)
-"Poem
of the Week"
Lit : choose (2) fairy tales from
The Green Fairy Book
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 15 min/day
Spelling: follow Spelling Power routine
-or- Spectrum Spelling lesson 4
Phonics: 2pp per day until finished
Rod & Staff English: Lessons 16-20 (Unit 1)
Week 5: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read "Elephant's Child" (Kipling)
-read paragraph 5 of bio (Kipling)
-"Poem
of the Week"
Lit : The
Whipping Boy
(chapters 1-5)
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 15 min/day
Spelling: follow Spelling Power routine
-or- Spectrum Spelling lesson 5
Phonics: 2pp per day until finished
Rod & Staff English: Lessons 21-25 (Unit 1)
Week 6: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read "The Cat that Walked by..." (Kipling)
-read paragraph 6 of bio (Kipling)
-"Poem
of the Week"
Lit : The
Whipping Boy
(chapters
6-10)
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 15 min/day
Spelling: follow Spelling Power routine
-or- Spectrum Spelling lesson 6
Phonics: 2pp per day until finished
Rod & Staff English:
Review One (p. 66-67)
Review Two (p. 68-69)
Special activity (p. 70)
A Poem (p. 71)
1. The Burgess Bird Book/Jack's Insects: Read one chapter per week
2. Nature Walk/outing:
Aim for one long outing per week.
(We have a day-long nature outing every Friday -weather
permitting).
a. Bring clipboard with
one thick unlined piece of paper clipped on and a pencil.
b. Write/Draw all notes and sketches on the paper. Later,
arrange and re-draw items neatly into nature
notebook.
c. I recommend having All the Birds of North America & North
American Wildlife handy for reference.
On one of the outings, have your child
focus on one particular group of living things (i.e. mammals, insects,
birds, flowers, etc) Briefly read to yourself one or two lessons about
that group in the Handbook of
Nature Study and share some interesting fact concerning it with
your student at some point during the outing.
3. Science study w/book: Science Smart- geology section
| (Science studies should be combined between all of your children. The studies based on the craft books are interchangeable between all grades! However, make sure that your child also reads the supplemental books which are arranged according to grade level.) |
Week 1:
Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 4:
Week 5:
Week 6:
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)