Cycle 3 Week 2 extras

Timeline

We are going to keep it simple and check out where some of the people from timeline this week lived on the map.

History

There are endless ideas for studying the Pilgrims.  Here are a few I'll use with my early elementary kids.
Read Aloud:

Lesson Plans to accompany reading
http://www.magictreehouse.com/teachers_resource_center#teachers-guide-27-thanksgiving
http://www.mthclassroomadventures.org/pdf/mth-27-lesson-plan-planting-time-in-plymouth.pdf

Mayflower Template:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/gr3/activities/ship.html


  


Geography:
In addition to show me, tell me will will trace our maps, use our US puzzle, and use US state magnets.

Science:
We are going to learn about the skeletal system with this resource from tpt
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Skeletal-System-Human-Body-PowerPoint-and-Lessons-475588

Art Extras - Symmetry

http://www.worksheetlab.com/freedocs/wks_90%20Complete%20twks%20prewriting%20mirror.pdf

http://mamaitressedecm1.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fichiersym%C3%A9trie.pdf

Cycle 3 Week 1 Extras

My kids are first and second grade age this year.  Here are some links to projects we might add for at home this week.

USA Lap Book

http://marinecorpsnomads.com/2009/02/united-states-lapbook.html

Information about Christopher Columbus

http://www.layers-of-learning.com/columbus-first-voyage/?

Christopher Columbus Units (both cost a few $ from teachers pay teachers)

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christopher-Columbus-876222

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Columbus-Day-Columbus-Mini-Biography-Christopher-Columbus-357023

Science - I purchased the Human System bundle.  You can try the respiratory lesson free to see it is something you want to use too.

Respiratory lesson

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Respiratory-System-Human-Body-PowerPoint-and-Lessons-475575

Human Body Bundle

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Human-Body-Bundled-Unit-PowerPoint-and-Lessons-for-ALL-SYSTEMS-488351

This is just a fun way to count 12's!

We have been using the Sing Song Latin book this Summer at home.  My kids are thrilled that they can now introduce themselves in Latin for presentations.  I've enjoyed the book as well and would recommend it.

Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough

Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus

Degas

Edgar Degas

Morisot

Berthe Morisot

Monet

Monet, right, in his garden at Giverny, 1922

Rembrant

Rembrandt's Self Portraits

Week 21

Fine Arts

As you listen to the third movement of Brahms Symphony #4 work on naming the instruments and the families they belong in.  Look and listen for the triangle, as this is an instrument that does not appear in any of Brahms other works.  Also continue to listen for the "Come and get your beans boys" theme.  Do you hear it more the more times you listen?  Do you hear fragments of the the theme?  How many different instruments do you hear play the theme?

Geography

You can find a song on CC Connected of the Central American Countries sung to the Mexican Hat Dance (uploaded by user name achisek).

This was my favorite version of a song for geography for this week and next.  

I had the privilege to student teach at the American school in Guadalajara, Mexico when I was in college.  We had the two weeks around Easter free to travel.  My favorite part of traveling was seeing all of the cultural dances and outfits.  Although it hasn't been that long ago, I wish it was during a time when I had an iPad or iPhone because I was unable to record all of the amazing sights, sounds, and smells.  But it is a wonderful memory!  Here is a version of the Mexican Hat Dance just for you to enjoy.

History

The CC Connected History resources I have been using in class and at home come from these users.

georgefamily02  -  Traceable history sentences in print and cursive for each week.

melodystroud - History sentences with pictures for each week.

bbanas - History sentence fill in the blank for each week.

We will probably stick to the CCC history snippet and copy work as our additional information for history for the rest of the year.

Math

CC connected user SommerA created the fill in the blank associative law worksheet I had in class.

We sang the associative law to the song Shortnin' Bread.  I downloaded the song from CC Connected, I just can't seem to find who uploaded it.  That was my favorite way to sing it.  

In class we explained what parenthesis look like and looked at them on the picture I had.  For my young children we will explain that they hold things together.  I will probably give them some simple addition problems using the associative law this week.  If we get ambitious we will dive farther into multiplication and practice some skip counting with it too.

Science and English

Both of these subjects were sung to songs uploaded on CCC by marykbry.  We just added simple hand movements to enhance the song.  Keep it simple! 

Abecedarian Straw Bridge Construction

   

For our straw bridge construction project in the Abecedarian class we discussed how bridges have shapes like letters in the alphabet.  We all looked at several pictures of bridges together.  We noticed that the shapes on the bridges looked like the letters X, V, A, and U.  

We also discussed as a group how to tie rubber-bands around something.  This was a new fine motor skill for most of the students in the class.  They were not required to use that skill, it was just presented as an option.  

Young students in this class will get this lesson again (if they continue with CC).  When the lesson is presented again, at an older age, other age appropriate examples and comparisons can be presented. 

I was very pleased at how the students learned to work as a team with each other and not rely the adults in the room.  I teamwork is an important skill for us to learn and work on at any age.  I am proud of our simple bridges!

Week 20

Fine Arts

This is an awesome video of the first movement of Beethoven's fifth Symphony.  Use this key to follow along.  It's a great way for young children to see the music as icons (length of notes corresponds to length of lines in the video).

This video is just a fun way to remember this piece of music was composed by Beethoven!

Week 19

Sorry, I missed a few weeks there!

Fine Arts

We are going to begin our unit on the orchestra this week.  I found these instrument family worksheets that I like.

http://myfavoritekindofcrazy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Learning-about-Instrument-Families.pdf

I also like the San Francisco Symphony's kids website

http://www.sfskids.org/classic/templates/instorchframe.asp?pageid=3

and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids site

http://www.dsokids.com/

Science Experiment

You can not help your kids with science this week in class, but you can discuss the project more in depth at home if you wish to.

Science

"It is manifestly absurd to suppose that the powers with which God has endowed matter can be destroyed any more that they can be created by man`s agency" - James Joule (Physicist-developed the first law of thermodynamics)

You can find experiments on YouTube if you want to play around with the First Law of Thermodynamics at home.

Math

Since my kids are still little we used the worksheet below for math.  They were responsible for finding a radius and writing the letters down.  

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/geometry/circles-diameter-radius_TWDDF.pdf

History

Here is a list of sad facts about N. Korea if you are interested.  I don't think I will share these with my kids this year.  But maybe next time we get to cycle 2.
http://fb-troublemakers.com/20-interesting-messed-up-facts-about-north-korea-39046/

This link is about the Christians that were executed for starting churches in N. Korea.  Probably a read just for parents. 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2573621/Kim-Jong-Un-orders-33-people-executed-contact-Christian-missionary-say-South-Korean-press.html

Geography

North Korea (there are no good pictures of North Korea).
This is probably as far as we will discuss this weeks history at home too.

South Korea.  There are plenty of good pictures!  

Taiwan

Philippines

Guam

Week 15

Art
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/thomas-gainsborough-658

History
I'm not sure this is the best video, but it's short and I found it amusing.


Geography
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/middleeast.php

Week 14 (work in progress)

Science

Experiments for Acid and Base

http://www.craftiments.com/2013/07/summer-fun-camp-red-cabbage-acid-base.html

http://momitforward.com/teaching-acids-bases-red-cabbage-magic-color-changing-experiment

There is a version of the Adverb memory work sung to this song on the CCC.  I found it a lot easier to sing along while someone else played the cup game!  I thought this was an amazing version.  The English memory sentence fits in nicely over the vocalist singing. 

Week 13

English

We have been listening to Mary Bryant's Indefinite Pronoun song.  You can download it from CC Connected.  In addition to memorizing the rest of the list we will look for the pronouns in our reading and possibly write them in sentences this week. 

Math

Make your own gallon bot with this free template:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Gallon-Robot-Patterns-212118

This is a link to a worksheet that goes along with gallon bot.

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/measurement/gallonbot-questions_TWBQW.pdf

Science

States of matter:

We are going to look at a few things for fun in class.

Liquid soap vs. solid soap

Helium balloon for gas

and hopefully touch one of those cool electricity lightning looking balls for plasma.  I can't think of its real name!

History

We are using this unit I bought from Teachers Pay Teachers to cover the Industrial Revolution.  It does a good job keeping the topic simple for my young kids, but still giving them valuable information, handwriting and comprehension activities. 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Industrial-Revolution-Thematic-Unit-774497

These are fun!
http://nodoubtlearning.com/2013/12/09/industrial-revolution-cootie-catchers/

I haven't watched all of this yet. But it might be something we watch together this week.