August 3-7, 2009 Plans

I did it :o) I finished planning the school year :o)

Here is our school plan for August 3rd through August 7th. We are very excited to start some new stuff and to see what God is going to show us this year.

Konos Activities: Science, Social Science, Art, Music and Bible

1 Corinthians 14:40 “Let all things be done decently and in order.”

Books to get at the Library:
Building a House
If I Had a Hammer
Hammer and Saw
Super Structures
Pete’s House
I want to be a Carpenter

All Week:
Make a Family Tree to show the sequence of your family line.
Alex: Interview a family member

Monday:
Read about how Zerubbabel was building the temple in the book of Ezra.
Contrast the tools used in Zerubbabel’s time and the ones used now to build a house.
Go over vocabulary.

Tuesday:
Tell the steps to building a house – reference Pete’s House
Design a house and list the steps needed to build it.

Wednesday:
Finish up house design and steps needed.

Thursday:
“Personal Pantomime” of basic daily activities, i.e. brushing teeth.
Unscramble the steps. Write 5 steps for each of the following activities on note cards: mowing the lawn, washing the clothes, changing a tire, making applesauce and mailing a letter. Scramble all the steps and have the child put them in sequence.
Keep Going with the star.
Do Mazes.
Sequence books on a bookshelf from shortest to tallest, thinnest to thickest, flimsiest cover to the hardest cover, lightest color to the darkest color.

Friday:
Verify Vocabulary words.
Visit a hardware store.
Practice measuring various lengths with a tape measure.
Learn how the arch of a bridge works.
Build a bird house.


Reading:
Alex – Konos Books, Read The Garden and Three Up a Tree
Tylor – Sing Spell Read and Write Grand Tour Book 1
Melodey –
Monday – Little Yellow’s Birthday Party
Tuesday – Little Black’s Yard
Wednesday – Mike’s Plane Ride
Thursday – A Trip to the Woods
Friday – Big Heart!

Language Arts:
Alex – Read Write Source Pg. 1-9, Write Source Workbook pgs. 3-12, Houghton Workbook pgs. 1-6
Tylor – Grand Tour Step 1
Melodey – Off We Go – A-E

Writing:
1 Corinthians 14:40
Daily Journal

Math:
Alex - Saxon Math 3 Lesson 1-5
Tylor – Saxon Math 2 Lesson 1-5
Melodey – Saxon Math 2 Lesson 1-5

Weekly Snack:
School Bus Treats

Weekly Science Project:
Chain Reaction – build a chain of magnetic objects from a permanent magnet.

Piano Lessons:
First Act Discovery pgs. 4-8