Hello All! Please be sure to scroll down to the bottom where I included a new section called "At Home" with some ideas you can implement at home.
Video of me for week 4 (10 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxGdgG4rWi0&feature=channel&list=UL
TIMELINE
Bookmark these links for your children to use as review. Test them after they have had a chance to review several times.
You Tube timeline motions with music weeks 1-6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV3I-ZnwzBI&feature=channel&list=UL
Week by week explanation - week 4
Bookmark these links for your children to use as review. Test them after they have had a chance to review several times.
You Tube timeline motions with music weeks 1-6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV3I-ZnwzBI&feature=channel&list=UL
Week by week explanation - week 4
Try a new memory tool: Several times this week, write out all the events for week 1, 2, 3 & 4.
HISTORY: my motions on shorter video (3 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izgOH-x2ySI
Tell me about the seven wonders of the ancient world.
The seven wonders of the ancient world are:
Great Pyramids – fingertips of both hands touching forming a pyramid
The Hanging Gardens –hang arms over imaginary bar and swing elbow-to-hand back like a hanging plant
Temple of Artemis –put hands together in prayer, then make Artemis motion (circle representing the moon)
Statue of Zeus – sit down on your throne, holding a staff in one hand
Mausoleum – Cross arms over chest
Pharos Lighthouse – put two fists up on either side of your face, and make your fists open/close quickly to show blinking lights.
Colossus of Rhodes -Stand erect with legs shoulder distance apart and hold 1 hand up (imaginary torch) and then run both hands parallel in front of your to show a road.
Try an additional memory tool: sketch pictures of each "wonder". When we draw, it causes us to focus on details and remember.
ENGLISH
We will be asked to articulate what we believe one day. Learning our mother tongue provides the ability to say exactly what we intend to and allow others to know exactly what we mean.
5 prepositions
before arm out with palm facing you
behind flip palm out & move beside right shoulder
below arm bent with palm down & parallel to floor; other hand goes below
beneath bend knees more; move top hand below other hand
beside wipe hands to one side of hip
Try a new memory tool: eraser method (it's a powerful tool!!)
LATIN
We have one more week of Noun Endings-1st declension
Choose a pronunciation and stick with it. There is a Latin chart in the Memory Master Notebook - copy and laminate for lots of use!
Try a new memory tool: Have your child make flash cards and decorate them with pictures to help them remember, also do the dry erase method.
MATH
Math demonstrates God's truths of order. It never changes.
Math demonstrates God's truths of order. It never changes.
Skip counting is a fundamental skill. The classical education model focuses on the fundamentals being practiced to automaticity.
7s 7-84 Tune: Frere Jacques Seven- reach to heaven
8s 8-96 Tune: If Your Happy And You Know It Eight-walk the straight (balance beam)
Try a new memory tool: REEEAAALLLYYY exaggerate the numbers where appropriate. When we change our voice or exaggerate words, it's more memorable. Place pieces of painter tape on tile floor - create a hop scotch coming to the breakfast table! For older students - create a timed test. There is no such thing as knowing math too well or being too fast or too accurate.....practice, practice, practice!
GEOGRAPHY
The Lord created the land and sea on day 3.
Parents - Review p 132 of the Foundations Guide. Please consider these, at home, methods of memorization for your children.
Warm ups: Review Continents, review and trace blob maps & great circles.
Practice drawing on a blank piece of paper at home - use a printed blob map as a reference. Notice where the continent blobs cross each great circle. Take time at home to focus on these details. In class we will do this activity very swiftly without any labels....simply draw quickly, point and share what each feature is to the parent.
HITTITE EMPIRE
Hattusa/Hatti
Asia Minor
Turkey
Arabian Desert
Cyprus
Try a new memory tool: use typing paper (rather than tracing paper) and trace each empire, color and label. Frame with colored paper and hang on the wall or place in the bathroom to be admired while brushing teeth.
SCIENCE
Let's explore how the Lord created order in the plant kingdom.
What are some parts of a plant cell?
Some parts of a plant cell are...
Nucleus act as a plant new to a jail cell and rattle the bars say I'm new to jail and I don't want to be here say NEW-cleus
Cytoplasm sit down and sigh say SIGH-toplasm
Vacuole stand up and vacuum say VAC-uole
Mitochondria act as if you accidentally vacuumed over your toe and it hurts say MYYYYY TOOOEEE-chondria
Cell Membrane say I'm sitting down in my CELL to hold my BRAIN (membrane)
Cell Wall stand up and act like a mime feeling the wall
Chloroplasts jump against the wall say CHLO-PLAAST (the sound made banging into the wall)
Golgi Bodies say "OH GEE (pause) BODIES" (like your upset that you didn't break the wall)
Try another memory tool: CC connected has a song, Or, write the parts of a plant cell every day (perhaps several times).
HANDS ON SCIENCE
The scientific method is a step by step way of solving a problem.
To the tune of All Around the Mulberry Bush: The Scientific Method is Purpose, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, (snap), Results, Conclusion.
VanCleave's 201 Awesome Experiments, #62. Lab sheet p 138 - Foundations Guide
Purpose: To observe the outreaching effect of a small amount of pollution on a stream and its wildlife
Materials: 250 ml tap water
1 gallon jar or bowl
1 drop red food coloring
spoon
Results:
GOD'S TRUTH: We know that we are called to have dominion over, and subdue the earth (Gen 1:26-28) We talked about being responsible with our actions. Being careful to not pollute streams and water sources.
Imagine the red food coloring as our sin. No matter how much water we add, (even if the red is no longer seen) we know that it is still there. It prevents us from living a full life - the life God intended us to live. Jesus is the only one who can restore us, and remove those blots from our life. We can confess any sin and be restored.
Review the truth of each experiment with your daily memory work. Place the truths on a 3"x5" cards.
PRESENTATIONS
We do our best, to the glory of the Lord.
I was pleased with the presentations this week-I love learning more about what each of these children like to do outside of CC.
For week 5 our SKILL to practice is Volume: - speak with appropriate loudness so your audience can hear you.
Remember to stand in front of class. Wait 3 seconds while looking at your audience, then begin a 1 - 3 minute presentation with "Good morning, my name is ___. Today I would like to share with you...
Conclude by waiting 3 seconds while looking at your audience, and then say "thank you".
Conclude by waiting 3 seconds while looking at your audience, and then say "thank you".
FINE ARTS
We practiced ABSTRACT ART. In latin, Ab meas "away from". In this case, away from the natural world of elephants.
(more ideas below, really look for the 5 basic elements of shape OiLs)
Abstract Hand: http://pinterest.com/pin/10766486579830546/
AT HOME :
The Story of 1, with host Terry Jones, takes the viewer through the ancient civilizations we have been studying and shares how numbers were invented. It can be found on Netflix or at the library.
Here is my CC pinterest board http://pinterest.com/learpilot3/classical-conversations-cycle-1/
7 wonders of the world coloring pages: http://www.squidoo.com/wonders-coloring-pages and map:http://dogfoose.com/2010/02/7-wonders/
A drawing idea for prepositions: http://pinterest.com/pin/10766486579913643/
Make a jello plant cell http://hsrscience.blogspot.com/2007/05/brookes-plant-cell.html
Thank you to all the moms who helped in class today! I appreciate you!
Have a wonderful week and please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.
Be blessed!
-Caitlin Stokes
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