BLOG KEY
General:
Act – Activity
Ch – Chapter
Ex – Exercise
L – Lesson
p – Page(s)
Math:
HIG – Home Instructor’s Guide
TB – Textbook
WB – Workbook
FP – Facts Practice (A, B, C, etc. denotes which sheet to use)
Science:
SG – Student Guide
USE – Usborne Encyclopedia of Science
COMING SOON:
Wednesday, March 28 - Pizza/Spirit Day
Wednesday, March 28 - Pizza/Spirit Day
DISCIPLESHIP:
This month, we'll focus our study on the virtue of honesty.
MATH:
MATH:
- Assess mastery of concepts in triangles unit.
- Find unknown angles in problems involving rhombuses.
- Find unknown angles in problems involving trapezoids.
- Construct a parallelogram.
- Construct a rectangle with a given length and width.
- Construct a rhombus given the measurement of one side and one angle.
- Identify the shape used in a tessellation.
- Continue a tessellation on dot paper.
READING:
- Learn about frontier America through the reading of Little Britches.
- Engage in meaningful Socratic dialogue.
- Learn about the Lewis & Clark expedition and westward expansion.
ORAL NARRATION: After each chapter (or after a few pages), students should retell the passage to parents. Parents should then ask questions about the meaning of the passage and engage in Socratic discussion with their student.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
- Learn the purpose and components of a book report.
- Identify errors in passages and properly correct them using proofreading symbols.
SPELLING:
- Assess two ways to spell the /ibl/ sound.
- Learn additional generalizations for adding the -ly suffix.
GRAMMAR:
- Be able to classify and diagram sentences with mixed patterns.
LATIN:
- Memorize maxim and vocabulary words for Ch28.
- Know that prepositions can be combined with irregular verbs to form compound words.
- Understand what the Monroe Doctrine was.
- Know the causes and outcome of the War of 1812.
- Know the history of the Star-Spangled Banner.
SCIENCE:
- Learn about the nervous system and the roles it plays in the body.
- Continue memorizing the major bones and systems of the body.
- Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
- Assess mastery of the names and locations of the provinces of Canada and the location of Greenland.
MEMORY WORK:
Scripture: We'll spend the year working on our scripture memorization of Matthew 5:1-16 (KJV). Our intent with scripture memory is for students to hide God’s word deep in their hearts so that they can call upon it for comfort, reassurance, and strength in times of trouble. With that in mind, we will not be testing over the scripture this year, but we will be reciting it together as a school every morning during assembly time. Here is a link to an article that explains why we prefer to have our students memorize the King James Version.
Geography: We'll begin working on the maps of Canada and Greenland this week. Hard copies of the maps are located behind the "memory" tab in your child's binder. Additional maps, as well as MP3s of the songs, are available at this link:
History: Continue memorizing the Timeline Song with Motions.
Science: Students have science memory work that corresponds to each unit in the book. Unit 6 is broken into two parts. Students will need to know the first five body systems and the bones for the first test, and the other information for the last test:
Science: Students have science memory work that corresponds to each unit in the book. Unit 6 is broken into two parts. Students will need to know the first five body systems and the bones for the first test, and the other information for the last test:
Body Systems:
1. Integumentary system - Covers and protects the body (skin).
2. Skeletal system - Supports the body, protects organs and permits movement (bones).
3. Muscular system - Moves the body and helps support it (muscles).
4. Nervous system - Controls the body; allows a person to think and feel (nerves).
5. Endocrine system - Releases hormones that control many of the body's processes.
6. Circulatory system - Carries materials to and from cells throughout the body (heart and blood).
7. Respiratory system - Delivers oxygen into the blood stream (nose, trachea, lungs).
8. Digestive system - Breaks down food so body can use its nutrients (mouth, stomach, intestines).
9. Urinary system - Removes waste materials from body (kidneys, bladder).
10. Immune system - Defends the body against disease (lymph nodes).
Major Bones and their locations:
1. Cranium
2. Mandible
3. Clavicle
4. Scapula
5. Humerus
6. Radius
7. Ulna
8. Rib cage
9. Sternum
10. Pelvis
11. Femur
12. Patella
13. Fibula
14. Tibia
Components of blood:
1. Red blood cells - Have hemoglobin to carry oxygen
2. White blood cells - Help body fight disease
3. Platelets - Tiny fragments of cells that help stop bleeding
4. Plasma - Liquid portion of the blood