Happy Labor Day Weekend!
I'm proud to announce that yesterday my daughter gave birth to a health baby boy, Asher David Martin.
I hope the extra time with your family is rejuvenating and memory building!
Many blessings,
Liz Morgan
L-Lesson | KWO-Key Word Outline | NB-Science Notebook |
TB- Textbook | RD- Rough Draft | WDYR-What Do You Remember |
WB- Workbook | FD- Final Draft | |
CCC-Complete, check, correct | Grammar- Shurley English | NT- New Teaching |
MM- Mental Math | TM - Teacher's Manual | DS - Dictate Sentences |
FP-Facts Practice Sheet | SOTW-Story of the World Vol 4 |
Discipleship:
Our Character Virtue of the month is Respect: Practicing good manners and honoring others in both word and actions.
Bible Note: Parents may want to preview Tues. Bible reading before assigning to your student.
Math: Begin math with a 5-minute warm-up of subtraction practice using Facts Practice B. When your child can complete FP-B correctly in 5 min, move on to the multiplication facts practice.
Objectives:
1. Find multiples of a one-digit number
2. Find common multiples
3. Find factors of whole numbers up to 100
4. Identify prime and composite numbers
Spelling
Objective: Review & Assess single letter phonograms
Note: Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment (in binder) this week and return to school the following Monday. You only need to do Assessment 1 (Single Letter Phonograms) at this point. Here are instructions for administering the assessment.
Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Co-teachers, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app. Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed.
Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker (oral portion) - Show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.
Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Co-teachers, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app. Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed.
Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker (oral portion) - Show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Create a KWO from a source text.
2. Write a rough draft of a fable using KWO and composition checklist.
3. Incorporate a who/which clause into composition.
4. Create a title that repeats or reflects key words from the final sentence
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify parts of speech and use them correctly.
2. Identify predicate words located in the complete subject.
3. Find synonyms and antonyms for a word.
4. Write a practice sentence.
History
Objectives:
1. Identify factors that led to the War Between the States.
2. Identify key figures of the war.
2. Identify key figures of the war.
3. Research a war hero.
Note: Choose a person from the Civil War that you would like to learn more about. Read about their life and write a paragraph describing what that individual did during the Civil War that was notable or commendable. Some possible ideas include various political figures, generals, spies, abolitionists, etc. There are many more! Students will be sharing this information with classmates on Monday of next week.
- https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war.php has biographies of many people, including the following.
- Be sure to write your paragraph using your own words.
Options include, but not limited to:
President Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Mary Walker
Dorothea Dix
Louisa May Alcott
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Mary Walker
Dorothea Dix
Louisa May Alcott
Objectives:
1. Identify insect body parts & the classification of life labels.
2. Identify characteristics of Order Lepidoptera.
3. Know the four stages of complete metamorphosis.
Note: If your student would like more information on pinning and labeling insects, here are a couple YouTube videos:
Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard". Additional copies here. We will recite in Assembly 10/1.
Geography: We will begin our study of Southern Europe this week. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling continents and oceans on a map.
Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
