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How we use these lesson plans:
Our school week is usually completed in 4 days. We use a Loop Schedule where we work for a designated amount of time on each subject before moving on to the next. After their work is completed for the day the kids are allowed to have independent studies were they can study whatever their little hearts desired.
Our 5th day is an optional day that we use to complete unfinished work or for other activities as we choose.
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1. On the Banks of Plum Creek Week 1 Lesson Plans
- Language Arts:Read Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
- Discussion
- McGuffey Primer Lesson
- Vocabulary/Spelling
- Writing Activities
- FREE Lapbook
- Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Watch Signing Times: Leah’s Farm
- Math:Group Activity
- Geography and History:State Study: MinnesotaMap Skills
- Landforms
- Bonus: Dugout Homes
- Play Oregon Trail Game or Social Studies Quiz Game Show
- Science:Willow Trees
- Butterflies
- Morning Glory
- Badgers
- Lichens
- Heat Transfer
- Write a report
- Do an activity from the Growing Things Theme Box
- Weather and Seasons
- Seasons & Weather Theme Box activity
- Read: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature
- Bonus: Pond Water
- Life Skills:Memory Verse: Memorize Psalm 51
- Character Training
- Manners: Emily Post’s Table Manners for Kids
- Bonus Skills:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Kids Cook Real Food
- Skill Trek
- Back to the Basics
- Herb Study
- Dog Training
- PE, Health & Safety:Water Purification Safety
- Play Trees
- Music, Arts, and Crafts:Crafts: flowers, badgers
- Art: shading, morning glories, butterflies
- Music: When Johnny Comes Marching Home p.82 Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook
2. On the Banks of Plum Creek Week 2 Lesson Plans
- Language Arts:Read Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12Discussion
- McGuffey Primer Lesson
- Vocabulary/Spelling
- Writing Activities
- Read From Caterpillar to Butterly
- Watch Signing Times: Leah’s Farm
- Math:Group Activity
- Geography and History:State Study: Louisiana.
- Map Skills
- Landforms
- Bonus: Why do rivers curve?
- Play Oregon Trail Game or Social Studies Quiz Game Show
- Science:Animal Groups
- Insects
- Being Scared
- Do an activity from the Growing Things Theme Box
- Write a report
- Weather and Seasons
- Seasons & Weather Theme Box activity
- Read: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature
- Life Skills:Memory Verse: Memorize Psalm 51
- Character Training
- Manners: Emily Post’s Table Manners for Kids
- Bonus Skills:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Kids Cook Real Food
- Skill Trek
- Back to the Basics
- Herb Study
- Dog Training
- PE, Health & Safety:Food Safety
- Play Bull in the Ring
- Music, Arts, and Crafts:Crafts: bee house, pioneer crafts
- Art: shading, bees
- Music: Weevily Wheat p.76 Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook
3. On the Banks of Plum Creek Week 3 Lesson Plans
- Language Arts:Read Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18Discussion
- McGuffey Primer Lesson
- Vocabulary/Spelling
- Writing Activities
- Read: Free Choice from the bookshelf
- Watch Signing Times: Leah’s Farm
- Math:Group Activity
- Geography and History:State Study: Illinois.
- Map Skills
- Landforms
- Bonus: Glaciers
- Play Oregon Trail Game or Social Studies Quiz Game Show
- Science:Crabs
- Leeches
- Report about leeches
- Creeks
- Write a report
- Weather and Seasons
- Weathers & Seasons – Interactive Science Activities
- Read: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature
- Life Skills:Memory Verse: Memorize Psalm 51
- Character Training
- Manners: Emily Post’s Table Manners for Kids
- Bonus Skills:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Kids Cook Real Food
- Skill Trek
- Back to the Basics
- Herb Study
- Dog Training
- PE, Health & Safety:Nutrition
- Play Crab Soccer Tag
- Music, Arts, and Crafts:Crafts: star chain, button bracelet
- Art: wildflowers, rivers
- Music: The Campbells Are Coming p.48 Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook
4. On the Banks of Plum Creek Week 4 Lesson Plans
- Language Arts:Read Chapters 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23Discussion
- McGuffey Primer Lesson
- Vocabulary/Spelling
- Writing Activities
- Read: The Rainbow Fish
- Watch Signing Times: Leah’s Farm
- Math:Group Activity
- Geography and History:State Study: Virginia.
- Map Skills
- Landforms
- Bonus: Geysers
- Play Oregon Trail Game or Social Studies Quiz Game Show
- Science:Fish
- Blue Herons
- Snipes
- Waterbirds
- Read Bizarre Birds
- Write a report
- Weather and Seasons
- Seasons & Weather Theme Box activity
- Read: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature
- Life Skills:Memory Verse: Memorize Psalm 51
- Character Training
- Manners: Emily Post’s Table Manners for Kids
- Bonus Skills:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Kids Cook Real Food
- Skill Trek
- Back to the Basics
- Herb Study
- Dog Training
- PE, Health & Safety:Medicinal uses of leeches
- Leech removal
- Play Uncle John
- Music, Arts, and Crafts:Crafts: fish
- Art: fish
- Music: Captain Jinks p.63 Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook
5. On the Banks of Plum Creek Week 5 Lesson Plans
- Language Arts:Read Chapters 24, 25, 26, 27 & 28Discussion
- McGuffey Primer Lesson
- Vocabulary/Spelling
- Writing Activities
- Read: Bugs Are Insects
- Watch Signing Times: Everday Signs
- Math:Group Activity
- Geography and History:State Study: Kentucky.
- Map Skills
- Landforms
- Bonus: Ice Caves
- Play Oregon Trail Game or Social Studies Quiz Game Show
- Science:Grasshoppers
- Food Chains
- Read Bugs A to Z
- Write a report
- Weather and Seasons
- Weathers & Seasons – Interactive Science Activities
- Read: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature
- Bonus: Pond Water
- Life Skills:Memory Verse: Memorize Psalm 51
- Character Training
- Manners: Emily Post’s Table Manners for Kids
- Bonus Skills:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Kids Cook Real Food
- Skill Trek
- Back to the Basics
- Herb Study
- Dog Training
- PE, Health & Safety:Nutrition
- Play Sunday
- Music, Arts, and Crafts:Crafts: grasshoppers
- Art: grasshoppers
- Music: My Sabbath Home p.144 Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook
6. On the Banks of Plum Creek Week 6 Lesson Plans
- Language Arts:Read Chapters 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 & 34Discussion
- McGuffey Primer Lesson
- Vocabulary/Spelling
- Writing Activities
- Read: Free Choice from the bookshelf
- Watch Signing Times: Everday Signs
- Math:Group Activity
- Geography and History:State Study: Wyoming.
- Map Skills
- Landforms
- Bonus: Noah Webster
- Play Oregon Trail Game or Social Studies Quiz Game Show
- Science:Birds
- Grasshopper Migration
- Read Bird-acious (Science with Stuff) and do the activity.
- Do an activity from the Growing Things Theme Box
- Write a report
- Weather and Seasons
- Seasons & Weather Theme Box activity
- Read: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature
- Life Skills:Memory Verse: Memorize Psalm 51
- Character Training
- Manners: Emily Post’s Table Manners for Kids
- Bonus Skills:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Kids Cook Real Food
- Skill Trek
- Back to the Basics
- Herb Study
- Dog Training
- PE, Health & Safety:Nutrition
- Go outside and play 30 minutes
- Music, Arts, and Crafts:Crafts: rock painting
- Art: Insects
- Music: The Girl I Left Behind Me p. 112 Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook
7. On the Banks of Plum Creek Week 7 Lesson Plans
- Language Arts:Read Chapters 35, 36, 37 & 38Discussion
- McGuffey Primer Lesson
- Vocabulary/Spelling
- Writing Activities
- Listening Center
- Watch Signing Times: Everday Signs
- Math:Group Activity
- Geography and History:State Study: Nevada .
- Map Skills
- Landforms
- Bonus: Great Lakes
- Play Oregon Trail Game or Social Studies Quiz Game Show
- Science:Beavers
- Winter Coats
- Do an activity from the Growing Things Theme Box
- Write a report
- Weather and Seasons
- Weathers & Seasons – Interactive Science Activities
- Read: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature
- Life Skills:Memory Verse: Memorize Psalm 51
- Character Training
- Manners: Emily Post’s Table Manners for Kids
- Bonus Skills:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Kids Cook Real Food
- Skill Trek
- Back to the Basics
- Herb Study
- Dog Training
- PE, Health & Safety:Tobacco Safety
- Play Bean Porridge Hot
- Music, Arts, and Crafts:Crafts: quilts
- Art: winter scene
- Music: Life Let Us Cherish p.24 Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook
8. On the Banks of Plum Creek Week 8 Lesson Plans
- Language Arts:Read Chapters 39, 40 & 41Discussion
- McGuffey Primer Lesson
- Vocabulary/Spelling
- Writing Activities
- Read: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
- Watch Signing Times: Everday Signs
- Math:Group Activity
- Geography and History:State Study: Connecticut.
- Map Skills
- Landforms
- Bonus: Singing Sand Dunes
- Play Oregon Trail Game or Social Studies Quiz Game Show
- Science:Video
- Do an activity from the Growing Things Theme Box
- Write a report
- Weather and Seasons
- Seasons & Weather Theme Box activity
- Read: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature
- Bonus: Pond Water
- Life Skills:Memory Verse: Memorize Psalm 51
- Character Training
- Manners: Emily Post’s Table Manners for Kids
- Bonus Skills:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Kids Cook Real Food
- Skill Trek
- Back to the Basics
- Herb Study
- Dog Training
- PE, Health & Safety:Frostbite Safety
- Play Freeze Tag
- Music, Arts, and Crafts:Crafts: pioneer games
- Art: free choice
- Music: Lily Dale p. 128 Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook
9. On the Banks of Plum Creek Week 9 Lesson Plans
- Language Arts:Finish up any reading. Discussion
- McGuffey Primer Lesson
- Vocabulary/Spelling
- Writing Activities
- Read: Free Choice from the bookshelf
- Watch Signing Times: Everday Signs
- Math:Group Activity
- Geography and History:State Study: Review and Write a report
- Map Skills
- Landforms
- Bonus: Beaches
- Play Oregon Trail Game or Social Studies Quiz Game Show
- Science:Test
- Rock ‘N Learn Earth Science DVD
- Read: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature
- Bonus: Pond Water
- Life Skills:Memory Verse: Memorize Psalm 51
- Character Training
- Manners: Emily Post’s Table Manners for Kids
- Bonus Skills:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Kids Cook Real Food
- Skill Trek
- Back to the Basics
- Herb Study
- Dog Training
- PE, Health & Safety:Nutrition
- Play Outside for 30 minutes
- Music, Arts, and Crafts:Crafts: quilts
- Art: paper quilt
- Music: Wait for the Wagon p.108 Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook
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