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Mornings:
We Start every morning off with our prayers and the Pledge of Allegiance. Below is a picture of the prayers that we say and a video of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Not the prettiest example but that’s what we’ve been using for the past few years.
Don’t have a flag? Grab one HEREand print it out to put up somewhere… you could even let the kids make a flag to proudly display. Amazon also has some little ones like this one HERE and HERE.
After this we have our calendar time also where we go over such things as the Days of the Week, the months, and some basic math.
This one came from Lakeshore Learning.
We also like to use this song during our ‘Morning Time’ to help the kids learn the 50 States.
Tip: If you want to go to a certain week/chapter or topic simply push the ‘ctrl’ and the ‘F’ button down together and a small bar will pop up. Type in the week number or chapter number you want and it will take you to it.
Week 5: Chapters 13, 14 & 15 (Texas Longhorns, Indian Camp, Fever ‘N Ague)
Here is our lesson plan for the week:
Language Arts
Reading:
Read Chapters 13, 14 & 15
- You can read it or let the kids help to read it aloud.
- You can also access an audio version:
Discussion Questions:
Chapter Thirteen:
- Why did the cowboys need Pa’s help?
- How would they pay him?
- What did Laura want to be?
- What did Pa bring home?
- What did they let Baby Carrie have?
Chapter Fourteen:
- What time of year did Ma say it was?
- Where did Pa take the girls?
- What did they find?
- What did the girls make with their beads? Who did they give it too?
Chapter Fifteen:
- What did the Laura help Ma pick? What did they do with them?
- What did Mary do while Laura was helping Ma?
- How did they keep the mosquitos away?
- Who came to help when the family was sick? How did they help?
- What was different about the Doctor?
- What did Mrs. Scott say caused the sickness? What really caused the sickness?
Additional Reading:
Each child would complete a reading lesson from our McGuffey Primer Books or other reading materials that we chose for the day.
Younger kids will also be doing one lesson a day from Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.
Vocabulary/Spelling:**
Older Kids:
- Little House On The Prairie Adventure Week 5
- Put the vocabulary words in alphabetical order.
Parents click HERE for the answer key.**see instructions at the top of the page.
Younger Kids:
- Spelling You See Level A pages 24-28
Handwriting:
Using Spencerian Penmanship go over the instructions on p. 8-9
Writing:
Choose one prompt below:
- Write a story about when you were not feeling well. Tell about who helped you and what made you feel better.
- Continue working in your workbook.
**Remember to use the thesaurus to come up with different words.
Other Activity:
Group:
- Read: Cowboy Small
- Watch Signing Times: My First Signs
- Activity: Do an activity from HERE or HERE
Older kids:
- Finish reading your book about Indians and write a book report.
- Play Scrabble
- Free Choice Spelling Activity
- Bonus Points: Read to a younger sibling
Younger kids:
- Work on a letter game.
- Watch the Rock N Learn Letter Sounds DVD.
- ABC Mouse
- Listening Center (Choose one book to read/listen to together)
- Cut N Paste worksheets
Math
You can work on a lesson in your Ray’s Arithmetic Books or other math workbook. (The lessons below reflect what we worked on.)
Group:
Rotate through these activities:
Older Kids:
- Review what you’ve learned.
- Play a game or two. We like Real World Math Unexpected Events, Buy It Right Shopping Game, and Fraction Pizzas
- Work on Khan Academy
Check out this video on multiplication:
Younger Kids:
- Addition (+4 and +5) Click HERE for a worksheet.
- Work on your Math-U-See Primer: Lesson 16
- Continue to practice writing numbers 1-20. Click HERE for worksheets.
- Bubble Pop! Math Challenge Games – Gr. 1‑2
Geography and History
1. State Study
- This week we will study Kansas.
- Complete your notebooking pages.
- Older kids can write a report about the state.
- Play the The United States of America Puzzle
2. Continue to Research Native American Indian Tribes
- Click HERE to learn more about Indian Family life.
- Discuss what you learned.
- Make sure to take notes and work on your report.
- Learn about games Indian children played HERE.
Or check out this book:
What did the Indians eat?
- You can read about Indian diets HERE and then watch the video below.
- Discuss what you learned.
- Complete this Lapbook piece HERE on foods that the Indians may have eaten.
3. Research Cowboys
- Watch this video about a cattle drive.
- Discuss what you learned.
- What type of clothes do they wear and why?
- Explore the People Long Ago Resource Box from Lakeshore Learning
Extra:
Science
1. Continue to study Prairie Animals.
- Watch a video and older kids can do some independent research.
- Discuss what you learned.
2. Is there anything good about mosquitoes?
- Watch a video and older kids can do some independent research.
- Discuss what you learned.
3. What are parasites?
- Discuss what you learned.
4. Research blood.
- Discuss what you learned.
5. Continue learning about simple machines.
We will be using Explore Simple Machines!: With 25 Great Projects for this study.
What are wheels and axles?
- Read pages 34-40 of your book.
- Write down these words and their definitions:
- crank
- Mesopotamia
- sledge
- spokes
- artifact
- radiocarbon dating
- carbon
- What did people use to move things before wheels were invented?
- Do one of the activities on pages 41-45.
Watch this video for more information:
- Discuss what you learned.
- Play Simple Machines Game
Extras:
- Play one of these games:
Play one of these games:
Life Skills
1. Following Ma’s Example
Routines, like manners, can be used anywhere and everywhere even when we go outside.
The family was all sick during this section of the book. Do you think they kept up with their routines while they were sick? They seemed like they were all too sick to care about routines.
What happens when your mom and dad get sick? Does everyone know the daily routine well enough to keep the house running smoothly?
What do you think are some ideas for a good outside routine? Here are some ideas that could be incorporated into your routine:
- Put on shoes
- Put away shoes, jackets
- Put on Bug Spray
- Put on Sunscreen
- Put on a hat, if needed
- Cleaning up inside toys
- Ask permission to go outside
- Cleaning up outside toys
- Put on outerwear, depending on the weather
- Washing hands
Can you think of anything else?
- Add your own ideas to this list.
- Put the tasks in order from what you should start with.
- How could this routine have helped keep the family from getting sick?
2. Ways to help around the house like Laura
We are going to learn how to mop. Mopping can be done a couple of ways. Some people prefer to use a mop and bucket of soapy water, others like myself like to use a steam mop, and some people use disposable mops like Swiffers.
However you mop if up to you but you need to make sure it is done properly. Sometimes we need to hand scrub areas of the floor too and we will learn about that next week.
How to Mop:
- Floors need to be swept well before mopping.
- Move anything that can be moved to make mopping easier.
- You need to find your mop and whatever supplies you will need.
- For steam mops you usually only need to fill the tank with water.
- Ask for a parent’s help.
- For Swiffer type mops, you just need the mop and disposable pad.
- For mops and buckets you need:
- a mop
- a bucket filled halfway with hot water and cleaner added to it.
- each time you put the mop in the bucket you will need to wring it out well before putting it on the floor.
- Begin mopping in one corner of the area and work your way around.
- Pay attention to areas that may be extra dirty.
- Check to make sure you didn’t miss anything.
- When finished you need to pour out the dirty water, if a mop and bucket was used. We usually pour it in the toilet when we use this method.
- Rinse out the bucket.
- Clean out your mop, throw away any disposable pads, or put the washable pads in the hamper.
- Put away your tools.
- Replace anything you moved before you started mopping.
3. Character
We will be focusing on OBEDIENCE this unit. If you don’t have the book we used you can go HERE and download a lesson plan guide to use in your home.
Memorize: Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. – Colossians 3:20
We will be studying obedience during this unit. What is obedience?
- Review what you have learned about obedience.
- Read Phillipians 4:13.
Watch this video about obeying your parents:
- Discuss what you learned.
- How can you apply this to your life?
- Be sure to keep praying for God’s help to be obedient even when it is hard.
4. Manners
– Read through the next four pages of Emily’s Everyday Manners and discuss the manners shown in the pictures:
- Good manners are important when you go to school
- Good manners help you make friends and get along with others
- Good manners help you keep friends too.
- Good manners are important whether you are the host, or the guest.
5. Memory Verse
We will be memorizing Psalm 8 during this unit study. Print it HERE.
- Work on memorizing a verse during the week for a special prize.
- Verse 5: For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
- Older kids can copy the memory verse down in their notebook.
6. Fun Activities
- Watch this video about cowboy cooking:
- Plan and make an Indian meal using what you learned this week.
7. Bonus Skills — Choose one or two to work on
Practice these until you finish this unit study and then we will move on to another new skill.
Kids Cook Real Food
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Work on: Class 7 – Salads, Tortillas, Chickpea Wraps (Beginner)
- Help to prepare a meal using your new skills.
Skill Trek:
- Work on at least one task a week.
- Practice your new skill this week.
Memorize the books of the Bible:
- Try it now without the teaching:
Learn about camping.
- Learn how to set up a tent.
- Practice doing this with a helper and by yourself.
Watch this video:
- Remember that all tents are different so you will need to know how to set up your own tent.
Learn about Herbs.
As we are learning plants are so much more than what they seem. They each hold a special gift and some of them can be very beneficial to us.
Lemon Balm: The Pleasant Fever Breaking Herb
- Let’s look at Lemon Balm HERE.
- You can also download a Lemon Balm ebook HERE.
- Read pages 42-48 of A Kid’s Herb Book: For Children of All Ages for information and a story about Lemon Balm.
- Bonus points if you make a recipe using Lemon Balm or Lemon Balm Oil.
- Discuss what you learned.
- Be sure to jot down some notes.
- Would this have been useful when the family was sick? Why or why not?
PE, Health & Safety
1.What to do if you get lost.
- The girls often went exploring but made sure not to wander off. It would probably have been easy to get lost on the big prairie. Would you know what to do if you got lost?
- Discuss what you have learned.
- Make a list of all the steps to do if you get lost.
- Work on memorizing the information you would need if you got lost.
- name
- phone number
- address
- Click HERE for a FREE printable.
2. Insect Safety
- When the family got sick they didn’t know what had caused the illness. Mrs. Scott had believed it had come from the watermelon but it had actually came from mosquitoes. How can we protect ourselves from mosquitoes and other insects?
- Discuss what you have learned.
- What are some ways that we can prevent bug bites?
3. Calcium for strong bones
- Ma and the girls were excited to see that Pa had brought home a cow as they hadn’t had any milk for a long time. Why is milk so important in our diets?
- Discuss what you have learned.
- Name some of the benefits of drinking milk.
- Watch this video to learn about how much calcium we need and other sources of calcium.
- Discuss what you learned.
- What is your favorite calcium rich food? And your least favorite?
- Read about bones and do the activity on p. 52 of Easy Make & Learn Projects: Human Body
Click HERE to read about the Plains Indian’s diet.
- Discuss what you have learned.
- How does this compare to our diet?
4. Games/Outdoor Play
- Regular exercise is important for strong bones. Watch this video to learn about what exercises can help increase bone density.
- Discuss what you learned.
- Go outside and play 30 minutes and try out some bone strengthening activities.
Bonus:
Did you know that Square Dancing is a good exercise for helping you to have strong bones?
If you haven’t already signed up for classes have your parents check for a local club near you.
Music, Arts & Crafts
You can find more Native American crafts and activities HERE , HERE, HERE and a FREE printable coloring book HERE.
Crafts:
- 9 NATIVE AMERICAN CRAFTS FOR KIDS
- Indian Necklace Craft
- Make a Fringed Vest p. 13 Pioneer Crafts for Kids
Art:
Look at these Native American Bead Projects HERE or below:
Music:
Listen to some of these old cowboy songs:
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