11/20/15

Bible:

Memory Verse - Romans 12:9-16
We are learning how to see more deeply into stories within the Bible.

Math:

3 times tables
Intermediate 5 - lesson 50 all problems
Course 1 - Lesson 49 all problems

Science:

We are starting chapter 4, and have new objectives.

 In a week and a half, we will be dissecting cow eyeballs.  If a student has a problem with this assignment, they are free to come up with an alternative assignment that will help them learn the same material.  If they need help with this, please encourage them to come and talk to me about it. There are many resources for them to use.

Social Studies:

Thirteen original colonies map
We also are working toward finishing our chapter about the early american colonies.

Language Arts

Handwriting- Lesson 12 Day 1 & 2

Spelling - Pre Test 13

Grammar- Practicing our parts of speech

Reading- Ch. 25 of Blood on the River, we read in class, kids need to do their 3 reading notes.


PE: Today we ran and played a game of soccer

11/19/15

Bible:

Memory Verse - Romans 12:9-15
Since we have only 2 days before Thanksgiving break, we played a Bible game today in the gym to help us learn our Bible books.

Math:

We are learning a quick way to multiply large numbers.
Intermediate 5 - Lesson 49 all problems
Course 1 - Lesson 48 all problems

Science:

We played a review game for our test tomorrow

Social Studies:

 We went over our map of the colonies and then began to learn a bit about Ben Franklin.

Language Arts:

Handwriting - Lesson 11 day 4

Spelling - We did the sentences for the words on the back of the spelling sheet.

Grammar - Reviewing our parts of speech by doing Mad Libs.

Reading - 

Music:

11/18/15

Bible:

Memory Verse - ROmans 12:9-15
We played a Bible game today to help us learn our Bible books

Math:

We are learning a method for multiplying large numbers quickly
Intermediate 5 - Lesson 48 all problems
Course 1 - Lesson 47 all problems

Science:

We reviewed our objectives.  I gave the kids opportunity to ask questions about their objectives, and they wanted #'s 5 & 6 answered, so that is what we did.

Social Studies:

We filled in our Colonial America map.

Language Arts:


Handwriting- Lesson 11 Day 3 & 4

Spelling - Lesson 12 Sentences for the front side of our spelling sheet

Grammar- We worked on our parts of speech today by doing Mad Libs.

Reading- Journaling about our reading notes on Chapter 21.  I then gave the students time to read chapter 22 and make three reading notes.

PE:

11/17/15

Bible:

Memory Verse - Romans 12:9-15

We finished our Bible study on how to overcome temptation and be victorious in our spiritual lives.  The four ways the Bible teaches us to draw close to God are:  Study, Prayer, Praise, and Confession.

Math:

We are learning to multiply large numbers the Chinese way.

Intermediate 5 - Lesson 47 all problems

Course 1 - Lesson 46 all problems.

Science:

Chapter 3 test this Friday
We finished our objectives and I reminded the students to study for their test on Friday.

Social Studies:

We began to learn a little about Benjamin Franklin

Language Arts:

Handwriting- Lesson 11 Day 2 & 3

Spelling- Lesson 12 Worksheet

 Reading- We broke up in our discussion groups to discuss Chapter 20 of Blood on the River.  I also read two chapter to the students today from Sir Kendrick.

Grammar- We identified pronouns and then worked on understanding Adverbs today.

Music

11/16/15

I will be handing out progress reports this week so that kids have next week to work on any late work that they may need to turn in.

Bible:

Memory Verse - Romans 12:9-15
We have learned what Grace means in the Bible, and how Prayer is one of the method's God has called us to use to resist Satan by drawing close to God.

Math:

We are learning how to multiply the Chinese method.

Intermediate 5 - Lesson 46 all problems
Course 1 - Lesson 45 all problems

Science:

There will be a test on Friday of this week over chapter 3

Today we are going over the concept of homeostasis, that the body desires to stay constant.

Social Studies:

We are learning about life in the colonies prior to the French & Indian War.  Today we worked on #5 on our objectives on page 206 by learning about Triangular Trade Routes and the Middle Passage.

Language Arts:

Handwriting- Lesson 11 Day 1 & 2

Spelling- Pre Test # 12

Grammar- Identifying Linking Verbs and their compliments within a sentence.

Reading - Chapter 20 of

11/12/15

Bible:

Memory Verse - Romans 12:9-14
We learned the third way the Bible teaches us to draw near to God - prayer.

Math:

Intermediate 5 - Lesson 45 all problems
Course 1 - Lesson 44 all problems

Science:

We reviewed transcription, translation, and the cell cycle, and then began to learn about

Social Studies:

We read about the different colonial economies and what the main products of each colonial area were.

Language Arts:

handwriting - Lesson 10 Day 4

Spelling - Spelling sentences for the back side of the spelling sheet.

Reading - Blood on the River chapter 19.  We read half in class and the kids need to read the rest tonight and write down three reading notes for the chapter.

Grammar - We worked on putting adjectives into our pamphlet.

Music:

11/11/15

Bible:

Memory Verse - Romans 12:9-14
We played a Bible game today to help us learn our Bible books

Math:

 23 Times tables.   We are learning how to quickly multiply larger numbers by dividing up the large number into smaller and easier to multiply comparable numbers.
For Example:  23 x 7 = (20 x 7) + (3 x 7) = 140 + 21 = 161

Investigation 5 - Lesson 44 - all problems,
Course 1 - Lesson 43 - all problems

Science:

We read page 102, and attempted to introduce the concept of protein secretion.  This is something that will take some time to completely understand.

Social Studies:

We read page 203, and went over the advantages and disadvantages of being an apprentice.

Language Arts:

Handwriting - Lesson 10 Day 3 & 4

Spelling - Sentences for our words on the front side of the spelling sheet.

Grammar - Today we worked on linking verbs and identifying words that could be either linking or action verb depending on context.  Today we worked with the word looks.

Reading - We read chapter 18 of Blood on the River and wrote three reading notes.  We also chose one to journal about in our composition books.  They were to be turned in at the end of the period today.

PE.

Conditioning and then a game of dodge ball.

11/10/15

Bible:

Memory Verse - Romans 12:9-14
We learned about the second step in drawing close to God so we can resist the Devil - James 4:7,8

Math:

23 Times tables
Intermediate 5 - Lesson 43
Course 1- Investigation 4

Science:

We review transcription and translation, and got into detail about protein synthesis.
We then learned about the Cell cycle, and the process involved in Mitosis.  We filled in #6 on our objectives about describing the cell cycle.

Social Studies:

We are learning about the differences in the original 13 colonies, why and how they were founded.  We completed our vocabulary to debtor and up to #6 on our numbered objectives.

Language Arts:

handwriting- Lesson 10 Day 2 & 3

Spelling - Make your own worksheet for lesson 10

Grammar - We are working on learning how to identify and use verb phrases

Reading - Discussion groups over our reading notes for Chapter 17

Music

11/9/15

Bible:

Memory Verse - Romans 12:9-14


Math:

Test 7 today

Science & Social STudies:

I reviewed what I had assigned the students for last week to make sure we were all on the same page and to gauge the level of understanding of the concepts.



Language Arts:

Handwriting- Lesson 10 Day 1&2

Spelling- Pre Test 11 - Students have to write any word they miss 5 times, and ones they spell correctly 2 times

Grammar- We are creating a pamphlet to use as a resource when identifying parts of speech and proper use of grammar that we have learned so far.

Reading- We read Chapter 17 of Blood on the River together in class, students have to come up with 3 reading notes for discussion groups tomorrow.

PE:

 We did our core strengthening exercises and then two sets of pushups.  After that we went outside and played a game that worked on our cardio.

11/5/15

Bible:

Memory Verse - Romans 12:9-13
We are learning how to "resist the devil" by drawing "near to God". James 4:7,8

Math:

We reviewed the math lessons from the last couple of days when we had substitutes, and then began Investigation 4.  We will be taking our math test tomorrow.

Science:

We reviewed the worksheets and quizzes we did over the last two days to help the kids understand better what they were filling out and learning.

Social Studies:

We went over the original 13 colonies an are learning where they are on a map, as well as what countries had ownership of the areas on each side of the colonies.

Language Arts

Handwriting-Lesson 9 Day 4

Spelling- Sentences for the second side of the spelling list.

Grammar- Possessive nouns, singular and plural

Reading-We read half of chapter 15 together in class, and they are to finish the rest at home, as well as writing 3 reading notes for the chapter.

Music:

11/4/15

Kadin is still in the hospital, so Mrs. Melony Coleman is substituting for me today,

Here are my notes for her:

8:00-8:15 Mini- Worship

8:15-9:45 – Bible

I usually begin by reviewing the kids memory verse : Romans 12:9-13

If God inspires you to share anything or if there is an aspect about these verses that jumps out at you, please feel free to share with the kids. It is important to help them see the verses as more than just something to memorize, but rather something to learn from.

It is Bible Game day. I allow the kids to volunteer games to play, and then they can let you know how we go about choosing a game. If they choose Bible Hide and go seek tag downstairs, please make sure the ground is safe, have the students clean up prior to playing, and they are into using mats, ask them for our rules about using mats to remind everyone what is safe and what is not.

8:45-10:00 – Math

Times Test 21

Have the students tell you the trick to be able to do this times table

Worksheets are on the desk

Lesson 42

There are two groups

Course 1 – Teach their lesson first on the front board

Intermediate 5 – Teach their lesson second on the side board of the classroom.

If kids have any questions, they can ask each other questions as long as they are whispering and respectful of the other kids working.

10:-10:25 Recess

Kids are liking to play on the big hill out back of the gym. We have been asked not to go back there, so please direct the kids out front near the sign.

10:25-11:05 Science:

I have a worksheet for the kids to work on. They will find the answers on pages 99 and 100 of their Science books.

It is likely that they may not get finished during the allotted class time, but that is OK. We will finish tomorrow..

11:05-11:45 Social Studies

Begin with a colony map work . The map is on the desk. Give them a little bit of time, 5 minutes or so, to fill out the map. Then correct with them. No need to collect this.

If they did not finish yesterday's assignment, please give them time to do that. I'm not sure how clear yesterday's assignment was for them. I will repeat it here, if they are done, then please ignore this and move on to what follows:

Read pages 178, 179, & 180 – Please complete Objective vocabulary Roger Williams, dissenter, William Penn, James Oglethorpe, & debtor

After the vocabulary, please work on #1. It is important for them to understand the compare means what is similar and contrast means what is different. I would encourage them to create a table to do this.

If working on #1 is too difficult for them to complete the work on #1, let them know we can review and go over it tomorrow.

If they are done with that, please have them all get a piece of lined paper and turn to page 182 of their book. Please make sure they write their name on the top of the paper and answer questions 2, 3, 4, & 5 in the section entitled Review.

If they get done early, you can play a geography game with them. They can tell you how they play it.

11:45-12:40 Lunch

Ask students for a volunteer to pray for lunch, then dismiss them when their desks and desk area are clean and clear.

12:40-1:00 Handwriting

Lesson 9 Day 3 & 4

You may read to them out of the book Sir Kendrick, on the table. I am not sure how far along Mr. Davisson got yesterday, but please read to them from where he left off. He began the

1:00-1:15 Spelling

Spelling sentences for the first side are to be done today. Please remind the kids of the parts of speech of each word.

1:15-1:35 Grammar

Grammar worksheets are on the desks. Start with the Pronoun side. Read the instructions with the kids and then do one or two together as a group. After that, have them do their work independently.

When they are done with that side, go to the back side and follow the same procedure.

When they are done with both sides, go over the answers together with them.  This will help them to learn whether they understand the concept or not.  They are free to correct any they get wrong.  As you correct, please give volunteers an opportunity to answer the questions for you.

1:35-2:00 Reading

Joel missed the chapter 13 worksheets for the kids. Please have them work on those, and when they are done, have the students read chapter 14 of Blood on the River. They need to do three reading notes (they will know what that means) for the chapter, and there is a worksheet for Chapter 14 as well.

2:00-2:10 Jobs

Jobs are on the desk with the clothespin.

2:10-2:15 End of Day Prayer

Ask for a student volunteer to have prayer for the end of the day, so that you can go to PE and they can be turned over to Mrs. Woodward at the end of the day.

2:15-2:55 PE

As long as the NIT work crews are working out back, they have asked that we don't go back there with the kids.

There is an area out front around the church sign that we can play in. The kids choose a game of tag to play, they have also enjoyed soccer, but this would not be a good area to play that due to the closeness to the main road.

2:55 – 3:10

Carol agreed to take care of the kids at this time, so you can get to after care. Again, thank you so much for taking this for me so I can be with Kadin. 

11/3/15

My son is in the hospital and is supposed to be having surgery later today.  I have a substitute coming in today and tomorrow.  Here is a copy of the list I have given the substitute for today.

8:00-8:15 Mini- Worship

8:15-9:45 – Bible

Worksheet, have the students break into one group of 5 and two groups of 6 to fill in their worksheets together.

A worksheet is on the desk and they should have I. A-C done. Then they need to D, amd E 1. They can move on if they get correct answers.

8:45-10:00 – Math

Times Test 21

Have the students tell you the trick to be able to do this times table

Worksheets are on the desk

Lesson 41

Please teach the lesson, and then have students do all the problems.

Correction sheets will be

10:-10:25 Recess

Kids are liking to play on the big hill out back of the gym,

10:25-11:05 Science:

Open Book Quiz Quiz is on the desk

11:05-11:45 Social Studies

Begin with a colony map work . The map is on the desk. Give them a little bit of time, 5 minutes or so, to fill out the map. Then correct with them. No need to collect this.

Have them pull out their objectives and work on pages 178-182

If they get done early, you can play a geography game with them. They can tell you how they play it.

11:45-12:40 Lunch

12:40-1:00 Handwriting

Lesson 9 Day 2 & 3

You may read to them out of the book Sir Kendrick, on the table, while they are doing their handwriting.

1:00-1:15 Spelling

Spelling worksheets today. Worksheets are on the desk

1:15-1:35 Grammar

Grammar worksheets are on the desks. Start with the Pronoun side. Read the instructions with the kids and then do one or two together as a group. After that, have them do their work independently.

When they are done with that side, go to the back side and follow the same procedure.

When they are done with both sides, go over the answers together with them.  This will help them to learn whether they understand the concept or not.  They are free to correct any they get wrong.  As you correct, please give volunteers an opportunity to answer the questions for you.

1:35-2:00 Reading

Have the students read chapters 12 and 13 of Blood on the River. For chapter 12, they can read and do three reading notes (they will know what that means.

For chapter 13, they have three reading notes, and then a worksheet to do while they read.

2:00-2:10 Jobs

The jobs list is on the desk with the clothespins .  

2:10-2:15 End of Day Prayer

Ask for a student volunteer to have prayer for the end of the day

2:15-3:05 Music

Please walk them downstairs to the music room for their music class. At this point, they have not shown themselves responsible enough to walk downstairs by themselves, so you will need to accompany them.

3:05-3:10 Dismiss

Students have to stay inside the room, if they get too carried away, have them sit at their desks, until a parent comes to pick them up. Since you don't know the parents, just ask them which student is theirs and then you can dismiss them.

Thanks again for doing thisl

11/2/15

Bible:

Memory Verse- Romans 12:9-13
We are learning how to successfully resist temptation using James 4:7-8

Math:

21 Times table.  I am teaching the kids techniques to help them multiply larger numbers more quickly.
Lesson 40, all problems.

Science:

 Tomorrow there will be a quiz on transcription, and the vocabulary words up until transcription.
Today we reviewed that information, and then began to learn about translation, the turning of the information contained in mRNA into a protein within the ribosome.

Social Studies:

We worked on learning our 13 original colonies, and their different geographies today

Language Arts:

Handwriting- Lesson 9 Day 1 & 2

Spelling- PreTest # 10   - Kids are to rewrite any word they misspell 5 times, and ones they spell correctly 2 times

Grammar- Pronouns 1 worksheet - beginning identification of pronouns we will finish it tomorrow

Reading- I read one chapter out of All Creatures Great and Small to the students.  They read chapter 11 out of Blood on the River to themselves, were to do three reading notes and also to fill out a worksheet that is helping them to understand the different ways an author transmits information to a reader.

Writing-