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.

The younger kids will also be watching some of these videos while I work with the older ones:

We may also use some of the songs found HERE.

And we will be trying out some relaxing background music with Google.

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.

On weeks where there are several activities listed just choose a couple that interest you the most to work on.

Answer can be found HERE.

Answer Key Password: momsrock

Week 9: Finishing Up

Here is our lesson plan for the week:

Language Arts

Reading:

Finish up any reading.

Optional: Read Chapter 3 from Laura Ingalls Wilder Country ‘Kansas Prairie Country’.

Additional Reading:

Older Children:

Each child would complete a reading lesson from our McGuffey Primer Books or other reading materials that we chose for the day.

Younger Children:

Younger kids will also be doing one lesson a day from Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.

We are also working through All About Reading Level Pre-reading with William as he needed something a little different from what we had been doing.

Vocabulary/Spelling:**

Older Kids:

Find your past vocabulary words:
- On the Banks of Plum Creek Week 9 Worksheet

Parents click HERE for the answer key.**see instructions at the top of the page.

Younger Kids:

Spelling You See Level A

Handwriting:

Older Kids:

Spencerian Penmanship

-or-

A Reason for Handwriting, Transition to Cursive, Book T, Based on Scripture Verses

Younger Kids:

A Reason for Handwriting: Level A: Manuscript Student Workbook

Writing:

We will be using the Writing Activity Station Kit from Lakeshore Learning for some of our lessons.

Write a one-page report about Noah Webster.

Other Activity:

Group:

Finish reading Word Fun
Watch Signing Times: Everday Signs
Work on your Moby Max account

Older kids:

Finish your book.
Free Choice Spelling/Vocabulary Game
Bonus Points: Read to a younger sibling

Younger kids:

Read: Free Choice from the bookshelf
Work with the Alphabet Theme Box from Lakeshore Learning.
Teach Your Monster to Read
Free Choice Spelling/Vocabulary Game
Cut N Paste worksheets

Bonus Activity:

Grab-and-Go Writing Activity: Writing More Descriptive, Specific Sentences

Math

You may find it easier to buy a Math Workbook to work through as you go along with the study.

** For fun you may try ‘ciphering’ on a slate with a slate pencil.

Group:

Do an activity from Building Thinking Skills® Level 1.
Do an activity from Math Games.

Rotate through these activities:

Older Kids:

Review what you have learned.
Work on Khan Academy

Younger Kids:

Review what you have learned.
Practice with Numbers & Counting Theme Box
Work on Khan Academy or ABCmouse.com

Geography and History

Memorize the Continents and Oceans using the videos below to help:

1. State Study

Review the states we learned about and choose a state to research more.
Write a report about your favorite state or add some new facts to your previous report.

2. Landforms and Mapping

Maps:

Did you know that there are different types of maps? (continued)

Landforms:

Finish up your lapbook making sure to learn about any topics not already covered.
Finish reading Geography from A to Z: A Picture Glossary
Write a report about your favorite landform.
Take these quizzes: Be sure to print out the results.
- Landforms of the Earth
- Map Quiz To Test Your Knowledge On Simple Map Symbols!

Discuss what you have learned.
Do one activity from each of the following:

3. Bonus

Extra:

We will also be using this People Long Ago Resource Box from Lakeshore Learning to go with our lessons.

There are also some other resources available here:

Science

1. Tests

Make sure to print out the results from online quizzes.

Choose one of these:
- Plant And Animal Life Cycles Quiz
- Animal Life Cycles Test
And Choose one of these:
- Food Chains/webs Quiz
- Food Chains Test

2. Learn about the weather and seasons.

Watch the Rock ‘N Learn Earth Science DVD

Learn about hurricanes as we have a lot of them here.

Discuss what you learned.
Seasons & Weather Theme Box activity
Weathers & Seasons – Interactive Science Activities
Use the Ultimate Bugopedia: The Most Complete Bug Reference Ever to research anything else you are interested in.

3. Read:

Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature Free Choice
Discuss what you learned.

Extra Activities:

Life Skills

We will be discussing some of the character qualities that are displayed in the book but if you would like to do a separate character study lesson you can download one HERE.

1. Memory Verse

We will be memorizing Psalm 51 during this unit study. Print it HERE.

Work on memorizing a verse during the week for a special prize.
- Verse 18: Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
- Verse 19: Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
Older kids can copy the memory verse down in their notebook.
Work on saying everything you have memorized.

2. Character

Have you ever heard of the Golden Rule?
What are some examples of how the Golden Rule was shown in the story?
What are some ways that you can use the Golden Rule?

3. Manners

Review Emily Post’s Table Manners for Kids and discuss any manners you might need help with.
Practice your good manners at your special meal.

4. Fun Activities

Host a country party.
Try some activities that you may have missed.
Research ways to preserve foods with Preserving Everything.
Click HERE to learn about fun and unusual holidays.

5. Bonus Skills — Choose one or two to work on

Practice these until you finish this unit study and then we will move on to new skills.

Emergency Preparedness

Discuss what you learned.
Finish up your lesson HERE.
Finish reading from Show Me How to Survive.
Finish reading Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters

Kids Cook Real Food

Work on your next lesson.
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.
Preparing food with love

Back to the Basics

Learn and practice some traditional skills from the book.

Free choice reading
Discuss what you learned.

Herb Study

Using one of the following for your study:

Review what you learned.
Write a short report about your favorite herb.
Play Wildcraft! An Herbal Adventure Game, a cooperative board game

Dog Training

We are using Lucky Dog Lessons: Train Your Dog in 7 Days as a guide for training our puppy.

Discuss what you have learned
Practice the techniques with your puppy this week.
Continue working with your puppy and giving her plenty of attention!

Now let’s have some fun. Pick a couple of tricks to teach your puppy!

Discuss what you have learned
Practice the techniques with your puppy this week.
Continue working with your puppy and giving her plenty of attention!

Note:

We will also be using:

PE, Health & Safety

1. Nutrition

Discuss what you learned.
The Ingalls family had a different diet than we did. Do you think they ate a healthy diet?
Name at least one food from their diet for each food group.
The List: What to Eat, Avoid & Compromise
Healthy Foods Coloring Page For Young Children
Rainbow Foods – Find The Healthy White Foods Word Search Puzzles
Do an activity from the Nutrition Instant Learning Center

2. Games/Outdoor Play

Play your favorite game for at least 30 minutes.

Check out these sites for some fun Pioneer games:
- PIONEER CHILDREN – toys and games
- Bobcat Ridge 4th Grade Pioneer Program Games and Recreation Station

Music, Arts & Crafts

Crafts:**

Make a Nine Patch Quilt, Pillow, or Potholder:
Or choose a craft from Pioneer Crafts For Kids

Art:

Paper quilt template
Make a paper quilt
Try techniques from Zentangle for Kids to fill in your quilt squares
Choose a coloring page from one of these:
- Audubon’s Birds of America Coloring Book
- American Wild Flowers Coloring Book

Music:

Wait for the Wagon p.108 Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook

You can check out my Pinterest page Little House on the Prairie Crafts for even more crafts and activities.

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