Civil War week #6 (May 4)

Opening:

Song: McKade
Prayer: Melody
Scripture: Josh
Pledge: Lauren
Knowledge Share: Tommy
Show and Tell: Vilate

Joke of the Day: Talmage

Snack: Emma

Treasurer: Fielding

Quiet Toy for Read Aloud: Hyrum

 

Read at Home:

    Read Nathan Hales Hazardous Tales -  Big Bad Iron Clad 

Poem: Review all the poems from this year. Choose one that needs some review. Be ready to recite it for extra cash for the store. (Amount will vary depending on length and difficulty.)

Writing: Write a journal entry about a hard experience that taught you something. How did you get through it? What can you do to prepare for challenges in the future?

Yearbook: Read the message on this Google doc from Sister Pulley. Sign up for a page, if you desire. If you need help with Canva, ask! We have resources!

Multiplication: Work on your 7 times tables 0-12

Unit project: Finish up your project and be ready to show it off.  Even if it did not turn out exactly how you wanted it to- that's okay!  Also, get your outfit ready!  Please come appropriately dressed for our Civil War Party (That sounds terrible, but you know what I mean). Wear comfortable shoes as we will be participating with Big Vanguard for the Civil War Simulation.

Civil War week #5 (April 27)

Opening:

Song: Josh
Prayer: Lauren
Scripture: Tommy
Pledge:  Vilate
Knowledge Share: Talmage
Show and Tell: Emma

Joke of the Day: Fielding

Snack: Hyrum

Treasurer: McKade

Quiet Toy for Read Aloud: Melody

 

Read at Home:

    Finish reading By the Great Horn Spoon.  

    Read I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg

Poem: Finish memorizing this poem.

I walked a mile with pleasure. 

She chattered all the way 

but left me none the wiser 

for all she had to say. 

I walked a mile with sorrow

and not a word said she, 

but oh, the things I learned from her 

when sorrow walked with me.

Writing: Write a journal entry about your experiences this year with Vanguard Junior. What has been your favorite activity, topic or field trip? What have you learned? How have you changed? Please bring it to show us. 

Song: Finish learning "Battle Hymn of the Republic"

1. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;

He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.

He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible, swift sword;

His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

2. I have seen Him in the watchfires

Of a hundred circling camps

They have builded Him an altar

In the evening dews and damps;

I can read His righteous sentence

By the dim and flaring lamps;

His day is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

3. He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;

He is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgment seat.

Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer him; be jubilant my feet!

Our God is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

4. In the beauty of the lilies, Christ was born across the sea,

With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me.

As he died to make men holy, let us live to make men free,

While God is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

Learn: Learn about Clara Barton and the American Red Cross. 

    Watch this video.

Multiplication: Work on your 3 times tables 0-12

Unit project:  Continue to work on a project of this time period.  This is week 5 of 6.  Get to work and have fun!

REMINDER:  We want you to do all the work you are able to do.  You can collect Van-bucks for all the homework you do.  You can earn more Van-bucks when you give us a commercial for any book you finished reading this school year or over the summer.

Civil War week #4 (April 20)

Opening:

Song: Lauren
Prayer: Tommy
Scripture: Vilate
Pledge:  Talmage
Knowledge Share: Emma
Show and Tell: Fielding

Joke of the Day: Hyrum

Snack: McKade

Treasurer: Melody

Quiet Toy for Read Aloud: Josh

 

Read at Home:

    Read to page 145 (end of chapter 13) of By the Great Horn Spoon 

    Read Civil War: an Interactive History Adventure

Poem: Memorize the first stanza to this poem. 

I walked a mile with pleasure. 

She chattered all the way 

but left me none the wiser 

for all she had to say. 

Writing: In your journal, record one of your happiest memories. Where were you? What were you doing? Who else was there? What made it so pleasant? 

Scripture: What is one of your favorite scriptures? If you don't have one yet, ask 2 family members to share one of theirs. What does the verse teach you? In your best handwriting, copy a scripture that you like or that was shared with you.

Song: Review the first 2 verses and learn verse 3 of the Battle Hymn of the Republic.

1. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;

He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.

He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible, swift sword;

His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

2. I have seen Him in the watchfires

Of a hundred circling camps

They have builded Him an altar

In the evening dews and damps;

I can read His righteous sentence

By the dim and flaring lamps;

His day is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

3. He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;

He is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgment seat.

Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer him; be jubilant my feet!

Our God is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

Multiplication: Work on your 12 times tables 0-12

Unit Study Year plan:  We are studying 4 time periods this year.  We have 6 weeks in each time period.  The 6th week we will have a time period party.  We want you to come dressed like that day and age.  We would also like you to use these 6 weeks to make something from that time period.  While you are learning, decide on something you want to create and do it! You will bring it to show on the party day.

Some ideas:  make a tri-corn hat, dip a candle, make a spoon, sew an apron, make a haversack, make moccasins, make authentic food, whittle a horse, etc...

Unit project:  Continue to work on a project of this time period.  This is week 3 of 6.  Get to work and have fun!

REMINDER:  We want you to do all the work you are able to do.  You can collect Van-bucks for all the homework you do.  You can earn more Van-bucks when you give us a commercial for any book you finished reading this school year or over the summer.

Civil War week #3 (April 13)

Opening:

Song: Tommy
Prayer: Vilate
Scripture: Talmage
Pledge:  Emma
Knowledge Share: Fielding
Show and Tell: Hyrum

Joke of the Day: McKade

Snack: Melody

Treasurer: Josh

Quiet Toy for Read Aloud: Lauren

 

Read at Home:

   Read to page 100 (through chapter 9) in By the Great Horn Spoon

   Read What was the Underground Railroad?

History: Explore the junior ranger book about the Underground Railroad.  Print off at least 3-6 activities (3 for younger juniors, 6 for older juniors) and complete them. 

Poem: Review the poems we have learned this year. Choose one that needs some work and practice reciting it. 

Writing: After reading What was the Underground Railroad and the junior ranger booklet, write in your journal about what freedom means to you. (This can count as one of the activities for the history requirement above.)

Scripture:

Song: Review the first verse and learn the second verse of The Battle Hymn of the Republic (note: the second verse is not in our hymnbook)

1. Mine eyes have seen the glory

of the coming of the Lord;

He is trampling out the vintage

where the grapes of wrath are stored.

He hath loosed the fateful lightning

of his terrible, swift sword;

His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

2. I have seen Him in the watchfires

Of a hundred circling camps

They have builded Him an altar

In the evening dews and damps;

I can read His righteous sentence

By the dim and flaring lamps;

His day is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

Multiplication: Work on your 11 times tables 0-12. Pick another set that is difficult to you and work on that number.

062

Unit project:  Continue to work on a project of this time period.  This is week 2 of 6.  Get to work and have fun!

Civil War week #1 and 2 (April 6)

Opening:

Song: Vilate
Prayer: Talmage
Scripture: Emma
Pledge:  Fielding
Knowledge Share: Hyrum
Show and Tell: McKade

Joke of the Day: Melody

Snack: Josh 

Treasurer: Lauren 

Quiet Toy for Read Aloud: Tommy

 

Read at Home:

    Read to page 50 in By the Great Horn Spoon (we started reading this aloud last year so you can skim to remind yourself what we already read) 

    Read What Was the Gold Rush?

Poem: Review The Embarrassing Episode of Little Miss Muffet and other poems we've learned this year (poems document link). Begin memorizing this poem that President Nelson shared in General Conference in April 2022.

The Sun-dial at Well's College

by Henry Van Dyke

The shadow by my finger cast

Divides the future from the past:

Before it, sleeps the unborn hour

In darkness, and beyond thy power:

Behind its unreturning line,

The vanished hour, no longer thine:

One hour alone is in thy hands,—

The NOW on which the shadow stands.

Eureka: Watch these videos to learn about sundials and how they work.

And this video to learn about the history of time-keeping

If we have a sunny day, try making your own sundial. We'll make one at Vanguard if the weather cooperates!

Writing: Take a few minutes to evaluate how you use your time. What are you doing well? How could you improve? Write down a specific goal to improve. This might be an interesting family discussion, as well!

Song: Learn the first verse of the Battle Hymn of the Republic:

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;

He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.

He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible, swift sword;

His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on

Multiplication: Work on your 10 times tables 0-12

Unit Study Year plan:  We are studying 4 time periods this year.  We are starting the 4th time period.  We have 6 weeks in each time period.  The 6th week we will have a time period party.  We want you to come dressed like that day and age.  We would also like you to use these 6 weeks to make something from that time period.  While you are learning, decide on something you want to create and do it! You will bring it to show on the party day.

Some ideas:  make a tri-corn  hat, dip a candle, make a spoon, sew an apron, make a haver sack, make moccasins, make authentic food, whittle a horse, ect...

REMINDER:  We want you to do all the work you are able to do.  You can collect Van-bucks for all the homework you do.  You can earn more Van-bucks when you give us a commercial for any book you finished reading this school year or over the summer.

Pioneer/Westward Expansion week #6 (March 30)

Opening:

Song: Talmage
Prayer: Emma
Scripture: Fielding
Pledge: Hyrum
Knowledge Share: McKade
Show and Tell: Melody

Joke of the Day: Josh

Snack:Lauren

Treasurer: Tommy

Quiet Toy for Read Aloud:Vilate

 

 

Read at Home:

    Finish reading Little Britches

    Read You Wouldn't Want to Live in a Wild West Town 

Poem: Finish memorizing Little Miss Muffet

The Embarrassing Episode of Little Miss Muffet

by Guy Wetmore Carryl (1873-1904)

Little Miss Muffet discovered a tuffet,
    (Which never occurred to the rest of us)
And, as ’twas a June day, and just about noonday,
    She wanted to eat -- like the best of us:
Her diet was whey, and I hasten to say
    It is wholesome and people grow fat on it.
The spot being lonely, the lady not only
    Discovered the tuffet, but sat on it.

A rivulet gabbled beside her and babbled,
    As rivulets always are thought to do,
And dragon flies sported around and cavorted,
    As poets say dragon flies ought to do;
When, glancing aside for a moment, she spied
    A horrible sight that brought fear to her,
A hideous spider was sitting beside her,
    And most unavoidably near to her!

Albeit unsightly, this creature politely
    Said, “Madam, I earnestly vow to you,
I’m penitent that I did not bring my hat. I
    Should otherwise certainly bow to you.”
Though anxious to please, he was so ill at ease
    That he lost all sense of propriety,
And grew so inept that he clumsily stept
    In her plate -- which is barred in Society.

This curious error completed her terror;
    She shuddered, and growing much paler, not
Only left tuffet, but dealt him a buffet
    Which doubled him up in a sailor knot.
It should be explained that at this he was pained;
    He cried, “I have vexed you, no doubt of it!
Your fist’s like a truncheon.”  “You’re still in my luncheon,”
    Was all that she answered. “Get out of it!”

And THE MORAL is this: Be it madam or miss
    To whom you have something to say,
You are only absurd when you get in the curd
    But you’re rude when you get in the whey!

Writing: In Little Britches, Ralph shares several lessons he learned from his father. Nephi also talks about being "born of goodly parents" and being "taught somewhat in all the learning of [his] father."   What are some of the experiences you have had with a parent that have taught you important lessons? Write one of these in your journal. What principles do you think it will be important to teach to your children? 

Scripture: Memorize John 6:35 "And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." 

Song: Learn the first verse to hymn #30, "Come, Come Ye Saints."

Multiplication: Work on your 4 times tables 0-12

Unit project: Finish up your project and be ready to show it off.  Even if it did not turn out exactly how you wanted it to- that's okay!  Also, get your outfit ready!  Please come appropriately dressed for our Pioneer/ Western party.

****On April 17, you will have an opportunity to display 

one of your projects from this year. 

Which would you like to use? 

There is time to do one more project before this date.****  

Pioneer/Westward Expansion week #5

Amazing job on the play, everyone! It was so fun to watch you shine and the see the response on the faces of the audience members after each performance. 

We are so proud of you!

Opening:

Song: Emma
Prayer: Fielding
Scripture: Hyrum
Pledge: McKade
Knowledge Share: Melody
Show and Tell: Josh

Joke of the Day: Lauren

Snack: Tommy

Treasurer: Vilate

Quiet Toy for Read Aloud: Talmage

 

Read at Home:

    Little Britches: read to the end of chapter 23 (page 193)

Poem: Review the poems we've already learned and continue learning "The Embarrassing Episode of Little Miss Muffet." 

Little Miss Muffet discovered a tuffet,
    (Which never occurred to the rest of us)
And, as ’twas a June day, and just about noonday,
    She wanted to eat -- like the best of us:
Her diet was whey, and I hasten to say
    It is wholesome and people grow fat on it.
The spot being lonely, the lady not only
    Discovered the tuffet, but sat on it.

A rivulet gabbled beside her and babbled,
    As rivulets always are thought to do,
And dragon flies sported around and cavorted,
    As poets say dragon flies ought to do;
When, glancing aside for a moment, she spied
    A horrible sight that brought fear to her,
A hideous spider was sitting beside her,
    And most unavoidably near to her!

Albeit unsightly, this creature politely
    Said, “Madam, I earnestly vow to you,
I’m penitent that I did not bring my hat. I
    Should otherwise certainly bow to you.”
Though anxious to please, he was so ill at ease
    That he lost all sense of propriety,
And grew so inept that he clumsily stept
    In her plate -- which is barred in Society.

This curious error completed her terror;
    She shuddered, and growing much paler, not
Only left tuffet, but dealt him a buffet
    Which doubled him up in a sailor knot.
It should be explained that at this he was pained;
    He cried, “I have vexed you, no doubt of it!
Your fist’s like a truncheon.”  “You’re still in my luncheon,”
    Was all that she answered. “Get out of it!”

Writing: Write a journal entry about the play. What did you learn? What was your favorite scene? Would you like to do another play? 

Song: Review I Am a Witness. 

Multiplication: Work on your 6 times tables 0-12

Eureka: Watch this video 

and this video:

Unit project:  Continue to work on a project of this time period.  This is week 5 of 6.  Get to work and have fun!

REMINDER:  We want you to do all the work you are able to do.  You can collect Van-bucks for all the homework you do.  You can earn more Van-bucks when you give us a commercial for any book you finished reading this school year or over the summer.