January History

                                        Vanguard Jr. History

Study/Learn

1 - Read in "The Story of the World: 

Vol. 3 Ch. 3 (King James's Town),  Ch.15 (about William Penn)

2 - Learn and try to memorize the 13 Original Colonies.  




3- Write at least 3 things that you learned from the chapters in your commonplace book and Write down the names of the 13 colonies.

4 - Read this article by Elder Robert D Hales from Oct 2005.  Journal your favorite parts in your commonplace book.


OPTIONAL: Watch this series: "Crash Course US History".   (Episodes 1-5 get up to this point in history.  Each episode is about 12 minutes long.)  It's pretty entertaining, but beware that he's a little irreverent and sarcastic.  He also talks really fast!  But I learned a lot from it.  

November American Leadership

                                                               American Leadership

1.  Learn 3 things about Daniel Boone.

2.  Learn 3 things about George Washington.

3.  Learn 3 things about Pocahontas.
                                                 

4.  Write down the things that you learned in your books and come prepared to share!

Imaginative Arts November

                                                                     Imaginative Arts


Music

1. Learn 3 things about the composers, Handel or Bach.  Write them down in your books.

2.  Practice playing Mary Had a Little Lamb, and any other songs from  this instructional video on your recorders.

3.  If you play another musical instrument, I would love to here you play.  Please email tasha.eagar@gmail.com or text 801-901-3610 if you would like to share your talent.


Here are a couple of awesome videos to look at just for fun:  Music is Awesome!

2 Cellos

Jenny Oaks Baker

TPG and Lindsey Sterling

TPG

Art

1.  I know we all ready talked a little bit about Leonardo Da Vinci, but lets dig deeper.  Learn 3 more things about him.  Or learn something about  Shen Quan.  I'll tell you why at class!                             

2.  That's it!  We are going to paint again, so wear clothes that can get paint on them!

November Eureka

                                                                 November Eureka

1. Pull out the ancient calculating device.

Beginner Abacus Students: 


Continue practicing by filling out worksheet #2 from this PDF File.  It's good practice!

To learn the next step in adding, watch this video with your abacus in hand, and work the problems with her.

2. N2K...If you need to remember the game, rewatch National Number Knockout. Watch the Rules Here.  Spend at least 10 minutes playing this with a sibling or parent.  We will still just be doing practice games using adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.  Practice, Practice, Practice!

3.  Learn THREE things about ONE of these people.  Come prepared to share what you learned!

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Zacharias Janssen 1595
Rene Descartes 1596-1650
Pierre De Fermat 1601-1685

Become/Serve

Ask a grandparent, or anyone from their generation, how math and/or logic have been useful during their lives.  NOT if they like it or not, but how it's helped them, or impacted them in some way.  Write down 3 ways in your commonplace book.

If you want to try this Krypto with your older siblings, you will be awesome!  If you don't want to try it, you will still be awesome, but you should try!

1,3,4,7,8

Your Target number is....71

Rules: Using each of the 5 numbers ONLY ONCE, you may use any combination of addition, subtraction, multiplication or division to manipulate the 5 numbers in any order to reach the target number.

Example: if you had the 5 numbers: "8,4,1,6,3", you could reach the target number of 11 by doing: 3 x 4 + 1 - (8 - 6) 

There is always a way, usually more than 1, to reach the target number.

Use your commonplace book to record your trial and error. Record your equation and bring it to class!


Don't forget to be reading "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" with your family!

History

                                                                              History

"Light of Christ"
The Reformation

Study/Learn

1. Read in "The Story of the World: Vol. 2" Ch. 34(only about Martin Luther), 35, (only about Gutenberg's Great Invention and making paper) and 36 (only the part about the spread of the reformation.)

2- Take notes on the chapters in your commonplace book.  I want you to write at least one thing about each section that you read.

Become/Serve

Elder Robert D. Hales said this of the scriptures:

"As with voices from the dust, the prophets of the Lord cry out to us on earth today: take hold of the scriptures! Cling to them, walk by them, live by them, rejoice in them, feast on them. Don’t nibble. They are “the power of God unto salvation” that lead us back to our Savior Jesus Christ."

How important are the scriptures to you?  How often do you use them?  Are they sitting on your shelf gathering dust?  

Find 2 quotes from leaders of the church about the scriptures.  How often should we be reading in them?  Why?

Set a goal to do better.  If you are reading every week, set a goal to read every day.  If you are already reading every day, set a goal to read just a little bit more.  Write this goal in your journal and journal on what you expect to get from a commitment to spend more time in the scriptures.

Imaginative Arts

Imaginative Arts

We are going to do some fun stuff in class this week!  We are going to paint and learn to play the recorder!  We will also listen to lots of music!

Things to get done

1. Sister Wells found these two videos to watch, they are super fun!

Joshua Bell, Yankee Doodle

Isn't he so good?!  I love it!

Here's another good one.

Carrot clarinet

2. We will also try to play the cup game, so learn how to play it here.

3. Bring a picture of yourself to class.  We will paint a self portrait.

See you on Thursday!

American Leadership

American Leadership

1.  Learn about the Mayflower Compact.  Come to class prepared to tell me about 3 different things that you learned about it.

2. Just for fun Watch American Ride Season 1 episode 1 because the older kids are. https://www.byutv.org/player/d4c8b5ec-b416-4e33-aaf4-0796bfc998a9/american-ride-the-new-world?listid=0b1a86ce-f30c-4caa-b8cc-9faf74bedaf7&listindex=0&q=american%20ride

3. Learn 3 facts about Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross

We are going to have a lot of fun in class!  There may be prizes or treats involved for those that have done their inspirements!

Eureka

1. Everyone should have an abacus. If you're wondering WHY we are learning how to use an ancient tool, Watch this video.  I know these kids are all young, but the benefits they talk about apply to everyone.

Beginner Abacus Students: first you need to learn how use it to count.  Watch this video and have your abacus in hand. Come to class knowing how to count on the abacus!


If you're ready to learn to add, you can watch this video, and practice.

2. National Number Knockout is coming to Vanguard. Watch the Rules Here.  This is a fun way to have some friendly competition while learning our math facts like a BOSS!  Watch this example example of how it's played.

3.  Learn something interesting about these people and write it in your vanguard book.  Come prepared to share what you learned.  Just a quick summary will do. They can be found online or in the book Mathematicians are people, too.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Martin Behaim (1459-1537)

Gerolamo Cardano 1501-1576

John Napier 1550-1617

                                                             Vanguard Junior
                                                                                                       History October 2017

"Path to the Light"
World Exploration

Study/Learn

1 - Read in "The Story of the World: Vol. 2" Ch. 28 (only the part about Ferdinand and Isabella), 31, 40, 41 
and Vol. 3 Ch. 4, 6, 24 (only the part about Capt. Cook) 

2- Take notes on the chapters in your commonplace book.

3- Read this article by Elder Robert D Hales from Oct 2005.  Journal your favorite parts in your commonplace book.

4- Bring a notebook that you can use for your commonplace book.  We will decorate it!  I will also have a folder for you to decorate and keep other papers in.

   

Become/Serve

In his book, The Great Prologue (1975), Elder Mark E. Petersen quoted Christopher Columbus saying, 

“God gave me the faith, and afterwards the courage.”

How do faith and courage work together?  Have you ever had an experience where you needed both faith and courage to do something?  Write about this quote in your journal for 10 minutes.  Then set a goal of how you can have more faith and courage to beat the obstacles you will encounter in your life.

Vanguard Junior Vision Day

                            Vanguard Junior Vision Day

                                                                       Vanguard Junior

Vision Day September 21, 2017

1. Read the Young Travelers Gift by Andy Andrews.  We will be discussing this on Vision Day.

2. Read in "The Story of the World: Vol 2." Chapters 25, 26, 34(only about Henry VIII), and Vol. 3 Ch. 12,31.  Write down your favorite part about each chapter!  We will discuss and do fun activities about these chapters!

3. Bring your abacus, and we will start learning how to use it together. Watch this video before you come, so you have a head start.

4. Memorize 1 Peter 2:9

Become/Serve

In the Oct 1994 General Conference, Elder Holland told this story:

"The mid-1600s were a terrible time in England. The Puritan revolutionaries had executed a king, and political life—including Parliament—was in total chaos. A typhus epidemic turned the whole island into a hospital. The great plague, followed by the great fire, would turn it into a morgue.

In Leicestershire, there is a very small church with a plaque on the wall which reads: “In the year of 1653, when all things sacred were … either demolished or profaned, Sir Robert Shirley, [built] this church; whose singular praise it is, To have done the best things in the worst times, and hoped them in the most calamitous.”

Sir Robert Shirley was able to "do the best things in the worst times" and bring light into the darkness of the world surrounding him by building a beautiful church.   How can you bring light out of the darkness in your life?  Journal for 20 minutes on what you can do to stay positive and find light in your life even when things seem their darkest.  Commit to do one thing each day this week to brighten the world around you.