History/Geography Week 5

History/Geography Week 5

Read/Study:

World History

Read or listen to chapters 38, 39 and 40 in Story of the World.

Be prepared to answer some questions from the review pages.  Remember you earn vanguard cash for all the answers you know.

Identify these flags (and symbol):

  
 

United States Geography: The West Region

Find out what the Capital is for each of these States:

Alaska .      Alex
California
Colorado
Hawaii .     Lauren
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming

Know/Understand:

Choose one of these States to learn about in more detail and present to us.  You can work on the same state as your siblings, or you can choose different states.  

You will have 1-2 minutes to tell us all about your state.  You can present it like a report, or do a slideshow, or make a poster, or draw pictures, or do anything you like to make it how you like it.

You could include things like,

The State Capital,

A picture of the flag,

Statehood (When they became a state, and what number are they?)

The State Motto,

The State Nickname,

An interesting Fact,

A famous landmark,

What is the climate?,

What kind of weather do they have,

What do they grow?,

Show us where it is on a map,

Someone Famous that lived there or still lives there.

If you want to do a little more, you can bring something to share like a food from that state, or some display items if you know someone that has been there, or something that the state is known for doing like making clothes, or plastic, or anything else you can think of.

You will earn vanguard money for being prepared!

Listen to these songs about the united states and start learning them if you want!

States and Capitals

Fifty Nifty United States

Imaginative Arts Week 4

Imaginative Arts Week 4

1. Read "The Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler."  Hopefully you've actually finished it by now.  :)
           

2. Write in your best handwriting 1 or more of these passages from the book. Remember to copy it just like it is with indentations, and punctuation.

    The guide told Jamie that some people saved all their lives so that they could become mummies; it was indeed expensive.
   
    One of the students called out, "You might even say it costs him his life."   (Chapter 4, page 55)

   Jamie shook his head. "If you want to go different, you can take a subway to 125th Street and then take the train."
   "I didn't say differently, I said different.  I want to go back different.  I, Claudia Kincaid, want to be different when I go back. Like being a heroine is being different."
   "Claudia, I'll tell you one thing you can do different..."
   "Differently," Claudia interrupted.
   "Oh, baloney, Claude.  That's exactly it. You can stop ending every single discussion with an argument about grammar."
   "I'll try," Claudia said quietly.  (Chapter 8, page 119)

   "Come now, children. Put away the file. You must tell me all about your adventure. All, all, all about it. What you thought and what you said, and how you managed to carry off the whole crazy caper."  (Chapter 9, page 154)


Literary Elements: The most common Figures of Speech are,

Simile--------Compares 2 similar items and uses "like" and "as"
(The beehive is like a little mud house.)
Metaphor---------Directly compares 2 items. Does not use "like" or "as".  (The beehive is a little mud house.)
Personification------Gives human characteristics to an object, an idea or an animal. (The teapot screamed when the water was hot)
Alliteration-------these are words streamed together with the same beginning sound, like a tongue twister. (Tina's tacos tease the tongue.)
Onomatopoeia-------this is when words are spelled to represent how sounds are shaped in our mouths. (Bow-wow, Clink, Clunk, Shhh)
Idioms--------are "turns of phrase" that are so common in our language, we aren't really sure what they mean. (At the drop of a hat. Through thick and thin.)
Hyperbole------is an over-statement.  (I'm never going to do that again.)

We've learned about some of them, do you remember?  Pick two of your favorite figures of speech and write your own examples.  If you want to do one for each figure of speech, you can earn extra cash! 


I really hope that none of you would ever scare your parents and run away to a museum (or anywhere).  If you were going to be on your own for a few days though, what would you want to take with you? Make a list of all the things you would need. Also, bring your favorite snack to share with everyone!  Wear your PJ's and come with a comfy pillow for a movie!

Leadership Week 4

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

Read/Study: Habit #4 Think Win-Win

Read the story in The 7 Habits of Happy Kids, "Lily Plants a Garden."

Be prepared to discuss this story and share what you learned. 

When you have a win-win mindset you are happy when good things happen to other people! You don't make someone else feel bad to make yourself feel good and you look for win-win solutions when conflicts arise.

Leaders have to make important choices all the time and Stephen Covey (the author who first created the 7 Habits) has a name for people who seek out win-win solutions, who stand out as leaders and make good choices; he calls them trim-tabbers. A trim tab is a sailing term for a part of the rudder that allows the rudder to be corrected (helping you to sail right on course). It's just a small rudder that turns the large rudder that turns the ENTIRE ship! Even though it is small it is responsible for the course of the huge ship. Small choices can bring about big changes!

Watch this video about a trim trab leader. How did she think win-win for her school?

Can you think of a time you used win-lose thinking? How about win-win thinking? Choose one or both of these scenarios and write about it in your common place book or be prepared to share in class. 

PREPARE A SPEECH! This week write a speech about someone you admire! This person could be a family member, a leader or hero in the world, or even a fictional character from a book. Practice your speech because you will be presenting it for the class!

And, best of all, we are having a Valentine's day party in class today! Bring Valentine's for the class, make a box for your Valentine's (or bring a container if you don't want to make a box). 

Here is a list of your classmates so you can address your Valentines:

Sister Jessee

Sister Eagar

Truman

Marilee

Talmage

Melody

Alex

Lauren

Garrett

Tommy

Anna