Eureka #4 (January 28)

Eureka #4

Conduct: Tommy                          
Song: Lauren
Prayer: Talmage
Pledge: Eva
Theme: Hyrum
Quote: Garrett
Treasurer: Anna    
Show & Tell: Marilee

Read at home: read to page 50 of Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon.

Poetry: Recite all of the poems learned so far. Memorize the third stanza of the poem.

It Couldn't Be Done

Edgar Albert Guest

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done

But he with a chuckle replied

That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one

     Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin

    On his face. If he worried he hid it.

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

      That couldn’t be done, and he did it!

Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;

      At least no one ever has done it;”

But he took off his coat and he took off his hat

      And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.

With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,

      Without any doubting or quiddit,

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

      That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

Writing: Write a thank you note to a relative who has been kind to you. If you can think of a specific circumstance, include details on that. Mail or hand-deliver your note.

Eureka: see what you can learn about owls. Look for books at your library, look in bird books and/or check out these links.

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/owl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt3X8MJgJWo&feature=youtu.be

Bring your binoculars to class! If the weather is good, we'll go see what birds we can find.

History #4 (January 21)

 

Conduct: Lauren                            
Song: Talmage
Prayer: Eva
Pledge: Hyrum
Theme: Garrett
Quote: Anna
Treasurer: Marilee    
Show & Tell: Tommy

Read at home: finish reading Owls in the Family. (Next book is Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon.)

Poetry: Recite all of the poems learned so far. Memorize the first stanza of this poem.

It Couldn't Be Done

Edgar Albert Guest

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done

But he with a chuckle replied

That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one

     Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin

    On his face. If he worried he hid it.

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

      That couldn’t be done, and he did it!

Writing: Write a thank you note to a teacher who has touched your life. Examples include a piano or music teacher, a primary teacher, or other adult (not in your family) who has touched your life. Include details about why you appreciate the person. Mail, or, if possible, hand deliver the note to the person. 

History: In reading Listening for Lions, we have encountered (and will continue to encounter) several animal species and topic specific to the time and location of this story. Pick a topic from this list to learn more about and share with the class. If you'd like to do more than one, please do! (Maybe pick one at a time? When you have learned what you want about it, go back and choose another. If you are having a hard time finding information on the one you selected, you can trade for another one that hasn't yet been spoken for.) Have fun! Include any information or visual aids that you find interesting.

Imaginative Arts #3 (January 14)

Imaginative Arts #3

Conduct: Talmage                            
Song: Eva
Prayer: Hyrum
Pledge: Garrett
Theme: Anna
Quote: Marilee
Treasurer: Tommy
Show & Tell: Lauren

Read at Home: Read through page 50 in Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat. 

Poetry: Recite all of the poems learned so far. How much of the poem we started in November can you commit to memory? Are you ready to start a new poem next week? Here's November's to finalize:

If You Were Busy Being Kind

 by R. Foreman

 

If you were busy being kind,

Before you knew it you would find

You’d soon forget to think ’twas true

That someone was unkind to you.

 

If you were busy being glad

And cheering people who seem sad,

Although your heart might ache a bit,

You’d soon forget to notice it.

 

If you were busy being good,

And doing just the best you could,

You’d not have time to blame some man

Who’s doing just the best he can.

 

If you were busy being true

To what you know you ought to do,

You’d be so busy you’d forget

The blunders of the folks you’ve met.

 

If you were busy being right,

You’d find yourself too busy quite

To criticize your brother long,

Because he’s busy being wrong.

Photography: 

Writing: In your notebook or journal, write about three things you did or that happened during the Christmas break. You could write about a fun family tradition, how the holidays were different this year, a favorite food that you enjoyed, something nice someone did for you, etc. Come prepared to share a happy highlight!  

Imaginative arts: Get creative in the kitchen! Make a recipe this week and, if it's reasonable, bring some of what you made to share. What foods do you like? What do you usually buy that maybe you could try making at home? (For example, I'm wanting to try to make my own English muffins. Never thought of trying that at home! I just always buy them.) Be sure to clean up after yourself! If you love how it turned out, email me the recipe and we'll share it (or bring a copy for each family).

Leadership #3 (January 7)

Leadership #3

Conduct: Eva
Song: Hyrum
Prayer: Garrett
Pledge: Anna
Theme: Marilee
Quote: Tommy
Treasurer: Lauren
Show & Tell: Talmage

Read at Home: bring a book (or at least the title) of a book you recently read and enjoyed. Tell us what you like about it and why you would recommend it.

For next week, start reading Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat.

Poems: review all of the poems that we have learned so far. Vanguard cash for any you can recite from memory!

Writing: Write a thank you note for one of your Christmas gifts. Include a comment specific to the gift and what you like about it as well as a comment about the person who gave it to you. Mail or hand deliver the note.

Geography:
Pick one country from the list and come ready to present on it.
China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia.  

Choose any country to learn about in more detail and present to us. You can work on the same country as your siblings, or you can choose a different country. You will have 1-2 minutes to tell us all about your country. You can present it as 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:

   • A famous landmark

   • The country's capital

   • Picture of the flag

   • When did they become a country

   • The country motto

   • The country nickname

   • An interesting fact

   • 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 country, or some display items if you know someone that has been there or something the country is known for doing like making clothes or plastic or anything else you can think of.

You will earn Vanguard money for being prepared!

Eureka #3 (November 19)

Conduct: Hyrum
Song: Garrett
Prayer: Anna
Pledge: Marilee
Theme: Tommy
Quote: Lauren
Treasurer: Talmage
Show & Tell: Eva

November 13 is National Kindness Day! How many acts of kindness can you perform this week? See these videos for a few ideas!

• Fancy pants
• Kindness can be the norm
• Kindness boomerang 

Read at Home: finish The Family Under the Bridge

Writing:

• Each day, list something for which you are grateful. Take a picture of the thing or something that represents that thing.
• Write the next the poem (below) in your notebook in your best handwriting. (It's long but you have all Christmas break to finish memorizing.)
• Recite all 7 poems learned so far at least once each day ($$$).
• Work on memorizing the first 2 stanzas of this week's poem (Vanguard cash if you can recite it from memory!).

If You Were Busy Being Kind
 by R. Foreman

If you were busy being kind,
Before you knew it you would find
You’d soon forget to think ’twas true
That someone was unkind to you.

If you were busy being glad
And cheering people who seem sad,
Although your heart might ache a bit,
You’d soon forget to notice it.

If you were busy being good,
And doing just the best you could,
You’d not have time to blame some man
Who’s doing just the best he can.

If you were busy being true
To what you know you ought to do,
You’d be so busy you’d forget
The blunders of the folks you’ve met.

If you were busy being right,
You’d find yourself too busy quite
To criticize your brother long,
Because he’s busy being wrong.

Eureka:

Read this webpage and write down 4-6 interesting things you learned about birds.

Learn the definitions of these words: endangered, extinct, endemic, migration, climate, habitat, predator. 

Choose a bird from this document. Learn about it and come prepared to share what you've discovered, including its habitat; food source; predators, if any; current status (endangered, extinct, or, in one case, recovered); etc. What threatens your bird or caused its extinction? If it is not yet extinct, what is being done to save it? If it is recovered from the brink of extinction, what happened? 

Draw your bird, if desired. (Feel free to trace it and fill in the details.)

What have you learned about birds? What questions do you have? Have you discovered a favorite bird? If so, which one and why?

History #3 China 2020 (November 12)

Ancient China- 

Conduct: Garrett
Song: Anna
Prayer: Marilee
Pledge: Tommy
Theme: Lauren
Quote: Talmage
Treasurer: Eva 
Show & Tell: Hyrum

Writing: 

• Each day, list something for which you are grateful. Take a picture of the thing or something that represents that thing.
• Write the next poem (below) in your notebook in your best handwriting.
• Recite all 6 poems learned so far at least once each day ($$$).
• Work on memorizing this week's poem (Vanguard cash if you can recite it from memory!).
  
• Tell 2 family members about the Saguaro Cactus using your key word outline. Remember to read your key words, think, then look at the person while you speak.

Singing Time

by Rose Fyleman

I wake in the morning early

And always, the very first thing,

I poke out my head and I sit up in bed

And I sing and I sing and I sing. 

History: 

Go to the library and get 10 books about Ancient China,  Look at the books and come prepared to share some of the cool things you have learned. You will earn Vanguard money for interesting facts.

Read "You wouldn't want to be in the Forbidden City" or "You wouldn't want to work on the great wall of China." 

Watch on Amazon Prime - Kids Animated History episode 11 and episode 12

Geography
Pick one country from the list and come ready to present on it.

Choose any country to learn about in more detail and present to us. You can work on the same country as your siblings, or you can choose different country. You will have 1-2 minutes to tell us all about your country. 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 country's capital
• Picture of the flag
• When did they become a country
• The country motto
• The country 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 country, or some display items if you know someone that has been there or something the country is known for doing like making clothes or plastic or anything else you can think of.

You will earn Vanguard money for being prepared!

If you want to earn extra Vanguard Cash you can listen/read The Story of the World Chapt 10, 32, 8,and 9.

Imaginative Arts #2 (November 5)

Imaginative Arts #2

Conduct: Anna
Song:  Marilee
Prayer: Tommy
Pledge: Lauren
Theme: Talmage
Quote: Eva

Treasurer: Hyrum

Show & Tell: Garrett

Read at Home: Read chapters 4-5 in Call It Courage.

Writing:

• Each day, list something for which you are grateful. Take a picture of the thing or something that represents that thing.
• Write the next two stanzas of the poem (below) in your notebook in your best handwriting.
• Recite all 5 poems learned so far at least once each day ($$$).
• Work on memorizing the last two stanzas of this week's poem (Vanguard cash if you can recite it from memory!).

Good Timber (continued)

by Douglas Malloch

Good timber does not grow with ease:

The stronger wind, the stronger trees;

The further sky, the greater length;

The more the storm, the more the strength.

By sun and cold, by rain and snow,

In trees and men good timbers grow.

Where thickest lies the forest growth,
We find the patriarchs of both.
And they hold counsel with the stars
Whose broken branches show the scars
Of many winds and much of strife.
This is the common law of life.

Photography: Take pictures of the things from your gratitude list above, or of things you could photograph that represent your gratitude items.

Imaginative Arts:

Draw and color a bird. Choose an image from a birding guidebook or from the internet. Add as much detail as you can. You can choose any bird; if you are having a hard time narrowing it down, consider drawing the bird you did your report on earlier. (You can even trace the outline, if that would be helpful in getting started.)

Here are some links to websites, if you need some ideas:

Ducks

Audobon's bird illustrations

All about birds (good place to find a good photo if you already know what bird you want to draw)