The Color Spectrum and Color Wheel

Today for Science, we are studying the color wheel, and color spectrum. The first two videos below, are geared at younger learners, and are interesting, and easy to understand. The third one is geared more towards teenage girls, and DJ had no interest in watching it at all. I did think it was interesting, so I posted it too. Check them out, they are fun. Don't forget you can enter to win a free necklace, over at my jewelry blog, Melissas Jewelry. I have finally defrosted, and we had to take down our ripped pool the other day. Yeah that was a lot of fun! My husband sliced it open, and the water just flooded out. Then we had to drag it to the road side, from the back yard, for removal. I don't even know if the garbage man will take it. This should be interesting.

Lesson Plans For 01/19/10:

DJ:
Science: Color spectrum, and color wheel
Art: Proportions
Vocabulary
Cursive Writing
Math: Fractions, problem solving, division
Language Arts: Suffixes, root words, spelling
Sign Language: Colors

Caitlin:
Reading: HOP Dog Bug
Printing Practice
Math: Subtraction
Site Words
Alphabet Book: Letter W
Flash Cards: Number to word identification
Hidden pictures: Worksheet
Arts and Crafts: Snowman and matching cut, and glue skills


Lesson Plans For 01/20/10:
DJ:
Reading: Read chapters 7, and 8 of Sherlock Holmes with summaries
Social Studies: Martin Luther King Jr lesson, and video, States and capitals
Math: Division, fractions, multiplication
Language Arts: Spelling, suffixes, roots, reading for answers
Vocabulary
Cursive Writing
Sign Language: Colors

Caitlin:
Reading: HOP Dog Bug
Printing Practice
Math: Subtraction
Site Words
Alphabet Book: Letter X
Flash Cards: Number to word identification
Silly Things: Worksheet

Lewis and Clark Video, Oceans

Tomorrow is our first day back to school. Below are three great videos. Lewis, and Clark, we are starting a series on explorers. We already did Davey Crockett. Then the longer video is on Oceanography. We probably will not get the whole video in, in one day, but in a couple of days. It will depend on how we progress through newer, harder math.

Lesson Plans For 01/06/10:

DJ:
Social Studies: Lewis and Clark videos
Science: The Vast Ocean
Math: Fractions, money problems
Spelling: Write each word three times each
Language Arts: Every picture tells a story, proofreading
Sign Language: Colors video will be posted later
Cursive Writing

Caitlin:
Alphabet Book: Letter Q
Sign Language: Colors
Math: Bigger and smaller numbers- worksheet
Reading: HOP Hip O Gets a Pet
Printing Practice
Site Words
Flash Cards: Numbers to words association
Tracing and coloring worksheet

Pollination Video, and Video For Kindergarten Sight Words

Please don't forget to enter the contest to win the Sylvan first grade workbook. Details are at the top of the blog. You do not have to homeschool to win. Today for Science we are studying pollination. Below is a cool video, to supplement your reading material. If you have a child in kindergarten, and they are more of a visual learner, the video for the kindergarten sight words is great. Be sure to check out the sign language alphabet video, from yesterday too. Those of you who live near a Dollar Tree, they have some great educational posters right now. I got one for telling time, and addition, yesterday. Last year I got the US map, and the alphabet. The holidays are a great time to find great school items there.


Lesson Plans For 12/02/09:

DJ:
Social Studies: Susan B Anthony, and Native Americans
Math: Multiplication, division, subtraction
Sign Language: Alphabet
Language Arts: Suffixes, prefixes, graphic organizer
Spelling/Vocab: Write each word three times each
Cursive Writing

Caitlin:
Word Recognition: Worksheet
Maze worksheet
Reading: HOP Pop Fox
Printing Practice
Alphabet Book: Letter J
Math: Bigger vs Smaller
Site Words
Sign Language: Alphabet