The Endocrine System

As you can see by the title of my post, tomorrow is Health class. DJ will be reading and learning about the Endocrine System. This is actually a large and complicated subject to cover. DJ will be covering the basics. For Caitlin she will be doing left to right awareness, jumping, and other balance activities. If you want to check out the advent calendar we created, using candles, head over to Melissas Jewelry. What clever ideas have you used to make an advent calendar? Please share.

Lesson Plans For 12/2/10:

DJ:
Health: The Endocrine System, About 4H
Math: Fractions, and mixed math
Language Arts: Adjectives
Writing: Sensory details
Reading Comprehension with WS
Sign Language
Proof Reading

Caitlin:
Health: Motor skills activities, About 4H
Math: Addition
Printing Practice
Language Arts: Blends, compound words
Read sentences to color the picture: WS
Spelling: List 9
Sight words, calendar work, clock work, skip counting

The Excretory System and Thanksgiving Activities

I saw somewhere to make a Thankful tree for Thanksgiving. I took that idea and tweaked it a bit and cut out large acorns for each person to write what they were thankful for, on them. Then I added them to our Fall themed door. I will take a picture of the door on Thanksgiving for record keeping. Another cute idea my children and I thought up is for them to dress like Native Americans for Thanksgiving Day. I will stop at the Dollar Tree on Friday to see if I kind find some nice beaded jewelry. To make the squaw dress and shirt we are taking an white T shirt and cutting fringe into the bottom and the sleeves. I am going to let them paint them too, they just don't know it yet. I have not decided on face paint yet. They should be cute. The feather band is very simple to make with a feather template and construction paper. Tomorrow for Health we are doing Fire Safety, and The Excretory System.

Lesson Plans For 11/18/10:

DJ:
Health: Excretory System, Fire Safety, About 4H smart shopping
Math: Mixed math, fractions
Proofreading
Reading Comprehension with worksheet
Sign Language
Spelling: Chapter 8
Reading: The Story of Monticello with BR, this was supposed to be done last week
Dragon Art

Caitlin:
Health: Fire Safety, About 4H smart shopping
Dinosaur Lapbook with art work
Language Arts: Same sounds, blends, long vowels
Spelling: List 8
Math: Addition
Read sentences to color the picture WS
Clock work, calendar work, sight words, skip counting

The Respiratory System For Kids

Tomorrow is Health class, and DJ is up to the Respiratory System. This accompanies his reading assignment. He likes these videos because the lady has an interesting accent. He gets a kick out of it. Our About 4H lesson this week is all about the food groups, and eating healthy. Each kid had to try a new vegetable, and make the healthy treats they offered a recipe for. Both tried cherry tomatoes. DJ said they were OK, and Caitlin said too sweet. Then we cut bananas in half, stuck a popsicle stick in the end, dipped them in orange juice and rolled them in crushed peanuts. Then you freeze them and eat later. Caitlin loved them, DJ not so much. I had one and they were very good. You could roll them in anything healthy like granola, or chopped candy if you didn't want the healthy route. You only have three days left to enter the giveaway for membership to free printable games. No one has entered yet, so go here to enter. It is easy.

Lesson Plans For 10/28/10:

DJ:
Health: Respiratory system
Math: Division, mixed math
Spelling: Chapter six review
Sign Language
Proof Reading: Worksheet
Cursive Writing
Writing
Language Arts: Action verbs

Caitlin:
Printing Practice
Health: Nutrition
Math: Addition
Spelling: List six
Language Arts: blends sk, words in pictures, long vowels
Clock work, calendar work, sight words, skip counting

Kids And Germs, Muscles And Movement

Want a cute way to teach your kids about germs and preventing them? Then the Crawford the Cat video below is perfect for you. DJ this week is learning about muscles and movement, for Health class. Tomorrow DJ will be putting up a post on his blog about bicycle safety.

Lesson Plans For 10/14/10:

DJ:
Health: Muscles and movement reading, with video
Spelling: Chapter 5 put the words in alphabetical order
Math: Multiplication, mixed math
Sign Language
Reading: Reading comprehension with WS
Language Arts: Verbs
Writing: Time order

Caitlin:
Health: Germs and colds
Math: Addition with number line
Language Arts: Blends pr, short vowels, er and est
Printing Practice
Finding words in pictures: Worksheet
Clock work, calendar work, skip counting, sight words
Spelling list 5