Castles of the Middle Ages

Next year, for sixth grade, DJ will be doing book two in the Story of the World series called The Middle Ages. The Middle Ages is all about a darker time in history, knights, castles, dragons and lots of legends. DJ has already started reading the book, that is how much he enjoys it. I have not read it yet, but I will be reading it before school begins in September. This year we didn't purchase the activity book that went with the reading book, because DJ lost interest in the one last year. So I just purchased the reading book and test manual with answers. The video will show you some of the famous castles from The Middle Ages.

Presidents: Thomas Jefferson

Last year we covered George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln a bit. Tomorrow for history class, we are doing Presidents again. There are two cute president videos in the archives, that your kids will love. Today I am adding Thomas Jefferson, which is just a short video about the former president. But it covers the highlights of his life, which for younger learners is plenty to know. I Tivo'd three episodes of The Presidents, off of the History channel last week. We will be watching them tomorrow. They only cover the presidents up to 1845, which is strange, but it will work for us. I have purchased the curriculum The Story of the World part one Ancient Times, for next year. It is a full year curriculum, that Ms Laura from my playgroup introduced me too. I like it because I can use it for both children, as it can be for grades 1-6, and it did not cost me a small fortune. There are four parts all together, covering 4 full years of History curriculum. DJ is excited, and has already started browsing through the reading book. Thanks Ms Laura, for the tip.


Lesson Plans For 02/24/10:

DJ:
Social Studies: Presidents
Language Arts: Root words, question busters
Math: Fractions, multiplication, subtraction
Vocabulary
Cursive Writing
Sign Language: Numbers 1-20

Caitlin:
Chronological Order
Reading: HOP Sam and the Mitt week two
Site Words
Flash Cards
Math: Adding to five
Printing Practice
Animal Book: Pet animals- goldfish
Phonics: Ending sounds
Sign Language: Numbers 1-20