2008-09-17 (Wednesday)

Home school date #141 (My son, Will, is technically at the beginning of the 5th grade.)

Daily Warm-up: BrainPOP

Seasonal and Art: Finish apple place mats for family

Language and Literature:

Silent reading: Will’s choice (20 minutes minimum)
Reading:The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Poetry: “The “A Poison Tree” by William Blake from What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know edited by E. D. Hirsch, Jr. (Delta Education)

Writing:

“The Writing Process: Story” Spectrum Writing, Grade 5 (School Specialty Publishing), p. 64

Math:

“Find A Pattern”, The Complete Book of Math, Grades 5-6 (American Education Publishing), p. 82

Science:

“Lub-Dub, Lub-Dub” (Circulatory System Review)

The Human Body by Daryl Vriesenga (Frank Schaffer Publications), p. 28
The Human Body Book and DVD by Steve Parker (DK Publications), p. 114-115 and 119

History and Geography:

Election Theme Unit:

“Highlights of the 2000 Presidential Election”, Presidential Elections (Frank Schaffer Publications), p. 27-28
This page will be added to Will’s Presidential Election Big Book when complete.

Test Prep:

ITBS practice test for 5th grade by Bright Education Services and Testing, p. 28-31

Other:

Summer Bridge Activities (Grades 5-6) by Julia Ann Hobbs and Carla Dawn Fisher (Rainbow Bridge Publishing), p. 44

Music:

“From Sheet Music to Sound”, What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know edited by E. D. Hirsch, Jr. (Delta Education), p.201-202
Practice on keyboard (20 minutes minimum)

PE: