May 6

Follow the journey of a slave: you can press the headphone button to listen to narratives and click the links to find out more. 
Growing up in Slavery
answer these questions: 
In Fannie’s Shoes
Now imagine yourself in Fannie’s shoes when she was a child. 

  • What are some of the hardest things about being a slave?
  • Describe your family. What do they do? What do you respect about them?
  • Describe the plantation where you live. How is your house different from your master’s?

add this information to your Civil War folder

APRIL 30 and MAY 1

  1. Read about Harriet Tubman.
  2. Watch short interview about WHY Harriet Tubman is an inspiration
  3. Begin reading Uncle Tom's Cabin chapter 1 and 2
HISTORY  - one a day 

L(If you want to download the book instead of reading it on the computer, here is a link.)
  1. Read chapter 1  of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Who are Tom, Harry and Eliza?  (answer: They are slaves. Harry is Eliza’s son. Eliza is a maid in the house.)
M

  1. Read chapters 1 and 2 of the juvenile version of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.  
  2. Tell someone about what you read. You are going to be following the story of Eliza, Harry and George and Uncle Tom.
Day 128 L

  1. Read chapter 2 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. What is Eliza going to do?  (answer: runaway with Harry so he won’t be sold)
  3. Is Tom going to run away?  (answer: no)
  4. George is a slave who lives on a nearby farm. He is running away. Who is he?  (answer: Eliza’s husband)
  5. Read about Frederick Douglass.
M

  1. Read chapters 3 and 4 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Read about Frederick Douglass.
Day 129 L

  1. Read chapter 3 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Mr. Shelby is a good owner, not a harsh and cruel one. He doesn’t want Eliza caught. What do his workers do to give Eliza time to get away? (answer: They let the horses loose and scare them all about so that they keep running away. Then it is too late and the horses are too tired to go.)
  3. Do the online crossword puzzle.
M

  1. Read chapters 5 and 6 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.  
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Do the online crossword puzzle.
Day 130 L

  1. Read chapter 4 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. What is the name of the man who wants to catch Eliza and take Harry?  (answer: Haley, He is very mad right now!)
  3. How did she escape?  (answer: jumping from block of ice to block of ice on the river)
  4. Read about Sojourner Truth.
M

  1. Read chapters 7 and 8 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Read about Sojourner Truth.
Day 131 L

  1. Read chapter 5 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. How did the family help Eliza get away?  (answer: They drove her to a family out in the country that would take care of her. They gave money as well for her care.)
  3. Do the Sojourner Truth matching game.
M

  1. Read chapters 9 and 10 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Do the crossword puzzle.
Day 132 L

  1. Read chapter 6 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Who is Chloe?  (answer: Uncle Tom’s wife)
  3. Who took Uncle Tom?  (answer: Haley)
  4. What town did they go to?  (answer: Washington)
  5. When you see weird spelling of words, that’s the author trying to write the words the way they were pronounced by the character speaking. The slaves often speak this way in the book. Sound out the words out loud to help you figure out what they are saying.
  6. Read about Harriet Tubman.
M

  1. Read chapters 11 and 12 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Do number 1 on the Harriet Tubman web quest.
Day 133 L

  1. Read chapter 7 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Who bought Tom?  (answer: Mr. St. Clare)
  3. Who is his little girl?  (answer: Eva)
  4. How did Tom rescue her?  (answer: She fell in the water and he pulled her out.)
  5. Play Rags to Riches.
M

  1. Read chapters 13 and 14 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Do number 2 on the Harriet Tubman web quest.
Day 134 L

  1. Read chapter 8 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Describe the Quakers.  (answer: They were gentle and quiet. They dressed plainly. They believed it was right to help the slaves even if the law said it wasn’t. The Quakers were a group of Christians with distinct beliefs and dress.)
  3. Who came to the same home as Eliza?  (answer: George, her husband)
  4. Read or listen about life on a plantation.
M

  1. Read chapters 15 and 16 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Do number 3 on the Harriet Tubman web quest.
Day 135 L

  1. Read chapter 9 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Miss Ophelia is Mr. St. Clare’s cousin. She is from the north where they don’t like the mistreatment of slaves. But what does she think of blacks?  (answer: She doesn’t want them hurt, but she doesn’t like them. She can’t stand to be near them. She can’t stand the thought of Eva playing with Tom and touching him at all.)
  3. Read or listen about escaping.
M

  1. Read chapters 17 and 18 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Do number 4 on the Harriet Tubman web quest.
Day 136 L

  1. Read chapter 10 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. What are Tom and Eva trying to do?  (answer: write a letter to Chloe)
  3. What does Mr. St. Clare not believe?  (answer: that Mrs. Shelby would buy Tom back)
  4. Read or listen to safety.
M

  1. Read chapters 19 and 20 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Do number 5 on the Harriet Tubman web quest.
Day 137 L

  1. Read chapter 12 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.  (I can’t find a chapter 11.)
  2. Eliza and George are almost caught. The leader of those trying to catch the slaves, Tom, is wounded and the rest run away.
  3. The Quakers would not use guns. George had fired at Tom.
  4. Even though they were fighting him, they took Tom to the house with them to care for him until he was better. Everyone he had been with just abandoned him.
  5. Eliza says they are close to where?  (answer: Canada)
  6. Why was Canada a good place for slaves to go?  (answer: It was controlled by the British and they had outlawed slavery.)
  7. Read or listen about reaching freedom.
M

  1. Read chapters 21 and 22 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Do number 6 on the Harriet Tubman web quest.
Day 138 L

  1. Read chapters 13 and 14 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. (This is the first half of 14. We’ll finish it tomorrow.)
  2. What is the name of the new slave girl?  (answer: Topsy)
  3. What did she steal?  (answer: gloves and ribbon)
  4. Why did Mr. St. Clare buy her?  (answer: because she was beaten every day and he couldn’t stand hearing her scream)
  5. Play the Day in the Life game.
M

  1. Read chapters 23 and 24 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Do number 7 on the Harriet Tubman web quest.
Day 139 L*

  1. Read chapter 14 cont. of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Topsy seems to have been told that she is wicked, so she acts wicked. The pillows are stuffed with feathers and she takes off the pillow cases and rubs her hair in the pillow stuffing until her hair is full of feathers. She won’t do her work if she is left alone. She isn’t bothered by whippings because she’s been beaten so often.
  3. Is Topsy smart?  (answer: Yes, she is very smart and is learning to read quickly.)
  4. *Make a Harriet Tubman book. Choose one: full color pictures with many pages; simple one page with small b/w and color pictures; lift-the-flap book with several pages, all b/w, for a young reader
M

  1. Read chapters 25 and 26 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Take the journey of a slave.
Day 140 L

  1. Read chapter 14 cont. of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.  
  2. Topsy doesn’t know right from wrong. She has only been treated meanly and never loved her whole life. She never even knew her mother.
  3. Play the Flight to Freedom game. You’ll have eight days to play this. It’s hard to get free. You’ll need lots of tries.
M

  1. Read chapters 27 and 28 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. What does Eva teach the slaves?  (answer: about Jesus and heaven and being Christian and praying)
  4. Play the Flight to Freedom game. You’ll have eight days to play this. It’s hard to get free. You’ll need lots of tries.
Day 141 L

  1. Read chapter 15 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.  
  2. What has happened to Eva?  (answer: She has gotten sick and will likely die.)
  3. What finally makes Eva cry and decide to try and be good?  (answer: Eva loves her.)
  4. What did Eva make her father promise?  (answer: to set Tom free as soon as she died)
  5. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
M

  1. Read chapters 29 and 30 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
Day 142 L

  1. Read chapter 16 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.  
  2. Who dies in this chapter?  (answer: Eva and her father)
  3. Who belongs to Miss Ophelia?  (answer: Topsy)
  4. What other paperwork did Mr. St. Clare see to?  (answer: free papers for Tom)
  5. The paperwork wasn’t finished though.
  6. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
M

  1. Read chapters 31 and 32 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
Day 143 L

  1. Read chapter 17 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Mrs. St. Clare thinks that slave owners are good people and that Tom is better off being a slave than free. Is she right? What do you think? Why?
  3. Who is Tom sold to?  (answer: Legree)
  4. What is Tom’s job at the plantation?  (answer: cotton picker)
  5. Is his new master kind or cruel?  (answer: cruel)
  6. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
M

  1. Read chapters 33 and 34 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
Day 144 L

  1. Read chapter 18 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Who gave Eliza advice on how to get past those searching for them?  (answer: Thomas Loker)
  3. How did Eliza and Harry disguise themselves?  (answer: Eliza cut off her hair and dressed as a boy. Harry dressed as a girl.)
  4. Now they are free!
  5. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
M

  1. Read chapters 35 and 36 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
Day 145 L

  1. Read chapter 19 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Who came to buy Tom back?  (answer: Mr. Shelby’s son, George)
  3. How did Tom become free?  (answer: He died and went to heaven.)
  4. Why did he die?  (answer: He was beaten severely for helping other slaves runaway.)
  5. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
M

  1. Read chapters 37 and 38 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
Day 146 L

  1. Read chapter 20 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. What did Master George do?  (answer: He freed all of his slaves.)
  3. What are the slaves going to do now?  (answer: They will continue to work there for pay.)
  4. What is Uncle Tom’s Cabin supposed to remind them of?  (answer: their freedom)
  5. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
M

  1. Read chapters 39 and 40 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
Day 147 L

  1. Read the Uncle Tom’s Cabin Bible story.
  2. What is the cruel master?  (answer: sin)
  3. Who is the loving master who bought us with His blood?  (answer: Jesus)
  4. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
M

  1. Read chapters 41 and 42 of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. Play the Flight to Freedom game.
Day 148 L

  1. Write about Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Retell the story in your own words. Write why you think this book helped many people decide that slavery should end.
M

  1. Read chapters 43 and 44.
  2. Tell someone about what you read.
  3. What is Uncle Tom’s cabin to remind them of?  (answer: their freedom)
  4. You can keep playing the Flight to Freedom game.
Day 149 L

  1. Tell your story. Answer the questions to tell about your life as a slave.
M

  1. It’s easy to say that slavery is wrong. Can you see anyone else’s point of view? Try this writing assignment. Simon Legree has been charged with Tom’s murder. You considered resigning from your law firm, which Legree hired to defend him, but your boss talked you out of it. Now you have been assigned to write a brief explaining why Legree should be convicted of a lesser charge. Write an essay in which you present any evidence and / or logical arguments you can find to support the idea that, considering Legree’s culture and the circumstances surrounding Tom’s death, Legree should not be charged with capital murder.
Day 150 L

  1. Click on the most recent date and read about current events. Tell someone what is going on in the world.
M

  1. Read all of the slave stories (link below). The links are on the right-hand side.
  2. Then, tell your story. Answer the questions to tell about your life as a slave.

APRIL fifteenth..read two days of history and complete the activities. do all the science listed below.

SCIENCE
  1. Read pages 234-236 about the brain.
  2. Read this definition page.
  3. Explain to someone what your nervous system controls.
  4.  Read pages 237-238.
  5. *Print out page 239 and complete it.
  6. Check your answers when you are done, page 266.

BRAIN SONG
listen to Dr DeWit on the Brain

YOUR DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

April 8

Read the 1st page passage on the Circulatory System

March 27

Read this worksheet

YOUR MISSION game

March 25

Read and answer the questions

March 20th

Read the Story of Lewis and Clark
  1. Read about Meriweather Lewis.
  2. Read about William Clark. What was one of the primary reasons for the expedition?  (answer: to find a water route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean)
  3. Looking at this map, do you think they found one
Watch: Lewis and Clark Movie
PLAY - pack for the expedition or Play the Lewis and Clark game.




March 18th

Play Match the Bone. Skeletal System. Your hints are located on the upper right.

March 13

Watch: JOINTS
Read: Chapter 25. This is a summary of all the body systems we will cover. Don't worry we will review this information in more detail as we go through class.
Write: page 13 has multiple choice. Please write the complete sentance (neatly) with the correct word filled in. 

Review: the bones in your body. Begin to memorize their names. 

MARCH 5 -7

WATCH Bill of Rights Video: 
WRITE: What do the Bill of Rights Protect?
What are the 5 Rights that the 1st Amendment protect? 
HISTORY: 
WATCH/LOOK: Look at this timeline and 

WRITE: recreate your own using at LEAST 5 points that you feel are important to the American Revolution-  with descriptions.
HISTORY
Read this article via a slide show
write about: 1 fact about each of the first 5 presidents
SCIENCE
  1. Let’s look at plants that live in the water. Look at the picture on the page. Do you see the green stuff floating on the water? Those are plants. Ever see a picture of a frog on a lily pad? That’s a plant. Here are several pages of pictures of water plants. Take as long as you like to look at the pictures and see what kinds of plants grow in water. You’ll see they are called “Aquatic Plants.” That means “water plants.”
    • page 1
    • page 2   (Remember that you can click on any thumbnail (little) picture to see it bigger and better.)
    • page 3
  2. What types of plants did you see? WRITE YOUR RESPONSE

SCIENCE:Underwater Plants

WEDNESDAY



  1. Let’s look at plants that live in the water. Look at the picture on the page. Do you see the green stuff floating on the water? Those are plants. Ever see a picture of a frog on a lily pad? That’s a plant. Here are several pages of pictures of water plants. Take as long as you like to look at the pictures and see what kinds of plants grow in water. You’ll see they are called “Aquatic Plants.” That means “water plants.”
    • page 1
    • page 2   (Remember that you can click on any thumbnail (little) picture to see it bigger and better.)
    • page 3
  2. What types of plants did you see?

THURSDAY

L

  1. Read the “Brief Intro to Sea Plants.” Just the top section.
  2. Look at sea plants.
  3. The introduction mentioned food chains. Read about what a food chain is.
  4. Play the food chain game. You will learn more about food chains in Zoology (year 2).

FRIDAY

L

  1. Read survival, flower, and phytoplankton. Click on “more” at the end of phytoplankton.
  2. What is phytoplankton? (answer: type of algae)
  3. Where do the plants that live in the dark get their nutrients since they can’t produce their own food using the sun (photosynthesis)? (answer: from dead fish)

MONDAY


  1. Read about seaweed.
  2. Click on the links to brown and green seaweed.
  3. Is there kelp in your cupboard?


TUESDAY

  1. Read the “End of Sea Plants.”
  2. Click on “more.”
  3. What is happening to destroy sea plant life?
  4. What do you think people should do to stop it?
  5. What can you do?
TO DO EVERY DAY:



Spelling: your lists are based on your spelling level NOT your grade – work through them as fast as you can. Less than 2 wrong you PASS.  Any words you get incorrect will be added to the next week’s list. Tests will be done every Friday.
You can go on Spelling City to practice 

Grammar: comprehensive workbook or GUM DROPS

Reading: Individual Reading book read for 20 minutes

Feb 

Feb 25 Homework 
complete Feb 20 th homework as well as Feb 25
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Feb 20
AMERICAN HISTORY
YOUR PRESENTATION IS DUE - now changed to WEDNESDAY! 

Choose your individual and work on researching him/her. 
Write at least 1 page report on your individual using your handout. 
Be prepared to present in class.

Science: complete your science worksheet on flowers.
Labeling accurately see the example. 
Re-watch the video if you are confused.

Feb 25 
HISTORY
Read: How a Bill Becomes a Law 
REVIEW: Bill of Rights 
  • Read through the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments, or changes to the Constitution. -you can open this document and each page explains the Bill of Rights with pictures. might be easier to read and remember.
PLAY:  
  1. Play the Bill of Rights game. Choose Elementary Level.  
WRITE: The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments, or changes to the Constitution. Which is the most important. Write down an example in a paragraph - tell me why. 

SCIENCE
if you haven't finished your flower art project - complete that. 
This is your own flower - tell me about it - is it a monocot or dicot. Does it grow better in shady areas or sun? Does it like water or prefer dought conditions. Where could you find this flower - in your imaginary world would it grow on a mountain, by a stream...write this information down to share with the class.
Be sure to return your supplies. 

Feb 6 homework


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First off - you were RIGHT! It did rain yesterday!! and today! and is suppose to rain tomorrow. Yeah for Rain!!
Watch this Video: What plants need to GROW
  1. Read about plant parts. Click next and next…the last one is fruit. STOP after you read about FRUIT.
  2. You don’t need to know all of those blue words in there. Just understand the basic parts of a plant. I bet you do. Try the next activity.
  3. Label the parts of a flower. Click on Labels. Drag the labels to the right boxes. You only need to do the Labels. We’ll come back and do the other parts soon.


January work

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Thursday Jan 30 
Here's your school: We are going to be reviewing some ART from the Revolutionary Time Period. 
WATCH: 
Negative Space:  Virtual instructor 
  1. Look at the Revolutionary War artwork.
  2. Find an example of negative space.  (My observation: an easy example is the Join or Die poster)\
  3. Can you find an example of negative space?  (My observations:  how about the architecture along the top of the signing of the Declaration or in the dark spaces in the King George III painting)

REVIEW
  1. Look at textures used in art.
  2. Look at these paintings and drawings. What textures do you see?
    • fruit
    • kitten
    • paper
    • cans
    • water
    • Van Gogh  These are different. It is not trying to emulate the real texture of an object. Van Gogh used brush strokes to create texture marks on his painting, making it much more interesting. (Scroll down to his paintings.)
LISTEN: 
Were the Founding Father's Christian?? Watch part 1 of this Video. The audio is a bit garbled at the beginning but it clears up during the interview. 
Please watch the following Liberty Kids Episodes by the end of the second week of January: 

Episode 1 - The Boston Tea Party (Samuel Adams)

Episode 2 - Intolerable Acts (Phillis Wheatley)

Episode 3 - United We Stand (Abigail Adams)

Episode 4 - Liberty or Death (Patrick Henry)

Episode 5 - Midnight Ride (Paul Revere)

Episode 6 - The Shot Heard Round the World (John Parker)

also:

READ ABOUT The Key Players during the American Revolution,
LEARN the Vocabulary for Unit


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continue to Watch Liberty Kids (if you are enjoying it)
JAN 27 MONDAY
Watch these videos on George Washington

George Washington Portrait -interactive
BRAINPOP- George Washington
or History.com 2 minute video on George Washington
younger kids might enjoy this animated book instead





Create a Timeline Like THIS: 
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Here is a sample of your latter. 

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Homework
Jan 20 - Jan 24
  • Watch Episodes 7 - 11 of Liberty Kids
  • Look for these individuals: Ethan Allen, John Handcock, John Adams
_______________________________________

Jan Week 3: “No More Kings” George Washington, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere
Jan 23 THURSDAY: 

Activity 1: Continental Congress reading comprehension and worksheet

Activity 2: Paul Revere’s Ride

Students will recite the stanzas they memorized, and we’ll discuss what we like about the poem and what was misleading. Each student will then make an interactive 3-D map.  You can find the lesson plan (which is excellent) and all of the materials to print in the book Interactive 3-D Maps: American Revolution.  The map allows you to teach about Paul Revere’s life, as well as the ride.  

Activity 3: “The Shot Heard Round the World” 

We’ll watch “Shot Heard ‘Round The World.”  After watching it we’ll discuss why people call the battles at Lexinton and Concord the shot heard ’round the world.   I’ll read them the beginning of the Emerson poem “Concord Hymn,” which is the origin of the phrase.  We’ll talk about why no one could have used that phrase until decades later.
fill out worksheet for Shot Heard Around the World from teacherspayteachers we will save the second page (NO MORE KINGS) for later lessons

December work

You will be working on History and Science at Home. Listen and read your daily assignments complete them and turn them in by Friday.

Lesson 1 (tuesday)
  • Do you next spelling list.
  • Work on your grammar (we prepared to turn in a page from your grammar book)
  • WATCH:  Part 1 (take notes - hint the bold words are keywords)
  • READ the History of US 13 Colonies. Chapter 24 WRITE complete the worksheets.
  • Science: Write up all you know about Killer Whales and prepare a presentation for the group (2 - 5 minutes) include facts that you think they won't know

Lesson 2 (thursday)

  • Continue your spelling list.
  • Work on your grammar (we prepared to turn in a page from your grammar book)

    WATCH PART 2
  • Read the History of US 13 Colonies. Chapter 25-26 complete the worksheets.
  • complete your handwriting worksheets for the Lord's Prayer. do you have it memorized yet?

Lesson 3 (friday)

  • Take a spelling quiz.
  • Work on your grammar (we prepared to turn in a page from your grammar book)
  • WATCH Part 3 - this is a longer lesson as we are going to talk about Slavery
  • Ready the History of US 13 Colonies. Chapter 27 complete the worksheets.


Lesson 4 Tuesday

Do your next spelling list
work on your grammar worksheets
Continue to fill out your Colony worksheets.
13 Originals
GREAT JOB ON YOUR WORK! thank you for completing your assignments. 
I hope this activity will be fun and educational some short movies to watch.

Lesson 5 Thursday
Continue to study spelling
work on your grammar worksheets
 
WRITE:
Interactive activity for you to complete


EXTRA activities/optional:
Watch the Movie
The New World



STUDY HELPS:

If you get stuck you can look at these online sources:




More Videos to Watch
Movies of Early America
Teacher NOTES: 
Our Comprehension Questions


  • Shedd Aquarium {this is a really cool site ~ I have it bookmarked for my kids}