Cycle 1 Week 18

Sorry for running behind on getting the posts up for the last two weeks.  Here is a quick rundown of what we covered for week 18.

Geography

After tracing our world maps the girls traced around the map points for Mesoamerica.  We also sang our History Sentence for Mesoamerica.

History

I had a fun activity that I planned to go along with our History sentence on mound builders.  I was going to use a parachute activity to go along with the sentence which involved the girls gathering under the parachute/"mound".  I forget to bring in the parachute, however, so we colored our pictograms while we listened to the memory work. 

Timeline

We practiced this weeks hand motions.

Latin

We enjoyed a fun round of freeze dance to the memory work for second declension noun endings.

English

Each girl was excited to show off for the class as they each sang the helping verb song as a solo.  This was their idea.  I am so happy to see each of them feeling comfortable to share their knowledge in front of the whole class by singing a solo.  So fun to see their personalities come out through their performances :).

Science

I brought in a clay model of four parts of the ocean floor.  The girls had fun observing and interacting with the model as it was passed around. 

Math

We added the area of a triangle (repeated three times) to our math pokey.  We also sang all previous weeks as well leading up to it.

Fine Arts

In our study of El Greco we focused on some of his unnaturally stretched depictions of the figures he painted.  To demonstrate this concept with the girls I showed them a picture of a my little pony as well as a second one that my husband had stretched out on a computer and printed out.  The girls traced the stretched version onto a thin sheet of paper and colored in the new image.

Experiment

A)  We used a balloon and a simple balance to measure whether or not air has weight.

B)  We used a cup and a tub of water to observe and discuss atmospheric pressure and its affects.

Cycle 1 Week 17

Here is a list of the topics covered during our week  17 lessons:

Geography

The girls are working hard to get in more details with their world maps.  We used m&ms to locate our map points for South Africa. 

Timeline

We practiced our hand motions for this week.  These can be found under the file previously mentioned (by rafikipaka) on CC connected.

Math

We continue to add to our Math pokey with the Area of a square.  It its into the song nicely by repeating the memory work three times.

English

We practiced our Helping verbs song from the previous weeks.

Latin

We reviewed our latin pronunciations for Second declension single/plural noun endings.

Science

I brought in last weeks model of a volcano.  We talked the parts of a volcano and observed the flow of lava through these parts during an "eruption".

History

We colored our pictograms as we listened to the history sentence. 

Experiment

A)We built a bridge using books to demonstrate how rock bridges can seemingly defy gravity as one layers overlaps and supports the other.

B)We discussed and observed how water when combined with agitation can dissolve candy at different rates.  We also took the opportunity to expand the experiment and used our mouths as a means of agitation on the candy as well :).  The girls formed a hypothesis about which would dissolve the candy faster:  sitting in water, being shaken up in water and being shaken up in our mouths. 

Fine Arts 

We had a blast painting our masterpieces as they hung above our heads under tables.  We discussed and observed a few of Michelangelo's pieces and works.

Cycle 1 Week 16

Busy week and head is spinning!  I'm sure you all have been there!  Here is a quick rundown on the activities we covered in class last week:

Geography

The girls are tracing their continents and working on getting more intricate detail in.  We used pictures of words that rhyme with each of the bodies of water we studied in Africa. 
Cheesy = Zambezi
Crocodile=Nile
Gloria=Victoria
Ear=Zaire
Orange=Orange (it's an easy rhyme when it's the same word!)

The girls then placed the pictures over the body of water that each correlated with and we laughed at all the silly rhymes.  Each girl was able to bring home their pictures to use for review time if desired.

Math

We continued our math pokey by adding in the Area of a Rectanlge.  We reviewed the previous two weeks as well.  Fun times!

Science.

I brought in a small model of a volcano and we talk about the four types of volcanoes.  I simply used vinegar and baking soda with a little food coloring with the activity. 

Extinct=the model volcano with no igredients to erupt.
Dormant=The model volcano with one ingredient to erupt but nothing happens because the second ingredient hasn't been added.
Intermittent=We watched the volcano erupt and talked about the definition.
Active=We watched the volcano erupt again

English

We sang our helping verb song.  Some of the girls took the time to sing a solo or with a partner in front of the group.

Latin

We practiced the memory work with the CD and then  played freeze dance to the song as we listened and sang along a second time.

History

We listened to the memory work.  Talked about some key words we heard.  Then in teams of four used cardboard bricks to build an Aztec pyramid as we listened to the memory a couple of more times.

Timeline

We learned the hand motions for this week's cards.

Experiment

We made shell fossils.  These came home with the girls as well.

Fine Arts

We talked about Durer this week.  We carved designs onto wood and used them as stamps on cardstock to create are materpieces.

I hope you all have a blessed week!