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Topics: Art: Fall related crafts Bible: Jesus calmed the storm Geography: latitude and longitude, GPS History: The story about longitude Language arts: vocabulary, adjectives, Farmer Boy novel study, writing ideas, journaling Literature: Farmer Boy Science: stormy and extreme weather, fall, thunder | |||||
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Spine Books | |||||
![]() | Have your kids see if they can find the pages that match this week’s activities as they do them. | ||||
![]() | p. 82-85 Fall playset and clothes Vocabulary cards: climate, equator | p. 87 Fall Leaf Adjectives Vocabulary cards: equinox, fall | p. 89 Geography, Maps and Globes Vocabulary cards: firmament, gravity | p. 90 Geography, Maps and Globes Vocabulary cards: Vernal, winter | p. 91 Geography, Maps and Globes Vocabulary cards: Hanami, chametz |
Science Reading | |||||
![]() | Activity: Make Your Own Thunderstorm | Activity: Make Some Thunder | |||
![]() | Read/browse this book as desired. | ||||
![]() | Read today. | ||||
![]() | Read this week. | ||||
Other Books | |||||
![]() | Chapter 6 | Chapters 7-8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 |
Notebooking and Printables | |||||
Stormy Weather Make & Learn Project $1.99 Weather lapbook Do whichever elements of this lapbook that interest you. Writing ideas: ✿ Write a story about an animal preparing for winter. It can be realistic, or you can make the animal character(s) talk, etc. ✿ Write down a favorite fall memory. ✿ Describe a fall scene. Use adjectives (examples: crunchy leaves, crisp air, etc.) ✿ Fill out lapbook elements. ✿ Copywork/handwriting: Choose sentences from any of this week’s books. ✿ Continue journaling as desired. Scholastic Teachables: Click here for fall related printables. | |||||
Crafts and Activities | |||||
Click here to pick out a weather craft. Choose a fall craft. ![]() Play Battleship ! This is a great game to illustrate how longitude and latitude (and GPS coordinates) work! Here is a free printable version. Here’s another one you can print out for free. | |||||
Extras | |||||
Bible | Jesus calmed the storm (adapt for home use) Video: Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee at Frameless, London (interactive art – neat!) | ||||
Video | Vivaldi – Autumn Earth’s Most Extreme Weather | SciShow Kids Compilation | NOAA SciJinks: What Causes Lightning? TED-Ed: The most lightning-struck place on Earth TED-Ed: The Cambodian myth of lightning, thunder, and rain | Severe Weather: Crash Course Kids #28.2 The Science of Lightning | National Geographic Thunderstorms 101 | National Geographic | TED-Ed: How do tornadoes form? How are thunderstorms formed? | Weather Wise NOAA SciJinks: What Causes a Thunderstorm? | BrainPOP: Latitude and Longitude How does GPS work? John Harrison’s “sea clocks” from the mid-1700s displayed at Royal Observatory |
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