January 28, 2019

1.) Read in "Dear America: When will this Cruel War be Over?  The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, VA 1864"
and
2.) Chapter 5 of "Native Americans and Westward Expansions"

January 25, 2019

Today I would like for you to get 2 things done in reading plus assignments for both, but do not rush yourself, then math.

1.) First, read pages 28-52 of "Dear America: When will this Cruel War be Over?  The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, VA 1864"

2.) When you are done, write in complete paragraph, tell me what has happened in the book. 

3.) "World History Ancient Civilizations", start reading Chapter 2, "The Earliest Human Societies", 46-57 (Lesson 1). 

4.) On page 49, do the activity at the bottom of the page, question 2:  "Imagine you are going to make a documentary film about the hunter.  Write a brief description of the film."  Write down "words to know "on page 50 and their meaning. Answer questions 1-7 on page 55, then work pages 56-57.  (The Skillbuilder Handbook it suggests is at the back of this book and you can use it, take your time and answer 1-3.)

5.) If you have any time left over and the high school bus has not run yet, please start working on CK-12.

Anything not finished can be completed over the weekend.  Remember to put the date, name, class (social studies or history), and always try to be neat with handwriting.  (You can always practice your cursive and writing skills in your free time!!!)

Next week we will work on Life Science and English, then back to U.S. History and Social Studies the week after that.

Tonight remember to read before going to bed.  When you are through with it, we will start making a list of read books.

January 24, 2019

We had many days without internet and were not able to update, so I will post the basics of what we have covered.

January 8-14 we were out of service, on these days, you worked:

1.) U.S. History- you read "Dear Mr. President, Thomas Jefferson, Letters From A Bookworm" by           Jennifer Armstrong.  Then you wrote a page about the book.

2.) Spelling

January 15-18:

1.) Chapters 1-3 of "Native Americans and Westward Expansions"

     Ch 1- The Mining Frontier

     Ch 2- Railroads Come to the West

     Ch 3- The Cattle Frontier

2.) You wrote a brief description on each chapter.

3.) You also did the math worksheets Enchanted Numbers

     3-digit by 2-digit Multiplication

4.) You read about the Roanoke Colony
5.) Reading and Worksheet: Water Cycle- Clouds and Rain

January 21:

Off for MLK day. (The internet was out again from January 18-21 anyways.)

January 22:

1.) Read pages 1-27 of "Dear America: When will this Cruel War be Over?  The Civil War Diary of         Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, VA 1864".

2.) Math on the CK-12 website.

January 24

1.) Worksheets:

     The Rock Cycle

     Coral and Coral Reefs (reading and questions/answers)

     3-digit by 2-digit Multiplication (once again- you need lots of practice!)

2.) Ch 4 of "Native Americans and Westward Expansions", "Farmers Move West".

3.) Tonight you are doing some bedtime reading from a book of your choice.  This will be a regular           addition to your nightly schedule.

You've done really well!  Keep up the good work!

January 7, 2019

The week before Christmas you worked on small, easy things. This week we will get right back into the regular schedule and you can find what you need to do below.

1.) Week 4 of spelling. Write each word 3 times and write the sentences 1 time each. Look up the dedinition of each word.

2.) I have pulled up chapter 1 of math, Place Value, Multiplication, and Expressions. Work pages 3, 4 and 5. Then go to CK-12  and work in the math class. Work any problems in your  math notebook and take down notes.

3.) Read Chapter 1 The Tools of History , in the textbook World History Ancient Civilizations.  Work any questions you come across. Mark eash page as you get to it so you will always know where you left off.

January 8, 2019

1.)  In your Life Science textbook, read pages 19-22. Answer: What does technology have to do with science? Next, answer the Section 3 assessment.

2.) In the African American Literature book, read "The Revolt of the Evil Fairies" starting on page 23. The author, Ted Poston, has a short biography on page 21, please read it.  Answer questions 1-5 on page 28, "interpreting meanings".

3.) Log into CK-12 and work in the math section.

4.) For the rest of the day, finish reading chapter 1 of "The Tools of History".  Work any quesrions as you come to them.

Remember to use your notebooks and take notes.

YOU CAN DO THIS SMART GIRL!

December 13, 2018

Today we are going to just work on three small things.

1.)  First, the notes you took on John Adams yesterday, pull them back out.  Look through the book again that you read.  Find anything you found interesting and make a note of it in your History notebook.  Then go online and read about him.  Take notes of any good information you find about him, and remember to write down the website you use.  Tomorrow you will be writing a "story", or "essay" that I will read.  You will be telling me all about him, so act like I know nothing.  I can't wait to hear what you have to say!  Work on this until lunch time (12 PM/noon).

2.)  Go to the CK-12 website and log in using the unsername and password I gave you the other day.  Find Rebecca's 6th Grade Math Class.  I want you to work on this the rest of the day.  Watch the videos, and work the problems when given.  If the video just won't load, that is ok.  If you have any problems or just don't understand, there is a question area where you can ask.  I can also help you.  Please let me know!


3.)  Please look up the following:
Predicates
Complete Predicates
Complete Subjects
Simple Subjects
Verbs
Adverbs
Adjectives
Nouns
Pronouns

Please give a definition of each and work the following worksheets:
Review Nouns worksheet
Plural Nouns worksheet
Fragments or Sentences
Adverbs worksheet
Punctuation worksheet

I have all of these already pulled up for you.

I know you will study hard and have lots of information to share with me!

YOU CAN DO THIS SMART GIRL!

December 12, 2018

1.)  Go to the Home School folder, go into the spelling section. Do Week 3 "Fill in the Blank".

2.)  Review your notes and work from Monday and Tuesday.  Do you see anything that you think you are having trouble with?

I think you are doing great so far!

Take some time today to go over everything you have learned in language (English) and Science.

In Life Science you are studying Cells and Heredity, but so far have only been getting an "Introductory to Life Science", while in Language /English you are Learning about "The Sentence: Subject and Predicate, Kinds of Sentences".  In U.S. History you have started reading about John Adams.  And you are working on your spelling.  Can you tell me about what you've learned so far about these things?  Take some time and grab a few sheets of loose leaf paper.  On the first sheet, write down anything you can remember that you leaned, then write down anything that you would like to learn more about.  On the second sheet, write down anything you don't think you understand.  We can review these this afternoon, together.

3.)  Today there won't be as much stuff to do as yesterday.  After reviewing all of your notes and studying the pages you have read this week, please finish reading the book "John Adams: A Life From Beginning to End" on the Kindle.  When you are through, research online about him.  Take notes and write down where you find the information.  Tell me about things that you find.  Who was he?  Why is he considered important?  What are some important facts about his life?  Pretend that I know nothing about John Adams and this is my first time ever hearing about him.  What would you tell me?  Below are some questions to ask, and things to find out:

What year was he born and when did he die?
Who was his Vice President?
What years was he President and what number was he (4th, 7th, etc.)?
What is the name of his some that was also President?
What are some other things John Adams is famous for (other than being President)?
Did he help getting together the Declaration of Independence?  How?
What did he nominate George Washington for?
What did he think about slavery?

These are just some suggestions on the information you can find out.  You can tell me about all of them, some of them, even find out other things you find interesting.  You can write it however you want, but pretend you are going to  be telling all of this to someone, so you'll need to have some order.  Take your notes, then write it out.

Here is a good place to start for research: John Adams
Now find other places to research and be sure to remember write down where you found your information.  Hint: you could probably look at the White House official website!  Not all of this is due today, just read the John Adams book on the Kindle.

Keep yourself busy, you can look on many sites, take notes and write down where you find your information.

When you have read the entire story (remember, it is short), you can go back to the CK-12 website and continue working in the "Whole Numbers" section.  Please write down any problems in your Math notebook.