Weekly Schedule 2011-2012

TIME	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
7:00
7:15
7:30	CHARACTER WALK	CHARACTER WALK	CHARACTER WALK	CHARACTER WALK	CHARACTER WALK
7:45
8:00	CIRCLE	CIRCLE	CIRCLE	CIRCLE	CIRCLE
8:15
8:30
8:45
9:00	MATH LAB	PUZZLER	PUZZLER	PUZZLER	FORM DRAWING
9:15		GRAMMAR	GRAMMAR	GRAMMAR
9:30		MATH	MATH	MATH	MATH
9:45
10:00	SNACK	SNACK	SNACK	SNACK	SNACK
10:15	PE SKILLS	PE SKILLS	PE SKILLS	PE SKILLS	PE SKILLS
10:30	COUNTRY STUDY	COMPOSITION/ READING	COMPOSITION/ READING	COMPOSITION/ READING	COUNTRY STUDY
10:45
11:00	HANDWRITING	HANDWRITING	HANDWRITING	HANDWRITING	HANDWRITING
11:15	HISTORY ODYSSEY	VOCABULARY	VOCABULARY	VOCABULARY	HISTORY ODYSSEY
11:30		HISTORY ODYSSEY	HISTORY ODYSSEY	HISTORY ODYSSEY
11:45
12:00	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH
12:15
12:30
12:45
1:00	ART APPRECIATION AND TECHNIQUE	PE	SCIENCE DAYBOOK	COMMUNITY STUDY	SCIENCE FREE CHOICE LAB
1:15
1:30
1:45
2:00	MATH		HEALTH	GEOGRAPHY	MATH
2:15
2:30	SPANISH	SPANISH	SPANISH	SPANISH	SPANISH
2:45
3:00	NATURE STUDY	HANDWORK		HANDWORK
3:15
3:30
3:45
4:00					PLAYDATE
4:15
4:30
4:45
5:00 AND ON					ROCK CLIMBING

Block Schedule 2011-2012

	SHAKESPEARE	PAINTER	COMPOSER	A. POET	M. POET	NATURE	HANDWORK	COUNTRY	HOLIDAY
AUG
15-19	ASTRONOMY BLOCK
22-26
29-2
SEP	THE TEMPEST	GIOTTO	MEDIEVAL	SANDBERG	STEVENSON	TREES	SEWING	BANGLADESH
6-9	VACATION
12-16
19-23
26-30
OCT								ISRAEL	SUKKOT
3-7
10-14
17-21
24-28
NOV								UZBEKISTAN
31-4
7-11
14-18
21-23
28-2	GEOLOGY BLOCK
DEC								HUNGARY	CHRISTMAS
5-9	MINEROLOGY BLOCK
12-16
19-23	VACATION
26-30
JAN	MUCH ADO	ZANG DUAN	MOZART	FROST	MILNE	FISH	KNITTING	NETHERLANDS
2-6
9-13
17-20
23-27
30-3
FEB								BRAZIL	CARNIVAL
6-10
13-17
20-24
27-2
MAR								PANAMA
5-9
12-16	PHYSICS BLOCK
19-23
26-30
APR	MERCHANT	PICASSO	COPELAND	CUMMINGS	DE LA MARE	INSECTS		CANADA
2-7	VACATION
9-13
16-20
23-27
MAY								NIGER
30-4
7-11
14-18
21-25
JUN								ZAMBIA
29-1
4-8
11-15

October Circle

Rise Up O Flame, by thy light shining, Bring to us beauty, vision, and joy.

There's the firm earth under me, the blue sky over me,
So I stride, so I stand,
And I see you too,
With the blue sky over you, and the firm earth under you.

The leaves be green, the nuts be brown,
They hang so high, they will not come down.

The rain is raining all around, it falls on field and tree.
It rains on the umbrellas here, and on the ships at sea.- Robert Louis Stevenson

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands,
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands,
If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it,
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
(three verses more, with each boy choosing an action)

The fog comes on little cat feet,
It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches
And then moves on.- Carl Sandberg

Uno, dos, tres, cho
Uno, dos, tres, co
Uno, dos, tres, late
Chocolate, chocolate, bate, bate, chocolate!

Spanish vocabulary

I'm gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
I'm gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
I'm gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out, and wiggle my waggles away.

Reading from "The Story of God"

For the seed of love within us,
For the beauty all around us,
For the strength of truth before us,
Praises sing to God!

Current events (MWF) Spelling (TR)

Old Rogers is dead and is laid in his grave,
Laid in his grave, Laid in his grave;
Old Rogers is dead and is laid in his grave, tarularulalay.
There grew an old apple tree over his head,
Over his head, Over his head;
There grew an old apple tree over his head, tarularulalay.
The apples grew ripe, and they all fell off,
They all fell off, They all fell off;
The apples grew ripe, and they all fell off, tarularulalay.
There came an old woman a-picking them up,
Picking them up, Picking them up;
There came an old woman a-picking them up, tarularulalay.
Old Roger got up and grabbed at her legs,
Grabbed at her legs, grabbed at her legs;
Old Roger got up and grabbed at her legs, tarularulalay.
The old woman she jumped and ran away,
Jumped and ran away, jumped and ran away;
The old woman she jumped and ran away, tarularulalay.

Oral math

Zum gali gali gali, zum gali gali
Zum gali gali gali zum gali gali
Hechalutz lema'an avodah
Avodah lema'an hechalutz
Hechalutz lema'an avodah
Avodah lema'an hechalutz
Zum gali gali gali zum gali gali
Zum gali gali gali zum gali gali
Pioneers all work as one,
Work as one all pioneers.
Pioneers all work as one,
work as one all pioneers.
Zum gali gali gali, zum gali gali
Zum gali gali gali, zum gali gali zum

The Tempest

Handbells

Brave and true, I will be.
Each good deed sets me free,
Each kind word makes me strong,
I will fight for the right,
I will conquer the wrong.

I can turn myself and turn myself, and curl up as I will.
I can stand on tiptoe, reaching, high,
I can hold myself quite still.
I can be as small as a small, small seed,
I can be as tall as a tall tall tree,
I can be as wide as the wide wide world,
I can just be me.

September 2011 Circle

Rise up O Flame, by thy light shining, bring to us beauty, vision, and joy!

There's the firm earth under me, the blue skies over me. So I stride, so I stand, And I see you too
With the blue sky over you, The firm earth under you.

Smile awhile and give your face a rest, stretch awhile, and ease your manly chest,
Reach your fingers to the sky, while you watch them with your eye,
Jump awhile, shake a leg there sir, Now step forward, backward, as you were,
Then reach out to someone near, Shake his hand and smile.

Come with me and dance with me, in the cool of autumn.
All the trees are golden now, all the bells are ringing.
Ring, ring, ring-a, ding, ding, dong, dance and sing together.
Ring, ring, ring-a, ding, ding, dong, in your shoes of leather!)

A birdie with a yellow bill Hopped upon my window sill,
Cocked his shining eye and said: "Ain't you 'shamed, you sleepy-head!"
Time to Rise RL Stevenson

I'm in the mood for singing, hey how about you? I'm in the mood for singing, singing along with you.
Hey, hey, what do you say, I'm in the mood for that today,
Hey, hey, what do you say, I'm in the mood for that.

SPEAK, sir, and be wise.
Speak choosing your words, sir, like an old woman over a bushel of apples.
Basket by Carl Sandburg

De colores, de colores se visten los campos en la primavera.
De colores, de colores son los pajaritos que vienen de afuera.
De colores, de colores es el arcoiris que vemos lucir.
(Painted in colors, the fields are dressed in colors in the spring.
Painted in colors, painted in colors are the little birds which come from outside.
Painted with colors, painted with colors is the rainbow that we see shining brilliantly above.)

Los pescaditos andan en el agua, nadan, nadan, nadan. (swimming fish motions)
Los pajaritos andan en el aire, vuelan, vuelan,vuelan. (flying bird motions)
Son chiquititos, chiquititos. (tiny hand motion)
Vuelan, vuelan, vuelan. (flying again)
Nadan, nadan, nadan. (swimming)

Spanish language vocabulary from above.

I am an acorn, the packet, the seed.
God is within me, and God is the tree.
I am unfolding the way I should be,
Carved in the palm of his hand.

The Story of God

Right hand, left foot, meet in the middle,Left hand, right foot, meet in the middle,
Right arm over left arm, play the fiddle! Left hand, right foot, meet down low,
Right hand, left foot, meet down low, Left arm over right arm, pull the bow!
Reach to the right, reach to the left, Stretch in front, stretch behind,
Look down below, what do you find? Right hand reach out to a friend,
Left hand reach out to a friend, Make a circle without end.
Circle to the left, in a ring, Circle to the right, we will bring,
Our circle to the center, step inside, Then back out again, like the tide,
Our circle to the center step inside, Then back out again, like the tide.

Current events or spelling

Jack be nimble, jack be quick, jack jump over the candlestick.

Oral math

All around the mulberry bush (or cobbler's bench)The monkey chased the weasel;
The monkey thought 'twas all in fun, Pop! goes the weasel.
A penny for a spool of thread, A penny for a needle—
That's the way the money goes , Pop! goes the weasel.
Jimmy's got the whooping cough, And Timmy's got the measles
That's the way the doctor goes Pop! goes the weasel.
Every night when I get home The monkey's on the table,
Take a stick and knock it off , Pop! goes the weasel.[1]

Medieval cd

The Tempest

Hand bells

Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth,
As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

Brave and true I will be, Each good deed sets me free, Each kind word makes me strong, I will fight for the right, I will conquer the wrong.

I can turn myself and turn myself and curl up as I will. I can stand on tiptoe reaching high, I can hold myself quite still. I can be as small as a small seed, I can be as tall as a tall tall tree. I can be as wide as the wide wide world, I can just be me.

Country Study Chart

NAME
GOVERNMENT TYPE
LEADERSHIP
CAPITAL
MONETARY UNIT
VALUE TO DOLLAR
GDP
AGRICULTURE %
INDUSTRY %
SERVICES %
GDP PER CAPITA
UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURE % EMPLOYED
INDUSTRY % EMPLOYED
SERVICES % EMPLOYED
TELEVISIONS/100
RADIOS/100
MOBILE PHONES/100
COMPUTERS/100
INTERNET HOSTS/1000
MOTOR VEHICLES/100
POPULATION
DENSITY
% URBAN
% under 15
% over 65
LIFE EXPECTANCY MALE
LIFE EXPECTANCY FEMALE
FERTILITY RATE
INFANT MORTALITY/1000
DOCTORS/1000
HEALTH SPENDING % GDP
% IMPROVED WATER
COMPULSARY EDUCATION
LITERACY (MALE/FEMALE)
ED. SPENDING %GDP
ECONOMY
INDUSTRIES
CROPS
NATURAL RESOURCES
ARABLE LAND
NOTABLE FEATURES

Country Study Printable Chart

Here's the link the printable country study chart. Avery fills out one of these for every one of our month-long country studies.

Month 1 Review

ART
Two lessons from our art curriculum completed, some modeling work, three art appreciation lessons (appreciating background), an introduction to the life, personality, and work of Beethoven has been fairly simple and perhaps not a big part of the school day, but impactful all the same. If one is to groan about the classical music station being on yet again, one ought to at least be able to groan out the proper names of the composers. And so, the first three weeks of school are a success!
PE/HEALTH
Completed Presidential Fitness Test, charted own results against "healthy range" averages.
Completed summer quarter rock climbing class, several hikes, runs, and informal team sports events (kick ball, sword fighting). Spent an entire day climbing Smith Rocks in Oregon with a climbing guide, starting at 5.4 climbs and finishing with 5.9 climbing and practice rappelling.
Swam and practiced diving.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Reviewed nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, the articles, and pronouns.
Completed one formal writing lesson as well as several smaller writing assignments.
Work on cursive is progressing.
Reading: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1080L) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, funny and interesting; Flush (830L) Carl Hiassen, hilarious; A Wrinkle in Time (740 L) A Wind in the Door (790L) Madeleine L'Engle, first was great and a fast read, second was boring; The Mysterious Benedict Society (840 L) Trenton Lee Stewart, awesome, really good; The Cay (860L) by Theodore Taylor, easy to read, good to talk about; The Book of Three (770L) by Lloyd Alexander, scary (good scary) and exciting; Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransomme, calm and nice to read; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (880L) JK Rowling, exciting and scary to read by yourself; The Breadwinner (lexile 630), Parvana's Journey (lexile 640), Mud City (lexile 740) all by Deborah Ellis, really good, wish there were more.
MATH
A review of material covered last year in beginning algebra is progressing, with factoring, PI, infinite and finite numbers, ratios, and the integers covered so far.
Review of fractions (multiplying and dividing), and percents is ongoing as an extra math lesson.
Practice with logic and story problems is a daily and enjoyable part of the school schedule. A weekly hands on math lab (one involving 30 feet of butcher paper, crayons, and a series of rectangles to divide with various numbers of straight lines) has been quite fun.
SCIENCE
Science thus far has been limited to simple nature observation and a weekly class learning about scientists, scientific current events, and studies. Articles about insect eggs and the dangers of and ways of dealing with space trash were read and reported on, both verbally and in writing.
Several trees and a couple of types of mushrooms were identified. Ecosystems of the high desert and the coastal wetlands and forests were explored.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Reading, narration, and illustrating of the beginning of civilizations was completed. Experiments with simple tools and possible evolution of tool making were spontaneously devised and carried through.
Geography study included a review of the world- oceans and continents, basic geographic terms, map reading- then narrowed in focus to North America.
A mini study about Uruguay was completed, including making dulce de leche candy-sauce.

September Circle

Rise up O Flame, By thy light shining, Bring to us vision, beauty and joy. (sung, from the floor to rising, slowly)

There's the firm earth under me, The blue sky above me,
Here I stride, Here I stand, And I see you too.
With the blue sky above you, The firm earth under you. (marching in place, arms swinging, then raised high, swinging again. Stand still, arms out to friends, then up to sky, swinging again as we march again.)

I'm in the mood for singing, hey how about you?
I'm in the mood for singing, singing along with you.
Hey, hey, what do you say, I'm in the mood for that today,
Hey, hey, what do you say, I'm in the mood for that.
(singing, clapping, snapping, stomping, smiling, winking, spinning, etc.)

Right hand, left foot, meet in the middle,
Left hand, right foot, meet in the middle,
Right arm over left arm, play the fiddle!
Left hand, right foot, meet down low,
Right hand, left foot, meet down low,
Left arm over right arm, pull the bow!
Reach to the right, reach to the left,
Stretch in front, stretch behind,
Look down below, what do you find?
Right hand reach out to a friend,
Left hand reach out to a friend,
Make a circle without end.
Circle to the left, in a ring,
Circle to the right, we will bring,
Our circle to the center, step inside,
Then back out again, like the tide,
Our circle to the center step inside,
Then back out again, like the tide.

Here is an apple tree with leaves so green, Here are the apples that hang in between.
When the wind blows the apples will fall, Here is a basket to catch them all.

"apple" tossing game (beanbags, toss around the circle while we chant our times tables for Avery or count for Miles)

Come with me and dance with me, in the cool of autumn.
All the trees are golden now, all the bells are ringing.
Ring, ring, ring-a, ding, ding, dong, dance and sing together.
Ring, ring, ring-a, ding, ding, dong, in your shoes of leather! (dancing in a ring, holding hands)

Red and yellow, golden brown, all the leaves come falling down, all the leaves come falling down.
(start fast, then slow down as the children sink to the floor)

footwork (tracing geometric shapes with our feet, first circle, then triangle, square, pentagon, as the month goes on, first a taped line, then no guide, then with a crayon in our toes to draw the shape)

Los pescaditos andan en el agua, nadan, nadan, nadan. (swimming fish motions)
Los pajaritos andan en el aire, vuelan, vuelan, vuelan. (flying bird motions)
Son chiquititos, chiquititos. (tiny hand motion)
Vuelan, vuelan, vuelan. (flying again)
Nadan, nadan, nadan. (swimming)

Come ye Thankful People, come, raise a song of harvest home:
Fruit and crops are gathered in, safe before the storms begin;
God our Maker will provide, for our needs to be supplied;
Come to God's own temple, come, raise a song of harvest home.
All the world is but a field, given for a fruitful yield;
Wheat and tares together sown, here for joy or sorrow grown;
First the blade and then the ear, then the full corn shall appear;
God of harvest, grant that we, wholesome grain and pure may be.

Brave and true I will be, Each good deed sets me free.
Each kind word makes me strong, I will fight for the right, I will conquer the wrong.

I can turn myself and turn myself, and curl up as I will.
I can stand on tiptoe, reaching high, I can hold myself quite still.
I can be as small as a small, small seed,
I can be as tall as a tall, tall tree.
I can be as wide as the wide, wide world,
I can just be me.

Vikings Resources

Nordic Heritage Museum (Seattle)
NOVA Vikings
BBC Vikings Lessons
Viking Lesson Plans Ireland
Baldwin Project Viking Tales
Baldwin Project Stories of the Vikings
Baldwin Project Rolf and the Viking's Bow
Baldwin Project East o' The Sun West o' the Moon

Fifth Grade Curriculum & Syllabus

Circle
one folk song, one hymn, one multi-verse poem to memorize over the month, 1-2 Spanish language rhymes or songs, at least two different kinds of movement skills (jumping, balancing, footwork, catching, etc.), mix of sitting and standing, moving and still, finger verses and whole body movement.
Language Arts
grammar-
spelling- We're using Spelling Demons because it's a year long overview of all the spelling rules, which is just what Avery needs.
composition- I've got Writing Strands 3 & 4 for inspiration.
copy work
narration
Social Studies
ancient world history- History Odyssey, A Child's History of the World (Avery reads to Miles), The Story of Mankind (lovely!), lots of books and crafts and projects!
world geography- Trail Guide to World Geography
month long country study- culminating in a supper with another family, celebrating the food and culture of the country we've been studying, and a chance for the children to present their projects before a (small) crowd
community study- monthly service project, monthly field trip, current events & history
Math
puzzlers/logic/diagramming/paper folding/etc.- daily
math lab- weekly- Calculus by and for Young People, the Book of Think, The I Hate Mathematics Book, PI in the Sky, etc.
algebra- 4 times weekly- Life of Fred Algebra (beginning review 3-4 mo, advanced for the rest of the year)
math practice- 2 times weekly- Key To workbooks, etc.
Science
botany- ecosystems, medicinal herbs, plant life
chemistry- Thames and Kosmos Chemc1000 kit
general science- weekly- read/research various topics, write review/synopsis
nature- weekly- nature observation/collection/drawing
Music
hand bells
music appreciation- Beethoven, Chopin, Vivaldi
Art
art appreciation
form drawing
technique- Artistic Pursuits Level 2, Book 1, watercolor incorporated in history/other lessons
Handwork
embroidery, knitting, sewing, woodwork, modeling
Health/PE
health-nutrition, diseases, first aid, survival, hygiene
gymnastics, rock climbing, skiing
general PE skills- Physical Fitness for the Homeschool Family
Foreign Language
Spanish- La Clase Divertida 1 (again, for Miles' sake)