Cycle 1, Week 3 - Classroom Notes

(These are notes taken from my weekly tutor letter home to families - if you have any questions I'd be happy to answer - but hopefully you'll find something useful!)

It's Week 3 - Yippee! Thank you for coming to learn with me! 

DURING NEW GRAMMAR​...

History:

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​Greek and Roman god's - did I mention that Disney's Hercules is currently on Netflix (here is PluggedIn.coms review)? And here is a short explanation on how the planets got their names. 

Geography: 

 Sung to the tune of "Row, Row Your Boat" - Phoenicia, Israel, SEA OF GALILEE, Jordan River, Dead Sea, JUDAH is for me!

English:

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  Along, amid, among, around, at, atop - do you have any dancers at home who'd like to dance to the prepositions?

Latin:

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  1st Declension Noun Endings - Need a visual? There is a chart for that!

Science:

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What are some parts of an animal cell? There are lots of great EDIBLE ideas for this week -and don't forget to groove to the Cells, Cells Rap Song!

WE ALSO...

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Science Project​

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  We talked about camouflage and temperature

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​Art Project

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  Upside Down Drawing - here is a slide show about WHY WE DO IT!