Week 1 Ancient Egypt

week 1 Ancient Egypt

Genesis 37 - 42
various coloring sheets of Joseph with coloring pencils, markers, crayons
beading necklaces
Joseph coat of colors (craft)
color cutting activity (matching paint color samples and pipecleaners)
beading on feathers
weaving craft  http://www.surprisediy.com/diy-507.html
mosaic making
sewing  desert hide out http://piseco.homeschooljournal.net/2008/07/29/homemade-senet/


various color activity including presenting additive color mixing and reinforcing subtractive color mixing

color matching game with words (simple for JK, more complex for others)
Firework color explosion    http://artfulparent.com/2011/07/a-fireworks-art-and-science-activity.html
colorful sand   http://nurturestore.co.uk/how-to-make-coloured-sand-diy
color mixing in a gelatin castle  http://www.two-daloo.com/sensory-art-play-colorful-gelatin-castles/
coloring white flowers
Shaving cream with foo coloring for spelling words
mixing colored water in an icecube tray with a dropper
Archery Art

Sibling relationship building activity
discuss civilization

Biomes (fauna, flora)
Cactus
cacti crafts
planting a Cactus
playdough cactus with toothpicks http://www.pinterest.com/pin/289285976036243751/


make our own Senet board game  http://piseco.homeschooljournal.net/2008/07/29/homemade-senet/

Camels
comparing the two types
crafts
Desert scene in a cake pan with little figurines
4 animals of the desert an 4 plants of the desert make a presentation put it on youtube

poems  http://www.pinterest.com/pin/289285976036365849/

Hemispheres
map of egypt (make your own)

prefixes, suffixes, root words

characters traits

tug of war and leap frog

and much more ....


Math:

Gr. 2 : 2 digit Numbers , count by 4, patterns, calendar,  addition and substraction, shapes, (Grade 2 Math Smart  p.1-13 inclusive)
Gr. 4 :  mental math and patterns, additons, missing addends,  sequences, digits (Lesson 1 - 4 of saxon 54)


Keyboarding: still looking for a good program ?

Field Trip ideas : Apple Orchard, or Fabric store to see all the colours and textures.

Friends visit: leap frog, tug or war and play our Senet game and make the color explosion craft/ sceince experiment.

Homeschooling Revival

Well we are about to embark on our second and 1/2 year of homeschooling.  

This year we will be following the curriculum from Learning Adventures with some tweaks from me.

We will be spending 13 weeks in Ancient Egypt.  Doing one somewhat related field trip a week.  One group activity at home, watch out for invites.

We will then spend 3 weeks on Advent, followed by one week of serving families at Waupoos Family Farm for Christmas.

We will spend one week enjoying the octave of Christmas, then one week enjoying Ephiphany.

We will then embark a 10 week journey to Ancient Greece.

Taking 1 week off for March Break.

We will also be pausing to enjoy the flavor of Holy Week followed by the celebration of the Octave of Easter.

We will make our way  to Ancient Rome for 10 weeks.  With a pause at between week 5 and 6 to vacation with the Wild Horses at Assateague Island National Seashore .

We will then enjoy the summer air.

Keep posted for more info. and pictures.