English Language Arts

April  20-24

Reading - Skills: 

DK. First History Encyclopedia / Stone Age (Instructional)

Reading - Literature: 

World Book. Enigmas of History - The Mysteries of the Trojan War / The Trojan War/ The Story of the War 

Oral Narrations:

The Mysteries of the Trojan War - The Story of the War (Summary of the Iliad)

    There was a party and a bunch of goddesses and gods there, but Eris didn't get invited because she was the goddess of discord. She got a golden apple with an engraving that said "to the most beautiful". So three people fighted over it and then they chose some guy eventually and he chose the third goddess because she promised a hot babe, Helen.

    But Helen was already married so the king of Sparta, to get her back, put an expedition against Troy. 

Grammar:
(Kumon)

Irregular Plural Nouns
Verbs

Spelling:
Dolch Words/Spelling Rules

Which/Witch
Write
Very
Every
Does
Their
There
They're
Blue
Eight
Laugh
Together

Writing:
Letter formation with Handwriting Without Tears daily practice, 15-20 minutes 
    - Imitating, from memory, & following visual instructions. Copy-work & dictation inclusive. [link]

April 14-17 

Reading - Skills:
 
Smithsonian kids. Ancient Egypt StepUp Readers Level 3 (at-level)
Kochalka, James. Banana Fox (below-level)
DK. First History Encyclopedia / What is History? (instructional) 
DK. First History Encyclopedia / Early Humans (instructional)

Reading - Literature:

Sutcliff, Rosemary. Black Ships Before Troy - Chapter 1 
Aliki. Gods & Goddesses of Olympus 

Also: Big Nate, Little History, & various others 'for fun'. 

Oral Narrations 
 
Black Ships Before Troy: The Golden Apple

Black Ships Before Troy is based on a story called the Iliad by Homer. The Iliad was one of the oldest books in the world. There was a wedding but they didn't invite Eris, goddess of discord, because everywhere she goes trouble happens. Because Eris wasn't invited she went there anyways and threw a golden apple on the table that said "to the fairest". After she threw the golden apple on the table there was three goddesses who said;
"I'm the fairest!"
"No, I'm the fairest!"
"No, you're both wrong, I'm the fairest!"

How to Survive Being Lost in the Woods

    Don't cry for help immediately because you will probably lose your voice by the time somebody actually hears you. Set up bright things around where you are like paper, cloth, but not your clothes. I think the most important thing was to make a shelter.

From:
Buchholz, Rachel. How to Survive Anything 

 Ancient Egypt Facts 

    Egypt is in North Africa. Scientists who study Egypt are called Egyptologists. Every year the Nile flooded. The flood helped ancient Egyptians grow crops. Ancient Egyptians built their homes with mud bricks. Kids were bald except one part of their right side was hair. Egyptians believed there were gods and goddesses for almost everything. When a families' cat died the owner shaved off his eyebrows and wouldn't stop mourning until they grew back. In 1799 historians couldn't read hieroglyphs, they found a stone with demotic Egyptian (their daily language) and hieroglyphs. When a pharaoh died, the oldest son became a pharaoh. If there was no son, another family member could become a pharaoh. Pharaohs would wear a fake beard, and if they were ladies, they would still wear the fake beard. 

Grammar:
(Kumon, BrainQuest)
Past/Present Tense
Verb Tense
Pronouns
Irregular Plural Nouns

Pending: First Language Lessons - Level 3

Spelling:
Dolch Words/Spelling Rules

Pull
Which
Why
Write
Right
Your
Their
Very
Upon
Again
Some
Could
Best
Every
Does
Pretty
There
They're
White
Blue
Here
Hear
Where
Eight
Hurt
Keep
Laugh
Together 

Writing:
Letter formation with Handwriting Without Tears daily practice, 15-20 minutes 
    - Imitating, from memory, & following visual instructions. Copy-work & dictation inclusive. [link]