Yesterday, since we went over George Washington, and before we move on, lets elaborate on a President.
WRITING: http://www.primarygames.com/print_zone/stationery/presidents.htm
READING: After reading a simple story answer questions about George Washington as a child.
Yesterday, we learned about our US Flag, and since it was George Washington who requested the first flag be made, so who better to learn about today.
HISTORY: George Washington (1732-1799) was the first President of the United States of America. George Washington became known as “The Father of Our Country”. He is an important person in the history of the United States. Washington wore false teeth made from hippopotamus ivory.
STORY:
George Washington and The Cherry Tree
When George Washington was about six years old, he was made the wealthy master of a hatchet of which, like most little boys, he was extremely fond. He went about chopping everything that came his way.
One day, as he wandered about the garden amusing himself by hacking his mother’s pea- sticks, he found a beautiful, young English cherry tree, of which his father was most proud. He tried the edge of his hatchet on the trunk of the tree and barked it so that it died.
Some time after this, his father discovered what had happened to his favorite tree. He came into the house in great anger, and demanded to know who the mischievous person was who had cut away the bark. Nobody could tell him anything about it.
Just then George, with his little hatchet, came into the room. “George,” said his father, “do you know who has killed my beautiful little cherry tree yonder in the garden? I would not have taken five guineas for it!
“This was a hard question to answer, and for a moment George was staggered by it, but quickly recovering himself he cried: — “I cannot tell a lie, father, you know I cannot tell a lie! I did cut it with my little hatchet.”
The anger died out of his father’s face, and taking the boy tenderly in his arms, he said: — “My son, that you should not be afraid to tell the truth is more to me than a thousand trees! yes, though they were blossomed with silver and had leaves of the purest gold!”
MATH: Count the Cherries - Addition and subtraction story problems; Construction Paper and Crayons: Fold the paper in half. First draw cherries, cherry pies, or cherry trees to illustrate the problem. Use bold crayon numerals and symbols. On the other half of the paper draw cherries, cherry pies, or cherry trees to illustrate the solution. Be sure to include the answer to the problem by making it big and bright.
MATH: Introduce quarters and the dollar bill to younger children. Teach what these are worth. Learn to count by 25 using quarters and hundreds using one dollar bills. How many quarters in a dollar?
MUSIC/HISTORY: Yankee Doodle Dandy - Learn the words to Yankee Doodle Dandy and sing it.
ART: George Washington Coloring Page
Lets start off the Presidents Week by focusing on the Flag. It is a great place to begin, and will accompany every other lesson that follows.
HISTORY: OUR AMERICAN FLAG
Read the following passages and answer the questions below.
The United States Flag has 50 stars, one for each state of the Union. The last star added was for the State of Hawaii, 1960.
U.S. Flag Names
Summary: This can be a week long teaching adventure from learning about flags to simple US history; Only two key leaders are focused on to KISS. The sections of this Pre-K lesson (ages 4 - 5) will be:
Print a Flag: http://www.dltk-kids.com/t/usa/cposterflag.htm
Activities: http://www.first-school.ws/activities/shapes/general/bookmark_pledge.htm
Abraham Lincoln (primary) http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/class.htm
Internet Feild Trips: http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/presday2.htm
Presidents’ Day Resources: http://mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/features/presday.html
Unit Study Material: http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/president.html
Kids Domain: http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/presday.html
Teach at Home: http://www.teach-at-home.com/default.asp
This is your new home education journal. We have been working on your pre-k studies for a long time now so lets organize a place for your online learning.
Moving Forward:
Plan from:
Timeline:
8:30- 9:30 Free choice some teacher directed activiites
9:30 Clean up toys, wash up for snack time
9:45 Snack
10:00 Circle time–weather,calendar,theme of the day,book related to theme,explanation of art project
10:20 Art time
10:40 Outside play or indoor music and movement
11:00 Dismissal