Journeymen, Cycle 2 Week 15

Hello CC-ers!
So sorry to be sliding in here so late - been a bit of sickness in the household slowing things down a bit.
And though we were working with a skeleton crew on Tuesday, we still had a wonderful time!!
Remember though - we don't meet again until the 24th!

Science really brought music to our ears this week - with our water organ - so neat to here how sound waves move differently through water. And a BIG thank you to Mrs. Thompson for that amazing milk demonstration! Made me want to go home and make tie-dyed t-shirts!

This week we studied Gainsborough in our Great Artists series and we spent some time painting wonderful landscapes and then popping little people into them - just like the artist himself...the results truly were fabulous! And once again, they were really engaged in the process.

Continuing with our great artist's study, next we will be studying Monet! One of my personal favorites!

Presentations are continuing to improve. We are really working on the "figit factor" when we are in front of the group. Everyone is keeping their sense of humor about it too :-D

Week 16's presentation suggestion: Where would you like to go for a vacation? Or, where else in the world would you like to live?!

OK - so on to the new grammar that was presented Tuesday - as ever, if you need a map, worksheet or mp3 - just email me and I'll send it on over.

New Grammar:

Timeline:
Japan's Isolation through The Seven Years' War.

History:

Week 15: Tell me about World War I countries(Timeline Card 136) During World War I, Great Britain, France and Russia were Allies, and fought against Austria-Hungary and Germany, which were called the Central Powers.  In 1917, the U.S. entered the war assisting the Allies."
World War I	ASL “w”, ASL “w”, flash 1 finger
GB, France, Russia	Right hand clasps little finger side of left palm-down A-hand and shakes as if shaking hands. Near the ear, the F-hand begins with palm inward and is twisted  outward. Palm-down 5-hands swing repeatedly in toward the hips contacting at the midpoints between thumbs and index fingers.
Allies	Hold one hand with index finger pointing up while the other hand, also with the index finger pointing, moves quickly to stand next to each other. (ASL for ally)
Fought against	Punch hands as if boxing
Austria-Hungary, & Germany (Put flag pictures on board)	Make a crown like the one on the 1st flag of Austria-Hungary; W-hand Right and left palm-in five hands cross at wrists and fingers wiggle (as in old German empire flag before unification).
Central Powers	Bent hand makes a circular motion and then lands in the center of the palm of the opposite hand. Then flex your bicep muscles
1917	Flash 7 fingers
U.S.	The fingers of both hands are interlocked and move in a semicircle from left to right in front of the body.
Allies	Hold one hand with index finger pointing up while the other hand, also with the index finger pointing, moves quickly to stand next to each other. (ASL for ally)

English:

This week we covered the 4 Purposes/kinds of sentences and used an original tune from C3 by AJT

The 4 kinds of Sentences are

Declarative	Cup hand to side of mouth; punch a finger forward & make a pop sound (period)
Interrogative	With a finger, draw a question mark while making a marking noise & the pop for the dot (question mark)
Imperative	Pound your fist on your other palm then add the pop noise for the dot (period)
Exclamatory	Hands to side; jump up & make a rocket sound (!)

Latin:             

Latin Verbs: 1st Conjugation Imperfect Tense

This is week 1 for this conjugation.  (But the second time through)        

Sang along with song from C3 - also on  CC Audio Cd for Cycle 2

To the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

 

1st Conjugation Ending Imperfect Tense      .
Person	Singular	Plural
1st	____bam  (I was ____ing)	____bāmus (we were____ing)
2nd	____bās  (you were ____ing)	____bātis (you were____ing)
3rd	____bat  (he/she/it was ____ing)	____bant (they were____ing)

Math:              

Metric Measurements

sing along with song from C3 by TXmap – tune “If You’re Happy ..”

Metric Measurements

10 millimeter (mm) = 1 centimeter (cm)

100 centimeters (cm)  = 1 meter (m)

1000 meters (m) = 1 kilometer(km)

Science:

           

Sang along to a tune by Natalie Townsend from C3 

Week 15: What are two forms of energy?
Kinetic	Sign a “k” and make it bounce around.
Potential	Bring hands together and interlock fingers.

                                    

Geography: 

Used Song from C3 tune of Jingle Bells by Mbgehr. Map by lelwalker C3

Also used a story 

Week 15           Use Cat Picture

Patty the Persian cat visited her friends in the MIDDLE EAST.  First, she stopped by her former home of PERSIA (IRAN).  She crawled through a crack in IRAQ to see her cousin in KUWAIT and then her sister in SYRIA.  She took a boat to CYPRUS to visit her brother, and then they all went up to TURKEY for Thanksgiving.