Journeymen, Cycle 2 Week 16

Hello CC-ers!
Hi everyone! So grand to see you all after the break!

Science was a moving experience this week as we looked at the concept of how shape effects speed - so much fun!

This week we studied one of my personal favorites, Monet, in our Great Artists series and we spent some time "dab" painting wonderful landscapes in the style of the artist himself...the results truly were fabulous! And once again, they were really engaged in the process.

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

Week 17's presentation suggestion: Show and Tell something from your closet.

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:
Age of Industry through The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clarke Expedition.


History:

Week 16: Tell me about how WWII began (Timeline Card 141) World War II began in 1939 when Hitler invaded Poland.  Two engagements that helped the U.S. win the Pacific front were the Battle of Midway and dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
World War II	ASL “w”, ASL “w”, flash 2 fingers
1939	Flash 3 fingers on right hand,  then hold up 9
Hitler	One fist “hits” other palm.
Poland	ASL “p”
Two engagements	Flash 2 fingers
U.S.	The fingers of both hands are interlocked and move in a semi-circle from left to right in front of the body.
Pacific front	P-hand, 2 flat hands, palms-down, hand wave up and down away from the body. (ASL sign for ocean)
Battle of Midway	palm-in curved 5-hands move from side to side. (war)
Dropping atomic bombs	Arms raised at shoulder, elbows bent, and hands in a fist, one in front of the other. Fists bounce up and down and then hands are raised while fists open to 5-hands. (ASL for bomb)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki	ASL “h”, ASL “n”

English:          This week we covered what a verb is  and used an original tune from C3 by Mary K Bryant.

A Verb:

A VERB is a word that asserts an action, shows a state of being, links two words together or helps another verb.
verb	palm out, index and middle fingers open to a 'v' and move back and forth
word	[left index points up, palm facing right, right index and thumb push against top left index
action	Run in place
state of being	'b' hand moves out from the chin, palm left, with fingertips at chin level
links 2 words	Hook 2 index fingers together
helps	left hand, palm up, cups the right fist and raises it up
verb	palm out, index and middle fingers open to a 'v' and move back and forth

Latin:             

Latin Verbs: 1st Conjugation Imperfect Tense

This is week 2 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:              

Geometry

Sang along with song from C3 by No Greater Joy Geometry song for weeks 16-20.

The area of a rectangle equals length times width.

A = l x w

Science:

           

Sang along to a tune by KSweetness –On Top of Old Smokey and one from MaryKBryant from C3.

Week 16: What is Newton's 1st Law of Motion? An object at rest tends to remain at rest and an object in motion tends to continue moving in a straight line at constant speed, unless an outside force acts upon it.
Object at rest	Sign an “o” then put hands together and “fall asleep.”
Obj. in motion… straight line	Extend right arm out to your side, sign an “o,” move toward you in a straight line at a constant speed.
Force acts upon it	Raise left hand and pretend the “o” crashes into the hand (“wall”).

Geography: 

The Balkans

Used Song from C3 tune of Shortnin Bread by The Brownclan03 OR Where oh Where by Mbgehr. Map by lelwalker C3

Also used a story

Week 16           Use Green Car Picture

My old greasy car went zigzagging in the BALKANS. It started leaking grease in GREECE, and developed beetle-mania in ALBANIA.  It stopped at a parking area in BULGARIA, and then went on to meet a nice new Yugo in former YUGOSLAVIA.  It ended up breaking down while roaming the roads in ROMANIA.