Day 15

-Scriptures

-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick up Room
-Math:
-E:Gratitude Journal/G:XtraMath
-G:Gratitude Journal/E:XtraMath

-Saxon Math

-Spanish: 
   Practice "Como se dice___"

   Begin: El Cuerpo
-Nature Walk

-Penmanship: Handwriting Maker  

   G: Perfectly form 5 g's on your own!  

   E: Copy a sentence perfectly from a book you like. 
-Reading:

-Ginny Reading (The Littles to the Rescue)/ Eva Reading (The Witch of Blackbird Pond)

-Science: 
We can classify animals by what they eat. Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore (Read and then Play the game.) Animal Diet Game

-History:

Continue: Mesopotamia ABC's (Feel free to change the letter words--"Ur" for "Untied Kingdoms")

Here are some possibilities with links Mesopotamia ABC Possibilities, Mespotamia ABC's Example

Ancient Civilizations (Only through N)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Day 14

-Scriptures

-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick up Room
-Math:
-E:Gratitude Journal/G:XtraMath
-G:Gratitude Journal/E:XtraMath

-Spanish:
La Cara Practice Spanish words for the face.  Final Quiz
Learn Phrases: No hablo espanol and Como se dice

-Penmanship: 
Handwriting Maker  G: Perfectly form 5 f's on your own!  

   E: Copy a sentence perfectly from a book you like. 
-Nature Walk
-Reading:

-G: Reading (The Littles to the Rescue)/ E: Reading (The Witch of Blackbird Pond)

-History:
Mesopotamia ABC's
Ancient Civilizations
Continue Dowel Weaving

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Day 13

-Scriptures

-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick up Room
-Math:
-E:Gratitude Journal/G:XtraMath
G:Gratitude Journal/E:XtraMath
-Spanish:
La Cara Practice Spanish words for the face.  Initial Quiz

-Penmanship: 
Handwriting Maker  G: Perfectly form 5 e's on your own!  

   E: Copy a sentence perfectly from a book you like.
-Nature Walk
-R's Homework/Read library books to each other
-Lunch
-Reading:
G: Reading (The Littles)/ E:Reading (The Witch of Blackbird Pond)

-Science: 
Vertebrate Quiz and Invertebrate Quiz

-History: Ancient Mesopotamia

Make Ancient Bread Set it to raise overnight

*What did women do to earn money for their families in Mesopotamia? (Sell cheese, weave, cook, etc.)
Women in Ancient Mesopotamia

We're going to learn one way of weaving: Dowel Weaving

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Day 12

-Scriptures

-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick up Room
-Math:-E:Gratitude Journal/G:XtraMath
-G:Gratitude Journal/E:XtraMath
-Spanish:
La Cara Practice Spanish words for the face.

-Penmanship: 
Handwriting Maker  G: Perfectly form 5 d's on your own!  

   E: Copy a sentence perfectly from a book you like.
-Nature Walk
-R's Homework/Read library books to each other
-Lunch
-Reading:
G: Reading (The Littles)/ E: Reading (The Witch of Blackbird Pond)

-Science:

Classification Table Cards

-History:

Continue making Queen Puabi's headdress

Cuneiform Math

Talk about the price of animals.  

*Why would only the rich eat animals?  

*Why would a goat be worth more alive to the poor? (milk, cheese, food for family, food to sell, hair for weaving)

When people ate animals in Mesopotamia, they ate every bit.

Recipe for Goat Stew

Talk about how many people still eat this way today.  Show pictures of a Bedouin dinner with a lamb head in the middle of the rice and talk about how they eat it (from personal experience).

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Day 11

-Scriptures

-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick up Room
-Math:
-E:Gratitude Journal/G:XtraMath
-G:Gratitude Journal/E:XtraMath
-Spanish:
La Cara Practice Spanish words for the face.

-Penmanship: 
Handwriting Maker  G: Perfectly form 5 c's on your own!  

   E: Copy a sentence perfectly from a book you like.
-Nature Walk
-R's Homework/Read library books to each other
-Lunch
-Reading:
G: Reading (The Littles)/ E:Reading (The Witch of Blackbird Pond)

-Science:

Classification Table Cards

-History:

Continue making Queen Puabi's headdress and pretending we're the Royal Headdress Makers

Watch Ancient Mesopotamia Video

Day 10

-Scriptures

-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick up Room
-Math:
-E:Gratitude Journal/G:XtraMath
-G:Gratitude Journal/E:XtraMath
-Practice Spanish Alphabet/ Alphabet Quiz.  Introduce La Cara/The Face
-Penmanship: 
Handwriting Maker  G: Perfectly form 5 b's on your own!  
   E: Copy a sentence perfectly from a book you like.
-Nature Walk
-R's Homework/Read library books to each other
-Lunch
-Reading:
 G: Reading (The Littles)/ E: Reading (The Witch of Blackbird Pond)
-Outside Time

-Science:

Classification Table Cards

-History:
Treasures of Ur
Closeup of the Headdress
Re-create Queen Puabi's headdress (using card stock, tinfoil, metal wire, hot glue) 
Puabi Info
Pretend we're workers in ancient Mesopotamia making a headdress for Queen Puabi's daughter 

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Day 9

-Scriptures

-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick up Room
-Math:
-E:Gratitude Journal/G:XtraMath-
-G:Gratitude Journal/E:XtraMath
-Spanish:
-Practice Spanish Alphabet
-Penmanship: 
Handwriting Maker  G: Perfectly form 5 a's on your own! E: Copy Perfectly a sentence from a book you like.
-Nature Walk
-R's Homework/Read library books to each other
-Lunch
-Reading:
-G: Reading (The Littles)/ E: Reading (The Witch of Blackbird Pond)
-Outside Time
-History:
Help Wanted: Jobs in Mesopotamia

Choose a job from the list you'd like to know more about (Girls chose perfume maker)

Learn more about that job online (plan to experiment w/ perfume making)

Show the kids Help Wanted ads on KSL.com

Have the kids write a help wanted ad for their job(Queen Juabi's perfume maker)

Act out applying for the job

Write out initials in cuneiform on clay tablets:Cuneiform Translator

-Science: 
Begin working on classification cards

Classification Table

Day 8

-Scriptures
-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick up Room
-Math
-E:Gratitude Journal/G:XtraMath
-G:Gratitude Journal/E:XtraMath
-Spanish:
-Practice Spanish Alphabet
-Penmanship: 
Handwriting Maker Perfectly form 5 a's on your own!
-Nature Walk
-R's Homework/Kids read library books to each other
-Lunch
-Reading:
-G: Reading (The Littles)/ E: Reading (The Witch of Blackbird Pond)
-Outside Time
-History: Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia Video
About Mesopotamia
Treasures of Ur
Help Wanted: Jobs in Mesopotamia
Additional Resources:
Link for Mesopotamia Lessons

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Day 7

-Scriptures
-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick up Room
-Math
-E:Gratitude Journal/G:XtraMath
-G:Gratitude Journal/E:XtraMath
-R's Homework/Read library books to each other
-Nature Walk
-Lunch
-Penmanship: 
Handwriting Maker "I take my sword and shield each day when I kneel down and humbly pray."  Independent Writing
-Reading:
G: Reading (The Littles)/ E: Reading (Little Women)
-Spanish
-Practice Spanish Alphabet
-Science:
Mammal Classification Definition Worksheet (Print out 2)
Classify all stuffed animals and Littlest Pet Shop Pets in the girls room.
-History: Let's take a look at the Family tree of the people we have studied so far.

Abraham Video
Look at maps of Abraham's journey from Ur to Egypt.  Introduce Mesopotamia.  Ask them to tell what they remember from their studies of Mesopotamia in first grade.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Day 6

-Scriptures
-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick up Room
-Math
-E:Gratitude Journal/G:XtraMath
-G:Gratitude Journal/E:XtraMath
-R's Homework/Read library books to each other
-Nature Walk
-Lunch
-Penmanship: 
Handwriting Maker "I take my sword and shield each day when I kneel down and humbly pray."
-Reading:
G:Reading (The Littles)/ E:Reading (Little Women)
-Spanish:
-Practice Spanish Alphabet
-Science:
 E: Teach G the Mammal Classification terms: Zoology-Animal Classification
-Character
Lesson Plan:
   *How would you feel if you knew an enemy was hunting you?
   *What would you do differently?  What would you want to have with you?
   *Would you take off your armor or put down your sword for any reason?
-Well, you do have an enemy who is hunting you.  Satan wants to harm you and cause you to fail.  He wants our family to fall.  But Heavenly Father has promised us protection if we "put on the whole armor of God."

Read: Ephesians 6

As you read, have the girls color the pieces of armor listed in the scripture  The Armor of God (Print the boy version for Sam).

   *How do we put on the whole armor of God?

-When we fight, say unkind things, and think only of ourselves, it's like we are taking off the armor of God.  We're making ourselves and each other vulnerable to the fiery darts that Satan.  This home is our fortress.  We have to defend it with everything we have.  We can't take off our own armor.  And if we see someone letting Satan in to our fortress, we need to respond with love and kindness.  That is the only way to keep our fortress safe.  

   *What are some ways you can help keep our enemy from getting into our home?  

   *How can you remind yourself of the need to be loving when you feel angry?

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 

Day 5

-Scriptures
-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick up Room
-Gratitude Journal
-Math
-E & G Math Facts XtraMath
-Nature Walk
-No School for R
-Lunch
-Bread Making with Aunt Robyn
-Reading:
-G: Reading (The Littles)/E: Reading (Little Women)
-Spanish
-Practice Spanish Alphabet
-Science:
Finish Classifying Animals Assignments from Zoology Day 3 & 4

Day 4

-Scripture Study
-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick up Room
-Gratitude Journal
-Math:
-E and G: Math Facts XtraMath
-Nature Walk
-R's Homework/other kids read library books to each other
-Lunch
-Get R ready and take him to school
-Reading
-G:Reading (The Littles)/ E:Reading (Little Women)
-Penmanship: 
   Copy one sentence from your reading today perfectly in print of cursive.
   S: Hooked on Phonics Penmanship

History Lesson: The Tower of Babel

-Look at this picture.  
   *What do you think is happening in this picture?
   *What do you think that big building is in the background?
   *Who do you think these people might be?

-These are the Jaredites leaving the Tower of Babel by (Albin Veselka) (Print small picture for timeline)
   *Tell me what you know about the Tower of Babel.
Tower of Babel Video
Tower of Babel Activity (Print)
   * How does the story of the Tower of Babel help explain different languages and cultures?
Place picture on Timeline
-Spanish:
Since we are talking about different languages, I thought it would be fun to start our study of Spanish.  Dad is speaking Spanish a lot these days in Guatemala.  Wouldn't it be fun to talk to Dad in Spanish.  Spanish is a fun language to learn because the sound of the letters doesn't change in different situations.  We might say 'e' as in "eat" or as in "red." Since the sounds the letters make are constantly the same, it makes it easy to sound words out, unlike English.  Let's start with the alphabet.  Do the Alphabet flash cards then the Bouncing Letter game.  Spanish Alphabet
-Science: Zoology
Do the activities we didn't get to yesterday in Day 3.
Zoology Day 4

Day 3

-Scripture Study
-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick up Room
-Gratitude Journal
-Nature Walk
-R's Homework/other kids read library books to each other
-Lunch
-Get R ready and take him to school
-Math
-E: Math Facts XtraMath/ G: Reading (The Littles)
-G: Math Facts at XtraMath / E: Reading (Little Women)
-Penmanship: 
"For behold, this is my work and my glory--to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." Moses 1:39  Handwriting Maker   
S: Hooked on Phonics Penmanship
-History--Noah and The Flood
Lesson Plan:
   *What happened after Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden?  (They had lots of children and grandchildren, some of whom were very wicked.  They learned to till the Earth and take care of their family.  They learned to worship the Lord through sacrifices.)  

Because so many of God's children were choosing wickedness, He decided to call a prophet to help them.  His name was Noah.
LDS Primary Lesson
Do Enrichment Activity #2

Everything Heavenly Father does is to bring the greatest number of his children home to Him.  Though the flood killed many people, it probably saved many souls.  Some people don't believe the Flood happened.  They think it is nothing more than a story or myth.  But nearly every culture has a myth about a God being upset and cleansing the earth by flood.  This is evidence that the flood happened.  It is impossible to know exactly when the Flood happened, but we know Noah was a real prophet and did as God commanded him.

Print and color Picture of Noah's Ark for timeline

-Science: Zoology-Animal Classification
Zoology Day 3
E: Read about Invertebrates

Day 2

-Scriptures
-Breakfast
-Morning Prep--Get Dressed, Brush Teeth and Hair, Make Bed, Pick-up Rooms
-Gratitude Journal
-Park/Library
-R's Homework/other kids read library books to each other
-Lunch
-Get R ready and take him to school
-Math:
-E: Math Facts XtraMath / G: Reading (The Littles)
-G: Math Facts at XtraMath / E: Reading (Little Women)
-Penmanship: 
   "Adam fell that men might be, men are that they might have joy." 2 Nephi 2:25 Handwriting Maker
   -S: Hooked on Phonics Penmanship

-History: The Garden of Eden and The Fall
Lesson Plan:
Let's review The Creation: Creation Review Video
   *What happened during the 6th period of the Creation? (God created Adam and Eve and placed them in the Garden of Eden)
   *What do you imagine the Garden of Eden was like?
   *What were the commandments God gave Adam and Eve when he placed them in the Garden of Eden? (Multiply and replenish the earth, Don't eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, Stay together!)
   *Did Adam and Eve obey the Lord's commands?  What commandment did they break?  Why?
Let's read: Moses 4, Genesis 2-3 (select verses)
   *What happened to Adam and Eve because they ate the fruit?  (They were cast out of the Garden of Eden, they would sin because they knew good from evil, they would die.)
The scriptures tell us that this was a good thing.
2 Nephi 2:19 
They needed to Fall so that they could have children.  Because they partook of the fruit, as Heavenly Father knew they would, we were able to be born, to have a physical body, to go through the trials of finding food and raising children ourselves, and learning to choose right from wrong.  These things brought them happiness even though they were hard.

We call what Adam and Eve did "The Fall" because they fell out of the presence of the Lord.  Here is a video that illustrates this: The Fall Brought us a Savior Video

Here is a good way to remember what "The Fall" means.  This is an illustration given by President Joseph Fielding Smith (summarize if needed):
     "The Son of God [said]: “I’ll go down and pay the price. I’ll be the Redeemer and redeem men from Adam’s transgression. I’ll take upon me the sins of the world and redeem or save every soul from his own sins who will repent.”¹²

Let us illustrate: A man walking along the road happens to fall into a pit so deep and dark that he cannot climb to the surface and regain his freedom. How can he save himself from his predicament? Not by any exertions on his own part, for there is no means of escape in the pit. He calls for help, and some kindly disposed soul, hearing his cries for relief, hastens to his assistance and by lowering a ladder, gives to him the means by which he may climb again to the surface of the earth. This was precisely the condition that Adam placed himself and his posterity in, when he partook of the forbidden fruit. All being together in the pit, none could gain the surface and relieve the others. The pit was banishment from the presence of the Lord and temporal death, the dissolution of the body. And all being subject to death, none could provide the means of escape.¹³

The Savior comes along, not subject to that pit, and lowers the ladder. He comes down into the pit and makes it possible for us to use the ladder to escape.¹⁴

In his infinite mercy, the Father heard the cries of his children and sent his Only Begotten Son, who was not subject to death nor to sin, to provide the means of escape. This he did through his infinite atonement and the everlasting gospel."¹⁵

When Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden, it was the start of human history on the Earth.  We praise Adam and Eve for their part in Heavenly Father's Plan of Salvation.  We needed them to fall for the plan to work for us.

Color a picture of Adam and Eve leaving the Garden of Eden and put it on our timeline.

Leaving the Garden (Print extra copy for Sam to color)

-Science: Zoology-Animal Classification
Zoology Day 2