Bonus Post: Lily’s Farm School lesson with Bo

The Burned Hand

Once upon a time, a little girl named Lily was playing in her mom and dad's room.

Lily was doing a puppet show. She accidentally touched a light bulb. The bulb was very hot.

The bulb burned her hand and she started to cry.

Sophie and mom came quickly.
Mom put a cold wash cloth on her hand.
But her hand still hurt.

Mom and Sophie took Lily to the doctor.
The woman doctor made it feel better.
She put magic cream on her hand.

There were two burns. One from her thumb to her pointer finger and one from her thumb to her middle finger.

Gamma came and helped mom.

The doctor wrapped a bandage around her whole hand.

It did not hurt the next day.

 
We found a picture of a koala bear that had a burned hand. He had a bandage like mine.

September 29, 2010 Day Eighteen

5 x 5 for 5th Grade
Never a dull moment at the Calderwood house! We all woke up, had a nice breakfast, said goodbye to Dad, made a plan for the school day, and went upstairs to change clothes. I organized all the wonderful schoolwork Days 14-17 from Connecticut and I started typing in some of Sophie's work—a compromise she and I because she had done such good work on paper and had so much to type in—when I heard crying from upstairs. It didn't take me long to recognize real pain crying and not the typical pre-school I-can't-get-my-own-way cries and I rushed upstairs. Lily was setting up a shadow-puppet show in her room and she grabbed hold of a very hot, bare light bulb with her right hand. She has severe blistering and second-degree burns on her right pointer and middle finger and part of the pad of her hand. Poor thing. I was very proud of

Sophie, who handled her cool during the crisis and stayed calm and comforted Lily during her pain—and even did some schoolwork while I tended to Lily!

After doctor visits, pharmacy stores, and pain medication, and a good lunch—thanks so much to Gamma who came to the rescue (like always) and made it possible for me to drive and think—we started on school.
Most of our day was spent going over the work she did while visiting my Dad and his wife and then typing and uploading those blog posts. Sophie did a lot of good work! She did a great webquest I designed on Native Americans and we made a nice afternoon trip to the library (can't keep Lily down)!
It's been a long but successful day and the girls are out in the driveway playing and enjoying the last bit of warn weather for the year and I am about to order pizza for Kev's last night home before his long trip to Asia for work. Before bed we will play Apples to Apples and we'll re-wrap Lily's bandages. We have a busy, fun day planned for tomorrow and so blessed and thankful that both our girls are well and happy.


5 Pictures/Illustrations
5 Vocabulary
1. Epidemic: A temporary disease that kills many people.
2. Sachem: A chief of a Native American tribe.
3. Small pox: A highly contagious disease, characterized by ugly open spots with puss.
4. Astronomy: The study of stars and planets.
5. Constellation: A group of stars that make a picture, that people name.

5 Details/Facts
1. Never touch a nightlight.
2. A second degree burn is the second to worst burn you could get.
3. Lily got a second degree burn today.
4. Legends say that some constellations were made by Greek philosophers who passed away.
5. I get to do the dance concert this year for tap only.

5 Sentences
1. The Native Americans had two epidemics that killed almost all of them.
2. All of the Native American tribes had sachems.
3. People rarely ever get small pox today.
4. People who study the stars and planets are astronomers.
5. Constellations are pictures in the sky, recognized by their names.

5 Questions & Answers

1. What is the difference between the terms "Indian" and "Native American"?

A: Indian is a word that describes people in India, the white men named them that because they thought they were in India, Native American is the right term for the " Indians " to be called.

1. What did Lily learn about light bulbs today?

A: Lily learned never to touch a light bulb when it's on.

1. How many constellations are in the night sky?

A: I would find out on the internet.

1. What are constellations named for? Give 3 examples.

A: Orion, Little Dipper, Virgo.

5: Why did so many Native American tribes die in epidemics?

A: Because their bodies never had a sickness like that before.

Activities: Web Quest, Games, Library & a good amount of make-up work

Web Quest: Native Americans of the Northeast Woodlands Webquest

http://www.pequotmuseum.org/ExhibitGalleries/APequotVillage/

A: Read "A Fishing Scene" (Do not read Behind the Scenes)

B: *I did a "Save As" for you at home 1 image from this page

C: Click on "Making a Meal" and read (on left side of page)

D: *I did a "Save As" for you at home 1 image from this page

E: Click on "Building a Wigwam" and read

F: *I did a "Save As" for you at home 1 image from this page

G: Click on "A Family Group" and read

H: *I did a "Save As" for you at home 1 image from this page

I: Click on "Making Wampum" and read

J: *I did a "Save As" for you at home 1 image from this page

2. http://www.bigorrin.org/mikmaq_kids.htm

A: Read "How do you pronounce Mikmaq and what does it mean?"

"Mick-mack" in English

Means, "my friend"

B: Read "Where do Micmacs live?"

Northeastern Maine

C: Click on "link" to Maine. Look at map (I have saved it for you at home). Click BACK (arrow in top left corner)

D: Read "What language do Micmac people speak"

English, but some still speak Mi'kwami'simk

E: Click on "link" for "Micmac Words"

F: Read, Learn, and Write down 6 new words of your choice in your notebook. Then Click BACK

1. Samquan : water

2. Mekweki : red

3. Etlinfoq : sing

4. Lmugi : dog

5. Sist: three

6. Nutaq : Learn

G: Read "What were Micmac homes like"

H: Click "link" to "pictures of wigwams"

I: Read & look at pictures for "Wigwams" and "Longhouses"

J: *I saved two images for you from this page. Now Click BACK (top left arrow)

3. http://www.free-beading-patterns.com/index-free-beading-patterns-inch-wide-endless.shtml

A: Look through bead patterns

B: Double-click on your favorite pattern & ask Grandpa to help you print it

C: http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312452/wampum1.htm

D: Read page on "Wampum" then click on picture link at bottom of page to learn how to make your own Wampum bead (we will do this at home and use it as a prop for your play)

E: Click BACK

F: Click on "link" tab at bottom for Clans and Read

G: Click Back

H: Click on "link" tab at bottom for "Longhouse" & Read

I: Click on "link" tab at bottom for "Games"

J: Play Crossword and True & False games—remember, just have fun and learn. It's no big deal to make mistakes or get some wrong—try your best and learn from any mistakes you make!

Game: Apples to Apples with the whole family before Dad flies to Singapore for almost three weeks for work.

Library: After a couple hours rest and "feeling much better Momma," the girls and I went to Patten Free Library to return our books, visit Courtney, and check out new books. Lily most looked forward to playing with the doll house in the Children's Room and Sophie was pleased when I told her she didn't have to check out a "school book." Lily checked out four picture books about dinosaurs and Sophie picked out a novel called Ally Finkle and a book about the Penobscot Indians.

Sophie's Blog: Write 5 good sentences summarizing what happened in Chapters 5 & 6 in The Lost Voyage of John Cabot.
Sebastian Cabot got a job as a river guide and was very happy about that. But there's a bad side of the story, one of Cabot's ship's got shipwrecked in Ireland. But they do not know which one. The big mystery is still in Sebastian's head as he decides to leave to Ireland and leave his mother behind, or wait with her until he hears more news. You will just have to wait and see, so will I.

Lily and her hurt paw

September 25 & 26, 2010 Day Sixteen

Math work with "help"
Games
Visit workplace: Grandma Linda's dental office

1. Name of place: Naval Branch, Health Clinic, Groton Dental Department
2. Title of person I'm visiting: Senior Dental executive, Senior Dental Officer
3. How many people work at the office: 52
4. 
   
   How much education does it take to be a dentist?
   A: High school Graduate, 4 years of College + 4 years of Dental School = 8 years of college.
5. 
   
   Who are the patients?
   A: People who go on submarines and students. 5,200 people.
6. 
   
   How many patients does Grandma Linda see a month?
   A: about 70
7. 
   
   What does Grandma Linda do besides seeing patients?
   A: Giving Grandpa Mike a hard time and she keeps the schedule of dentists.
8. 
   
   What does Grandma Linda like best about being in the Navy?
   A: She likes moving around and the dependability.

Sophie's Blog: Sophie, people wear all kinds of different clothes to work. For a lot of jobs, people wear uniforms. Describe Grandma Linda's uniform. You went to a Navy picnic this weekend with Grandma and Grandpa, what kinds of things did you do? Write three sentences about the Dinosaur park.

Grandma Linda's uniform is tan, and has a lot of pins on it. It has a hat that goes with it and her hat has red stripes and 1 pin. I met a lot of new kids who I thought were very pleasant and nice. Grandma was in charge of the kids entertainment portion and we did beanbag toss, water balloon toss, and ladderball. At the dinosaur place I won three dollars in a maze. I played on a playground for over three hours. And I climbed on life size dinosaurs that were painted just like real dinosaurs.

September 27, 2010 Day Seventeen

Make-up work

Book Report

Title: Once There was a Tree

Author: Natalia Romanova

1. 
   
   Summarize the story:

The story describes the circle of life in a heartwarming story about nature and trees. And also to share with people.

1. 
   
   List at least 3 characters with one sentence describing them:

A snooty man: a man who thinks he's the best.

A bear: a bear who shares the stump.

Ants: Near, organized ants.

1. 
   
   What did you like best about this book?

The lesson about the circle of life.

1. 
   
   Write a one sentence advertisement for the book.

A heartwarming story for all ages.

1. 
   
   What did you learn from the book? What lesson does the book teach?
   I learned that the circle of life starts with the tiniest things like maggots. The lesson the book teaches is the same thing I learned.

Encyclopedia American Indians—6 entries
Pg 159 Indian Language
1. The Indian language has about 19,000 words in it and they used them all.
2. In California, some tribes spoke "men talk" and "women talk," which were two different languages.
3. There's lots of different words for one word, there are 47 different words for red.

Pg 161 Indian Names
1. Girls got their names from flowers or pretty nature things.
2. In some tribes boys didn't get their names until going to war.
3. Some tribes got their names from what their parents saw in a dream.

Pg 188 Lodge

1. A story about a dwelling for ceremonies and praying.

Pg. 203 Micmac
Why are they important? A: Because people believe that their tribe met the Europeans first.

Pg. 233 Paint
1. Indians used paint to decorate themselves.
2. They were called "red men" during war.
3. They used berries as paint.

Pg. 245 Picture Writing
Write one picture sentence on separate paper on opposite side from Native American tribe map

Sophie's Blog Day 17: Tell us about your week with Grandpa & Grandma. What cool things did you do? What was most fun?

My week with grandpa was awesome because I got a lot of school done plus I go to my favorite things. Like going to the aquarium and the dinosaur place and Chuckee Cheese. The most fun was the dinosaur place. Because I got 3 dollars from the maze, and played on the playground.

September 23, 2010 Day Fifteen

Science Experiment: Compass & Magnetic Field
From: Handy Science Magneticism
1. Tie one end of the magnet exactly in the center of two chairs facing back to back of each other. Mek sure the "N" on one end of the magnet is visable.
2. Tie the other end to a long ruler.
3. Position two chairs close together and place the ruler between the cahirs as shown.
4. Let the magnet hang freely from the ruler.
5. Observe how the magnet moves. When it stops moving, the end marked with the "N" (the red end) will be pointing to the earth's magnetic pull.

Why did this happen?
The magnetic north pole generates a magnetic force field that affects compasses anywhere on earth. A compass will always align itself with this pole because of the magnetic pull. Id you turn the magnet around it will automatically move back to point at the magnetic north pole.

Lily-Read Dick & Jane

Encyclopedia: 6 entries from American Indians
Pg 13 Abnaki
1. The Abenaki's are actually pronounced "abh-nah-kee."
2. The Abenaki's are famous for giving the Pilgrims a lot of trouble.
3. The Abenaki's were the first to create wigwams.

Pg 61 Bury the Hatchet

1. A story about the expression, "bury the hatchet." It means to make peace.

Pg 80 Chief—2 sentences describing
1. A ruler of an Indian tribe.
2. The one that people look up to.
*Bonus, what's the Native American word for "chief"? A: Sachem

Pg. 106 Dance
1. The Indians danced at ceremonies and holidays.
2. Different tribes danced differently.
3. Most of the dances told a story.

Pg. 111 Dog
1. Indians ate dogs.
2. Akira was a dance that meant dog, used in dance stories.
3. Before the Plains Indians had horses, dogs did all the work.
*Bonus, what vocabulary word from one of your first 5 x 5 describes Native Americans' relationship with dogs? A: Domesticate.

Pg. 125 Feasts
1. Indians gave feasts for their individual gods or spirits.
2. Most of the feasts were "eat everything feasts," where they literally ate everything.
3. There were very strict rules at feasts.

Sophie's Blog Day 15: What do you think about Native Americans now that you're learning more about them? How was the compass experiment with Grandpa Mike different from the one we did at home? Tell me about reading Dick and Jane with Lily.

I think that the Indians were much more respectful and nicer than the white men because they shared more. The compass experiment with Grandpa turned out successful because we had all the right materials, not like us. I think Lily Knows the majority of Dick and Jane, so she is doing wonderful.

September 22, 2010 Day Fourteen

Field Trip: Pequot Museum & Village
http://www.pequotmuseum.org/

Creative Writing: Notebook follow instructions for Character & Setting for your Explorer Play

Instead of 5 x5: Native Americans of the Northeast, Stuart Kallen
Pg. 17 Look & Learn the map
Re-draw the map on separate paper &

Pg 18: "Indian Names"
What are some that you recognize? Acadia, Androscoggin, Saco, Mystic

Pg 20-22 "The People of Rivers and Bays"
1. The Algonquin word "nippet" means small pond or freshwater people
2. The 1616-1619 epidemic did not reach the Pequots.
3. The Pequots established two villages near Mystic
Pg 29 "Who can own the land?"

1. A nice story about a European who blamed an Indian for something. Indians believed that no one cold own land, but the Europeans did.

Pg. 54 "Creation Beliefs"
1. The Indians believe that the world was created on the back of a turtle.
2. The turtle became a highly respected symbol of Mother Earth.
3. Different tribes held different beliefs.

Pg 69 "A short-lived peace"
1. In 1620, the Pilgrims found America.
2. Squanto's real name was "Tisquantam."

Pg 73 "Extermination of the Pequot"
1. A great Indian battle was in Mystic, CT.
2. At night, the Europeans trapped the Indians when they were asleep.
3. Several dozen Pequots remain.

Sophie's Blog Day 14: What did you do today? What was the coolest thing about the village and museum? What did you learn about Native Americans that you didn't know before? What does "setting" mean in a play? Write a sentence about Sancio and John Cabot's first meeting with the native peoples of the New Found Land.

Today I went to the Indian museum, in the Indian reserve, I thought the coolest thing was the Indian village. In the village it had really cool statues of Indians that looked like they were alive. I learned that Indians lived in wigwams. A setting in a play means the back round and the stage and all the other parts. Sancio and John Cabot were nervous about the Indians at first, but met them, and liked them.

September 21, 2010 Day Thirteen

This week Sophie and Lily are visiting Grandpa Mike and Grandma Linda in Mystic, CT. But school continues! Posts will be "off" this week but Sophie continues to work hard and we will post as we can and then catch up next week!
The first day we spent at the Mystic Seaport Village, where we learned "hands on" about sailing vessels. Although most of the exhibits and ships at the village are from the 18th and 19th century, we still got a good idea about sailing ships and Sophie was able to make a lot of connections to her learning about the Age of Sail and Discovery.
She got to see and experiment with a sextant and an astrolabe. She was able to explore all levels of an 18th c. whaling ship that the Seaport Village is restoring, which was very cool. Grandpa Mike came with us and explained nautical terms and references to current naval life and ships.

5 x 5 for 5th Grade

Mystic Seaport Village

5 Pictures/Illustrations

Rope-making

Map-making

Keel

5 Vocabulary
1. Nautical: Of or pertaining to sailors, ship, and navigation.
2. Celestial : Pertaining to the sky and stars.
3. Dead reckoning: To deduce speed and direction.
4. Shipwright : A person who builds and launches wooden vessels
5. Chronometer: A device to keep exact time used on ships.
5 Details/Facts
1. A schooner is much smaller than a Carrack.
2. A smaller ship with one mast is called a sloop.
3. The oldest remaining whaling ship in America is The Charles W. Morgan.
4. We went on The Charles W. Morgan.
5. The bathroom on a ship is called a head.
5 Sentences
1. I learned a lot of nautical terms.
2. Lots of people celestial navigate using the stars or sun.
3. Dead Reckoning on a ship means to make an educated guess to determine speed and direction.
4. Shipwright's cut and fashion wood for ships.
5. We saw lots of chronometers today at the nautical instruments store.
5 Questions & Answers
1. Why can't you use a grandfather clock on a ship? A: The pengalem will rock to much.
2. What is the term used on ships for ropes? A: lines.

3. What do you do when you mop the deck of a ship? A: Swab the deck.

4. How do you guess your speed and direction on a ship? A: Dead reckoning.

5. Name three nautical instruments. A: Astrolabe, Chronometer, and a compass.
Sophie's Blog Day Thirteen: Where did we visit today? What kinds of ships did you see & visit? What did Grandpa teach you about being a sailor on a ship? 

Today we visited the Mystic Seaport. There we saw lots of cool ships. We also went on a road trip to Conneticut to visit Grandma and Grandpa. We saw schooners, and sloops, and Carracks, and carravals, and more.  Grandpa taught me lots of more nautical terms, and I told him what I knew about ships.

September 20, 2010 Day Twelve

5 x 5 for 5th Grade

1. Botanical: the study of plants and plant life
2. Perennial : A noun that describes reappearing every year.
3. Meditation : When your calm and relaxed
4. Bog : A swampy pond that usually smells.
5. Indigenous: I belong here.
5 Details/Facts
1. In the Scent garden there were fragrent herbs.
2. In the sight garden there was a big fountain and lots of bright colored flowers.
3. Texture is a pattern that you can feel.
4. We had a tasty lunch.
5. In the hearing garden there was a rock with holes and when we talked we had a funny voice!
5 Sentences
1. In Boothbay there's a place called the Botanical gardens.
2. Perennial flowers reappear in Spring without replanting.
3. I meditate to relax.
4. Today my camera fell into a bog.
5. Native Americans are indigenous to North America.
5 Questions & Answers
1. What is a common language used to name most plants and animals? A: Latin
2. What does biodegradable mean? A: Living things that die and decompose into the earth.
3. Why is it important to build/ create places like the Costal Maine Botanical Gardens? A: To make the world more beautiful.
4. What berries commonly grow in bogs? A: Cranberries.
5. What was the worst thing that happened today and what did you learn? A: My Camera fell into a bog. To move on and accidents happen.
Sophie's Blog: Tell us what you did today. How was today's scavenger hunt different than others you've done? Describe the fairy house we built in two sentences. I really liked your poem a lot; what inspired you?
Today's scavenger hunt was different because Instead of mom hiding things , I looked for words hidden in the signs and the names of the garden. The fairy house was around was a little sump with three " rooms." We put sticks around the stump, and bark for the roof. Thank you mom! The fairy poems inspired me, also the rhythm of the fairy poems you read.
Day Twelve: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Fairy Houses, & Fairy Poems
Activity: Create Fairy House & Poem (including Lily with Gamma's help)
Step One: Explore the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens & Complete Scavenger Hunt for your 5 new vocabulary words
Scavenger Hunt *Lily and Gamma did their own version of the scavenger hunt and I will post her "results"*
First Word: "I am both a title and an adjective describing the study of plants and plant life."

I am: Botanical
Second Word: "I am a noun that reappears year after year."

I am: Perennial
Third Word: "I am a noun that describes a peaceful place you can think."

I am: Meditation
Fourth Word: "I am a simple but fun word that describes a swampy place where water plants grow."

I am:
Fifth Word: "I am a scientific word that means 'I' belong here."

I am: Indegenious
Bonus Question: "I am the 5 senses and you can learn about us at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens by…."
I am: Sight, Smell, Sound, Touch, Taste

Taste

Smell

Touch

Sight

sound

Step Two: Come to the end of your hunt at the Fairy Village where we will separate into pairs—Mom & Sophie and Gamma & Lily—and we will find the perfect spot for our new fairy house. While collecting, building, and decorating our fairy house, we will read a few poems aloud to inspire us!
Step Three: Observe and photograph our new fairy house. Then write a fairy poem inspired by the gardens, the poetry, and the house.
Step Four: Read and share (and record) our new poems!
Sophie's Poem
Come little fairy. Dance around the ring.
Come little fairy. Please just come and singer.
Come little fairy. The moon is shining bright.
Oh, come little fairy. Dance in the moonlight.
Come little fairy. You can bring your friends.
Come little fairy. Or your time will end.
Come little fairy. I'm a harmless girl.
Oh come little fairy. I'd like to see you twirl!
Come little fairy. I promise, I don't bite.
Come little fairy. I know this house is right.
Come little fairy. Please just come and play.
Dance around the ring with me. And please just say you'll stay!

Lily's Poem
A fairy penny I found
It's in my Gamma's hair
Fairy, fairy on the wall
Can I make a wish on your shiny penny?
"I wish I had a talking stuffed animal"
"I wish…I would meet a mermaid"
"I wish…I had everything"
Three wishes sang in the magic wood


Fairy, fairy on the wall
a new house I made for you
With…a shell bathtub
a mossy bed
a rocky path
    and one green leaf


Fairy, fairy on the wall
I left a penny in the wood


Gamma's Poem
Into the woods I roam
Waiting to see
Wanting to see
Wishing to see
A shadow darts, wind blown
A song whispers, wind lifted
A touch on my braid, wind soft
Age only blinds us if we let it


Mom's poem
Fairy, fairy frolicking freely,
Faithfully foraging flowers,
Forever feeling fibrous frocks,
Fearing frightening frantic,
Fulfilling fantastical phenomena,
Fairy, fairy, fondly funning phantoms!

Sophie & Mom's Fairy House

Lily & Gamma's Fairy House

September 18, 2010 Day Eleven

5 x 5 for 5th Grade
5 Pictures/Illustrations

5 Vocabulary
1. Quadrant : a quarter of a circle.
2. Cartography: the production of maps
3. Magnetism: The study of magnets and their effects; unusual power to attract.
4. Vector: A course or direction; a navigational tool.

5. Bearing: the situation or horizontal direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass; a determination of position.
5 Details/Facts
1. To "copy and paste," you press down the right mouse button and it again where you want to paste.
2. A quadrant is divided by the Prime Meridian and the Equator.
3. A 180 degrees is a half turn.
4. I learned all about vector's yesterday.
5. We estimated the longitude of Disney World and Maine.
5 Sentences
1. A quadrant is divided by the Equator and the Prime Meridian.
2. At the Osher Map Gallery we saw a lot of Cartography maps.
3. When we did our science experiment we learned about magnetism.
4. I did a sheet on vectors yesterday.
5. In the sheet about vectors, I also learned about bearing.
5 Questions & Answers
1. What are the two lines on a globe that make up a quadrant? A: The Equator and the Prime Meridian.
2. What is the latitude and longitude of Maine? A: 43 lat. 70 long.
3. How many degrees are in a sphere? A: 360
4. How many degrees to you turn in a Waltz Jump? A: 180
5. Tell me the rule for rounding to the nearest 100^th. A: Anything 50 and up goes to the hundred, as in 700 and 50 and below goes to 600.

Sophie's Blog Day Eleven: You worked on math worksheets all week and today you reviewed your work with Dad, tell me about learning math with Dad. Describe in two sentences what you learned about degrees on a globe. Write about your Viking dream.
It was easier than working by myself because I haven't done math like that since last year's school and working with dad made it easier to understand. The degrees are divided in quadrants by the Equator and Prime Meridian. Latitude and Longitude are measured by degrees. Everything I learned about Vikings was in my Viking dream and in my dream we were at Funtown Splashtown.

Math work with Dad

September 17, 2010 Day Ten

Since Sophie worked really hard this week and we weren't able to go on our intended field trip to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens due to the weather, I gave her the day off from her 5 x 5. She still worked really hard today and we got a lot accomplished but she also got some good creative play time in with Lily this morning.
3 Activities: Web Quest, Science Experiment, Lily
Web Quest: Vikings & Vinland

1. 
   
   http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/voyage/subset/vinland/sagas.html#video
   A: Read Page 1 "Vinland Saga" & Listen to excerpt of Lief's story
   B: Enlarge Greenlander's Saga
   C: Enlarge Sage Voyages Map & Save As "Viking Image 1"
   D: Listen to excerpt of Gudrid's Saga
   E: Hit "next" Button
   F: Read Page 2 "History"
   G: Enlarge Skalholt Map & Save As "Viking Image 2"
   H: Hit "Next" button
   I: Read Page 3 "Environment"
2. 
   
   http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html
   A: Read & Explore "Viking Voyage"
   B: Use interactive map to move your Viking ship along their voyage to Vinland
   C: "Click" at least 3 points on the map
   D: Choose 3 out of 5 choices for more information
   E: Read & take notes (2 facts) for each topic
   
   1. 
      
      Topic: Genetics
      1. Fact 1: Genealogy is a study of family groups over history.
      2. Fact 2: Genetics is used with archeology to prove mass movements.
   2. 
      
      Topic: Enviroment
      1. Fact 1: Enviromental studies are of past climates.
      2. Fact 2: Scientists use clues such as, animal bones, fossilized pollen, and more.
   3. 
      
      Topic: Sagas
      1. Fact 1: Sagas are the most important literature studies about the Vikings.
      2. Fact 2 : Unlike history books, Sagas tell complete stories.
   
    
3. 
   
   http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html
   A: Take the "Guided Tour"
   B: Click on Room 1 "Journey of Discovery" & Read page
   C: Choose & Save As & Rename Viking image 4
   D: Click on Room 7 "Discovering North America" & Read page
   E: Choose & Save As & Rename Viking Image 5

Eric the Red

Write three facts you learned about Vikings:
1. The Vikings went back to Norway in the year 1010.
2. The Vikings were not brutal warriors, they were people like farmers, shipbuilders, and explorers.
3. The Vikings found L'Anse aux Meadows in 1,000.
Sophie went on to work on her interactive, 3d Viking map and she made Leif Errikson's and Erik the Red's journey from Greenland to Newfoundland and along the North American northeast coast. I helped her construct, cut, and paste her map while she read more about the Vikings and their voyages to Vinland.


Science Experiment: Make a homemade compass
Resources: http://www.yourwildchild.com/blog1.php/2010/05/25/make-your-own-compass
http://www.green-planet-solar-energy.com/experiments-with-magnets.html
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/magnetism.html
SIX things to know about magnets
Almost everyone knows these six basic facts about how magnets behave:

1. A magnet has two ends called poles, one of which is called a north pole or north-seeking pole, while the other is called a south pole or south-seeking pole.
2. The north pole of one magnet attracts the south pole of a second magnet, while the north pole of one magnet repels the other magnet's north pole. So we have the common saying: like poles repel, unlike poles attract.
3. A magnet creates an invisible area of magnetism all around it called a magnetic field.
4. The north pole of a magnet points roughly toward Earth's north pole and vice-versa. That's because Earth itself contains magnetic materials and behaves like a gigantic magnet.
5. If you cut a bar magnet in half, it's a bit like cutting an earthworm in half! You get two brand new, smaller magnets, each with its own north and south pole.
6. If you run a magnet a few times over an unmagnetized piece of a magnetic material (such as an iron nail), you can convert it into a magnet as well. This is called magnetization.

Earth the Magnet

Why do magnets point north or south? A great English scientist named William Gilbert answered that question in 1600 when he suggested that Earth is a giant magnet.

Gilbert's theory was published in De Magnete (Of Magnets, Magnetic Bodies, and the Great Magnet of the Earth), the first great scientific book published in the English language (previously, scientific books had been written in Latin). Like all great scientists, Gilbert tested many of his ideas with careful experiments.

Photo: We can use magnetic compasses like this to navigate because Earth is itself a giant magnet. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey courtesy of US Air Force.

We now know that Earth is magnetic because it's packed with molten rocks rich in magnetic materials such as iron. Just like a bar magnet, Earth's magnetic field stretches out into space, in a region called the magnetosphere, and can affect things around it. When energetic particles zooming in from the Sun (the so-called solar wind) interact with Earth's magnetic field, we get amazing auroras in the sky (the northern lights or aurora borealis and the southern lights or aurora australis).

Photo: The Northern Lights above Bear Lake, Alaska. Photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang courtesy of US Air Force.

What about other stars and planets—do they have magnetism too? We know the Sun has a magnetic field several times stronger than Earth's, but the Moon has no little or no magnetism. The other planets have magnetic fields too. Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus have fields stronger than Earth's, while Mars, Mercury, and Venus have weaker fields. It's not yet known whether Pluto has a magnetic field (but then astronomers are still arguing over whether it's even a planet!).

Well, experiment kinda worked. We did get the needle magnetized and it did move on its own volition in the bowl of water but we're not sure how to determine what end of the needle is pointing North. Like many math and sciences quandaries, we have a plan to ask Dad and have him re-do the experiment tomorrow and see what results they come up with! Every day is an adventure~
Lily—Sophie will read and teach Lily to read some "sight words" with 3 Dick & Jane books.
Sophie also completed two math sheets on Rounding numbers today and we placed them in her folder for review with Dad tomorrow.
Sophie's Blog Day Ten
What games did you play with Lily this morning? Who is Snoori and why is he important in American history? What is a saga? Tell us about your Viking web quest—what did you listen to? Name two things you learned about magnets. In the morning I played American girl dolls, and taught Lily how to draw inside the lines with The Project Runway Accessory Design Challenge. Snoori was the first European child to be born in America. A saga is a story, and it is the most important literature told about the Vikings. Mom made my Viking web quest And I learned a lot about Vikings. Magnets have a North and a South Pole. If you rub a magnet on an unmagnitized object, It becomes a magnet also.

September 16, 2010 Day Nine

5 x 5 for 5th Grade
5 Pictures/Illustrations
5 Vocabulary
1. Bonaventure: A mast fitted with a lateen sail located at the back or stern of the ship.
2. Rudder: A silver blade at the stern of a ship, to steer the ship.
3. Enigma: A puzzling situation.
4. Fathom: The depth of the ocean, measured in 6 feet.
5. An ancient instrument consisting of an arrangement of rings.
5 Details/Facts
1. The first maps of the world are called T-O maps.
2. Most of the maps we saw had pictures of sea monsters and mermaids.
3. The shape of the world changed overtime because people explored more and mapped what they discovered.
4. Dutch maps had art on the edges, and were very colorful.
5. Some names of the winds are : Abroholus, Auster, And Bora.
5 Sentences
1. Detectives solve enigmas.
2. "Turn the rudder!" said the sailor.
3. The Bonaventure sail is on the back mast of a boat.
4. Sailors measure the depth of the ocean in fathoms. ( six feet )
5. I learned about armillary spheres today at the map gallery.
5 Questions & Answers
1. List three reasons why John Cabot made his son Sebastian stay behind in Bristol, England. A: Because there needed to be someone to take care of their mother, and Sancio could get himself out of trouble, and he wasn't the oldest.
2. How many regular miles make up a nautical mile? A: 1.7 miles.
3. What is a "knot"? A: 1 nautical mile.
4. Describe a T and O map. A: A T and O map is a map that has a T dividing all the continents (which was Europe, Asia, and Africa.) and the O as outer space. Because that's what they thought the world looked like.
5. What kinds of images did you see on the maps at the Osher Map Gallery? Name 5. A: Creatures like, mermaids, Greek legends, astrological signs, three headed monsters, and ships.
5 Pictures/ Images

Very detailed, colorful Dutch map with depcitions of the constellations, elements, 7 wonders of the world.

Lesson on ships in the classroom

Walk in Deering Oaks Park, Portland

Dad & sophie at Osher Map Gallery

This was one of Sophie's favorita maps because it showed the two hemispheres.

Sophie's ship, The Calderwood



 Sophie's Blog: Day Nine. What did you do yesterday on your day off? What does it mean when I say: "Heave Ho, me harties! Drop from the crows-nest, beware the rigging, and come ye aft! Guide your rudder starboard, we're no more than ten fathoms!" Hint: Rewrite the sentence translating the nautical terms and phrases you learned today. Describe the map you like best from the Osher Map Gallery. How was skating today?
Yesterday was Lily's dance lesson with me. We prepared a show for Caca's birthday. I taught Lily all about ballet and tap and she has my old shoes for dance shoes. I t was sooo much fun. We also played my new game project runway accessory design challenge. That funny pirate saying says: Pull my fellow sailors, get down from the crows nest, Don't go on the ropes , and come to the back. Turn the wheel right, we're only 60 feet of water! The map I liked best was the flat maps because they really looked like the world, and it showed that the world was round.


3 activities: Movie, Walk, Field Trip
Movie: The Pirates of the Caribbean, which she watched after learning about the different parts of a ship and various nautical terms. She watched the movie while designing, labeling, and painting her own ship, The Calderwood, for inclusion in her scrapbook. Next Tuesday we will have the opportunity to visit Mystic Seaport and will learn about the grand sailing ships. The movie was fun and educational—she identified many of the terms we learned today, as well as the parts of the ship shown in the movie.
Walk—we plan to take a nice, brisk walk after our field trip and before skating—sometimes it's hard to fit it all in! We had a nice walk in Deering Oaks Park—saw squirrels and ducks and talked about when we used to live in Portland when Sophie was little. She finished her 5 Details/Facts and we discussed our trip to the Osher Map Gallery.
Field Trip—Sophie and I are visiting the Osher Map Gallery at the Glickman Library on the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine. There's a fantastic new exhibit that opened yesterday: Envisioning the World: The First Printed Maps 1472-1700 http://usm.maine.edu/maps/exhibition/17/home/envisioning-the-world-the-first-printed-maps-1472-1700.
What a wonderful exhibit with beautiful, accessible maps that are easy to view, which is important because there is so much lovely detail. Kevin took time from work and met us there, which was a special treat! The exhibit is in a small, L-shaped wing of the library and it is a beautiful, peaceful space. The docent is helpful, but allowed the three of us to leisurely explore the maps and read aloud from the information placards, which are interesting and can be easily translated for a ten-year old. We were allowed to take pictures and we all learned a lot about early cartography. I especially enjoyed actually seeing the changing of perception and understanding of the world and its continents. We \ actually moved, in time, from one map to another and witnessed how the shape and perspective of North and South American changed as further exploration and discoveries were made. I pointed out to Sophie how amazing it really is that paper, hand-drawn maps hundreds of years old still exist and how special an opportunity we had to see these maps in person. (This was a free exhibit.) As a gift and to my complete surprised, we were given two books about Moses Greenleaf, a wilderness cartographer in Maine in the years 1777-1834—a primer for Sophie and Settling the Maine Wilderness. I look forward to using these resources later this year. I will have to think about a good project for Sophie to do on Moses Greenleaf.
This morning Sophie and I worked on a math worksheet from a great book, 40 Fabulous Math Mysteries, which uses detective stories to solve math problems. She worked with dividing the number 17 evenly among 3 friends.
Sophie designed, labeled, and painted her own sailing ship today. Her assignment was to label at least 10 parts of the ship and she labeled 12! She did a great job painting! This page will go along side her sea chest page in her Age of Discovery scrapbook.
During "recess" Sophie and I played a new game from the show Project Runway where players design fashion accessories. We played last night before bed as a family and it's quite fun and creative. There's a wheel to spin 4 times that determines the time (1 min, 10 mins, unlimited), the accessory (boot, sunglasses, handbag), two themes (mythological, romantics, 1920s). There's a pad and colored pencils and each player takes turns being the judge. Sophie, of course, loves this game and came up with some really creative ideas!
We read Chapter Two of our John Cabot novel, which included a lot of nautical terms and references to sailing ships.
We had a yummy lunch on the deck—chilly fall air today—of toasted peanut butter & Grandmas Linda's grape jelly, cucumbers from the garden, Annie's honey bears, and native peaches with water. Having good food at home is definitely one of the biggest, most important changes in Sophie's school life. Not only did the public school consistently serve packaged, preservative-filled food but the lunchroom atmosphere and rules are stifling and strict. Meals should be a time of joy and substance, not full of rules and punishment.
Another fantastic day of school with Sophie!

September 14, 2010 Day Eight

Day Eight
Another good, busy day filled with active learning! Sophie began her morning by finishing her 5 x 5 from the previous day, which seems to be a pattern we've worked into. After she was done we chose 3 activities and planned the day. Her first activity was a book report and we selected a unit-related book, The Sea Chest. She worked with a template I designed for her for all her book reports.
Her second activity was Cooking/Chore/Craft and although I'm not sure if we'll do this every time we chose this activity, but we did all three. Sophie helped with lunch, learned about laundry, and we unsucessfully completed a paper project that just didn't work out the way we planned--oh well, we still learned something and next time we'll work with different materials and expect a different result!
Her final activity was specifically chosen because of our plan to go to Farm School this afternoon. We chose art and I prepared an assignment for Sophie to design and then fill her own sea chest in preparation for a long voyage full of adventure, exploration, and discovery!
While Sophie worked with Gamma and Bo on her project, Lily and I took a nice long walk around the farm and collected acorns and pinecones and cedar boughs for a project I'm planning. Lily picked flowers and searched for rocks, we stopped and pet the horses, walked down the driveway to get the mail, and had just a wonderful time together.
Sophie started dance class--a concert year--and she is taking ballet and tap with Mr. Ron Trell. She's very happy to be dancing again with Mr. Trell and we look forward to the concert this year, especially because it's just Sophie & Tessa in her tap class and they will perform a special duo number in June!
Sophie breezed through her math worksheets today about fractions. The plan is for her to complete two worksheets every day from a variety of resources, then she and Kevin will review on Saturday. Today her worksheets came from a reallly neat book called Fraction Stories.

5 x 5 for 5th Grade
5 Pictures/Illustrations
5 Vocabulary
1. Summarize: To rewrite a smaller version of a story
2. Objective: To have a plan
3. Astrolabe: An object used to measure latitude and longitude, also used to find stars and planets.
4. Carrack: A three or four masted ship, developed in Europe around the 15 century.
5. Caravel al: A small ship, developed in Portugal.
5 Details/Facts
1. The caravel goes faster than a carrack because it's smaller.
2. When the oven beeps, the food is done cooking.
3. John Cabot took two journeys to the new world.
4. There are lots of different kinds of sailing ships, two are the Carrack and the caravel.
5. A collage is a piece of art used by lots of different things.
5 Sentences
1. Yesterday I summarized the story the sea chest.
2. I have an objective at skating competitions, and that's to do my best.
3. Navigators use an astrolabe to find stars and planets.
4. A carrack is bigger than a caravel.
5. A caravel goes a lot faster than a carrack because it's smaller.
5 Questions & Answers
1. Name two kinds of sailing ships. What is one big difference between them? A: Carrack and Caravel ; The size.
2. Who is Sancio? A: Sancio is Sebastian Cabot's older brother, who is on John Cabot's second journey to the new world.
3. Why is it important to consider volume when packing a sea chest? A: To see how many things you can pack.
4. What does it mean when the oven beeps at you? A: Your food is done.
5. What is a collage? A: A collage is a piece of art made by lots of scraps of paper and magazines.
5 Images & Pictures

Caravel ship

Hard at work

Sophie's Sea Chest

Carrack Ship

Sophie's Title-page Map

3 Activities: Book Report, Craft/Cooking/Chore, & Art

Book Report Title: The Sea Chest Author: Toni Buzzuo

1. 
   
   Summarize the story:
   Maita, an island girl, daughter of the lighthouse keeper, wished for a little sister. One day, there was a fearsome storm that sent a sea chest to Maita. In the sea chest, a baby was. As the years went by, Maita taught Seaborne, ( the baby ) to read and write, and fetch eggs, as she learned to do. And when Maita and Seaborne went away to get married, they found houses next to each other! They were best friends.
2. 
   
   List at least 3 characters with one sentence describing them:
   Maita : An only child who wishes to find a sister.
   Seaborne: The baby in the sea chest, who loves her big sister.
   Maita's granddaughter: A granddaughter who wishes to know more about Seaborne.
3. 
   
   What did you like best about this book?
   I liked the illustrations the best in this book. The illustrations were very beautiful and had lots of details.
4. 
   
   Write a one sentence advertisement for the book.
   The Sea Chest, by Toni Buzzeo, is Surprising and wonderful! Children will love it. The best book of the year. At your local book store. Call now and we'll double the offer. Yes If you call now you'll get an extra book and a sea chest kit where you can make a sea chest, for only 15.99 ! But call now and we'll double that offer and you'll get two sea chest books and two sea chest kits!
   Tax not included
5. 
   
   What did you learn from the book? What lesson does the book teach?
   I learned that if you set your heart on something, you might very well get it.

Craft/Cooking/Chore—Sophie and I made lunch together today. She worked on the stove and with the oven and learned about setting the timer.

Our craft today was to make old maps out of new maps. She chose five state maps from an old Atlas and she and Lily had fun crumpling and scrunching them up while I seeped the tea. After the maps were good and crinkled we placed them in a shallow pan and poured the tea over them and let them sit. Sophie set the timer and then we will dry the maps, which she will use for making her title letters for her "Age of Discovery" scrapbook. Using old maps to make the letters was Sophie's idea and the craft project today showed her how to make "new" paper objects look "old."

Chore—Sophie is learning how to load and start the laundry, how to move wet clothes to the dryer and clean the vent before turning the dryer on. Later she will help put all the clothes away with me.

Art—Sophie spent time at Farm School today and she completed a great Sea Chest project with Gamma (she picture). Gamma helped draw and design a pocket-like chest and then Sophie used paper and glue to collage her sea chest. She worked with Bo to think about what 10 objects she would need to pack her chest to prepare for a long journey. She wrote ten beautiful sentences that we will place inside her chest, which will be included as an interactive page in her Age of Discovery scrapbook.

10 Sea Chest Sentences (Sophie handwrote these sentences in beautiful handwriting.)

1. I will need clothes to cover my body and to keep myself warm.

2. I will need my DS for the following: email, internet, music, camera.

3. I will need food to survive; I will need clean water to survive.

4. I will need a Swiss Army Knife for: cutting, slicing, screwing, and opening.

5. For personal hygiene, I will need: toothbrush, hairbrush, soap, and deodorant.

6. I will need a first aid kit for my health and my safety.

7. I will need a sewing kit for repairing clothes.

8. I will need dictionaries to communicate with foreign people.

9. I will need a mess kit for eating and drinking.

10. I will need Spottie and Blankey for sleeping and comfort.

Sophie's Blog—What did you do today? What did you learn about sea chests? Tell me about working with Gamma on your collage. Tell us about dance class—who is in your class? Did you learn a new step? What did you learn about cooking today?

The three activities today were: Cooking/cleaning/crafts, and book report, and Art. When I was working with Gamma we used Modge Podge for glue and scraps of old paper for making or sea chest. I also got to paint with metallic paint. We made a sea chest that opened up! In my dance class this year, for tap it's just me and Tessa. And In ballet there are lots of older girls. Yesterday in ballet I learned a new combination step. In cooking today I learned how to use the oven.