5 x 5 for 5th Grade
George Washington
5 Vocabulary
1. blockade:
the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
2. delegate: a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others
3. Continental Army: the Revolutionary War army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775 and led by George Washington.
4. dejected: miserable; despondent; downhearted
5. President: the chief executive or head of state of a republic, esp of the US
5 Sentences
1. British Parliament blockaded Boston's port as part of the Intolerable Acts.
2. George Washington was a delegate for the Continental Congress in Virginia.
3. The Continental Army of the United States included the General, the Green Mountain Rangers, the Connecticut Light horse Militia, the French Infantry, the Canadian Infantry, and much more others.
4. George the 3rd felt dejected after the colonists won the Revolution.
5. As if you didn't know, George Washington was the first President of the United States.
5 Facts & Details
1. We went to Mount Vernon with the triplets; Mount Vernon was George Washington's home.
2. George Washington was the General at the time of the battle of Bunker hill, but he was not there.
3. When George Washington was young he had red hair, just like George the 3rd.
4. George had almost 130 slaves by the time of the Revolution, but he was good to them.
5. George Washington had a greenhouse, with foreign plants and stuff.
5 Questions
1. What year was George Washington born? What year did he die? A: 1732-1799
2. Who was George Washington's wife? A: Martha Curtis Washington
3. Where did George Washington live and what did he do there? A: Mount Vernon; he was a farmer
4. What was George Washington paid by the Second Continental Congress to be its Commander in Chief? A: he declined being paid, but the congress paid for the army
5. How is George Washington sometimes referred to now? A: The Father of his country
5 Math from Fraction Stories Skill 17
1. Reciprocal of 12/16 in simplest form: 4/3
2. Reciprocal of 50/50 in simplest form: 1
3. What is the reciprocal of 2/3? 3/2 or 1 1/2
4. Reciprocal of 2 ½? 2/5
5. Make up a rule about finding the reciprocal: the reciprocal of the reciprocal is the same number.
Math: 2 pages Guinness, 2 pages Sylvan
Read Chapter 4 of Road to Revolution
Liberty Kids: this is such a fantastic, historically accurate and well produced series that carefully and with consideration takes the viewer through the American Revolution, highlighting many important figures and events that coincide with what Sophie is studying. At first she was hesitant to spend her TV time watching a program for school…now both she and Lily really enjoy and choose to watch Liberty Kids instead of Phinneas and Ferb!
Almanac Homework:
Article about pigs with two sources
Pigs At The Farm: On Saturday, April 30, we got pigs. Hamm and Bacon arrived at our house for us to see. They were very cute and funny and STINKY! Here is my article about pigs, for you and me, to get to learn more about them…... There are all sorts of different kinds of pigs, from as big and stinky as warthogs, to pot bellied pigs, to small domesticated guinea pigs. The kind of pigs we got were regular farm pigs, we are going to butcher them. Warthogs are usually found in Africa, sometimes in Asia or New Zealand. Warthogs can be reddish brown or dark black, to me they're more ugly dark brown or black, but they smell the same no matter what color! Pigs are very intelligent animals, though it doesn't seem like it, there thinking system is the closest to humans. Pigs were brought to Northern America by Hernando De Soto, one of the explorers around 1530. Farm pigs were usually found all around Europe, so it was a big change for them coming to America. In English, there are many different words to describe pigs, Male pigs are known as boars, and female pigs are identified as sows, but most people just call them pigs. Hogs, or swine's are also used for pigs, swine's is a plural for pigs, as well as hogs. Having pigs at the farm will be different, but educational. See I'm learning so much about pigs all ready. I say, let the pig grow 4-5 months before butchering, do not give him any vitamins, and if you're going to eat him, don't get to attached. We are not going to domesticate our pigs, but they have been domesticated from 5,000-7,000 years! Some people say pigs are easier to train than dogs or cats, but they sure do smell more. Well, I've learned about these pigs on the site http://www.junglewalk.com/shop/Pig-gifts.htm and http://www.pocanticohills.org/stonebarns/pigs.htm if you want to more just visit these sites and VOTE FOR PIGS!
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