November Lesson Plans

by Miss Lynn on October 28, 2019

2019-2020 Kinder – Daniel 3rd Grade – Faith 5th Grade – Noah

Fun Theme: Thanksgiving

Seasonal Theme: Fall

Character/Habit: Zealous

Bible: 1 Peter & 2 Peter

History/Geography: Modern America/Asia

Science/Nature Study: Jack’s Insects/Nature Journals

Parent Study:

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Art, Music, and Poetry Study:

Art: Mary Cassatt

What Makes a Cassatt a Cassatt?
Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists: Mary Cassatt by Mike Venezia
Stories of the Painters by Amy Steedman

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Music: Beethoven

Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells by Opal Wheeler (biography)
An Introduction to the Classics: Ludwig Beethoven (1 hr story and music)
Masters of Classical Music: Beethoven (music cd)

1. Symphony 5 OR 6
2. Piano Sonata 14 (Moonlight, Opus 27) OR 8 (Pathetique, Opus 13)
3. Razumovsky String Quartets Opus 59, no 1-3 OR Septet in E-flat Opus 20
4. Piano Concerto 5 (Emperor, Opus 73)
5. Symphony 7 OR 9 (Opus 125)
6. Fidelio

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Poetry: Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman: Words for America by Barbara Kerley
Write one poem a month (often as narration of something we are reading)
Poetry for Young People Series

Art Instruction:

Let’s Make Art by Sarah Cray (free watercolor instruction)
Creating a Masterpiece
The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling

Character/Habit Development:

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Noah and Faith complete 1 workbook page a month in Character Companion based on the chosen character theme for the month, and together, we read the suggested Miller stories that exemplify the chosen trait
Individual Studies: Noah -Beyond Boyhood by Bob Shultz, Faith -A Girl of Beauty by Carol Fiddler, Daniel – Leading Little Ones to God by Marian Schoolland
Start painting Daniel’s birdhouse Stewardship Street (7 categories of savings). Noah and Faith continue earning by serving their family through household jobs.
Child Training Bible and Virtue Training Bible as needed

Circle Time/Family Time:

One of the best ways to teach Godly character is to study one character quality at a time in order to understand its nature, its importance, and its benefits.

Blessing and Promise Time:

Choral Confession: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Luke 10:27

Prayer Time

Encourage the children to write out their own prayers for zeal this month and use them.
Use our Prayer Wall to help us pray for other needs. Current/urgent needs (on the chalkboard), as well as our family (slips of paper with all the promises we have stood on over the years), the world (slips of paper with the names of the countries we have studied in geography so far), and our loved ones (slips of paper with the names of friends and extended family).

Discussion Time:

Read these stories, poems, & quotes/do the activities, and then start a discussion on wisdom.

Zealous:

Zeal: Having a burning passion for God and a burning desire to please Him by doing good works. Being enthusiastic; dedicated and ambitious; not lazy or indifferent; whole-hearted.

at Home

Showing excitement about lessons learned through life struggles.
Completing chores in good time with a positive attitude motivated by a love for making things clean and shiny.
Tackling work with a vision of how it will benefit others.
Showing genuine interest in the games and activities that other family members enjoy.
Showing excitement about doing things together as a family.

at School

Participate by asking and answering questions.
Show your enthusiasm for learning by writing a note expressing gratefulness to your teacher 🙂

at Church

Greet others with a cheerful smile.
Get involved in the ministry of your local church.
Purpose not to complain or talk critically of others.

“Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.” Romans 12:11
What does Romans 12:11 mean? Do lots of work for Christ, passionately. The word “fervent” comes from the Latin fervens which means “boiling.” That is exactly what this word means in the original Greek (zeontes): boiling—in spirit. So the idea is clearly not one of mere hard work or efficiency. The spirit is in view, not just the body. Feeling is in view, not just doing. Don’t just do lots, feel lots. Work for Christ with feeling. Feel lots in doing. Be as sensible and reaistic as a businessman. And be as passionate as a poet—or a lover. Don’t say: I’m practical, not passionate. Aim to be more passionate. Don’t say: I’m passionate, not practical. Aim to be more practical.
Jesus speaks terrible words of warning to those who settle in with lukewarm affections for him. Revelation 3:15-16, “I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.”
The great commandment is “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind” (Luke 10:27). And God promises to be found by us when we seek him with earnestness rather than half-heartedness. Jeremiah 29:13-14, “You will seek me and find me. When you seek me with all your heart, I will be found by you declares the Lord” (Jeremiah 29:13-14).
Over and over the Bible says: intensity matters. Zeal matters. Wholeheartedness matters. Don’t settle for anything less. We exist to spread a passion for the supremacy of God. You can’t spread what you don’t have. Ask God for it in constant prayer and ransack the Word of God for wonders that make you boil for Christ.
All this intensity has a focus. Serving Christ. This is what the passion is for. Paul is not saying that there is a general personality trait of passion that has value in itself. He is saying: when it comes to serving Christ, half-heartedness, lukewarmness, laziness, sluggishness, slothfulness are utterly inappropriate. Being saved by Jesus Christ is the greatest thing in the world. It means having eternal life. You cannot die. You will live forever in overwhelming joy. Nothing can separate you from Christ. Everything works for your good. All your troubles and sorrows produce an eternal weight of glory. Not to be passionate about this is a sign of serious blindness or emotional disability.
This is the greatest life. Therefore do not be slothful in zeal, but boil in the spirit as you serve the Lord.

Restoring Zeal

So where can we find this kind of passion, zeal that will not be satisfied with any counterfeit or substitute? It all originates in the secret place, in our stillness before the Lord. Jesus arose a great while before day to pray (Mark 1:35). He prayed all night (Luke 6:12). He taught that “men ought always to pray” (Luke 18:1). The tendency of fire, if left by itself, is to go out. Passion works the same way. We need to stoke it. Paul told Timothy “stir up the gift of God” (2 Timothy 1:6). “Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Spirit—for such things as God has promised.” John Bunyan. The Necessity of Daily Prayer
Am I satisfied with my passion for God as it stands right now? On a scale of 1–10 (1=cold, 5=lukewarm, 10=hot), how would you rate it? Is it trending up, down, or about the same?
How will people remember me? People who know you best also know your passions. What would your family, neighbors, and friends say you are most passionate about?
What am I most passionate about? Many are passionate about insignificant things
What needs to change so that God becomes my greatest passion? (Mathew 18:8–9). Think of a time when your spiritual passion was high (Revelation 2:5). What circumstances caused it? Think of a time when your spiritual passion died. What caused that? Learn from the past.
How can I keep my spiritual temperature high when I’m surrounded by cooling influences? Many have lukewarm faith in a world of people with icicles in their souls.
GO back and stand under the cross. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPah8hxFTaM
Humans cannot feel enthusiasm and guilt at the same time. Guilt by definition robs one of passion. David said, “Mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me . . . I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long” (Psalm 38:4–6). Some Christians remain perpetually immature because they do not let go of lustful habits or addictions. Each needs to do a spring cleaning of the heart to dig up any roots of bitterness that have begun to spring up (Hebrews 12:15). Remove any habits of sin before they get ingrained too deep. This requires self-examination (2 Corinthians 13:5) and determination. We must keep our:
- Thoughts pure (Matthew 5:8, 28);
- Attitudes correct (Ephesians 4:23);
- Motives holy (1 Peter 1:16).
- Consciences clean (Acts 23:1).
Scripture says, “Quench not the Spirit” (1 Thessalonians 5:19). Are we doing anything that extinguishes the Spirit’s flames in our lives? If so, we must forsake it, confess it, and overcome it. John wrote, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
Purpose points us in the right direction (heaven) and passion propels us to go there. Passion and purpose go together. Passion (fervor) without purpose (knowledge) is foolishness; no one benefits from passionate ignorance (Romans 10:2). A Christian without passion is like a river without water. A Christian without purpose is a river without banks. Benjamin Franklin said, “If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.” Napoleon Bonaparte said, “Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.”So we must define our purpose before we can increase our passion. What motives prompt us to preach or to serve? There are wrong motives for doing the right thing (1 Corinthians 13:1–3).

Bible/Devotions:

Early Morning: Personal time: read in a variety of Bibles and Bible Storybooks, use prayer journals and practice listening for God’s voice, study in the Child Training Bible and Virtue Training Bible, do personal prayer and worship. Together time: worship acapella and with guitar, pray with (or without) the prayer wall, narrate Bible readings (per curriculum).
Night: Family Bible study led by daddy

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Scripture Memory:

Proverbs 2:1-10

Review:

1 Corinthians 13, Psalm 100, Isaiah 61:1-4, Psalm 23
“Whenever you are able, do good to people who need help.” Proverbs 3:27
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Stewardship Street verses

Hymns and Patriotic Songs:

My Country Tis of Thee
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Pa’s Fiddle (Amazon Prime Music)

O Little Town of Bethlehem
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Like a River Glorious
For the Beauty of the Earth
Bringing in the Sheaves

Poetry Recitation:

The Creation

by Cecil Frances Alexander

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures, great and small,

All things wise and wonderful,

The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,

Each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colors,

He made their tiny wings.

The rich man in his castle,

The poor man at his gate,

God made them, high or lowly,

And ordered their estate.

The purple-headed mountain,

The river running by,

The sunset and the morning,

That brightens up the sky;

The cold wind in the winter,

The pleasant summer sun,

The ripe fruits in the garden–

He made them every one.

The tall trees in the greenwood,

The meadows where we play,

The rushes by the water

We gather every day,–

He gave us eyes to see them,

And lips that we might tell

How great is God Almighty,

Who has made all things well.

Handwriting:

Daniel: writing books, letters, cards, shopping lists, nature journal entries, prayer journal entries, His Story book, spelling words, poem or memory verse copy work, copying verses from the Child Training Bible and Virtue Training Bible.
Faith: Print to Cursive. Noah: Book of Mottoes.

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Spelling/Language/Story Crafting:

Daniel studies, word builds, hand writes, and then recites the spelling of all new reading words from one Pathway Reader story a week. Noah and Faith do prepared dictation using classic literature selections in the curriculum Spelling Wisdom, and language lessons in Using Language Well.

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Once a week the kids write stories in their blank books. Noah – Knights and Castle story, Faith – Calico Critters story, Daniel – All About Me.

Reading:

Once a week, Noah and Faith read from their Pathway Readers to practice prosody. Daniel reads in his Pathway several times a week to practice and learn how to read. The readers provide spelling words for Daniel as well.

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Vocabulary:

Most words are learned naturally in conversation and during read alouds as words in question arise. Noah and Faith look up one word, any word of choice, once a week, usually in the Noah Websters 1828 Dictionary, and write out the definition in their vocabulary notebooks.

Literature Read Aloud:

“Thanksgiving” themed picture books for Daniel are listed in previous November lesson plans.

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History:

His Story book for doing drawn narrations of history stories

5 lessons a week from SCM’s ‘Modern America and Epistles, Revelation’ history curriculum. Noah and Faith daily narrate readings orally, and also narrate in their ‘His Story’ sketchbooks with drawings once a week or so. For geography, we do 1 lesson a week from SCM’s Visits to North America geography curriculum.

History Curriculum Manual and Spines:

Modern Times, Epistles, and Revelation Narration Notecards Stories of America, Volume 2

Stories of America, Volume 2 Stories of the Nations, Volume 2

Christian California History!

Living Book List:

George Mueller by Faith Cox Bailey
Our Country’s Presidents by Ann Bausum
Abe Lincoln Remembers by Ann Turner
Abe Lincoln Remembers by Ann Turner
Where Lincoln Walked by Raymond Bial
Abraham Lincoln: Friend of the People
A. Lincoln and me by Louise Borden
Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers by Karen Winnick
Abe Lincoln’s Beard by Jan Wahl
Me and Willie and Pa by F.N. Monjo
Fashions of the Old South Paper Dolls (Dover)
Kids During the American Civil War by Lisa Wroble
Civil War Days by David King
Civil War for Kids by Janis Herbert
Great Locomotive Chase starring Fess Parker (film)
Gettysburg by F.N. Monjo
Battle of Gettysburg by Neil Johnson
Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln, illustrated by Micheal McCurdy
Duel of the Ironclads: The Monitor vs. the Virginia by Patrick O’Brien
Robert E. Lee by Lee Roddy
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco
Civil War Artist by Taylor Morrison
Clara Barton and Her Victory Over Fear by Robert Quackenbush
Behind Rebel Lines by Seymour Reit
Civil War Uniforms (Dover)
Old Abe by Patrick Young
Drummer Boy by Ann Turner
Blue and Gray by Eve Bunting
Red Legs by Ted Lewin
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Blow, Bugles, Blow by Merritt Allen
Louis Pasteur: founder of Modern Medicine by John Hudson Tiner
Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell by Tom Matthews
The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy

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Geography

Geography Curriculum Manual, Spines, and Prayer Manual:

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Living Book List:

Vietnam, the Land by Bobbie Kalman
Vietnam, the Culture by Bobbie Kalman
Vietnam, the People by Bobbie Kalman
Thailand by Rau, Dana Meachen
Thailand by Glaser, Chaya

Math:

Right Start Math Games and John Van De Walle math when possible.

Daniels Lessons:

Once a week each:

Arithmetic for Young Children (mental math)
Daniel’s Math Book (a blank book where he draws math pictures to record and memorize addition and subtraction math facts to 10)
Life of Fred: Apples, Book 1
Lessons from Developing Number Concepts by Kathy Richardson

Faith’s Lessons:

Life of Fred: Goldfish, Book 7 (2x a week)
Kahn Academy Grade 3 Math Lessons (2x a week)
Pet Store Math by SCM (1x a week)

Noah’s Lessons

Life of Fred: Fractions (2x a week)
Kahn Academy Grade 5 Math Lessons (2x a week)
Pet Store Math by SCM (1x a week)

Living Math Books

The Shark Swimathon
Seven Little Rabbits
Math Potatoes by Greg Tang
Math Fables by Greg Tang

Science/Nature Study:

2 lessons per week from SCM’s Jack’s Insects
Nature Journaling once a week or so

Jack's Insects Jacks Insects Narration & Nature Study Notebook

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Strathmore ((467-8 STR-467-8 48 Sheet No 140 Watercolor Art Journal, 8.5 by 11", 8.5"x11", 24

Spanish:

Bilingual children’s picture books.

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Piano:

Online lessons at simplymusic.com (most weekdays for 10 minutes)

Keyboarding:

Mavis Beacon (twice a week 10 minutes)

Shakespeare:

We will attempt to work through one play this year, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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Videos:

On Fun Fridays, at family movie night we watch Moody Science videos, Winnie the Pooh, Land Before Time, BBC’s Planet earth and The Blue Planet, Little House on the Prairie (the mild episodes), the Sound of Music, and other (mild) family movies. We usually preview movies and decide if they are wholesome and mild enough for our sensitive kiddos. And we do use the fast forward button. 🙂

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