“The Real Mother Goose” by Blanche Fisher Wright is a classic collection of nursery rhymes compiled and illustrated in the early 20th century. This timeless anthology features a wide array of beloved children’s rhymes, songs, and verses that have been passed down through generations, capturing the whimsical essence of childhood. The collection includes well-known pieces like “Little Bo-Peep,” “Jack and Jill,” and “Humpty Dumpty,” making it a comprehensive and engaging read for both young children and adults reminiscing about their own childhoods.
All of the following poems are taken from the public domain copy of this book located at https://gutenberg.org/. More will be added as time goes on until the whole book is here.
A LIST OF THE RHYMES an alphabetical list of first lines
THE CLOCK There’s a neat little clock,– In the schoolroom it stands,– And it points to the time With its two little hands.And may we, like the clock, Keep a face clean and bright, With hands ever ready To do what is right.
Print out this page. As you do the assignments, write down the day that you completed each assignment. This will be your attendance record. Also, you can use this to record your scores. Parents, please see the lesson index for more important notes. Remember if any links don’t work, leave a detailed comment in the comments and I will fix it as soon as possible.
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Math
Notes:
This course uses Khan Academy. If you have not done so already, please create a free account.
Please be sure to take notes on important points. Write down some of the sample problems in your notes.
There will be practice worksheets for you to keep for your records.
Read the first chapter on Characteristics of Living Organisms. Before you can use this site, you will need to register. Ask a parent to help you create a username and password.
This online textbook does not teach that God created the world in six days. It will speak of millions of years. You aren’t expected to take that as fact. You won’t be learning about this, but it mentions evolution, the hypothesis that all living things came from a single-cell organism that mutated and changed and developed into something else. That’s why people call primates our ancestors. They say they changed little by little until they became human. It takes a lot more faith to believe amazing things like DNA and the human eye were made by accident than to believe our incredible world was designed. I call it a hypothesis because it has never been observed happening and therefore cannot be called scientific theory, let alone fact.
Watch the video on the introduction to the characteristics of life. You can also watch this cell video. You can jump 40 seconds into it. You don’t need to know all these words, but it’s kind of fascinating watching it all work. It can give you some images in your mind for when you are learning about these things.
Answer the review questions 1-5 in your notebook. That’s where you stopped reading.
STUDY TIP: Go to the end and read the questions first. That way you can be looking for the answers while you read. It will make it easier for you if you will just take an extra minute to look at the questions before the reading.
Social Studies
Watch animation about the Growth of the Nation for review and preview. You can click on the box in the corner to watch it full screen.
Language Arts: A combination of reading, writing, and grammar.
Reading:
You will be reading Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin
While reading if you come across any words that you don’t know, write them down and look them up in a dictionary.
Write down in your notebook:
a list of characters. add to this list every time there is new character mentioned.
a summary of what you read.
Study the vocabulary words.
Superintended: Supervised or overseen. Leghorn: A type of dried plaited wheat straw fabric or a hat made of such material. Seminary: A private residential school for girls. Sententiously: Concisely or pithily. Hair Trunk: A trunk covered with animal skin with the hair still attached. Genteel: Refined or excessively polite.
Writing
Later in the school year there will be cursive handwriting assignments. If you would like to get ahead start here is a cursive handwriting chart. You could laminate this chart and write and wipe.
We’ll learn about cells later, but you should remember that everything in your body is made up of cells. Each cell is about 70% water, so what atoms do you know are present in your cells? (answer: hydrogen and oxygen –H20)
Read about skin. You should have created a free account yesterday.
While reading if you come across any words that you don’t know, write them down and look them up in a dictionary.
Write a summary of this chapter.
Study the vocabulary words
Spinster: A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions. Votary: Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc; an enthusiast. Muses: One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts. Plucky: Having or showing courage or spirit in trying circumstances. Dauntless: Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. Brood: The children in one family. Foreshadow: To suggest or hint at something in advance.
Spelling
How are your spelling skills? Place the vowel combination in the correct coconut to make a word. Choose the hard level.
Internet Safety Reminders: Do not download anything onto your computer without permission. Do not click on any advertising on a website even if it looks like a game to play.
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