Beginnings: 5-6th Grade; Week 14
History
5-6th GRADE: WEEK 14
Unit 5 - Asian Civilizations: Qin Dynasty
Time Span:
- c. 500 BC – 221 BC
Key Events:
Confucious teaches his code of ethics.
Lau-tzu founds Taoism.
Qin Shi Huangdi conquers the seven warring kingdoms of China to form one united Chinese empire.
Qin Shi Huangdi builds the Great Wall of China, implements standardization, practices censorship, and builds 7,500 terracotta soldiers to be buried with him.
NOTE: * denotes the memory fact required for the Memory Market.
Memory Fact:
*Tell me about Qin Shi Huangdi.
Qin Shi Huangdi of China
Built the Great Wall
And had 7,500 life-size soldiers
Buried with him, weapons and all.
Lesson at a Glance
Review – Asian Civilizations: Ancient China
Launch – Asian Civilizations: Qin Dynasty
- Using the slideshow:
- Review: (5 minutes)
- Drill Questions
- Making Connections
- Launch: (50 minutes)
- Present New Content: (15 minutes)
- Activity: Philosophical Debate – The Best Way to Rule (35 minutes)
- Review: (5 minutes)
- Student Homework:
- Read and study Week 14 P2Rs.
- Take Week 14 quiz on Day 5.
- Study for Unit 5 Test
English Language Arts
5-6th GRADE: WEEK 14
Unit 2: Retelling a Narrative
Composition:
- IEW: Unit 3
- TWSS: 03 Retelling Narrative Stories(from beginning until 00:48:47)
- Source: The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash
- Checklist items:
- Dress-ups: -ly adverb, who/which clause, strong verb, quality adjective, adverbial clause
- Sentence-openers: prepositional phrase, -ly adverb, adverbial clause, and Very Short Sentence
- Decorations: Conversation
Unit 4: Adventure/Mystery
Literature:
- Week: 3 of 3
- Activity: The Survival Challenge
- Homework:
- Finish reading selected Adventure/Mystery Book
- Work on Presentation
Grammar:
- Adverbs
Lesson Plan
Daily Paragraph Editing: (10 minutes)
- Have student(s) work independently to edit Week 14 Monday. In a group setting, use this time to record completion grades on last week’s work.
- Discuss the correct answers. Have the student(s) answer “why” for each correction.
- Homework: Week 14; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Easy Grammar: (10 minutes)
- Using the slideshow, teach this week’s grammar concepts:
- Review Predicate Adjectives
- Review Degrees of Adjectives
- Teach Adverbs
- Homework:
- 5th Grade: Pg 146-155 and Adjective Test
- 6th Grade:
- Adjective Test
- Pg 167-171
- Cumulative Test Pg 178-179
Lesson Plan:
Retelling Narrative Stories: The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash (40 minutes)
- Outlining: Work together to create an outline for the final paragraph of the story using the story sequence chart. (15 minutes)
- Independent Work: Students will change details to match their own unique story (10 minutes)
- Stylistic Techniques Review (15 minutes)
Review “dress-ups” taught to date (e.g., strong verbs, quality adjectives, who/which clauses).
In small groups, have students apply all dress-ups to a simple sentence you write on the board.
Share and discuss a few examples.
- Homework
- Students should use the story sequence chart created to write the final paragraph of their narrative.
- Students should finalize their story using the Week 13-14 Checklist.
Lesson at a Glance:
Adventure/Mystery Genre:
- Discussion: (5 minutes)
- Using the slideshow, discuss the main elements of adventure literature.
- Activity: The Survival Challenge (35 minutes)
- Using the slideshow, present the activity mission and scenarios.
- Have students work in groups to develop a plan for survival.
- Have groups present their survival plan to the class as either a journal entry or short skit.
- Homework:
- Finish reading selected Adventure/Mystery Book
- Work on presentation that will be given on Week 15
Oral Communications
5-6th GRADE: WEEK 14
Unit 3 - Interview
Smaller Academy (<16 students):
- Launch Unique Design
Larger Academy (>16 students):
- Personal Narrative Speech Presentations
- Launch Unique Design
Lesson Plan:
Personal Narrative Speech Presentations: (10 minutes)
- Make-up Speeches: Have any student who was absent last week present their personal narrative speech.
Launch Unique Design: (30 minutes)
- Using the slideshow, discuss Unique Design.
Homework Explanation: (15 minutes)
- Choose Unique Design Topic and describe in 1-3 sentences.
- Break topic down into 8 subtopics
- Choose and describe the project to be completed
Lesson Plan:
MEET IN BREAKOUT ROOMS FOR ENTIRE CLASS
Personal Narrative Speech Presentations: (35 minutes)
- Present: Have the student(s) present their personal narrative speech.
- Feedback: Provide verbal feedback after each presentation. See Feedback Guidelines for helpful tips.
- Capstone Speakers: Select two student volunteers to present to the large group next week as capstone speakers.
- Make-up Speeches: Anyone who is absent will have the opportunity to present their speech at the beginning of class next week.
Launch Unique Design: (15 minutes)
- Using the slideshow, discuss Unique Design.
Homework Explanation: (5 minutes)
- Choose Unique Design Topic and describe in 1-3 sentences.
- Break topic down into 8 subtopics
- Choose and describe the project to be completed
Bible
5-6th GRADE: WEEK 14
Bible
Chapter 16 Bible History:
- Topic:
- God Gives the Ten Commandments
- God Provides Instruction for Building the Tabernacle
- Read Aloud:
- BSBS: “The Way to Stay Free” OR a summary of Exodus 19-20
- CICB: “A Place to Worship”
Memory Verse:
- Exodus 20:1-3 (ESV)
- Seeds Kids Worship:
- Album: I Am With You
- Song: “No Other Gods”
Lesson at a Glance:
Bible: (30 minutes)
- Review Memory Verse (3 minutes)
- Review Game: Your Choice (7 minutes)
- Bible History (8 minutes)
- Scripture Memory (5 minutes)
- Application (5 minutes)
- Closing Prayer (2 minutes)
Science
5-6th GRADE: WEEK 14
Unit 5 - Other Vertebrates: Reptiles
Activity:
- Reptile Bingo!
Resources/Materials: (per student)
- Printed Bingo Card
- Markers: 1-2 pkgs Smarties
NOTE: * denotes the memory fact required for the Memory Market.
Memory Fact:
Tell me about Class Reptilia.
*Class Reptilia creatures are cold-blooded
With dry scaly skin or bony plates.
They reproduce by laying eggs.
Turtles, crocodiles, Lizards, Snakes.
They have four legs
Or no legs at all.
Most can swim
And they slither or crawl.
Lesson at a Glance:
Review: Other Vertebrates: Birds
Launch: Other Vertebrates: Reptiles
- Using the slideshow:
- Review: (15 minutes)
- Drill Questions
- Making Connections
- Launch: (40 minutes)
- Present New Content: (20 minutes)
- Activity: Reptile Bingo! (20 minutes)
- Review: (15 minutes)
- Student Homework
- Read and study Week 14 P2Rs
- Take Week 14 Quiz on Day 5.