Beginnings: K4-2nd Grade; Week 4
History
K4-2nd GRADE: WEEK 4
Unit 2 - Egypt: The Early/Archaic and Old Kingdom
Time Span:
- c. 3100BC – 2040 BC
Key Events:
- Menes unites Upper and Lower Egypt
- Cheops builds the Great Pyramid at Giza
Resources/Materials:
- Blackline Map (Option 2):
- Mediterranean Sea
Memory Fact:
Tell me about Egyptian history.
Egyptian history in four periods,
It has been divided.
During the Archaic period,
Egypt is united.
In the Old Kingdom, pharaohs are most powerful
And great pyramids are made.
In the Middle Kingdom there’s peace
Until the mighty Hyksos invade.
Lesson Plan
Egypt: The Early/Archaic and Old Kingdom
- Slideshow: Introduce memory fact and discuss the slides. (10 minutes)
- Map Discussion: Have a discussion using the last slide in the slideshow and the Map Directions. (5 minutes)
- Read Aloud: Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile by Tomie de Paola (10 minutes)
Lesson Plan
Egypt: The Early/Archaic and Old Kingdom
- Slideshow: Introduce memory fact and discuss the slides. (10 minutes)
- Map Work: Using the last few slides in the slideshow and the Map Directions, guide students in completing their blackline map. See the Sample map as needed. (20 minutes)
- Read Aloud: Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile by Tomie de Paola (10 minutes)
ELA and Bible
K4-2nd GRADE: WEEK 4
Option 1:
Letter of the Week:
- C
Read Aloud:
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Activity:
- C is for Caterpillar
Resources/Materials:
- 8.5×11 large capital letter C
- Pom-poms (various colors)
- Googly eyes
Option 2:
Read Aloud:
- The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
Activity:
- Illustration and sentence composition with sentence starters
Resources/Materials:
- Lined writing paper with drawing box
Option 1
Option 2
Letter of the Week: C
Poetry: ( 5 minutes)
- “How Doth the Little Crocodile”
Read Aloud: ( 10 minutes)
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Letter Craft: (15 minutes)
- C is for Caterpillar
Oral Comm.: ( 20 minutes)
- Show and Tell: C
Bible: (10 minutes)
- Sing the Word from A to Z
- c: 3. Let the little children come to me… Matthew 19:14
- Bible Story: Jesus and the Children
- ABCs of the Names of God
- C
Activity Ideas: (5 minutes)
- Play Catch or Capture the Flag
- Do Cartwheels or Crab Walk
- Collect Rocks
- Construct or Create Something
Grammar: (5 minutes)
- Introduce memory work: Verbs
- Activity: Understanding Verbs
Lesson Plan
Literary Work: (5 minutes)
- Review and introduce memory work
- The Epic of Gilgamesh
Literature: (45 minutes)
- Read Aloud: (10 minutes)
- The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
- Discussion and Activity Introduction: (10 minutes)
- Activity: (15 minutes)
- Illustration
- Sentence composition with sentence starters
- Sharing and Wrap Up (10 minutes)
Grammar: (5 minutes)
- Memory Work: Verbs
- Activity: Understanding verbs
Oral Comm.: ( 20 minutes)
- Digging Deeper Report
Bible: (20 minutes)
- Noah and the Flood / The Tower of Babel
- Genesis 11:9 (I Am with You: “Babel”)
Science
K4-2nd GRADE: WEEK 4
Unit 2 - Superstructure: Cells and DNA
Resources/Materials: Paper Plates, Play-doh (multiple colors)
Tell me about Plant and Animal Cells
Plant and Animal Cells have parts
That are the same.
The cell membrane is the skin.
The nucleus is the brain.
The cytoplasm is a network
For transportation.
The mitochondria is
The mighty power station.
The vacuoules are warehouses
That store food.
Plant cells have two extra parts
That we can’t exclude.
A chloroplast for photosynthesis.
And an outer cell wall
That makes the plant rigid
So it can grow tall.
Tell me about DNA
DNA is a ladder-like molecule
That is twisted and compressed.
A double helix is the name
That fits it best.
It stores genetic code:
The instructions in a gene
That work together to make
A complex human being.
Lesson at a Glance
Slideshow: (5 minutes)
- Using the Week 4 Slideshow, introduce the memory work and discuss plant and animal cells.
Activity: (20 minutes)
- Build an animal cell model using play-doh.
Art
1st-2nd GRADE: WEEK 4
Unit 1: Vincent Van Gogh
Week 3 of 3:
- Creating a Masterpiece
Resource/Materials:
- Meet the Masters, Group A, Level B (Intermediate)
- 9×12 Black Construction Paper
- Oil Pastels
Lesson Plan
Unit 1 – Vincent Van Gogh:
- Week 3 of 3: Create a Van Gogh Masterpiece (45 minutes)