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This is a breakdown of what we are
doing with this unit.
My children are 7 years old and 10
years old. I was a Dorling Kindersley Distributor and
use many DK books and DK CD-ROMs with
our homeschooling!
Pick as many activities as you want.
Do them all or only a few of them! If need be,
adjust each activities to the level of
your child.
Internet resources may be used at
anytime as needed!
Note: If you do not have any
of the books mentioned...
Use
what you have on hand or go to the library.
We read
the Bible. The children do their memory verses for the quizzing team.
Together we read our devotional.
Do
daily chores.
"DK
Great Adventure: Tales of Real-Life Adventures Throughout History" retold by
Richard Platt.
Page
80 "The Great Air Derby" story of Amelia Earhart.
DK
Phonic book: "Grandma's Garden" by Ruth Thomson
Use the
information found in the Guinness and Timetable books and write
some
sentences about what you have discovered.
"DK I
Love Spelling!" CD-ROM
Write
five sentences from "The Great Air Derby."
Cuisenaire Rods - Miquon - Alpha Omega
"DK
History of the World"
"DK
Visual Timeline of the 20th Century"
"DK
Visual Timeline of Inventions"
"The
Guinness book of Records 1996"
"The
Timetables of History" by Simon & Schuster.
Do some
research on aviation using page 123-126 of the Guinness Book.
There
is a lot of information there.
Also,
use all the other books to find as much info as possible about aviation.
When
done, do a write up about aviation.
"DK
Geography of the World"
"DK My
First Atlas"
"DK
Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia"
"DK
Picturepedia: People and Places"
Newfoundland and Ireland. Use the globe and locate them.
What
did you find out about Newfoundland?
What
about Ireland? What are some specifics about these areas?
"DK
Nature 2.0" CD-ROM & do worksheet activities.
Do some
exercises outside or use the Eclipse.
"DK My
First Encyclopedia" page 70-71
Read
information about transportation and give oral report.
Amelia, The Celebrity
The Early Years
Amelia by a third grader
Amelia the American Hope
The Vega Picture
Amelia by Ryan
Amelia by Michael
Amelia
Official site of Amelia
Amelia AE Info
Amelia's legacy
Famous Firsts in aviation
Aviation sites
Flights of Inspiration
Unit written by
Lara using the Internet and other
personal resources.
April 2000
   
 
 
True Light Academy.
Copyright © 2000-2006 by
Lara. All rights reserved.
Revised: 02/23/2006
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