Day Three

Day Three

Hello and Good Morning!  I hope you slept well and are feeling energized.  Are you excited to try out this new way of homeschooling?  If it works it will allow you to homeschool from grandma's house!  How awesome is that?  Scroll down and leave a quick comment and tell me if you are excited about the day.

Reading

1.  We are going to need to get creative here because you don't have your book!  I am going to give you a little story below and I want you to call me and read it to me.  Before you do that I want you to watch the video below.  It will give you a little background about where the story came from and how old it is.  The author was born 600 years before Jesus!

Now pick up the phone and call me!

The Lion and the Mouse

A small mouse crept up to a sleeping lion. The mouse admired the lion's ears, his long whiskers and his great mane.

"Since he's sleeping," thought the mouse, "he'll never suspect I'm here!"

With that, the little mouse climbed up onto the lion's tail, ran across its back, slid down its leg and jumped off of its paw. The lion awoke and quickly caught the mouse between its claws.

"Please," said the mouse, "let me go and I'll come back and help you someday."

The lion laughed, "You are so small! How could ever help me?"

The lion laughed so hard he had to hold his belly! The mouse jumped to freedom and ran until she was far, far away.

The next day, two hunters came to the jungle. They went to the lion's lair. They set a huge rope snare. When the lion came home that night, he stepped into the trap.

He roared! He wept! But he couldn't pull himself free.

The mouse heard the lion's pitiful roar and came back to help him.

The mouse eyed the trap and noticed the one thick rope that held it together.

She began nibbling and nibbling until the rope broke. The lion was able to shake off the other ropes that held him tight. He stood up free again!

The lion turned to the mouse and said, "Dear friend, I was foolish to ridicule you for being small. You helped me by saving my life after all!"

"A kindness is never wasted."

Grammar

1. Play Noun Explorer and practice what you learned on Wednesday.

Typing

1. Practice your typing skills on Dance Mat.

Now, you may break for lunch.  Don't forget to call me and tell me how your day is going!

Welcome back!  Before we get started, scroll down and leave a comment telling me what you had for lunch.  You can also read my reply to your message from this morning.

History

Today, you are going to watch a longer documentary, but have no fear!  You don't have to do Jump Math today.  The documentary is less than an hour long and is broken up into five parts.  Make sure you watch all five.

Now, scroll down and leave me a comment telling me something that I might find interesting about the Transcontinental railroad.

Optional: Watch CNN Student News.  Today, they will take you inside of a prison.  Yikes!

Math

1. Do your Xtramath practice for today.  You will need to call me so I can help you sign in.
2. Go play Shape Invaders!
3. Play this fun puzzle game called Big Time Butter Baron.

4. I found this fun game called Brainie.  Give it a try and tell me what you think.  I have a feeling you will enjoy it.

You are done now! Go down and leave a comment and tell me what your favorite thing was today. Check back later to see my reply.