The Dutch in the New World - Lesson Plan

The Dutch in the New World - Lesson Plan - The Story of the World, Chapter 6

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This is a very ironic part of the history of the New World.  Each country wanted to get its share of the "riches" that were sure to be found in the New World.  And the Dutch, who were superb traders knew that they had to get in on the action.

Read pages 57-60 and then discuss these questions with your teacher.


Questions: 
Who was William the Silent?  What did he do about Holland? 
Where did Dutch traders go and what did they do? 
Why did the government organize the Dutch East India Company?  
Who were two famous Dutch artists?
What did the Dutch take to trade with the Native Americans?
Where did the Dutch West India Company go to settle?  
What was the name of the Island?
Which people were already on the Island? 
How did the Dutch cheat the Lenape? 
What was the culture clash between the Dutch and the Lenape? 
What was the most popular business in New Amsterdam?
What happened in 1647?  Who was appointed to lead the colony? 
Was he successful? Which laws did he pass? 
Why did the colonists call him nasty nicknames?  What were the nicknames? 
Why did he build a wall around New Amsterdam? 
Did it repel the English soldiers? 
What present did King Charles II give to the Duke of York? 
What did the Duke of York do? 
Why didn't the citizens of New Amsterdam fight back? 
Did the governor agree with this? 
What language did they speak?  Did they want to become English citizens? 
\What is the new name of Manhattan Island? 
Which landmarks are still there in this place? 


Homework: You are a Dutch citizen living in New Amsterdam, which has just been taken over by the English.  Write home to your relatives in Holland about what you feel about the English taking over. 

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Preview for next lesson:

Look at the Triangular Trade route:  What items were traded at each place.  Why did the ships' captains always want to keep the ship's hold full? Which place do you think was more profitable?

The Puritans in the New World,

The Puritans in the New World The Story of the World Book 3 Chapter 6

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Now we are getting to the part of history that every American child knows, or should know. The Story of the Pilgrims.  

Read from page 54-56 and then answer these questions. 

Questions

How did William Bradford feel about the Church of England? 

Where did he go first?  What was the name of the town?  What did the children do there? 

Why was this unacceptable to him and his followers? 

Where did they decide to go?  

How many Separatists went with him? 

How many other settlers went?  

How did they get the money to buy ships and supplies? 

What was the name of the ship? 

Where did it land? 

Explain about the Mayflower Compact.

What did the men find on the land? 

What happened while the men were out exploring?

How did the settlers survive the winter? 

Who was Squanto? 

What did William Bradford do as governor of the colony?

What did they do at the first Thanksgiving feast? 

Who came to the feast? 

What is the name of the state where the Puritans lived? 

Homework: 

Write an advertisement for the colony that will be published in the London Times in the year 1625. The colony needs more settlers.  Write about the life there and how new Puritan settlers are welcome. 

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Miss Daisy is Crazy, Chapter 6, Lesson Plan

Chapter 6 is the end of the first day of school, it is hard to believe that so much could happen. When I was in school, the first day went by so fast that I never remembered what we did or said except to say our names!  Let this be a lesson to you, take notes on your first day of school so you will saver the only day of the year with no homework!!


 Miss Daisy is Crazy  by Dan Guttman  You can get this on Amazon!

Vocabulary: 
veterinarian a doctor that takes care of animals
veteran - a person who has fought in a war and survived
vegetarian- a person who doesn't eat meat.
vegan - a person who doesn't eat meat, dairy (milk products) eggs, or even honey.
businessman - a person who owns a business, maybe buying and selling.


Pronunciation:
hospital  - h has a little puff of air
veterinarian ve ter na ar ri an
Lindsay lind sey 
arithmetic a rit me tik


Questions for discussion:

What does Andrea want to be when she grows up?
What did A.J. say veterinarian was?
What is funny about how A.J. defined the word veterinarian?
What does Emily want to be when she grows up?
Why did Emily run out of the room crying?
What does A.J. want to be?
What advantages does being a professional football player give to A.J.?
What does Michael Robinson want to be? Why did he change his mind?
What does Ryan want to be?  Why?
Andrea changes her mind, what does she want to do now?
Who does A.J. hate? Why?
Did A.J. change his mind about reading and writing?  Why or why not?

Over to YOU! 
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Should people love their jobs?
What education do you need to do this job?
What job do your parents do?


Homework:  
What would you like to be when you grow up? Write about the profession and what it does, and how you would be happy doing this job.

Magic Tree House, Dolphins at Daybreak, Chapter 6

Have you ever wanted to go diving, but can't really swim?  Well I would like to do that too!  So let's take a trip with Jack and Annie in the Mini Sub to explore the coral reefs!

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Questions
What is happening inside the sub?
What is the octopus doing?
What does Annie think?
What does Jack do?  How does he feel?
What happened to the sub?
What does Annie say to the octopus?
What does Jack say?
Why did it leave?





Homework:
We are going to research about the octopus. Using this website http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/octopus.html
find out about the octopus.  Write a report giving the  most important facts about this interesting animal.



While you are reading this chapter listen to this beautiful music! by Rachael Alice Orbach

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon, Chapter 6

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon, Chapter 6

Jack and Annie are busy with making a sign to leave on the Moon!  By the way, did you finish Jack's poster for him to turn into Ms. Watkins?  She wants to see all the beautiful posters and she has given me permission to post them at the en of this blog post!  e-mail to:Rachael Alice's E-mail

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Questions

Why does Jack want to go back to the Moon Base?  What is he afraid of? 

What do the kids do? 

Did the find the fourth M thing? Why not? 

What blocked them from going on? 

What did Jack learn from the book? 

What happened to Jack?  Annie?  

What is their problem? 

Where did the Moon Man go? 

Homework: 

Math in Literature:

Solve this problem. 

The Moon's gravity is about 16% less of that on Earth. 

If a person weighs 50 kilos on Earth, how much will that person weigh on the Moon? 

Listen to this song while you are reading this chapter 

Mr Klutz is Nuts, Chapter 6

Who is more Crazy, Miss Daisy or Mr. Klutz?  

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Key Words
incentinve - a way to get people to do something in a positive way.



Questions
Why did A.J. think about Mr. Klutz coming into the classroom?
Why doesn't Mr. Klutz like the incentives that the kids tell him?
Who  had the best idea?
What ideas do the kids tell Mr. Klutz about the party?
Would you like a party like that?
Which idea do you like the most to earn the party?
Why does Miss Daisy like math?
Who gives the best idea this time?
Who doesn't like math?
What else is Mr. Klutz going to do at the party?


Homework:
You are going to advertise the next event in the school. You want the kids work their hardest just like they did in the book "Miss Daisy is Crazy"

Design the poster that gets put up in the school and all over the neighborhood.



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Magic Tree House Night of the Ninjas Chapter 6

Magic Tree House

Night of the Ninjas

Chapter 6

Before Reading: What happened in the first 5 chapters? What was the most exciting part for you so far?

While reading - Make a chart of the events that are happening

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Vocabulary

samurai Noun – Fierce Japanese fighters

Example: The Samurai were fighting against the Ninjas.

Woven- verb past participle of weeve – to interlace especially to form a texture, fabric, or design

Example: I loved the woven design of the wall hanging, it was so pretty

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mercy – noun kind or forgiving treatment

Example: He showed mercy to the small child, helping him to cross the busy street.

No mercy – noun - not good treatment.

Example: The boxer show no mercy to his opponent, and knocked him down after 5 minutes.

flickering light, Noun the light given off by a candle

Example: As I sat in the flickering light of the campfire I felt warm and cozy.

Worthy Adjective having enough good qualities to be considered important, useful

Example Your donation of money is going to a worthy cause, helping deaf people to hear again.

Pronunciation

flickering fli ke ing

Questions

Describe the picture on the opening page of the chapter

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Why are Jack and Annie surprised at the what the Ninja Master?

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What did the ninja do with the note?

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Who are the samurai?

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What will the samurai do?

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Why can’t Jack and Annie go with the Ninjas?

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 What advice does the Ninja master give them?

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 What does it mean “show no mercy?”

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What three things does the Ninja Master tell them?

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Why is Shadow Warrior a good title for this chapter?

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How will Annie and Jack find their way back to the Tree House?

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Homework: Jack and Annie have to prove themselves worthy. The ninjas want them to see that Annie and Jack are resourceful and can solve their own problems.

Tell about a time that you were in a contest. How did you prepare? How long did it take for you to prepare for the contest? Did you win? Why or why not?

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Example

I was in a concert band, playing the clarinet. There was a contest of all the players in the band to go to an all city band. I wanted to be one of the two clarinet positions that were available in my school. We had a list of pieces that we had to play. I practiced them every day for two weeks and then we had the audition! I didn’t win 1^st place, but I did win 2^nd place! We then played in the all city band!

Because of Winn-Dixie chapter 6

This book was made into a movie, but I think that the dog in the movie was too cute!  I think of Winn-Dixie as a real ugly dog Something like this:

But lovable you know.  The book is written in a light-hearted style that is like you are having a conversation with India Opal

Let's get into Chapter 6. 

Vocabulary: 

Memorial - in memory of someone

selecting - picking out 

humming - singing without words with the mouth closed 

never got over it  - still scared about it 

snuffled - to sniff 

Pronunciation

hind - long i 

Questions: 

Why did India Opal go a lot that summer?  

What was the problem to bring Winn-Dixie inside? 

What does Herman W. Block Memorial Library really look like? 

What did Miss Franny Block think that Winn-Dixie was? 

What did she do when she saw him? 

Then what did she do when Opal explained things?

How is Opal like her mother? 

How did Winn-Dixie get himself comfortable? 

Homework: 

Write about a place where you are not allowed to take an animal and what would happen if you tried?  You can write it as fiction. 

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Example: 

Once upon a time there was a Queen who was afraid of cats.  She just didn't like them,  But the princess her daughter really loved cats.  She had cat wallpaper on the walls, a cat bedspread and even a life-like stuffed cat that she played with as a toy.  

One day the princess got tired of playing with the stuffed cat, and found a little grey tabby kitten outside the palace.  She took the kitten and taught it to stay in her bedroom.  Then about a week later the Queen came into the princess' bedroom and saw the grey tabby kitten sleeping on the bed.  She thought it was the toy cat.  But when she tried to pick it up to put on the shelf, she found out that it was a real kitten and it purred at the Queen.  

After that the Queen was not afraid of cats. 

Rachael Alice Orbach 

Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach 

Pirates Past Noon Book 4 Chapter 6

Chapter 6  the Whale's Eye

By Ansgar Walk - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=787457

Questions
 Which part of the story do you like best so far?
What were the pirates afraid of in the sea?
What were the pirates doing aboard the ship?
What kind of music did they hear?
Which pirate did Jack read about in the book?
How did that help them to get back to the Island?
What is the island shaped like?
What does the palm tree remind Annie of?
What does the big black rock remind Jack of?


Homework:

Research Captain Kidd

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/07/captain-kidd-treasure-found-madagascar

Write a summary of how Captain Kidd's treasure was found,

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