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B is for Bear

The B is for Bear learning objectives may be found on the Course Description page.

Calendar Highlights

From September 11 to May 28, students will be assigned homework to complete for Friday's lesson. The detailed assignment will be indicated on the weekly page, accessed by clicking on the hyperlink (right). There will be no classes on November 27 (Thanksgiving week), December 25 (Christmas Day), January 1 (New Year's Day), and March 26 (Good Friday), and no assignments will be given for those dates.

 

Speech Night will be on a Friday, sometime in March, at 6:30 p.m. Specific day TBA.

Assignments

Click the hyperlink to access the assignment. Note that the dates indicate when the homework has been assigned, not when it is due. Those dates that are embraced by parentheses indicate holidays (See Calendar Highlights, left) on which no new homework will be assigned.

September
11     18     25


October
 2     9     16     23     30

November
6     13     20     (27)

December
4     11     18     (25)

January
(1)     8     15     22     29

   

February
5     12     19     26

March
5     12     19     (26)

 

April
​2     9     16     23     30

May
7     14     21     28

Sample Lessons

Lesson 1
Note that the poems to memorize are posted on the right.


​Lesson 2

Note that the poems to memorize are posted on the right.

Lesson 12
Note that the poems to memorize are posted on the right.

Lesson 20
Note that the poems to memorize are posted on the right.

Materials Needed

Dictation Sheets
Blank handwriting sheet for dictation and handwriting practice, single-sided and double-sided.

Handwriting Instruction
Videos for handwriting instruction, Lessons 1–5
Videos for handwriting instruction, Lessons 6–10

Poems to Memorize
Students will memorize only one stanza each week from this page. Please consult the weekly assignment for the specific poem to be memorized. Note that both volumes of the student textbooks contain these poems.

Curriculum

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