What We Studied
Our week went well and we accomplished a lot of school work. But, I couldn’t shake the feeling that we needed a bit of a break. Makes sense in the we haven’t had a real break since Christmas. We made sure to knock out some lessons so next week can be a bit of a break.
A’s ELA and Math
Literature and Poetry
This week Arthur read one of my favorite childhood books, The Witches by Roald Dahl. I don’t think he enjoyed it as much as me, but thanks okay. We did get to watch the movie version for family movie night as an extra treat. Beyond the actual literature, we are working on some basic grammar skills. We continued the first Reading Explorer book which focuses on reading comprehension. He also continued his Super Secret Notebook from Blossom & Root.
My America poem collection
Reading Explorer 1
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Quentin finished another in his favorite series. We covered a few different lessons from the Blossom and Root curriculum. He also worked on some basic grammar with some fun books.
Sing a Song of Seasons
Zoey and Sassafras: Grumplets and Pests by Asia Citro
If You were an Interjection by Nancy Loewen
If You were a Conjunction by Nancy Loewen
If You were an Antonym by Nancy Loewen
If You were a Preposition by Nancy Loewen
If You were Homonym or a Homphone by Nancy Loewen
The Little Mermaid by Jerry Pinkney
The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
The Other Side of the Story
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
Grandmother Winter by Phyllis Root
The Story Blanket by Ferida Wolf
Good Night Wind by Linda Elovitz Marshal
Rumpelstitlskin by Paul Galdone
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Rumpelstiltskin
The Elves and the Shoemaker by Paul Galdone
The Elves and the Shoemaker by Jim Lamarche
Frankly I'd Rather Spin Myself a New Name by Jessica Gunderson
Rumplestitlskin by John Cech
Rumplestiltskin's Daughter by Diane Stanley
Rattlestiltskin by Eric A. Kimmel
The Girl Who Spun Gold by Virginia Hamilton
Beaver Steals Fire by Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
The Water Dragon by Li JIan
Q’s ELA and Math
Math
Arthur finished a unit on Decimals. Most of it was review, but it was a good review for him. We’re flying through the lessons. We also dove into the Grade 4 Financial Literacy book and covered another units.
Singapore Common Core 5B
Orbiting with Logic
Evan Moor Financial Literacy G4
Quentin continued Singapore 2A with a unit on measurements. We also continued our logic book; almost finished with this one!
Lollipop Logic Book 3
Singapore Common Core 2A
Q’s ELA and Math
Social Studies
Arthur covered more about the Great Depression with a focus on the American Dust Bowl. I found some great resources and we even started watching Ken Burns’ The Dust Bowl documentary.
DK American History
We were There Too! Young People in US History
Words that Build a Nation
Heart and Soul
Nat Geo Our Country’s Presidents
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
A Different Mirror for Young People
This is Our Land: A History of American Immigration
DK Timelines of Everything
DK History
The Great American Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Helped Remedy a National Disaster by Martin W. Sandler
A Day that Changed America: The Black Sunday Dust Blizzard by Bruce Berglund
Voices of the Dust Bowl by Sherry Garland
This is the Rope: A Story from The Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson
Q’s Rome Unit
Quentin began the chapters of Ancient Rome with the founding and the Republic. We found a good balance of videos, textbooks, and small readings.
History Quest Early Times
DK When on Earth?
Human Wold
DK History
DK Timelines of Everything
DK A Child Through Time
A History of Western Art
DK Science Year by Year
DK Myths, Legends, and Sacred Stories
Find the Journeys Around the World by David Long
Ancient Worlds
A Journey Through Art by Aaron Rosen
Ancient Rome by Peter Chrisp
The Ancient Romans Cohn
DK Eyewitness: Ancient Rome
Stephen Biesty's Ancient World
The Genius of the Romans
A’s Dust Bowl Unit
Science
We’re back at Chemistry class. This week they talked about the relationship between Hydrogen and Oxygen. We made sure to read another chapter in our Story of Science book.
RSO Chemistry
DK Super Simple Chemistry
Story of Science Vol. 2: Newton at the Center by Joy Hakim
DK The Elements
Quentin got back into the RSO Life curriculum moving into the unit on Human Anatomy. We covered the digestive system this week.
RSO Life
DK Oversimple Biology
DK Human Body
Know and Glow Human Body
DK Eyewitness: Human Body
iDiscover The Body by Carolyn Scrace
The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers: A Tour of Your Useless Parts, Flaws and Other Weird Bits by Rachel Poliquin
Click: The Inner You
Click: Tastes Good
Shape of a Stomach by Kirsty Holmes
Blueprint for a Bladder by Kirsty Holmes
Q’s Anatomy Unit
STEAM Coop
Arthur started his unit on spring growth. This week they talked abut soil composition and basic planting techniques. Quentin learned about deserts and had fun making a sand painting.
A’s ELA and Math
Art/Music/Crafts/Cooking/Documentary
We covered a bit of art and music and managed to start watching a documentary. We covered frescos and etching/printmaking/woodcuts for art and Verdi and Gershwin for music.
DK Music and How it Works
DK The Arts
DK Art and How It Works
Modern Art Adventures by Maja Pitamic and Jill Laidlaw
13 American Artists Children Should Know
A Child's Introduction to Art
Women in Art by Rachel Ignotofsky
Iconic Composers by Nicholas Csicsko & Emi Ferguson
13 Art Movements Children Should Know
13 Artists Children Should Know
13 Modern Artists Children Should Know
The Story of Paintings by Mick Manning & Brita Granström
Why is Art Full of Naked People? by Susie Hodge
Q’s ELA and Math
Field Trip
We didn’t have any field trips these week. But we did accomplish two nature hikes and two park playdates with friends. The weather was beautiful this past week and we took advantage of it!
Q’s ELA
High
We finally bought a membership and made it down to the Luminarium, the new local hands-on science museum. We spent a few hour after coop exploring with some friends. Even being there for a few hours, we didn’t actually get to see everything! We will definitely be back soon.
Learning about deserts at coop
Low
Nothing. We had a great two weeks!
Next Week
Continuing our current read alouds
Hopefully starting and finishing the coop book club selection
Moving through the 1930s for history, focusing on the Dust Bowl
Continuing our math units
Exploring some new concepts about the periodic table
Diving into Ancient Rome for science
Hopefully heading outside for a nature walk
Art and Music
Next up on the TBR pile:
