What We Studied
Arthur started the week sick canceling out planned zoo day. We did spend all day Tuesday outside and had our usual coop.
**Turns out I took basically no pictures last week. It was a strange week for us (mentally) and I just didn’t get pictures taken. Oh well. I promise we still did things.
Literature and Poetry
While continuing to read Aru Shah, we also started our unit on American Tall Tales. We’re focusing on one character per tale and reading a variety of tales and information while working through a companion packet I found. We’ll be continuing this into next week also.
Are Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osborne
The 12 Most Amazing American Myths and Legends by Anita Yasuda
Davy Crockett Saves the World by Rosalyn Schanzer
Davy Crockett and the Great Mississippi Snag by Cari Meister
Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind by Steven Kellogg
Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolan
Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg
Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh
The Story of Johnny Appleseed by Aliki
Johnny Appleseed by Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet
Johnny Appleseed Plants Trees Across the Land by Eric Braun
Outside Your Window by Nicola Davies (Winter and Spring sections)
Math
Arthur’s still sitting with 3B Unit 9 covering fractions. We finished the lessons and did some extra practice. We’ll be wrapping this up next week, but I’m sure we’ll revisit later this spring.
Logic Countdown
Social Studies
This chapter of History Quest focused on the Inca Civilization. We’ve watched enough documentaries previously, that this was almost a review for Arthur. He still learned a bit about their farming practices, and we still had a good time reading and looking up pictures.
DK Timelines of Everyone
When on Earth
DK History
DK Timelines of Everything
DK Explorers
Where is Machu Picchu? by Megan Stine
Inca by Lawrence Kovacs
Ancient Civilizations: Aztecs, Maya, Incas! by Anita Yasuda
Ancient Incas by Michael Burgan
Myths, Legends, and Sacred Stories
Arthur Independent Time
To allow for one-on-one time with Quentin, I have added an hour of independent work time for Arthur. Each week, he will have a mix of packet work (mostly grammar and math review), independent reading time, and special projects. Many of his projects will be aligned with our literature selections (some taken from B&R Language Arts curriculum) and history.
Science and STEAM Coop
Coop was all about space. The littles group made watercolor salt space paintings and talked about space travel. The other older group finished their lap books about the solar system. At home, we did some review about space.
For our actual health unit, we talking about our senses and how they work. Lots of pointing out examples of using our senses throughout the week.
My Five Senses by Aliki
iDiscover the Body by Carolyn Scrace
My Amazing Body by Ruth Martin & Allan Sanders
My Body by Martha E.H. Rustad
House down the street had to remove a tree and now has a holiday themed inflatable every month. We stopped by after our park day.
Art/Music
None this week
Quentin
I have scheduled at least four 1-hour time blocks for one-on-one time with Quentin. I bought Blossom and Root’s Early Years Volume 2 curriculum to use as our base. I love the variety of activities and some of the bigger projects included.
ELA
Nick and Nack Blow Bubbles by Brandon Budzi
There is a Town by Gail Herman
Little Penguin and the mysterious Object by Tadgh Bentley
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
High Five August 2018
Math
Lollipop Logic Book 1
Other
I Spy Learn and Go
Field Trip
None this week
Documentary Selection
I have carved out a one hour time block each week to watch a documentary related to our studies.
Misc. Picture Books Read
Snow Dance by Erica Farber (Q read to me)
This Book is Gray by Lindsay Ward
The Love Letter by Anika Aldamuy Denise
Big Snow by Jonathan Bean
Love by Matt de la Pena
Eyes that Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho
Goldi Rocks and the Three Bears by Corey Rosen Schwartz
If You were a Panda Bear by Wendell and Florence Minor
Puppy by Keith Graves
Negative Cat by Sophie Blackall
The Great Puppy Invasion by Alastair Heim
High
We had a park playdate on Tuesday morning and then added another park playdate that afternoon. We basically spent all of Tuesday outside and it was amazing! We added to our outside hours and just enjoyed the break in the weather. For reference, last night it froze and snowed almost 2 inches. A little different from the temps in the 60s this past week.
Low
Arthur got sick on Monday morning (food related, not COVID related) and we had to cancel our zoo day. We’re hoping to go again this Wednesday, but it really put a damper on our day.
Next Week
Starting 3B Unit 10 for math
Finishing reading Aru Shah and covering American Tall Tales
Covering the Renaissance for history
Diving into the farm for Quentin’s big unit
Exploring the paintings of Rosa Bonheur
Taking a break from coop (scheduled week off)
Next up on the TBR pile:
