**I somehow took a total of three pictures this week. Terrible on my part…
What We Studied
Literature and Poetry
We started reading The One and Only Ivan for our read aloud. I’m enjoying the
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Lucky Tucker by Leslie McGuirk (literature study)
Mouse Loves Spring (Arthur read)
Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Spring Smiles by Kallie George (Arthur read)
Spring is Here by Joan Holub (Arthur read)
The Garden by Gwendolyn Hooks (Arthur read)
Poems Have Roots by Lilian Moore
Math
We covered Unit 6 in Singapore 2B. It was a bit of review for Arthur, but we got back into the hang out it. Arthur also completed another unit in Khan Academy math. I’m hoping we can get through K-2nd grade math before the end of May.
Social Studies
We covered three lessons this week: native groups of the plains, rising tensions in the colonies, and the beginning of the revolution. It felt good to get back into U.S. History for a week. I especially loved going through the run-up to the Revolutionary War. Lots of good resources out there now.
The Pawnee: Farmers and Hunters of the Central Plains by Karen Bush Gibson
Shawnee by Sarah Tieck
Ojibwe by Torren Ramsey
Ladder to the Sky retold by Barbara Juster Esbensen
Young Jim Thorpe Bright Path by Don Brown
Our Colonial Year by Cheryl Harness
Fight for Freedom by Benson Bobrick
George vs George by
Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak by Kay Winters
DK American Revolution
The Boston Tea Party by Sarah Gilman
Let It Begin Here! Lexington and Concern First Battles of the American Revolution by Dennis Brindell Fradin
Sybil Ludington’s Midnight Ride by Marsha Amstel
Science
See Unit theme
Art
Nothing formal
Music
This week started our movie composer cycle. We listened to John Williams first. Of course, Arthur immediately recognized a lot of the pieces I pulled. And his favorite was Jurassic Park, no surprise there.
Unit Theme
The theme was all about spring and plants and growing. We’ll be continuing this through the rest of March and into April. We worked through the chapters of our Tinkeractive Books, talking about plant group, and watched a few episodes of Magic School Bus.
The Spring Equinox: Celebrating the Greening of the Earth by Ellen Jackson
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Spring is Here by Will Hillenbrand
Are You Ready for Spring by Sheila Anderson
Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms by Julia Rawlinson
Splish, Splash, Spring by Jan Carr
Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson
Mud by Mary Lyn Ray
The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb retold by Shirley Climo
Anywhere Artist by Nikki Slade Robinson
Rain by Linda Ashman
Misc. - Random picture books read
Jack Blasts Off by Mac Barnett
I Want to Take a Nap by Mo Willems
Let’s Play in the Forest While the Wolf is Not Around by Claudia Rueda
Coelophysis by Josh Gregory
Swarm of Bees by Lemony Snicket
There’s a Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher
Huff & Puff by Claudia Rueda
Little Lucy Goes to School by Ilene Cooper
Robo-Sauce by Adam Rubin
Pete the Cat’s Got Class by James Dean
Highs
We jumped back in and I feel so much better!
We say Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus: The Musical at the Rose Theater. A lovely socially distant and masked up event!
Lows
We jumped back in and Arthur had to do some adjustment…
Next Week
We’ll be having a very strange week next week. We have a ton of outings (feels so weird to write that after a year in quarantine). Our outings are going to be a mix of educational (farm visit and botanical garden visit), playtime, and necessary errands (dentist appt and groceries). We will end up with three half days and one full day of regular style homeschool.
Next up on the TBR pile:
