What We Studied

And it was a very normal week for our school days. We had a few outings, but covered a ton of material.

Literature and Poetry

Finished one read aloud and started another.

• City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda

• The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

• I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus by Jack Prelutsky

• The Giant Carrot by Jan Peck (Lit Study)

Math

And with that, Arthur has finished Singapore 3B! For the rest of the year, we’ll be reviewing math concepts and playing some math games.

• Logic Countdown

• For Good Measure by Ken Robbins

Social Studies

We covered the Ottoman Empire for history. Arthur enjoyed the art and the science especially.

• DK Timelines of Everyone

• When on Earth

• DK History

• DK Timelines of Everything

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

For coop, covered bees. The kids learned about bee life cycles and then played some games and did some crafts. The kids got to make bee houses for our local mason bees.

We finished our science unit on geology with a mini lesson on volcanoes. Arthur was super excited to learn all about how volcanoes work.

• An Island Grows by Lola M. Schaefer

• Nat Geo Kids Volcanoes

• Volcanoes by Gail Gibbons

• Volcanoes by Elaine Landau

• Geo Detectives: Volcanoes and Earthquakes by Anita Ganeri

• The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top by Joanna Cole

• Fault Lines and Tectonic Plates by Kathleen M. Reilly

• Everything Volcanoes and Earthquakes by Kathy Furgang

• DK Volcano and Earthquake

• Volcanic Eruptions by Ann O. Squire

• How Hot is Lava? And Other Questions About Volcanoes by Kelly Smith

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. Q started a Beatrix Potter unit for the month of April. We also did some math and worked on other skills.

ELA

• The Secret Staircase by Jill Barklem

• Sea Story by Jill Barklem

• The High Hills by Jill Barklem

• The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

• The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter

• High Five January 2020

• High Five March 2020

• A Celebration of Beatrix Potter: Art and Letters

Math

• Lollipop Logic Book 1

Other

• I Spy On the Farm

• Smart Start Beginning Coding Grade 1

Field Trip

We had a lovely few hours at Fontenelle Forest with their STEM backpacks. The coop field trips have been great this semester. We did a scavenger hunt, walked the trails, and played at the nature classroom.

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

• No Buddy Like a Book by Allan Wolf

• Serious Farm by Tim Egan

High

• Our two coop events this week were great. We love having regular events with our friends and learning a little something.

Low

• A big dentist appointment on Monday took me out for hours. Oh well. We’ll make it up.

Next Week

• Continuing to read the Chronicles of Narnia

• Reviewing our math concepts

• Focusing on nature for science

• Learning about the scientific revolution and the Reformation

Next up on the TBR pile: