What We Studied
Literature and Poetry
We finished reading The One and Only Ivan. I’ll admit that I teared up at the end. I really enjoyed that story. Arthur seemed to also. We might read the sequel, The One and Only Bob, during our July break.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Max Goes to the Library by Adria F. Klein (Arthur read)
Max Goes to the Nature Center by Adria F. Klein (Arthur read)
Springtime Surprises by Anna Jane Hays (Arthur read)
Miffy at the LIbrary (Arthur read)
Pete the Kitty and the Unicorn’s Missing Colors by Kimberly & James Dean (Arthur read)
Let’s Go to the library (Arthur read)
Olivia Goes to the Library (Arthur read)
Math
We worked through Unit 7 (multiple and divide 4, 5, and 10) and most of 8 (money) for math this week. We also added in some extra math packets to review some skills and read some math books.
Corkscrew Counts by Donna Jo Napoli
Marvelous Math Poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
How High Can a Dinosaur Count! And Other Math Mysteries by Valorie Fisher
Social Studies
We covered the Byzantine Empire this week! We learned about how the Roman Empire was split, all about Justinian’s reign, and watched a NOVA episode about the mysteries of the Hagia Sophia. We also watched a NOVA episode about the prehistoric horse riders. Fascinating random documentary pick from Arthur.
Science
We continued with gardening, plants, and rainbows this week. Really diving into a gentle pace for sciences, but having lots of fun exploring. Nature science is clearly a preference for the boys.
Spring: A Haiku Story selected by George Shannon
A New Beginning: Celebrating the Spring Equinox by Linda Bleck
Spectacular Spring by Bruce Goldstone
From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons
Can You Touch a Rainbow by Sue Nicholson
Nature’s Paintbox: A Seasonal Gallery of Art and Verse by Patricia Thomas
Gardening by Nessa Black
Gardening by the Numbers by Cecilia Linden
The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons
How Does My Garden Grow? by Gerda Muller
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Ready, Set, Grow
Try This! Gardening by Stephanie Turnbull
Color Me a Rhyme by Jane Yolen
It’s Raining by Gail Gibbons
Rainbows: Nature’s Light Show by Kristen Rajczak
A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman
Ava and the Rainbow (Who Stayed) by Ged Adamson
Art
Nothing formal
Music
Nothing formal
Unit Theme
We celebrated Library Week this week. We learned all about how to use the library including the Dewey Decimal system. Arthur learned how to navigate the online library catalog and even picked specific books to find. We did our library visit on Thursday and found our books! One Friday we focused on the variety of libraries around the world. Arthur loved learning about the alternatives to library buildings.
Jumping Off the Library Shelves: A Book of Poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
ABC Letters in the Library by Bonnie Farmer
Karl and Caroline Uncover the Parts of a Book by Sandy Donovan
A Library Field Trip by Isabel Martin
Out and About at the Public Library by Kitty Shea
Manners in the Library by Carrie Finn
Library Day by Anne Rockwell
Peppa Pig and the Library Visit
Bored Bella Learns About Fiction and Nonfiction by Sandy Donovan
Pingpong Perry Experiences How a Book is Made by Sandy Donovan
Bob the Alien Discovers the Dewey Decimal System by Sandy Donovan
Our Library by Eve Bunting
The Library Doors by Toni Buzzeo
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children by Jan Pinborough
Library on Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America’s First Bookmobile by Sharlee Glenn
Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia by Jeanette Winter
My Librarian is a Camel: How Books are Brought to Children Around the World by Margriet Ruurs
The Library Bus by Bahram Rahman
Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk
The Lady of the Library by Angie Karcher
When the Library Lights Go Out by Megan McDonald
Misc. - Random picture books read
Max and Marla are Having a Picnic by Alexandra Boiger
Flower Garden by Eve Bunting
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart
Nesting by Henry Cole
Outside, Inside by LeUyen Pham
Jack’s Garden by Henry Cole
When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes
Hi Jack by Mac Barnett
Every Color of Light by Hiroshi Osada
Thank You, Garden by Liza Garton Scanlon
Sunshine Brightens Springtime by Charles Ghigna
My Garden by Kevin Henkes
Highs
We had a rainy, but fun park playdate on Tuesday with a new friend. According to Quentin, R is his new best friend.
I bought and put together a new shelf to house our homeschooling supplies. So excited to get all the stuff off my floor!
Lows
My energy level was low all week. Hoping I have more next week!
Next Week
We’ll be covering a usual amount of topics and subjects including:
Starting Pippi Longstocking for our read aloud
Poetry featuring a Shel Silverstein deep dive (It’s poetry week!)
Australia for geography
The Declaration of Independence and Soldiers and Leaders for U.S History
Continuing gardening, rainbows, and spring for science
Money and Fractions for math
Listening to Alexandre Desplat’s movie scores for music
Next up on the TBR pile: