What We Studied

After such a long time not getting sick (and avoiding COVID), the boys and I all caught a cold and had some not-so-great days. We managed to finish some school work, but had to skip coop and the coop fiend trip the gardens. Not fun being stuck inside for days on end.

Literature and Poetry

We did manage to finis our current read aloud and work through more poems.

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus

Math

Arthur is finished with the textbook, so we are exploring more math problems and puzzles until August. We pulled out the spring tangrams packet for Tuesday’s lesson.

Logic Countdown
The School of Numbers

Social Studies

We covered the Scientific Revolution (focusing on Gutenburg, Copernicus, and Galileo) and the Reformation this week. Arthur got really interested in Copernicus’s journal and wanted to create his own scientific journal.

DK Timelines of Everyone
When on Earth
DK History
DK Timelines of Everything
Marguerite Makes a Book by Bruce Robertson
Nicolaus Copernicus: The Earth is a Planet by Dennis Brindell Fradin
Martin Luther: Here I Stand by Geraldine Elschner
The Life and Times of Martin Luther by Meike Roth-Beck
I, Galileo by Bonnie Christensen
Starry Messenger by Peter Sis
Recentering the Universe: The Radical Theories of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton by Rob Miller

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

We had a light week for science. I had planned on focusing on spring and growing to align with coop and our trip to the botanical gardens. But as we had to skip those, part of our science went with it. We did do a mini spring unit with a ton of books. And we wrapped up what we learned from coop last week about bees with some more books and videos.

The Thing About Bees by Shabazz Larkin
Give Bees a Chance by Bethany Barton
Bee and Me by Alison Jay
The Bee Tree by Stephen Buchmann
The Secret Life of Bees by Moira Butterfield
What on Earth? Bees by Andrea Quigley
Finding Spring by Carin Berger
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
Mouse Loves Spring by Lauren Thompson
Hail to Spring by Charles Ghigna
Weather in Spring by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst
Trees in Spring by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst
Birds in Spring by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst
Spring by Amy Culliford
Crinkle, Crackle, Crack It's Spring! by Marion Dane Bauer

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

Biscuit Takes a Walk by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Q Reads)
Biscuit Loves the Library by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Q Reads)
Biscuit and the Little Llamas by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Q Reads)
Biscuit Feeds the Pets by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Q reads)
The Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter
The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter
High Five April 2020

Math

Lollipop Logic Book 1
Tinkeractive Math PreK

Other

Smart Start Beginning Coding Grade 1
I Spy on the Farm
Tinkeractive Science PreK

Field Trip

On Monday we met friends at the park for some playtime. It was chilly, but the sun came out and the kids had fun. I enjoyed chatting with some friends.

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

Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynolds
Big Choo by Stephen Shaskan

High

Getting our chicks on Saturday was so much fun! We are renting two chicks from a family farm program. We are interacting with them and caring for them. We named ours Shadow and Sunshine. The boys are loving this program!