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: