What We Studied
Thankfully everyone got better from their cold and we had a normal week. I took one picture of us doing school that didn’t involve the chicks. Oh well. Enjoy some baby chickens pictures.
Literature and Poetry
We started and finished a read aloud that I had never actually read before. It’s a delightful little adventure book that we knocked out in a few days.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming
I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus by Jack Prelutsky
Hello Earth! Poems to Our Planet by Joyce Sidman
Math
Another week of math games, puzzles, and review
Logic Countdown
The School of Numbers
Social Studies
We covered the last chapter of History Quest Middle Times about Elizabethan Times.
DK Timelines of Everyone
When on Earth
DK History
DK Timelines of Everything
Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare by Diane Stanley
Shakespeare's Theatre by Andrew Langley
The Tudors: Kings, Queen, Scribes, and Ferrets by Marcia Williams
Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England by Diane Stanley
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 and our mini science unit, we’re focusing on plants and gardening.
DK Trees, Leaves, Flowers, and Seeds
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 and the Lost Teddy Bear by Alyssia Satin Capucilli (Q reads)
Biscuit Loves the Park by Alyssia Satin Capucilli (Q reads)
Biscuit and the Garden by Alyssia Satin Capucilli (Q reads)
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter
High Five May 2020
High Five June 2020
Our Universe: Earth by Marion Bane Bauer
Math
Lollipop Logic Book 1
Tinkeractive PreK Math
Other
Smart Start Beginning Coding Grade 1
Tinkeractive PreK Science
Field Trip
There wasn’t a field trip this week.
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
My Little Pony, Pony Life: Royal Bake-Off by Katie Chilson
Over in the Meadow by Ezra Jack Keats
There's a Tiger in the Garden by Lizzy Stewart
There's a Hole in the Bucket by John M. Feierabend
High
For Earth Day, we had a little coop party at a member’s house. Mostly it turned into free kids’ play, but sometimes that’s what we really need.
Low
The chicks had to be returned on Saturday. The kids really wanted to keep them…
Next Week
Taking a curriculum break with multiple outings
Starting the next Chronicles of Narnia book
More math games, puzzles, and review
Wrapping up the Middle Times for history
Next up on the TBR pile:
