Apparently, I took no photos this week except my post-vaccine picture and a few at the park on Thursday…
What We Studied
I had multiple dentist appointments and my second vaccine appointment, so I decided on a 1/2 week. We cut out history and unit themes to focus on ELA, math, and science (Earth Day and climate change). It worked really well to balance all of our families needs.
Literature and Poetry
We finished Pippi Longstocking and watched the 1988 movie version for family movie night. Arthur actually really liked Pippi and I didn’t mind reading it at all! We also did a bit more of the poentry unit that we didn’t finish last week.
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
The Year Comes Round: Haiku Through the Seasons by Sid Farrar
The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales by Dawn Casey and Anne Wilson
The Earth is Painted Green: A Garden of Poems About Our Planet edited by Barbara Brenner
Math
We wrapped up Unit 9 and 10 in Singapore Math 2B. We’re on track to finish the book in about two weeks.
Social Studies
Nothing this week
Science
We celebrated Earth Day but learning about the various ways we can help the Earth. Later in the week, we did a mini study on climate change along with a couple of good NOVA documentaries about the topic.
Storybots: The Amazing Planet Earth (Arthur read)
Celebrating Earth Day by MJ York
The Earth Gives More by Sue Fliess
One Earth by Eileen Spinelli
Thank You Earth by April Pulley Sayre
Does Earth Feel? by Marc Majewski
My Friend Earth by Patricia MacLachlan
Our Earth Helping Out by Peggy Hock
On Earth by G. Brian Karas
Earth Hour by Nanette Heffernan
Dear Earth… from Your Friends in Room 5 by Erin Dealey
Our Gift-Filled Earth by Eun Hee Na
Heal the Earth by Julian Lennon
Climate Change by Peter Benoit
The Magic School Bus and the Climate Change by Joanna Cole
Art
Nothing this week
Music
As we got behind last week, we finished listening to some of Alexandre Desplat’s movie scores. Arthur really enjoyed his Wes Anderson movie scores and the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2 score. The more serious movies, he did not enjoy but I did.
Unit Theme
See science
Misc. - Random picture books read
Badger’s Perfect Garden by Marsha Diane Arnold
Library Mouse: A Museum Adventure by Daniel Kirk
Raindrops Roll by April Pulley Sayre
L is for Library by Sonya Terry
The Forever Garden by Laurel Snyder
Little Blue Truck’s Springtime by Alice Schertle
Hooray for Spring by Kazuo Iwamura
Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima
The Song of Spring by Hendrik Jonas
The Not So Quiet Library b Zachariah Ohora
The Fox in the Library by Lorenz Pauli
Little i by Michael Hall
Crinkle, Crackle, Crack It’s Spring by Marion Dane Bauer
Two Shy Pandas by Julia Jarman
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña
Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library by Barb Rosenstock
Violet and Victor Write The Best-ever Bookworm Book by Alice Kuipers
Highs
On Thursday, we had a lovely playdate with two other coop families. I’m so excited to have a group for the kids (and for me) this coming school year. I’m already planning possible themes and field trips.
Our two NOVA episodes on energy and climate change were very interesting. I even learned some things!
Lows
Two dentist appointments took me out of commission for all of Tuesday. And Arthur and Quentin’s attitudes suffered for it. They were little bears on Wednesday. We really do love our routine in this house.
Next Week
We’re back to a somewhat normal schedule next week, although we do have multiple outside activities planned. We are going to cover the last chapter of History Quest: Ancient Times about Arabia. We will be starting our new read aloud (Nim’s Island), new science unit (Oceans), and new music unit (American folk music). I can feel us winding down a bit as the end of the year comes closer.
Next up on the TBR pile:
