What We Studied
We had three days of outings this week. On Monday, we went to the garden center. On Tuesday, we visited Gifford Farm and got to see the new baby animals. The new baby cows were my favorite. And the slide barn was open so we got to play a bit more. The boys even helped feed the bunnies. On Wednesday, we wen to the park for a playdate.
Literature and Poetry
We started reading Nim’s Island to go along with our Ocean theme! So far, so far. Arthur’s excited to finish so we can watch the movie version.
Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr
A First Book of the Sea by Nicola Davies
Math
We finished Unit 11 in Singapore Math. That leaves one more unit to finish the book.
Social Studies
We covered our last chapter in History Quest Ancient Times focusing on Arabia and the rise of Islam. We read some of the tales from the Arabian Nights. We wrapped up the week with a documentary about the ancient city of Petra.
A is for Arabia by Julia Johnson
The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan
Science
Our unit theme of oceans takes care of our science, but we did spend most of Monday at the garden center and then planting our purchases. The plants are in a bit of a shock, but they’re slowly acclimating.
Art
Nothing formal
Music
Nothing formal
Unit Theme
We started our month long study of ocean. We began with a review of the ocean basics before moving on currents, tides, ocean layers, the food chain, and the shoreline. Along with our regular books and videos, we started watching Blue Planet. We’ll continue through the first and the second series over the course of the month. We also found a great YouTube channel featuring a man who explores the water.
The Earth is Mostly Ocean by Allan Fowler
Ocean by Stacy McAnulty
Oceans by Cathryn Sill
Ocean Seasons by Ron Hirschi
Oceans by Peter Benoit
Ocean Anatomy by Julia Rothman
DK Ocean
Discover the Oceans by Emily Rose Oachs (Southern, Pacific, Indian, Atlantic)
Oceans by Precious McKenzie
Bill Nye’s Big Blue Ocean
How Deep is the Ocean by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Gone Fishing by David McLimans
Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plant Feed the Seas by Molly Bang
Shells by Cassie Meyer
A Nature Walk at the Beach by Louise and Richard Spilsbury
Along the Shore by John Woodward
Tide Pool by Louise Spilsbury
DK Shell
Misc. - Random picture books read
Violet and Victor Write the Most Fabulous Fairy Tale by Alice Kuipers
Grandpa’s Garden by Stella Fry
Ocean by Britta Teckentrup
The Water Dragon by Li Jian
These Seas Count by Alison Formento
The Big Beach Cleanup by Charlotte Offsay
The Three Little Pigs Count to 100 by Grace Maccarone
Boats on the Bay by Jeanne Walker Harvey
Blue Floats Away by Travis Jonker
Where is Spring by Yang-Huan
Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert
Octopus Stew by Eric Velasquez
What’s Inside a Flower by Rachel Ignotofsky
Sea Bones by Bob Barner
Crab Cake by Andrea Tsurumi
Someday, Narwhal by Lisa Mantchev
Seagrass Dreams by Kathleen M. Hanes
Highs
We had such a fun time playing with our new friends. After a year in quarantine, it’s been nice to get out even a little bit. We are still masking up and keeping our distance, but park playdates and other outside activities are on our schedule.
Lows
I hadn’t planned on spending all Monday doing gardening activities. Arthur enjoyed the gardening, but it pushed back all of our schooling.
Next Week
We’re continuing oceans and Nim’s Island. We’ll be starting an American folk music unit for music and finishing Singapore Math 2B. As for outings, we’ll b doing a park playdate and visiting the treehouses at Arbor Day Farm.
Next up on the TBR pile:
