What We Studied
Literature and Poetry
We continued reading The Phantom Tollbooth and many other picture books. We also worked on some basic grammar review and more journal writing.
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Silver Seeds by Paul Paolilli and Dan Brewer (poems)
We Need More Nuts by Jonathan Fenske (Arthur read)
Hello Crabby by Jonathan Fenske (Arthur read)
Math
Continuing with our big review and games. We finished Lollipop Logic Book 3. Now I need to find some other logic puzzle series for Arthur.
Max Explains Everything: Grocery Store Expert by Stacy McAnulty
Last to Finish: A Story About the Smartest Boy in Math Class by Barbara Esham
Social Studies
We covered three different U.S. History lessons this week. We started with a lesson on African Americans after the War featuring Richard Allen, Absalom Jones, Paul Cuffee, and Ona Judge. We moved on to a lesson on Benjamin Banneker. And finished with a lesson about John and Abigail Adams.
Answering the Cry for Freedom by Gretchen Woelfle
100 African Americans Who Shaped American History by Chrisanne Beckner
America’s Black Founders by Nancy Sanders
The Escape of Oney Judge by Emily Arnold McCully
Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge by Ray Anthony Shepard
Molly Bannaky by Alice McGill
Tick Tock Banneker’s Clock by Shana Keller
The Revolutionary John Adams by Cheryl Harness
A Picture Book of John and Abigail Adams by David A. Adler
Abigail Adams by Alexandra Wallner
Leave It to Abigail: The Revolutionary Life of Abigail Adams by Barb Rosenstock
Science
We learned all about matter and changing states of matter this week. I’m amazed at how quickly Arthur (and even Quentin) caught on to this concept.
Matter: See It, Touch It, Taste It, Smell. It by Darlene Stille
Change It! Solids, Liquids, Gases, and You by Adrienne Mason
Solids, Liquids, Gases, and Plasma by David A. Adler
Experiments with States of Matter by Trevor Cook
Art
Nothing formal
Music
We started our big unit on The Beatles. We are going to listen to all the songs from the Beatles and trace their musical growth through the years. This week we covered everything from 1962 and 1963.
The Beatles by Mike Venezia
The Beatles were Fab (and They were Funny) by Kathleen Krull
Unit Theme
We celebrated Pride Month this week by learning about gender identity, the rainbow flag, and the history of Pride. I found some really good basic books to introduce this topic.
It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn
The Gender Wheel: A Story About Bodies and Gender for Everybody by Maya Gonzalez
This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
Sewing the Rainbow: The Story of Gilbert Baker and the Rainbow Flag by Gayle E. Pitman
The Rainbow Flag: Bright, Bold, and Beautiful by Michelle Millar Fisher
Misc. - Random picture books read
Pup 681: A Sea Otter Rescue by Jean Reidy
To the Sea by Cale Atkinson
Ebb & Flo and the Baby Seal by Jane Simmons
The Boy and the Whale by Mordicai Gerstein
Beachy and Me by Bob Staake
Inky's Amazing Escape by Sy Montgomery
Wake Up, Crabby! by Jonathan Fenske
Always Remember by Cece Meng
The Storm Whale by Benji Davies
A Whale of a Mistake by Ioana Hobai
A Whale in the Bathtub by Kylie Westaway
Star of the Sea by Janet Halfmann
Peanut Butter and Jellyfish by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Little Whale by Jo Weaver
The Heart of a Whale by Anna Pignataro
Starfish, Where are You? by Barroux
All the Water in the World by George Ella Lyon and Katherine Tillotson
Highs
We braved the very high temperatures to go berry picking on Monday. Unlike last year, we actually came home with a ton of strawberries. J made a strawberry pie and a strawberry rhubarb pie out of them. Yum!
Lows
The very high temperatures meant that we didn’t spend that much time outside this past week. I wanted to go to another state park, but knew we wouldn’t be able to handle the heat.
Next Week
We are going to finish The Phantom Tollbooth as well as our U.S. History Curriculum. For science we will be studying light and sound. We will continue listening to the Beatles and doing a math review. And we will cover Juneteenth for our unit theme.
Next up on the TBR pile:
