What We Studied

Arthur was supposed to have camp through Metro, but unfortunately he and Quentin both caught a cold. So we took it pretty easy for that week. The second week was very abbreviated as I left on Thursday for my weekend retreat. Only this past week was the only full week and it ended up as our last week of the academic year.

Literature and Poetry

We started and finished a read aloud and started a new one. For these two read aloud, we just enjoyed reading them. I didn’t make any worksheets to go along with them. Beyond the read aloud, the boys have been completing their ELA and Math packets for the summer. We’ll be continuing these through July.

• Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman

• Wishtree by Katherine Applegate

• Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems selected by Paul Janeczko

Math

We’ve been doing math review through our BrainQuest summer bridge.

Social Studies

Nothing formal

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

Nothing formal

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

• Rocket Loves Hide-and-Seek by Tad Hills

• Rocket the Brave by Tad Hills

• R is for Rocket by Tad Hills

• How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills

• Rocket’s Christmas Surprise by Tad Hills

• Where is the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s First Spring

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s First Summer

• The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry

• Ick and Crud: Ick’s Bleh Day by Wiley Blevins

• Doozers have Green Thumbs

• Pigs are Prepared by Hans Wilhelm

Math

• Using Math Outdoors

Other

Field Trip

We didn’t have formal field trips, but we had a ton of outings. We visited multiple splash parks (Cimarron, Eagle Ridge, and The Grove). I took the kids to see the new Jurassic World movie and then to a Pirate Orienteering class at the library. We also went to the lake for a day of swimming.

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

• Lift, Mix, Fling! Machines Can Do Anything by Lola M. Schaefer

• Bird Watch by Christie Matheson

• All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon

• Maiasaura by Susan H. Gray

• Leonard’s Beard by Nancy Cote

High

• We had a great day swimming at the lake. I was hesitant to take both boys by myself, but it ended up being a great experience. We’re planning on going back very soon.

Low

• A week of sickness really derailed our plans. It was terrible timing.

Next Week

Nothing! We are officially done with this year’s curriculum.

Next up on the TBR pile: