What We Studied

Literature and Poetry

We finished one read aloud and started the next one. I was super excited about reading The Phantom Tollbooth and Arthur was excited about reading Scary Stories for Young Foxes. We also did some journal writing.

• The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

• Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker

Math

Another week of math review and Khan Academy.

Social Studies

We finished our U.S. History curriculum for the year with a lesson on the Bill of Rights and one on the native groups of the Northwest and the Plateau.

• We the People: The United States Constitution Explored and Explained by Aura Lewis & Evan Sargent

• Flags Over America by Cheryl Harness

• Northwest Coast Indians by Liz Sonneborn

• The Eagle’s Song: A Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Kristina Rodanas

• Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott

• Nez Perce by Sarah Tieck

• Plateau Indians by Christin Ditchfield

Science

We covered energy in the form of sound and light. Arthur got pretty interested and made some great connections to previous lessons. We also watched two episodes of Magic School Bus to review our information.

• Light is All Around Us by Wendy Pfeffer

• The Energy We See: A Look at Light by Jennifer Boothroyd

• Invention Hunters: Discover How Light Works by Korwin Briggs

• Light Waves by David A. Adler

• Science Experiments with Light by Alex Kiskowski

• Let's Ride a Wave! Diving Into the Science of Light and Sound Waves with Physics by Chris Ferrie

• Sounds All Around by Wendy Pfeffer

• The Sound of Silence by Katrina Goldsaito

• Science Experiments with Sight and Sound by Alex Kuskowski

• Can You Hear Sounds in Space? and Other Questions About Sound by Anna Claybourne

• All About Sound by Angela Royston

Art

Nothing formal

Music

We continued with The Beatles by listening to A Hard Day’s Night and Beatles for Sale.

Unit Theme

We spent some time learning about Juneteenth and connecting history to our current social issues. I’m amazed that Arthur really connected and make conclusions as much as he did.

• Let's Talk About Race by Julius Lester

• Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper

• All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson

• Juneteenth Jamboree by Carole Boston Weatherford

Misc. - Random picture books read

• Squid Kid the Magnificent by Lynne Berry

• Alistair and Kip’s Great Adventure by John Segal

• Together by Emma Dodd

• The Whale in My Swimming Pool by Joyce Wan

• The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs by Joanna Cole

• There’s a Dolphin in the Grand Canal by John Bemelmans Marciano

• A Perfect Day by Sarah S. Brannen

• Trucks Roll by George Ella Lyon

• Lenny the Lobster Can’t Stay for Dinner by Finn Buckley with Michael Buckley

• Whale Shines by Fiona Robinson

• The Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark by Lucille Colandro

• A Home for Leo by Vin Vogel

• I’m a Shark by Bob Shea

• Introducing Teddy by Jessica Walton

• The Whale the Sea and the Stars by Adrián Macho

Highs

• We had a lovely park playdate with friends on Tuesday. We are really enjoying shady parks right now due to the high temperatures.

Lows

• The temperatures were absolutely ridiculous… and we lost all motivation to go anywhere or do anything.

Next Week

Next up on the TBR pile: