What We Studied
The snow storms finally calmed down and we got back outside for some activities. Unfortunately, coop was cancelled due to a scheduling issue with the city. But we did see friends at other events and got some school work completed.
Literature and Poetry
Arthur has really gotten into our read aloud. It’s led to questions about censorship and increased interest in the other books the text mentions. In fact, our next read aloud is name dropped in the book. Beyond the actual literature, we are working on some basic grammar skills. We continued the first Reading Explorer book which focuses on reading comprehension. He also continued his Super Secret Notebook from Blossom & Root.
Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
My America poem collection
Reading Explorer 1
Quentin picked up another Zoey and Sassafras book to read this week instead of the scheduled book. That’s fine by me. I’m still really focused on Quentin’s enjoyment when it comes to literature selections. We are pushing our Blossom and Root lessons out another week. He also worked on some basic grammar.
Sing a Song of Seasons
Zoey and Sassafras: Unicorns and Germs by Asia Citro
Little Penguin's New Friend by Tadgh Bentley
Math
Arthur dove into 5B with a unit on Decimals. Most of it was review, but it was a good review for him. We’re flying through the lessons.
Singapore Common Core 5B
Orbiting with Logic
Quentin continued Singapore 2A with a big review of numbers to 1000. We also continued our logic book.
Lollipop Logic Book 3
Singapore Common Core 2A
Social Studies
Arthur started learning about World War I this week. We did a big overview of the conflict and talked about Woodrow Wilson. Our curriculum only spends one week on the war, but I’m going to expand it out for 2-3 weeks of topics and coverage.
DK American History
We were There Too! Young People in US History
Words that Build a Nation
Heart and Soul
Nat Geo Our Country’s Presidents
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
A Different Mirror for Young People
This is Our Land: A History of American Immigration
Instead of a big chapter on Greece, we started reading the story of The Odyssey to ease into the topic.
History Quest Early Times
DK When on Earth?
Human Wold
DK History
DK Timelines of Everything
DK A Child Through Time
A History of Western Art
DK Science Year by Year
DK Myths, Legends, and Sacred Stories
Find the Journeys Around the World by David Long
Tales from the Odyssey Book One by Mary Pope Osborne
Science
We were back at Chemistry class this week. They talked and explored molecules and bonds. Plus we read another chapter in our Story of Science book. This one was about alchemy.
RSO Chemistry
DK Super Simple Chemistry
Story of Science Vol. 2: Newton at the Center by Joy Hakim
DK The Elements
Quentin got back into the RSO Life curriculum and covered mammals this week.
RSO Life
DK Oversimple Biology
A Mammal is an Animal by Lizzy Rockwell
Mammals by Ann O. Squire
About Mammals by Cathryn Sill
STEAM Coop
None this week
Art/Music/Crafts/Cooking/Documentary
We didn’t actually cover any art or music this week. But we did manage to watch two documentaries. Arthur and I watched a NOVA episode about aviation during World War I. I learned a ton! Quentin and I were going to watch one about Ancient Greece, but the file was corrupted. Instead, we watched on about The Life of Mammals. The episode focused on marsupials. He actually paid attention to the documentary, so I’m calling it a win!
DK Music and How it Works
DK The Arts
DK Art and How It Works
Modern Art Adventures by Maja Pitamic and Jill Laidlaw
13 American Artists Children Should Know
A Child's Introduction to Art
Women in Art by Rachel Ignotofsky
Iconic Composers by Nicholas Csicsko & Emi Ferguson
13 Art Movements Children Should Know
13 Artists Children Should Know
13 Modern Artists Children Should Know
The Story of Paintings by Mick Manning & Brita Granström
Why is Art Full of Naked People? by Susie Hodge
Andy Warhol: Pop Art Painter by Susan Goldman Rubin
Andy Warhol Pop Art Painter by Susan Goldman Rubin
Uncle Andy’s by James Warhola
Uncle Andy’s Cats by James Warhola
Fabulous! A Portrait of Andy Warhol by Bonnie Christensen
Art is Everywhere: A Book About Andy Warhol by Jeff Mack
Biography Book by Mike Venezia
Field Trip
Not an organized field trip, but we did spend an entire morning at the zoo with some friends. We had actually been since December, and really since October before that, so it was nice to rediscover our favorite displays. Extra fun, there were a ton of docents out and hardly any visitors, so we got to chat with a ton of people about specific animals. The desert dome was a big hit this week. .
High (and Low)
Coop was cancelled this week due to the city basically overruling our contract and taking the space. Very annoying! We pivoted and spent three hours playing at Backyard Playworld. Sometimes it’s really nice to just let the kids engage in free play while I get to chat with adults.
Next Week
Finishing our current read aloud
Continuing our World War I study for history
Moving forward into new our math units
Exploring some new concepts about the periodic table
Easing into Greece with some myths and stories
Transitioning to human anatomy for science
Hopefully heading outside for a nature walk and field trip
Next up on the TBR pile:
