Highlights from the Week of January 10th

  • In morning meeting, read aloud and finish Sarah, Plain and Tall.
  •  (1/2 hour) of Prodigy/or Minecraft.
  • TG+TB Lesson #24; Expressions of Time; Pumpkin Patch Spin and Shade game
  • Right Start Lesson 14 Evens and Odds
  • In Practical Life Field Trip to Ikea for furniture design
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, pages 82-83.
  • TGTB Handwriting page 12.
  • Read Alone Berenstain Bears Series
  • Snake Discovery; feeding reptiles.
  • Story of the World- The Journey or Christopher Columbus.
  • Writing activity with Linda at College Park Speech and Language
  • Squishy Art; Chimeras; cut and remake foam animals and paint them.
  • Homeschool Review Week!

Curriculum Summary Fall 2021

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Curriculum References: Fall 2021 The Late Middle Ages

Math

The Life of Fred– Stanley Schmidt Elementary Series

Right Start Math; Level C

The Good and the Beautiful; Level 3 Math

School House Rock

Times Tales Multiplication

Language Arts/Spelling:

All About Reading Level 3  (Orton-Gillingham; multisensory)

All About Spelling Level 2   (Orton-Gillingham; multisensory)

The Good and the Beautiful LA- Level 2

All about Reading Interactive board and Flashcards with Short Story Series

Speech Therapy-Linda Jordon Phonetic Awareness support using Lindamood-Bell Lips) College Park Speech and Language Clinic

Explode the Code-Phonics Level 4.5

Writing and Comprehension:

The Good and the Beautiful Level 3 Writing

History/Geography

The Story of the World; The Middle Ages-Susan Wise Bauer

Music/Art

Peter Yarrow-Favorite Folk Songs Collection

Peter and the Wolf-Maestro Classics

The Story of Swan Lake-Maestro Classics

Pinterest Art Projects

Percussion and Math Songs

Music of the Middle Ages

Science and STEM:

Nature Studies

R.E.A.L Science Odyssey Chemistry (Level 1)

MEL Chemistry Kits

Kiwi Crates and Radish boxes-STEM

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Mark Roper-You Tube STEM

Latin:

Song School Latin-Classical Academic Press (audio and cards)

PE:

Takoma Park Soccer

Walks and Hikes

Visits to Local Parks

Read Alone:

  • Level 2/Level 3/Level 4 Readers

HEALTH:

SEL-SuperFlex- Social Explorers Curriculum

Practical Life-Chores, Baking, Whittling

Highlights from the Week of January 3rd 2022

  • In morning meeting, read aloud Sarah, Plain and Tall.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Prodigy/or Minecraft.
  • TB and TB Lesson#23 Closest to 100
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, page 81.
  • TG and TB Writing page 11.
  • All about Spelling; Review Lesson#1
  • TGTB Language Arts Lesson #47and 49; Compound Words, Regular and Irregular Past tense with the Water Glasses activity.
  • All About Reading; Lesson #16 Drop the E Rule
  • The Story of the World, Chapter #30 India under the Monghuls and the tale of the Bad Luck Servant.
  • The sounds of the Monghul Court
  • Schoolhouse Rock 2x and 3x and 4x.
  • Read Alone Berenstain Bears Series, Read Aloud Westward Bound
  • KidsArt Box; Tingatinga Diorama
  • Making Lipgloss
  • Watch the animated Hobbit

Highlights from the Week of December 20th

  • In morning meeting, read aloud and finish The Red Sails of Capri. Look at images and discuss the science of the blue grotto on Capri.
  • Right Start Math, Review Lessons 9; continue tens and near tens on the addition table.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Prodigy/or Minecraft.
  • TB and TB Lesson#20 Rotating Shapes; Mental Math tens and ones; Mayan numbers and Mountain Mental Math.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, pages 79-80.
  • TGTB Handwriting page 10.
  • All About Reading; Lesson #15 Words with Vowel Suffixes; Complete Activity Sheet Go Nutty! and Sleeping Mice.
  • Geography-Review the continents +US States and capitals.
  • The Story of the World, Chapter #29 African Kingdoms Mapwork
  • Schoolhouse Rock 2x and 3x, 4x and 5x.
  • Read Alone Berenstain Bears Series
  • Kids Art Box-Hilma inspired activity; free form drawing
  • Mel Science-But will it burn?
  • Introduction to the Elements.
  • Music Guitar Playing
  • Writing activity with Linda at College Park Speech and Language
  • Field Trip to the Watkins Lights!

Christmas Holiday! See you in 2021!

Highlights of the Week of December 13th

  • In morning meeting, read aloud The Red Sails of Capri.
  • Right Start Math, Review Lessons 9; continue tens and near tens on the addition table.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Prodigy/or Minecraft.
  • TB and TB Lesson #19 Shawnee Beading Activity and Lesson #20Multiplication Word Problems and crack the code.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, pages 77-78.
  • TGTB Handwriting page 8-9.
  • TGTB Language Arts Lesson #46 Adjectives; homophone practice threw and through. Adjectives and “The new dress” by Felix Schlesinger
  • All About Reading; Lesson #15 Words with Vowel Suffixes; Complete Activity Sheet Go Nutty! and Sleeping Mice.
  • The Story of the World, Chapter #29 African Kingdoms and Mansa Musa.
  • Schoolhouse Rock 2x and 3x, 4x and 5x.
  • Read Alone Berenstain Bears Series
  • Swirl art and Perler Beads
  • Mel Science-Taming Acid Rain
  • Watch Snake Discovery and the Birth of Baby Snakes,
  • Watch Mark Roper and the science of the squirrel obstacle course.
  • Read Alone Bolivar

Highlights the Week of December 6th

  • In morning meeting, read aloud The Red Sails of Capri and read together Encyclopedia Brown is on the Case.
  • Right Start Math, Review Lessons 9; continue tens and near tens on the addition table.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Prodigy/or Minecraft. Practice on AdaptED Math.
  • TB and TB Lesson#18 Give to the Other, Mental Math Strategies start Lesson #19 Introduction to algebraic functions and the astronomer Omar Khayyam.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, pages 75-76.
  • TGTB Language Arts Lesson #40; Verbs and Adverbs, homophones. Intro to Diagraming Sentences. -red and -read when to use -C,-CK, and -K.
  • All About Reading; Lesson #13 Words with Consonant Suffixes.
  • Geography-Review the continents +US States and capitals.
  • The Story of the World, Chapter #28 The Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal.
  • Schoolhouse Rock 2x and 3x and 4x.
  • Read Alone Berenstain Bears Series
  • The importance of vaccinations and the covid vaccine; scheduled for first vaccination.

Highlights from the Week of November 29th

  • In morning meeting, read aloud The Red Sails of Capri.
  • Right Start Math, Review Lessons 9; Tens and near tens on the addition table.
  • Singapore Math Review Sheet Lesson 2.1 Comparing and Ordering Numbers and Addition up to 10,000, Looking for a pattern.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Prodigy/or Minecraft.
  • TB and TB Lesson#17 Pumpkin Patch Spin and Shade Bonus Activity.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, pages 70.
  • All About Reading; Lesson #12 Syllable Division Rule for Three Consonant Tiles.
  • The Story of the World, Chapter #27 The War for the English Throne. Listen to Songs of Medieval Britain.
  • Schoolhouse Rock 2x and 3x and 4x.
  • Read Alone Berenstain Bears Series
  • Raking in the backyard
  • Self initiated creating the solar system looking for the perfect base.
  • Watch the Magic Schoolbus
  • Review of the Story of Beowulf from the Story of the World.