Author: lprzygrodzki

We did some stream biology and looked for living organisms in the water. We also observed the different plants growing in the forested area of Magruder Park.

• We talked about our daily planner and expectations of the school day.
• We started the school year off with field trips to the York Fair 9/7 to see the livestock and birthing animals and poultry.
• Field Trip to Clyde Peeling Reptile Land.
• Chapters 1 In Beast Academy we learned about pirate numbers (Place Value). Practice pages 7-11 online and in the practice book.
• We have started reading out loud “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” by JK Rowling.
• We started a review of the Ancient World with why we study history and the first nomads. Chapter 1 in the Story of the World.
• We started our Sea Monkey experiment Artemia Salina and are waiting for them to hatch in 5 days.
• In our math story in the Life of Fred, we learn about concurrent lines, squares, rectangles and parallelograms, what a billion looks like and ordinal and cardinal numbers.
• We are digging out a T-rex (plaster) and talking about palentology.
• In our reading instruction All about Reading, we start on Level 1; Chapter 30 and 31, we discuss the three leap words or, for and no and did a reading and matching activity.
• We kicked off HWT Cursive Kickoff writing with a pre-test and same as capitals, pages 7-8.
• We have started collecting acorns falling from the trees and have started sketching them in our sketchbook.
• We have practiced sentences in our journal.
• Group movement class on Mondays from 5-6.
• In practical life Cecelia walks dogs and walks between 4-5 miles a week.
• Created a rune alphabet and we decoded sentences.
• Read aloud “Ramona and Beezus” by Beverly Cleary, Chapter1.
• In Social and Emotional Learning, we talked about thinking thoughts and feeling feelings We Thinkers Social Explorers and introduced some of the concepts in a series of books we will be reading.

The archeologists dig and search at last,

In the earth for people past.

This is the story of you and me,

This is our shared history.

September field trip to kick off the new school year. The parakeets are a treat but don’t forget the turtles!

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We went to see poultry and farm animals at the York Fair. Cecelia learned to milk a cow and we saw many animals scheduled to give birth.

Read Alone:

We start to get the homeschool room together and gather our curriculum and materials.

Curriculum References: The Ancient World up to Ancient Greece Semester 1

Math

Beast Academy Curriculum written and online

The Life of Fred– Stanley Schmidt Elementary Series; Edgewood and Farming

Saxon Math manipulatives+ hands on activities

Singapore Math

Language Arts/Spelling:

All About Reading Level 1(Orton-Gillingham; multisensory)

All about Reading Interactive board and Flashcards with Short Story Series

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

Explode the Code-Phonics Level 1.5

Writing and Comprehension:

Writing with Ease– Susan Wise Bauer

Handwriting without Tears-Cursive Kickoff

History/Geography

The Story of the World; The Ancient World

Map works of Oceans and Continents

Music/Art

Peter Yarrow-Favorite Folk Songs Collection

Peter and the Wolf-Maestro Classics

The Story of Swan Lake-Maestro Classics

Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel-Maestro Classics

Projects from the Little Hands Art Book-Judy Press

Science and STEM:

Nature Studies

R.E.A.L Science Odyssey Earth and Space (Level 1)

Kiwi Crate;

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Latin:

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

PE:

Colleen Doyle-Together in Movement-Movement Class

Daily walks and Hikes

• Level 1/Level 2 Readers

SEL-We Thinkers! Volume 1 Social Explorers Curriculum