Author: lprzygrodzki

Week of April 1st

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  • Miracles on Maple Hill-Read Aloud.
  • Stories of the Greeks, Ellerby.
  • Read Alone Misty of Chicoteague, Fairies and Magical Creatures.
  • TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons #78 and #79; Elapsed Time, Dividing by Unit Fractions using pictures.
  • Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Handwriting without Tears; page 32-33.
  • Story of the World:  Chapter #24-25 Quiz on the Greek Gods, Start Alexander the Great. Watch short video on Macedonians (Khan Academy).
  • Explode the Code: Pages 31-33.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 51-52.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World; Lesson #2 Format paragraph and get ready to edit rough draft. The Lighthouse of Alexandria.
  • Acrylic-Abstract Art, Trees and Landscapes in Marker.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #18 Review and Quiz. Ways to spell /e/.
  • TTRS-modules-Typing Instruction
  • Biology-Binomial nomenclature. How Organisms are organized.
  • Weekly Piano Lessons.
  • PE: Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm (no class 4/1). Together in Movement.
  • SEL: Resilience Builder Wednesdays 4:45 pm; Strategies to cope with Anxieties.
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Highlights from the Weeks of March 18+March 25th

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  • March 18th Homeschool Lite-Spring Break!
  • Miracles on Maple Hill-Read Aloud.
  • Stories of the Greeks, Ellerby.
  • Read Alone Misty of Chicoteague, Fairies and Magical Creatures.
  • TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons #73, #74, and #75, #76 and #77; Using Zeros to Subtract Decimal Numbers, Using the Distributive Property, Multiplying and Dividing Decimal Numbers by powers of 10, Time Review, Multiplying Decimal Numbers.
  • Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Handwriting without Tears; page 28-29.
  • Story of the World:  Chapter #22 and #23; Sparta and Athens, The Greek Gods, Review and Quiz.
  • Explode the Code: Pages 29-30.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 46-47.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World; Lesson #2 Transcribe summary notes into text. Review vocabulary words. The Lighthouse of Alexandria.
  • Posca Sketches
  • All About Spelling Lesson #17 Review and Quiz.
  • TTRS-modules-Typing Instruction
  • Mark Rober, Crunch Labs, Iridescence
  • Weekly Piano Lessons
  • PE: Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm. Together in Movement. Walk in Driscoll Park, Hyattsville.
  • SEL: Resilience Builder Wednesdays 4:45 pm; No class 3/27
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
  • Field Trip Clyde Peelings Reptile Land; Feeding giant tortoises.
  • Friday off for Easter!

Highlights from the Week of March 11th

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  • Finish Caddie Woodlawn-Read Aloud; Start Miracles on Maple Hill.
  • Read Alone 5 Worlds Series Graphic Novel.
  • TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons #70, #71, and #72; Surface Area of Geometric Solids, Ratios, Graphing and Transformations.
  • Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Handwriting without Tears; page 26-27.
  • Story of the World:  Chapter #20 and 21; Persia and Medea, Mapworks and Quiz. Start Chapter #22 Life in Sparta.
  • Explode the Code: Pages 26-28.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 42-43.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World,; Lesson #2 formatting; How to format our writing. Continue visual notes from the source text. The Lighthouse of Alexandria.
  • Posca Series; The Sirens. Drawer animation.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #15 Review and Quiz, Start Lesson #16 Introduction to /k/ sounds.
  • TTRS-modules-Typing Instruction
  • Biology-Types of Organisms and Oral Quiz.
  • Weekly Piano Lessons
  • PE: Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm. Together in Movement. Walk in Driscoll Park, Hyattsville.
  • SEL: Resilience Builder Wednesdays 4:45 pm
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Highlights from the Week of March 4th

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  • Caddie Woodlawn-Read Aloud.
  • Read Alone Misty of Chincoteague.
  • TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons #67, #68, and #69; Rounding Fractions to the nearest Whole, Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers, Canceling before multiplying Fractions.
  • Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Give Linda and Cecelia copies of the book Untitled.
  • Handwriting without tears; page 38-39.
  • Story of the World:  Chapter #19 The Early Greeks, Homer and the Olympic Games+ Quiz. Mapworks.
  • Explode the Code: Pages 24-25.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 40-41.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World, Unit 2; Notetaking. Using signs and symbols to put our notes into our own words. The Lighthouse of Alexandria, Vocabulary words.
  • The Saloon Series #2.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #14 Quiz. Start Lesson #15 the sound of oo using OO.
  • TTRS-module
  • Weekly Piano Lessons
  • PE: Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm. Together in Movement. Walk in Driscoll Park, Hyattsville.
  • SEL: Resilience Builder Wednesdays 4:45 pm
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
  • Practical Life: Dental Appointment.

Highlights from the Week of February 26th

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  • Caddie Woodlawn-Read Aloud.
  • Read Alone Misty of Chincoteague.
  • TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons #64, 65 + 66; Converting Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions, Fraction Practice + Fraction Practice.
  • Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Handwriting without tears; page 35-36.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 18 and #19; Life in Early Crete, The Minoans and the Tale of the Minotaur Quiz. Start The Early Greeks.
  • Read portions of the Odyssey and the story of the cyclops.
  • The Who Was Show, Who was Julius Ceasar.
  • Explode the Code: Pages 22-23.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page 38-39.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World, Unit 1; Notetaking. Using signs and symbols to put our notes into our own words. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Vocabulary Words. Intro to Formatting EIW method.
  • The Pinks and Greens Complimentary Sketches. Life Dew Animal Sketches.
  • All About Spelling Start Lesson #14-Wh words review.
  • TTRS-module
  • Weekly Piano Lessons
  • Science-Symbiotic Relationships in the Natural World.
  • PE: Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm. Together in Movement.
  • SEL: Resilience Builder Wednesdays 4:45 pm
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
  • Wak in Driscoll Park, Hyattsville, MD

Highlights from the Week of February 19th

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  • Caddie Woodlawn-Read Aloud.
  • Read Alone Misty of Chincoteague+Dogman.
  • TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons #63 +#64; Using the LCM to find Common Denominator + Converting Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions.
  • Multiplication review TGTB Math songs, Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Handwriting without tears; page 33-34
  • Story of the World:  Chapter 16, The Librarian King Aschurbanipal Quiz. Start Babylon Takes over Again Quiz 2/22.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 35-36.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World, Unit 1; Notetaking. Using signs and symbols to put our notes into our own words. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
  • The Saloon Series #1; Whittling and making Harry Potter Wands.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #12+Quiz. Vowel Suffixes.
  • TTRS-module
  • Weekly Piano Lessons
  • Science-The Scientific Method.
  • PE: Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm. Together in Movement.
  • SEL: Resilience Builder Wednesdays 4:45 pm
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
  • Practical Life: Whittling

Highlights from the Week of February 12th

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  • Caddie Woodlawn-Read Aloud.
  • Read Alone Misty of Chincoteague+Dogman.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons 61+62 Converting Improper Fractions to Whole or Mixed Numbers+Greatest Common Factor.
  • Multiplication review TGTB Math songs, Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Level 8 Pages 16+21
  • Handwriting without tears; page 32.
  • Story of the World:  Chapter 15; The Phoenicians Quiz. Start The Return of the Assyrians, Chapter 16, The Librarian King Aschurbanipal.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 34.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World, Unit 1; Notetaking.
  • Posca Sketches, Building Bendable Paper Puppets.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #12+Quiz. Vowel Suffixes.
  • TTRS-module
  • Weekly Piano Lessons
  • Science-What is Biology?
  • PE: Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm. Together in Movement.
  • SEL: Resilience Builder Wednesdays 4:45 pm
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
  • Practical Life: Cooking Raddish Pretzel Bites +Chicken in Adobo.

Highlights from the Week of February 5th

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  • Finish Sign on the Beaver for read aloud and start Caddie Woodlawn.
  • Read Alone Misty of Chincoteague.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons 57 and 58. Set and start Assessment. Equivalent Fractions and Unit Assessment.
  • Multiplication review TGTB Math songs, Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Level 8 Pages 12-14.
  • Handwriting without tears 30-31.
  • Story of the World:  Chapter 15; The Phoenicians and the founding of Carthage. Mapworks and Questions. The Who Was Show.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 33
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World, Unit 1; Notetaking continued.
  • Sketches- Computer Sketches and concept design for a video game continued.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #11+Quiz.
  • Brave Writer-Dictation.
  • Crunch Labs- Light Spectrum Lesson and build a Kaleidoscope.
  • TTRS-module
  • Weekly Piano Lessons- Review Dancing with Frankenstein.
  • Start Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm. Together in Movement.
  • Hike Driscoll Park, Hyattsville MD.
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
  • SEL-Breaking down tasks, Resilience Builder class Wednesdays at 4:45pm.

Highlights from the Week of January 29th

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  • Sign on the Beaver for read aloud.
  • Read Alone Misty of Chincoteague.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons 54, 55+56; Converting Decimals and Percents to Fractions, Probability, Multiplying Fractions by Fractions.
  • Multiplication review TGTB Math songs, Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Level 8 Pages 10-11.
  • Handwriting without tears 28-29.
  • Story of the World:  Chapter 14; The Story of Moses and the Israelites leave Egypt. Start the Phoenicians.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 30. The Making of Claymation Video, The art of Aardman Studios.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World, Unit 1; Notetaking.
  • Sketches- Computer Sketches and Concept Design for a video game.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #11+Quiz.
  • Brave Writer-Describing Lesson.
  • IXL-Life Cycles
  • TTRS-module
  • Weekly Piano Lessons- Review Dancing with Frankenstein.
  • Start Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm. Together in Movement.
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and The Value if Foresight, The Story of Thomas Jefferson.
  • Practical Life-Cooking Egg Drop Soup