Highlights from the Week of January 30th

  • In Morning Meeting, Continue a Year of Miss Agnes.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Start Lesson #35 Equivalent Fractions, Perimeter and Area Lesson #36 and Metric Units through #37 Similar and Exponents and Perfect Squares.
  • Multiplication review TBTB musical multiplication; Set B+C.
  • Funexpected Math-Ongoing App
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson#34-35 .-ABLE and -IBLE Read The Inventors.
  • IEW Fix-it Grammar, Pages 66-72.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Fridays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Writing Level #6 Pages 66-75.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 13; The Sun King, Look at Versailles. The Rise of Prussia Chapter #14 and New World in Conflict Chapter 15th. Narration and Mapworks. The Fire of London activity.
  • Played the Game of Life.
  • Piano lessons
  • Weekly Group Movement Class-Together in Movement
  • Snake Discovery and MEL Science; The Science of Spies.
  • Read Aloud; Little Women.
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction+ Inventors
  • Posca pen sketches

Highlights from the Week of January 23rd

  • In Morning Meeting, Start and complete Stone Fox.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Continue Unit Assessment; Compare,Order and Estimate Numbers, Start Lesson #33 Volume and Metric Units and #34 Similar and Congruent Figures.
  • Multiplication review TBTB musical multiplication; Set B.
  • Funexpected Math-Ongoing App
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson# 32-34 Suffixes ABLE and IBLE. Read The Inventors, AR Following W and IE says e.
  • IEW Fix-it Grammar, Pages 63-66.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Fridays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Writing Level #6 Pages 60-65.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 12; Battle, Fire and Plague in England. Charles loses his head, Cromwell’s Protectorate and Plague and Fire. Watch A Stitch in Time to recreate Charles II costume. Narration and Mapworks.
  • Piano lessons
  • Weekly Group Movement Class-Together in Movement
  • Snake Discovery
  • Read Aloud; Little Women, Dara and the Wizard.
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction+ Primer Story AAR The Inventors.
  • Mark Roper Crunch Lab box and Video; Trip lines and Calibration.
  • Posca pen sketches

Highlights of the Week of January 16th

  • In Morning Meeting, Finish Lewis and Clark; Start The Matchlock Gun.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Continue Unit Assessment; Multiplying, Angles, and Elapsed Time.
  • Multiplication review TBTB musical multiplication; Set B.
  • Funexpected Math-Ongoing App
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson# 29-30. -OUGH Activity and Fluency Sheets. Read Rough and Tough.
  • IEW Fix-it Grammar, Pages 57-60.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Fridays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Writing Level #6 Pages 50-59.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 12; Battle, Fire and Plague in England. Charles loses his head, Cromwell’s Protectorate and Plague and Fire. Watch A Stitch in Time to recreate Charles II costume. Narration and Mapworks.
  • Piano lessons
  • Weekly Group Movement Class-Together in Movement
  • Read Aloud; Little Women, Dara and the Wizard.
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction+Primer Story AAR Rough and Tough.
  • Posca pen sketches and Paper Marbling.

Highlights from the Week of January 9th

  • In Morning Meeting, Continue Lewis and Clark.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Unit Assessment; Reading Scales and measuring, Addition, Subtraction and Writing numbers.
  • Multiplication review TBTB musical multiplication Set B.
  • Funexpected Math-Ongoing App
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson# 27-28. Acronym ID activity. Read Puppy Project.
  • IEW Fix-it Grammar, pages 52-54.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Fridays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Writing Level #6 Pages 44-49.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 11; The Mongul Emperors of India; The Taj Mahal +Video, Aurangzeb’s three decisions, Mapworks and coloring the Taj Mahal.
  • Piano lessons
  • Weekly Group Movement Class-Together in Movement
  • Read Aloud; Little Women, Dara and the Wizard.
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction.
  • Posca pen sketches and Sculpt Sculpture.

Fall 2022 Curriculum

Curriculum References: Fall 2022 Early Modern Times

Math

The Good and the Beautiful; Level 4 Math

School House Rock

The Life of Fred– Stanley Schmidt Elementary Series and Beast Academy (Math Stories)

Language Arts/Spelling:

All About Reading Level 4   (Orton-Gillingham; multisensory)

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

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 6

Writing and Comprehension:

The Good and the Beautiful Level 3 Writing

History/Geography

The Story of the World; Early Modern Times-Susan Wise Bauer

Music/Art

Peter and the Wolf-Maestro Classics

The Story of Swan Lake-Maestro Classics

Pinterest Art Projects

Percussion and Math Songs

Music of the Ottomans

Faber Level 1 Piano

Science and STEM:

Nature Studies

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

MEL Chemistry Kits/ Mark Roper Crunch Labs Engineering

Kiwi Crates and Radish boxes-STEM

Mark Roper-You Tube STEM

PE:

Takoma Park Soccer

Walks and Hikes

Visits to Local Parks

Together in Movement- OT and Movement Class

Read Alone:

  • Chapter Books

HEALTH:

Practical Life-Chores, Baking, Whittling, Gardening

Community Service

Highlights from the Week of December 19th

  • In Morning Meeting, Continue Lewis and Clark.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Lesson#24 Estimating Answers Addition and Subtraction. Lesson #25 Elapsed Time; start and end times, Lesson #26 Multiplication multi-digit by one digit. watch video lesson, and complete corresponding practice pages.
  • Funexpected Math-Ongoing App
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson# 25-27.
  • Start Fix-it Grammar, pages 47-51. Verbs.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Wednesdays.
  • Present the final book project.
  • Schoolhouse Rock; history and times tables review.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Writing Level #6 Pages 38-43.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 10; The Far East of Europe. Japan’s isolation and the rise of the Manchu.
  • Piano lessons
  • Weekly OT-Together in Movement
  • Read Aloud; Little Women
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction
  • Posca pen sketches
  • Practical Life: Field Trip to the Winter Lights
  • End of Year Community Service; Fill Blessing Boxes.
  • Winter Break!

Highlights from the Week of December 12th

  • In Morning Meeting, Continue Lewis and Clark.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Lesson#28 Fractions equal to one and half of one and Lesson #23 Reading a ruler and inch scale, watch video lesson, and complete corresponding practice pages.
  • Math Stories; Strategies Beast Academy
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson# 21-24.
  • Start Fix-it Grammar, pages 40-46. Prepositions.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Wednesdays.
  • Schoolhouse Rock; history and times tables review.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Writing Level #6 Pages 28-36.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 8 The middle of the east; the Persian puzzle and The Ottoman Turks. Color the Sultan Murad, Start Chapter 9 The Thirty Years War.
  • Piano lessons
  • Mark Roper Crunch Labs engineering kit.
  • Weekly OT-Together in Movement
  • Read Aloud; Little Women
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction
  • Posca pen sketches
  • Practical Life: Pet Watching for Neighbors

Highlights from the Week of December 5th

  • In Morning Meeting, Continue Lewis and Clark.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Lesson#17 Mental Math Subtraction and Lesson #22 Comparing and ordering large numbers, watch video lesson, and complete corresponding practice pages.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson 19-20.
  • Start Fix-it Grammar, pages 37-39. continue Adjectives.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Wednesdays.
  • Schoolhouse Rock; history and times tables review.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Writing Level #6 Pages 24-27.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 7 the spread of slavery, Tobacco and unwing colonists and Queen Nzinga of Angola. Color Queen Nzinga and do the slave trade mapworks.
  • Piano lessons
  • Mark Roper Crunch Labs engineering kit. Discs and motion.
  • Weekly OT-Together in Movement
  • Read Aloud; Little Women
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction
  • Posca pen sketches