Curriculum References: Spring 2023 Early Modern Times

Math

The Good and the Beautiful; Level 4 Math

School House Rock

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 7

Grammer

Institute for Excellence in Writing-The Nose Tree- Fix-it Grammer

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

Faber Level 1 Piano

Science and STEM:

Nature Studies

The Good and the Beautiful Chemistry Level 1

MEL Chemistry Kits/ Mark Roper Crunch Labs Engineering

Kiwi Crates and Radish boxes-STEM

Mark Roper-You Tube STEM

PE:

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 April 31st

  • In Morning Meeting, Finish Riding the Pony Express and start Toliver’s Secret.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Lesson #63 Long division; part 4 and Geometric Transformations.
  • Funexpected Math-Ongoing App
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson#58 French Influences and Lesson #59 Pirate Food.
  • IEW Fix-it Grammar, Pages 127-131.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Fridays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Level 7 Pages 28-33.
  • Story of the World: Chapter #25 A Revolution Gone Sour and the Storming of the Bastille and the Reign of Terror. Play the Storming the Bastille Game.
  • Start Lesson #26 Russia, Princess Catherine goes to Russia.
  • Weekly Group Movement Class-Together in Movement
  • Posca Sketches-Inspired by Dead End.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #4
  • Weekly Piano Lesson
  • Read Aloud; Finish Detectives in Togas.
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction. Set personal goal of 10 pages per day.

Highlights from the Week of April 24th

  • In Morning Meeting, Continue Riding the Pony Express.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Lesson #61-62 Multiplication; Multiples of 10 and Quadrilaterals.
  • Multiplication review TBTB musical multiplication; Set A+B+C and D.
  • Funexpected Math-Ongoing App
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson#55 -RH and Greek Influences and Lesson #56 More Greek Words.
  • IEW Fix-it Grammar, Pages 124-126.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Fridays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Level 7 Pages 22-27.
  • Story of the World: Chapter #25 A Revolution Gone Sour and the Storming of the Bastille and the Reign of Terror. Mapworks of the Reign of Terror.
  • Watch A Stitch in Time; Chemise a la Reine.
  • Weekly Group Movement Class-Together in Movement
  • Kiwicrates Inchworm; The Science of Hydrolics.
  • Posca Sketches
  • Field Trip-The National Aquarium Baltimore
  • All About Spelling Lesson #3 Ways to spell a.
  • Weekly Piano Lesson
  • Read Aloud; Detectives in Togas.
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction.

Highlights from the Week of April 17th

  • In Morning Meeting, Continue Riding the Pony Express.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Lesson #59-60 Unit Assessment.
  • Multiplication review TBTB musical multiplication; Set A+B+C and D.
  • Funexpected Math-Ongoing App
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson#52 Word Endings AIN, TURE, and SURE.
  • Lesson#54 Read The Bargain Tomatoes. Types of conflict activity.
  • IEW Fix-it Grammar, Pages 120-123.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Fridays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Level 7 Pages 12-21.
  • Story of the World: Continue Chapter 24; Sailing South Captain Cook, Mapwork of Captain Cooks Journey and Chapter #25 A Revolution Gone Sour. Mapwork of the French Revolution.
  • Weekly Group Movement Class-Together in Movement
  • Experiment of Growing in Good Soils. Which grows best? Sand, Clay, or Potting Soil.
  • Mark Roper Animation Kit; The Science of Illusion
  • Sculpty Clay Figures
  • Practical Life-Cecelia starts her garden.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #2 -ai and -ay
  • Watch Excerpts of the Musical Hamilton
  • Read Aloud; Detectives in Togas.
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction.
playpaintwayfairstay
sayraintrainmailtoday

Spelling Words Lesson#2

Highlights for the Week of April 10th

  • In Morning Meeting, Finish Marie Curie and Start Riding the Pony Express.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Lesson #57 Math Review Game and Start Unit Review. Pages 186-190.
  • Multiplication review TBTB musical multiplication; Set A+B+C and D.
  • Funexpected Math-Ongoing App
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson#50; OUR and I says /y/., #51 Read the Story of William Tell and #52-CI.
  • IEW Fix-it Grammar, Pages 115-118.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Fridays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Level 7 Pages 8-11.
  • All About Spelling; Start Lesson #2 Level #3 Vowel Teams AI and AY.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 24; Sailing South Captain Cook and the founding of Australia, The Convict Settlement.
  • Weekly Group Movement Class-Together in Movement
  • Practical Life-Flower Arranging
  • Snake Discovery, Mariah Elizabeth and Mark Roper.
  • Posca Sketches; Power Puff Girls
  • Read Aloud; Detectives in Togas.
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction.

Spelling Words

PlayPaintWayFairStay
SayRainTrainMailToday

Highlights from the Week of March 26th

  • In Morning Meeting, Read Marie Curie.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Lesson #55 Triangles and Angles and Lesson #56 Length, Width and Height with 2 dimensional shapes.
  • Multiplication review TBTB musical multiplication; Set A+B+C and D.
  • Funexpected Math-Ongoing App
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson#48 Word Endings -ISM, -ITY, -IZE, ARY, -ERY and Lesson #49 Library Bugs.
  • IEW Fix-it Grammar, Pages 112-114.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Fridays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Level 7 Pages 3-7.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 23; The New Country; The American Revolution, The First President. Play the Battle of Bunker Hill Game.
  • Weekly Group Movement Class-Together in Movement
  • Snake Discovery, Mariah Elizabeth and Mark Roper Continue CrunchLabs Kit on moveable targets.
  • MEL Science Water Purificaion project.
  • Read Aloud; Detectives in Togas.
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction.

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Highlights of the Weeks of March 13+20

  • In Morning Meeting, Read Marie Curie.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Lesson #51 Long Division Part III and Lesson #52 Prime and Composite Numbers, #53 Improper Fractions, and #54 Finding Missing Factors, Start #55.
  • Multiplication review TBTB musical multiplication; Set A+B+C and D.
  • Funexpected Math-Ongoing App
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson#46 Word ending in -IC, -AL, -OUS and -IST, Lesson #47 The Snowman and Lesson #48 -ISM, -ITY, -IZE and -ARY. Activities and Fluency Sheets.
  • IEW Fix-it Grammar, Pages 101-103.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Fridays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Writing Level #6 Pages 116-122.
  • End of Level #6. Start Level 7 Pages 1-2.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 22; Revolution! The American Revolution. Activities Make a colonial flag, Cut out paper dolls, and prepare to play the Bunker Hill game. Read Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
  • Weekly Group Movement Class-Together in Movement
  • Snake Discovery, Mariah Elizabeth and Mark Roper. Start CrunchLabs Kit on moveable targets.
  • In TGATB Chemistry Chapter 2 Discuss PPE and the Scientific Method.
  • Read Aloud; Detectives in Togas.
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction + The Voyage and Bunnicula.
  • Paper Sculpture and Sketches.
  • Short Weeks Due to Flu.

Highlights from the Week of March 6th

  • In Morning Meeting, Finish Homer Price and Start Marie Curie. Read Aloud “Love” Little Values Books.
  • Review time-tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Lesson #49 Collecting Data and Lesson#50 Graphing Data.
  • Multiplication review TBTB musical multiplication; Set A+B+C and D.
  • Funexpected Math-Ongoing App
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson#44 Word Endings ACE, ATE, AGE and Lesson #45 Read the Voyage. Activities and Fluency Sheets.
  • IEW Fix-it Grammar, Pages 96-100.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Fridays.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Writing Level #6 Pages 110-115.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 22; Revolution! Discontent in the British colonies. Watch Schoolhouse Rock Shot heard round the World and No More Kings.
  • Weekly Group Movement Class-Together in Movement
  • Snake Discovery, Mariah Elizabeth and Mark Roper
  • Read Aloud; Detectives in Togas.
  • TGATB Chemistry Unit Study; Introduction to Chemistry Lesson#1
  • Chromatography Experiment.
  • Read Alone: FNAF fiction + The Voyage and Bunnicula.
  • Freehand Sketches