Highlights from the Week of October 24th

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  • In Morning Meeting, Headspace, lessons of patience and breathing.
  • Start Reading-The Cabin faced West.
  • Review time tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Lesson 4 Multiplication, watch video lesson, lesson practice pages 9-11.
  • TGTB Mental Math Lesson 3 and 4.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson #7 and Lesson #8
  • Lesson #7 Warm up and activities for The Makeover. Reread Friday.
  • Start Fix-it Grammar, Lesson #1, page 3-4. Start articles; a, an, the.
  • Exploring and Hiking Local Parks, such as Seneca Creek State Park.
  • Writing and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon Wednesdays.
  • Schoolhouse Rock;
  • US Elections Lapbook; Discuss the American Experiment.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Writing Level #5 Pages 80-85.
  • In Writing Groove Cursive.
  • Posca Sketches-Strawberry and Dog Walk
  • In History, The Story of the World; Chapter 5; The Warlords or Japan.
  • In Science, MEL Experiments Diffusion.
  • Piano Lessons
  • Weekly OT-Together in Movement Story Writing
  • Practical Life Cleaning Lizard Enclosures.

Highlights from the Week of October 17th

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  • In Morning Meeting, Headspace, lessons of patience and breathing.
  • Compare and comtrast the movie and book, The Secret Garden.
  • Review time tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Lesson 3 Subtraction, watch video lesson, lesson practice pages 7-9.
  • TGTB Mental Math Lesson 3.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson #5 and Lesson #6
  • Lesson #5 Warm up and activities for Not a Fish.
  • Lesson #6; Activities for plural ending in -f. Sounds of -ey.
  • Start Fix-it Grammar, Lesson #1, page 2-3.
  • Exploring and Hiking Local Parks, such as Seneca Creek State Park.
  • Writing and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon Wednesdays.
  • Schoolhouse Rock;
  • US Elections Lapbook; Discuss different forms of government.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Writing Level #5 Pages 78-79.
  • In Writing Groove Cursive.
  • In History, The Story of the World; Chapter 4; King James and Canada.
  • In Science, MEL Experiments Thermal Expansion.
  • Read Aloud Finish The Secret Garden and watch the movie.
  • Piano Lessons
  • Weekly OT-Together in Movement Story Writing
  • Field Trip-Homeschool Day at Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Highlights from the Week of October 10

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  • In Morning Meeting, Headspace, lessons of patience and breathing.
  • Compare and contrast the movie and book, The Secret Garden.
  • Review time tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Lesson 2 Subtraction, watch video lesson, lesson practice pages 5-6. Practice 7x.
  • TGTB Mental Math Lesson 2.
  • Life of Fred Cats; Chapter 3-4.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft.
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson #3 and Lesson #4
  • Lesson #3 Read Scary Night +Warm up and Activities
  • Lesson #4 Words With two suffixes.
  • Start Fix-it Grammar, Lesson #1, page 1.
  • Exploring and Hiking Local Parks, such as Seneca Creek State Park.
  • Writing and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon Wednesdays.
  • Schoolhouse Rock;
  • US Elections Lapbook; Discuss different forms of government.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Writing Level #5 Pages 74-77.
  • In Writing Groove Cursive.
  • In History, The Story of the World; Chapter 3; Mary, Queen of Scots and Jamestown. Mapworks.
  • In Science, Outschool class on Axolotyls Wednesday 4-4:45 pm.
  • Read Aloud Sofia Valdez, Future Prez.
  • Doodle Crates, Art Thermocromatic Pins and Posca sketches.
  • Practical Life- Pizza Making
  • Piano Lessons
  • Weekly OT-Together in Movement Story Writing

Highlights from the Week of October 3rd

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  • In Morning Meeting Discuss Feelings; Read Aloud Little Values Tales; Johnny Appleseed, The Value of Believing in Yourself, Louis Pasteur
  • Review Addition, Review time tables, Start TGTB Math Level 4; Review, watch video lesson, numbers in nature, and lesson practice pages 2-4.
  • TGTB Mental Math Lesson 1. Add 10 an skip count.
  • Math Story-Life of Fred Cats; Chapter 1 and 2.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Minecraft
  • All About Reading Level 4; Lesson #1 and Lesson #2
  • Lesson #1 Review Phonogram cards, Lesson #3 Review Words, Jobs of Silent E, Review Syllable types and Division Rules.
  • Lesson #2 Multisyllabic Words and Activities
  • Reading Aloud the Secret Garden.
  • Vocabulary Start Word Wise Lesson #1.
  • Exploring and Hiking Local Parks, such as Seneca Creek State Park.
  • Writing and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon Wednesdays.
  • Schoolhouse Rock; Times and American History, The Three ring circus, intro to the different branches of government.
  • Mia Academy Science; the Animal Kingdoms and different dog breeds.
  • In Writing Explode the Code-Writing Level #5 Pages 67-73.
  • In Writing Groove Cursive.
  • In History, The Story of the World Phillip II and the riches of Spain and Chapter 2 William the Silent.
  • Read the poem In1492.
  • In Science, MEL Experiments Thermal Expansion.
  • In Life Skills made Apple Pie.
  • Read Aloud; The Magic Treehouse #1.

September 2022

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  • Welcome Back to 4th Grade!
  • September Unschooling and Outdoor/ Field Trip Month.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Prodigy
  • The Life of Fred; Math Stories from Apple onwards.
  • Game Schooling-Money Bags
  • Reading the Secret Garden
  • Swimming and games at PG Pool
  • Field Trip to the Natural History Museum and Butterfly Room to look at mummies and insects.
  • Art Prompts from Create this Book.
  • Exploring and Hiking Local Parks, such as Seneca Creek State Park.
  • Butterfly festival-
  • Writing and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon.
  • Schoolhouse Rock 2x and 3x tables.
  • Kiwicrates-Solar System Project
  • Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary Butterfly festival. Sex typing and releasing butterflies. Microscopy of butterfly wing.
  • Puzzles
  • Field Trip to the National Aquarium.
  • Making a Top hat out of paper.
  • Acrylics on linen.
  • Field Trip; Sunnyside Skate Park
  • Start Piano Lessons
  • Selling a home-Came to Title Company to sign documents.
  • Start Explode the Code-Writing Level #5