Highlights from the Week of February 21st

  • In morning meeting, continue reading The Courage of Sarah Noble.
  • (1/2 hour daily) of Prodigy/or Minecraft or PBS Kids and Teach my Monster to Read.
  • TG+TB Math Lesson #33, Associative Properties, Pentomino card #4, Associative property of Multiplication Sheet 127. Practice multiplication 5x and 6x with Schoolhouse rock. Read a Chapter of Beast Academy.
  • Start All about Spelling, Review of past lessons #4 and #5.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, test pages. Complete 4.5!!
  • TGTB Handwriting pages 24-25.
  • Practical Life- Cooking-Make tarts.
  • Story of the World- Reformation and Counter Reformation Chaper #36.
  • Writing activity with Linda at College Park Speech and Language.
  • Start Well Ordered Language; Grammar Level 1A; Continue Eight Parts of Speech and Types of Sentences, analyzing the kinds of sentences. Read Lessons to Enjoy-Poem October’s Party by George Cooper.
  • Create scratch art.
  • Watch a documentary on My Little Pony and make Pony Art.
  • Moment Classes this week, park visit.
  • Snake Discovery and The Binoc’s Show.

Highlights of the Week of February 14th

  • In morning meeting, continue reading Pedro’s Journal.
  • Read the Story of Christopher Columbus and read the poem 1492.
  •  (1/2 hour daily) of Prodigy/or Minecraft or PBS Kids and Teach my Monster to Read.
  • TG+TB Math Lesson #31 Market Math, Multiplication Practice and Lesson#32 Intervals of Time, Practice 2x and 3x singing Schoolhouse Rock.
  • All About Reading Lesson #27; Start Lesson #28 and read The Slurp and start Lesson#29.
  • Start All about Spelling, Review of past lessons.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, pages 98-100.
  • TGTB Handwriting page 22-23.
  • Story of the World- Guttensburg’s Great Invention; Chaper #34.
  • Writing activity with Linda at College Park Speech and Language.
  • Start Well Ordered Language; Grammar Level 1A; Start Eight Parts of Speech and Types of Sentences, analyzing the kinds of sentences. Lessons to Enjoy-Fable The story of the Hunter and the Doves.
  • Freehand sketching and Izzy Nizzy T-shirt Designs.
  • Start Moment Classes this week, park visit.
  • Snake Discovery and The Binoc’s Show.

Highlights of the Week of February 7th

  • In morning meeting, Start reading Pedro’s Journal.
  •  (1/2 hour daily) of Prodigy/or Minecraft or PBS Kids.
  • TG+TB Math Lesson #29 and #30; Volume real Life examples. Review the story of Mr. Gallon’s Farm and Equivalent Volumes. Bonus activity; Make shapes using gumdrops.
  • Right Start Math; Worksheet #5 and math games.
  • The Good and the Beautiful Lesson #25 -OO and Lesson #26 and start Lesson #27.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, pages 96-97.
  • TGTB Handwriting page 20-21.
  • Read Alone Wings of Fire Series Book #11.
  • Story of the World- The Tudors. Chapter #34.
  • Writing activity with Linda at College Park Speech and Language; Developing a story.
  • Dragon Collages
  • Dog walks around the neighborhood.
  • Snake Discovery and Kiwicrates STEM Probability box.
  • Sketching Bill Cypher
  • Evening Reading; Sir Balin the Unlucky. Balto and Sonia Sotomayor.

Highlights of the Week of January 31st

  • In morning meeting, continue reading Hatchet. Read Aloud Nighty Nightmare.
  •  (1/2 hour) of Prodigy/or Minecraft.
  • TG+TB Lesson #26 More Arrays; Lesson #27 Missing Parts. Right Start Lesson #20; Lesson #28 Buying Yarn. Read Beast Academy number line.
  • The Good and the Beautiful Lesson #21 -UR and Lesson #22 and Lesson #23. -OR after W. Read AAR “The Mailbox” and AAR Lesson #24 Circus Star.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, pages 94-95.
  • TGTB Handwriting page 17-19.
  • Make a Kid Contract with her sister.
  • Read Alone Wings of Fire Series and Pheobe and her Unicorn.
  • Story of the World- Mayan numbers and mapwork. The Slave trade Chaper #33.
  • Writing activity with Linda at College Park Speech and Language
  • Snake Discovery
  • Scavenger hunts and the search for Bill Cypher from Gravity Falls.
  • Sketching Bill Cypher
  • Complete the planets model.
  • Sketching axolotls and singing the axolotl song.
  • Evening Reading; The Sword in the Tree finished this week!

Highlights from the Week of January 23rd

  • In morning meeting, continue reading Hatchet. Read Aloud The Secret Garden.
  •  (1/2 hour) of Prodigy/or Minecraft.
  • TG+TB Lesson #25; Intervals of Time; Right Start Math Lesson #18.
  • 6x and symmetry. Listen to schoolhouse Rock “I got 6”
  • TG+TB Lesson#26 Beast Academy.
  • Lesson #19 and AAR Lesson #20.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, pages 90-93.
  • TGTB Handwriting page 14-16.
  • Read Alone Wings of Fire Series
  • Story of the World- Mayan and Incan Empires. Watch the show Maya and the Three.
  • Writing activity with Linda at College Park Speech and Language
  • Wrap up the HILMA project.
  • Sketching axolotls and singing the axolotl song.
  • Evening Reading; The Sword in the Tree.
  • Practical Life cleaning windows

Highlights from the Week of January 17th

  • In morning meeting, Start Hatchet.
  •  (1/2 hour) of Prodigy/or Minecraft.
  • TG+TB Lesson #25; Intervals of Time; Right Start Math Lessons #16 and 17.
  • Early Roman Numerals and Worksheet #4; Read a Chapter of Beast Academy Level 2
  • AAR Lesson #17 Start Idioms, Lesson #18 Converting Y to I.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, pages 86-89.
  • TGTB Handwriting page 13-14.
  • Read Alone Wings of Fire
  • Martin Luther King Day; Listen to I am MLK and I am Rosa Parks.
  • Story of the World- Unscramble the Explorers activity and start the Americas.
  • Writing activity with Linda at College Park Speech and Language
  • Read about the artist HILMA; Start the HILMA spirals art project.
  • Kiwicrates STEM project ramps.
  • Sketching axolotls and singing the axolotl song.

Highlights from the Week of January 10th

  • In morning meeting, read aloud and finish Sarah, Plain and Tall.
  •  (1/2 hour) of Prodigy/or Minecraft.
  • TG+TB Lesson #24; Expressions of Time; Pumpkin Patch Spin and Shade game
  • Right Start Lesson 14 Evens and Odds
  • In Practical Life Field Trip to Ikea for furniture design
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, pages 82-83.
  • TGTB Handwriting page 12.
  • Read Alone Berenstain Bears Series
  • Snake Discovery; feeding reptiles.
  • Story of the World- The Journey or Christopher Columbus.
  • Writing activity with Linda at College Park Speech and Language
  • Squishy Art; Chimeras; cut and remake foam animals and paint them.
  • Homeschool Review Week!

Curriculum Summary Fall 2021

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Curriculum References: Fall 2021 The Late Middle Ages

Math

The Life of Fred– Stanley Schmidt Elementary Series

Right Start Math; Level C

The Good and the Beautiful; Level 3 Math

School House Rock

Times Tales Multiplication

Language Arts/Spelling:

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

All About Spelling Level 2   (Orton-Gillingham; multisensory)

The Good and the Beautiful LA- Level 2

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 4.5

Writing and Comprehension:

The Good and the Beautiful Level 3 Writing

History/Geography

The Story of the World; The Middle Ages-Susan Wise Bauer

Music/Art

Peter Yarrow-Favorite Folk Songs Collection

Peter and the Wolf-Maestro Classics

The Story of Swan Lake-Maestro Classics

Pinterest Art Projects

Percussion and Math Songs

Music of the Middle Ages

Science and STEM:

Nature Studies

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

MEL Chemistry Kits

Kiwi Crates and Radish boxes-STEM

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Mark Roper-You Tube STEM

Latin:

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

PE:

Takoma Park Soccer

Walks and Hikes

Visits to Local Parks

Read Alone:

  • Level 2/Level 3/Level 4 Readers

HEALTH:

SEL-SuperFlex- Social Explorers Curriculum

Practical Life-Chores, Baking, Whittling

Highlights from the Week of January 3rd 2022

  • In morning meeting, read aloud Sarah, Plain and Tall.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Prodigy/or Minecraft.
  • TB and TB Lesson#23 Closest to 100
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, page 81.
  • TG and TB Writing page 11.
  • All about Spelling; Review Lesson#1
  • TGTB Language Arts Lesson #47and 49; Compound Words, Regular and Irregular Past tense with the Water Glasses activity.
  • All About Reading; Lesson #16 Drop the E Rule
  • The Story of the World, Chapter #30 India under the Monghuls and the tale of the Bad Luck Servant.
  • The sounds of the Monghul Court
  • Schoolhouse Rock 2x and 3x and 4x.
  • Read Alone Berenstain Bears Series, Read Aloud Westward Bound
  • KidsArt Box; Tingatinga Diorama
  • Making Lipgloss
  • Watch the animated Hobbit