Highlights from the week of May 3rd

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  • In morning meeting, read aloud Misty of Chincoteague.
  • Minecraft and or Prodigy (1/2 hour, 3x a week).
  • Right Start Math Lesson #124. More calculator activities.
  • 2x and 3x games
  • TG and TB Math Lesson #11, Polygons and Quadrilaterals.
  • TG and TB LA Lesson#28, Start ANK, IND, ILD, INK Part 2.
  • Start AAS; Level 2, Lesson #8 Silent e. Do dictation, tile exercises and Friday test.
  • AAR; Lesson #5 Floor plan activity, Warm-up sheet, read aloud “Houseboat Summer.”
  • TG and TB Level 2 Handwriting workbook; Page 65.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, pages 5-8.
  • Evening read aloud 21 Balloons.
  • Walk one to two miles several times a week. Walk dogs.
  • Started Takoma Park Soccer, Team Orange
  • Story of the World Chapter #18; The Crusades.
  • R.E.A.L Science, The parts of an atom.
  • Pollen microscopy and observing a carpenter bee.
  • Ongoing: recite the poem (kid’s version) of the story of Beowulf (all year).
  • Sing song school Latin Songs.
  • Wishy painting
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Highlights from the week of April 26th

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  • In morning meeting, read aloud Misty of Chicateague and Strawberry Girl.
  • Minecraft and or Prodigy (1/2 hour, 3x a week).
  • Right Start Math Lesson #121 and #123. Measurement and Fractions.
  • TG and TB Math Lesson #11 measurement.
  • TG and TB LA Lesson#27, Start ANK, IND, ILD, INK Part 1.
  • Start AAS; Level 2, Lesson #7 Silent e. Do dictation, tile exercises and Friday test.
  • AAR; Lesson #4 OA and OW and Activities.
  • TG and TB Level 2 Handwriting workbook; Page 62 and 63.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4.5, pages 1-4.
  • Continue evening read aloud Arabian Nights and Nighty Nightmare.
  • Walk one to two miles several times a week. Walk dogs.
  • Story of the World Chapter #17; Knights and Samurai.
  • Read The House at the End of the Street from TG and TB primer and Completely and Totally the Messiest.
  • Ongoing: recite the poem (kid’s version) of the story of Beowulf (all year).
  • Practical life: The funeral of the goldfish Piers.
  • Sing song school Latin Songs.
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Spelling Words Lesson #7

Highlights from the week of April 19th

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  • In morning meeting, read aloud Princess in Black and Nighty Nightmare.
  • Minecraft and or Prodigy (1/2 hour, 3x a week).
  • Right Start Math Lesson #118, 119 and #120. Adding with a calculator, Introducing multiplication as arrays, multiplication as repeated addition.
  • TG and TB Math Lesson #10 rounding review.
  • TG and TB LA Lesson#26, short story narration. The story of the Miller of the Dee.
  • Start AAS; Level 2, Lesson #6 Combining Open and Closed Syllables Test and start Lesson #7.
  • AAR; Lesson #2 and Lesson #3 AY and AI and Activities. Read the Cat Train from the primer.
  • TG and TB Level 2 Handwriting workbook; Page 60.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4, pages 90-93. Finish Level 4!
  • MEL Science Oxygen; 2 experiments.
  • Continue evening read aloud Arabian Nights and Nighty Nightmare.
  • Walk one to two miles several times a week. Walk dogs.
  • Story of the World Chapter #15-16; England and Normandy and the English castle. Mapworks of England after the conquest.
  • Read alone Pompeii, Level 4. Read The House at the End of the Street from TG and TB primer.
  • Ongoing: recite the poem (kid’s version) of the story of Beowulf (all year).
  • Practical life: Tilling and seeding her garden.
  • Music: sing along to the Peter Yarrow Songbook of American Folk Songs.
  • Kiwi art crate; Paint the plaster mask to make a penguin!
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Spelling Words Lesson#6

Highlights from the week of April 12th

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  • In morning meeting, read aloud Usbourne Robin Hood by R. Tiner.
  • Minecraft and or Prodigy (1/2 hour, 3x a week).
  • Right Start Math Lesson #115 and #116; Quarters.
  • TG and TB Math Lesson # 9 Continued, Commutative Property Practice.
  • The Life of Fred Lesson #16; Cardinality of a set and filling the tank.
  • Subtraction Decoder sheet.
  • TG and TB LA Lesson#24 and #25 Unit 1 Review. QU, KN, OR can say/er/, IGH and the sounds of OO, EAR, ALK and poetry memorization.
  • Start AAS; Level 2, Lesson #6 Combining Open and Closed Syllables.
  • Continued; requested more tile work.
  • AAR; Start Level #3; Lesson #1 Review and Activities.
  • TG and TB Level 2 Handwriting workbook; Page 59.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4, pages 83-89.
  • R.E.A.L Science Odyssey Lesson #1 atom experiment.
  • Researched Sparrow eggs.
  • Continue evening read aloud Arabian Nights and The Celery Stalks at Midnight.
  • Alimentarium; Digestix game; Fats, Carbohydrates and Proteins.
  • Walk one to two miles several times a week. Walk dogs.
  • Story of the World Chapter #15: The Vikings come to England. Mapworks and make a Viking longship.
  • BBC History Bites; King Alfred the Great.
  • Drew Peety from Dogman and Peety’s Mom.
  • Read alone The Titanic, Level 4, Start Pompeii, Level 4. Read Something Different from TG and TB primer and The Berenstain Bears; Ghost Story.
  • Ongoing: recite the poem (kid’s version) of the story of Beowulf (all year).
  • Practical life: Trip to Wheaton Regional Park for a playdate.
  • Kiwi art crate; Make a plaster mask.

Highlights from the week of April 5th

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  • In morning meeting, finish The Howliday Inn and start Usbourne Robin Hood by R. Tiner.
  • Minecraft and or Prodigy (1/2 hour, 3x a week).
  • Right Start Math Lesson #114; Choosing Coins.
  • TG and TB Bubble Math Game 2x and 3x tables.
  • The Life of Fred Lesson #15; multiplying 3 x $7.77, decimal point and making estimates.
  • TG and TB LA Lesson#23 Geography: North America and introduction to spelling rule #3.
  • Start AAS; Level 2, Lesson #6 Combining Open and Closed Syllables.
  • Continued; requested more tile work.
  • TG and TB Level 2 Handwriting workbook; Page 58.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4, pages 75-82.
  • MEL Science Experiments. Do metals burn? Burning Foam and Burning metal.
  • Continue evening read aloud Arabian Nights and The Celery Stalks at Night.
  • Song School Latin Lesson #5 and card review. Mater, Pater, Frater, Soror
  • Walk one to two miles several times a week. Walk dogs.
  • Story of the World Chapter #14; The Vikings and the Viking Gods Continued.
  • Read alone The Titanic, Level 4.
  • Ongoing: recite the poem (kid’s version) of the story of Beowulf (all year).
  • Practical life: Dental appointment and talking to the dentist about brushing, flossing and fluoride.
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Highlights from the week of March 22nd

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  • In morning meeting, read The Howliday Inn.
  • Minecraft and or Prodigy (1/2 hour, 3x a week).
  • Right Start Math Lesson #113; Coin Problems
  • TG and TB Bubble Math Game 2x and 3x tables.
  • TG and TB LA Lesson#21-22 Past, Present and Future Tenses, ALK, Look at the painting “Children making silhouettes” by Carl Von Bergen.
  • Start AAS; Level 2, Lesson #6 Combining Open and Closed Syllables.
  • TG and TB Level 2 Handwriting workbook; Page #Handwriting -practice 61 and 62.
  • Explode the Code, Level 4, pages 64-74.
  • R.E.A.L Science Odyssey Lesson #2 Molecules moving through a balloon.
  • Continue evening read aloud Arabian Nights.
  • Song School Latin Lesson #5 and card review.
  • Walk one to two miles several times a week. Walk dogs.
  • Story of the World Chapter #14; The Vikings and the Viking Gods. Read a story about Odin from D’Aulairres Norse Myths.
  • Acrylic Painting and Peacock Sketch.
  • Read alone Greg’s Microscope and TG and TB primer.
  • Ongoing: recite the poem (kid’s version) of the story of Beowulf (all year).

Short Week! Spring Break Starts!