Highlights from the Week of June 8th

  • In morning meeting read many Berenstain Bear books; Too much Teasing, Don’t Pollute..Anymore and Eager Beavers.
  • Right Start Math Lesson #55 Adding with Base 10 cards and Lesson #56;  more adding with base 10 cards. Adding with 4 digits.
  • (2) ½ hour sessions of Prodigy math.
  • In Geography work on the Kumon Geography Activity Book.
  • The Story of the World Lesson #31 Using peace to run a kingdom. Narration, mapworks and questions.
  • In our reading instruction All about Reading,Prep board and materials. Finish Lesson #27; consenants, worksheet, sentences and read aloud. Lesson #28 Read The Snake. 2 activities and phonogram review.
  • All about Spelling Lesson #16 and #17 sound of /k/ at the beginning of words, Spelling on paper.
  • R.E.A.L Science Lesson #6 of Rocks and Minerals. Looked at Rock Candy.Made cubic and hexagonal crystal shapes. Reviewed why sugar is not a mineral.
  • Explode the Code 2 pages; 69-72.
  • From Kiwicrates did the art lesson Sumi-E painting. Loved this and made prolific sumi-e artworks.
  • Read Aloud George and the Big Bang by Lucy and Stephan Hawking.
  • Reading independently Dogman and Minecraft Graphic novels.
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Highlights from the Week of June 1st

  • In morning meeting read many chapter of Detectives in Togas and finished this week. Loved this book!
  • Right Start Math Lesson #51 practicing adding 8 and 9 and Lesson #54; trading with base 10 cards.
  • (2) ½ hour sessions of Prodigy math.
  • In Geography work on the Kumon Geography Activity Book.
  • The Story of the World Lesson #30 The Buddha Narration, mapworks and questions.
  • In our reading instruction All about Reading, Prep board and materials. Finish Lesson #25; consenant teams and new group, worksheet and read aloud. Lesson #26 Read The Pet Shop.
  • All about Spelling Lesson #14 Final blends and #15, Spelling on paper and online.
  • Bill Nye the Science Guy-Inertia (loved this episode).
  • Explode the Code 4 pages; 62-65.
  • From Kiwicrates did the lesson on Motion. Set up a rocket and a kite
  • In practical life, playing outside and working on the garden, mulberry picking.
  • Read Aloud George and the Big Bang by Lucy and Stephan Hawking.
  • Reading independently Dogman and Minecraft Graphic novels.
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Mulberry Picking

Highlights from the Week of May 26th

  • In morning meeting read Detectives in Togas.
  • Right Start Math Lesson #53 Base 10 picture cards, review 1000s.
  • (2) ½ hour sessions of Prodigy math.
  • In Geography work on the Kumon Geography Activity Book.
  • The Story of the World Lesson #29 The Punic Wars and Lesson #30 The Aryans of India.
  • In our reading instruction All about Reading, Prep board and materials. Finish Lesson #24; Omneatopeais, worksheet and read aloud “Champ” from the primer, activities and review.
  • All about Spelling Lesson #14 end blends.
  • wrote cursive “S” and “s”.
  • Bill Nye the Science Guy-The Heart.
  • Discussed relationship between milkweed and butterflies.
  • Put together a Smithsonan dinosaur model.
  • Do the Kumon US Geography stickerbook.
  • Explode the Code 4 pages; 58-61.
  • From Kiwicrates made glazed window light catchers.
  • In practical life, playing outside and start planting the garden.
  • Read Aloud George and the Big Bang by Lucy and Stephan Hawking, Several Chapters of Detectives in Togas.
  • Reading independently Dogman and Minecraft Graphic novels.
  • Memorial Day off

Highlights from the Week of May 18th

  • In morning meeting read the Berenstain Bears, Teasing.
  • Right Start Math Lesson #48 and #50 Adding 9-Giving and Taking on the Abacus. Worksheet #16. Beast Academy 2B unknowns.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #13; Segmenting Words with Blends.
  • (2) ½ hour sessions of Prodigy math.
  • In our reading instruction All about Reading, Prep board and materials. Finish Lesson #23 Read The Skunk Motel.
  • Listen to the Story of the World; Listen to the Romans and the Punic Wars. Mapworks and Comprehension
  • Listened to Music Together “Sticks” and played along with the drum.
  • Bill Nye the Science Guy-Storms.
  • Do the Kumon US Geography sticker book.
  • Explode the Code 6 pages; 37-42.
  • Kiwicrates-Stained Light Catchers.
  • In practical life, repotted and sold volunteer pumpkins and sold them for $1.
  • Read Aloud George and the Big Bang by Lucy and Stephan Hawking.

Highlights from the Week of May 11th

  • In morning meeting read the Berenstain Bears, A Week at Grandma and Grandpas and The Dark.
  • Right Start Math Lesson #46 Designs with Diagonals, The Corners Game and Greater than Less than, Lesson #47. Logic Beast Academy.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #12; TH, SH, CH
  • (2) ½ hour sessions of Prodigy math.
  • In our reading instruction All about Reading, Prep board and materials. Finish Lesson #21 cards flippers and review.
  • Listen to the Story of the World; Listen to the Builders of Rome. Mapworks and Comprehension
  • Review Latin cards; Review and Match.
  • Planets Puzzle
  • Bill Nye the Science Guy-The Earth’s Crust.
  • Do the Kumon US Geography sticker book.
  • Explode the Code 4 pages; 34-37.
  • Painted garden rocks
  • In practical life, making pancakes.
  • Read Aloud George and the Big Bang by Lucy and Stephan Hawking.
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Highlights from the Week of May 4th

  • In morning meeting read the Berenstain Bears, Prize Pumpkin and Strangers and Go to Camp.
  • Right Start Math combine problems Lesson #25, Triangles with Right Angles, Lesson #44, 45, 46 Patterns, Continuing Patterns and Geoboards. Practice subtraction with Komono math. Life of Fred Chapter 19, Home.
  • Read Beast Academy Chairs 2B Order.
  • (2) ½ hour sessions of Prodigy math.
  • In our reading instruction All about Reading, Prep board and materials. Finish Lesson #18; Long U and the Sound of S between Two vowels, Lesson 19 WH, Whale activity and Lesson 20 Read Whale Songs.
  • Recite the Seven Hills of Rome and listen to the Story of the World.
  • Observe the rock crystal experiment. Bill Nye the Science Guy-Genes.
  • Continue with Mineral Lab Observing the characteristics of minerals. Test Minerals with different tools.
  • Do the Kumon US Geography sticker book.
  • Observe Rock Candy, Week 1.
  • Explode the Code, 2 pages.
  • Finish the Cardinals paper project.
  • In practical life, playing outside and start planting the garden.
  • Linda Jorden- starting the second Social Thinkers series.
  • Read Aloud Chapter 3, Detectives in Togas and George and the Big Bang by Lucy and Stephan Hawking.

Highlights from the Week of April 27th

  • In morning meeting read the Berenstain Bears, Don’t Pollute Anymore and The In Crowd.
  • Right Start Math combine problems Lesson #25, Triangles with Right Angles, Lesson #30 More Hundreds, Lesson #41 and #42, Review and Assessment. Played the Doubles game. Practice subtraction with Komono math. Life of Fred Chapter 18 Eddie Ready.
  • (2) ½ hour sessions of Prodigy math.
  • In our reading instruction All about Reading, Prep board and materials. Do Lesson #17; Long U and the Sound of S between Two vowels. Chapter 18, read “Matt the Musk Ox”.
  • All about Spelling Lesson #11 S, X, QU. Spell out loud and written quiz.
  • Recite the Seven Hills of Rome and listen to the Story of the World.
  • Observe the rock crystal experiment. Bill Nye the Science Guy-Storms.
  • Continue with Rock Lab Observing the characteristics of minerals.
  • Do the Kumon US Geography sticker book.
  • Observe Rock Candy.
  • Explode the Code 2 pages. Sentence Writing.
  • Finish the Cardinals paper project.
  • Linda Jorden- starting the second Social Thinkers series.
  • In practical life, planning the garden and planting seeds.
  • Read Aloud Chapter 3, Detectives in Togas and George and the Big Bang by Lucy and Stephan Hawking.
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