Highlights from the Week of December 16th

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  • Tea and Poetry; Read “Eldorado” by Edgar Allen Poe from Favorite Poems of Childhood.
  • In Beast Academy. Start Chapter 5 of 2B Expressions.
  • Start the food chain art project.  Paste together animals that form a food chain (Phase 2).
  • Read of math story The Life of Fred-Farming; Numbers that add to 14 and a googol.
  • Story of the World Chapter 16 The return of Assyria and Ashurbanipal the king who collected the first library.
  • In our reading instruction All about Reading, Chapter 43; Compound words activities and word cards.
  • HWT Cursive Kickoff writing with page 28, X and words.
  • Group movement class on Mondays from 5-6 @ Together in Movement.
  • In practical life, Cecelia walks dogs and walks between 4-5 miles a week.
  • Talk about the winter solstice and make ornaments and lights for the animals to eat. Talk about the nights getting longer.
  • Learning to silkscreen. Silkscreen a dog on a canvas bag. Doodle crate project.

Highlights from the Week of December 9th

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  • Tea and Poetry; Read “The Elf and the Dormouse” by Oliver Herford from Favorite Poems of Childhood. Recite the poem “Tragedy”.
  • In Beast Academy, simple multiplication continued. Estimating and Counting up. Practice online and completed online test.
  • Discussed Gravity.
  • Explode the Code (4 pages). Finish book 1.5.
  • Start the food chain art project.  Cut out animals that form a food chain.
  • Story of the World Chapter 15, The Phoenicians and the founding of the city of Carthage by Dido.
  • Read aloud “Wings of Fire” and the “Fire Cat”
  • Release adult ladybugs after being fed for a week!
  • In our reading instruction All about Reading, Chapter 42; Plurals S and ES.Review phenomes and word cards.
  • HWT Cursive Kickoff writing with page 26-27, F and Q and words.
  • Group movement class on Mondays from 5-6 @ Together in Movement.
  • In practical life, Cecelia walks dogs and walks between 4-5 miles a week.Helped make dinner.
  • Read Alone, “Frog and Toad: The Garden” and “The Cookie”
  • Read aloud “Muff and Ruff and the Fat Cat.”

Highlights from the Week of December 2nd

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  • Tea and Poetry; Read “The Tyger” by William Blake from Favorite Poems of Childhood.
  • In Beast Academy, Subtraction and Regrouping. Intro to simple multiplication.
  • Explode the Code (4 pages).
  • Finish the starry night/tree picture (Phase 3) and add the trunks and leaves. Start the accordion fish.
  • Story of the World Chapter 14 The Israelites leave Egypt and form their own nation.
  • Leaf Identification, Press leaves in contact paper.
  • Practiced letter formation.
  • Trip to the Library.
  • Nature walk collected rocks in the stream.
  • Created art submission to submit to the Montgomery County Library art competition.
  • Read aloud “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” by JK Rowling
  • Read aloud “Homer Price and the Super Duper” by Robert McCloskey
  • Read aloud“ Homer Price and the Donut Story” by Robert McCloskey
  • Observed ladybug pupa emerging as adults.
  • In our reading instruction All about Reading, Chapter 41-42; Plurals S and ES.
  • HWT Cursive Kickoff writing with page 24, H+words.
  • Group movement class on Mondays from 5-6 @ Together in Movement.
  • In practical life, Cecelia walks dogs and walks between 4-5 miles a week.
  • Read Alone, “Creepy Carrots” and “Frog and Toad.”
  • Read Alone, “Cobweb the Cat” and “Yuck”, short stories in her primer.