Highlights from the Week of April 29th

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  • Read Aloud-Read Cleopatra, Start Pocahantas.
  • Stories of the Greeks, Ellerby.
  • TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons #84 and #85. Dividing Fractions using Reciprocals and Circles.
  • Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Handwriting without Tears; page 43-44.
  • Story of the World: Lesson #28; The Roman Empire, Roman Gods, The Story of Ceres and Proserpine, Roman Builders, Concrete and Aquaducts and the Life of the Roman Gladiator. Lesson #28 Quiz. Videos on the art of gravity fed water sources and the Roman Baths.
  • Explode the Code: Pages 40-42.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 60-61.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World; Lesson#3 Read The Hypocausts of Rome, Outline Notes and Paraphrase content. Vocabulary questions in book.
  • Posca Pen Sketches and Graphite Sketches. Computer rendering.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #21 Spelling -ir for /er/ sounds.
  • TTRS-modules-Typing Instruction
  • Weekly Piano Lessons.
  • PE: Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm. Together in Movement.
  • SEL: Resilience Builder Wednesdays 4:45 pm; Sportsmanship.
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Read Aloud Heirloom Antics.

Highlights from the Week of April 22nd

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  • Read Aloud-Plain Girl and Cupid and Psyche.
  • Stories of the Greeks, Ellerby.
  • TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons #83; Reciprocals.
  • Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Handwriting without Tears; page 42.
  • Story of the World: Lesson #26 Meso-America Quiz and Start Chapter 26, The Story of Romulus and Remus, take Ch #26 Quiz.
  • Explode the Code: Pages 38-39.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 58-59.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World; Lesson# Read The Hypocausts of Rome.
  • Posca Pen Sketches. Maryland Wheat at Sunset. Sent submission to the MD Agriculture Contest.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #20 Review and Quiz. Ways to spell-ed.
  • TTRS-modules-Typing Instruction
  • Weekly Piano Lessons.
  • Snake Discovery, how different snake species move.
  • PE: Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm. Together in Movement.
  • SEL: Resilience Builder Wednesdays 4:45 pm; Strategies to Cope with bullies 2.
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Read Aloud Heirloom Antics.

Highlights for the Week of April 8th and April 15th

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  • Finish Miracles on Maple Hill-Read Aloud. Start Reading Plain Girl.
  • Stories of the Greeks, Ellerby.
  • TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons #81 and #82; Converting Units of Capacity and Converting between Decimal Numbers and Percents.
  • Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Handwriting without Tears; page 39-41 .
  • Story of the World:  Chapter #25 Alexander the Great, Mapworks and Quiz. Start Chapter #26 Meso-America.
  • Explode the Code: Pages 34-37.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 53-57.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World; Lesson #2 Format final draft review rubric. The Lighthouse of Alexandria.
  • Posca Pen Sketches.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #20 Review and Quiz. Ways to spell-ed.
  • TTRS-modules-Typing Instruction
  • Mark Roper Crunch Labs. View and Discuss the Solar Eclipse.
  • Weekly Piano Lessons.
  • PE: Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm (no class 4/8). Together in Movement.
  • SEL: Resilience Builder Wednesdays 4:45 pm; Strategies to cope with bullies.
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Read Aloud Heirloom Antics.
  • Family Flu-Entire Family Sick for about a week.

Week of April 1st

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  • Miracles on Maple Hill-Read Aloud.
  • Stories of the Greeks, Ellerby.
  • Read Alone Misty of Chicoteague, Fairies and Magical Creatures.
  • TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons #78 and #79; Elapsed Time, Dividing by Unit Fractions using pictures.
  • Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Handwriting without Tears; page 32-33.
  • Story of the World:  Chapter #24-25 Quiz on the Greek Gods, Start Alexander the Great. Watch short video on Macedonians (Khan Academy).
  • Explode the Code: Pages 31-33.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 51-52.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World; Lesson #2 Format paragraph and get ready to edit rough draft. The Lighthouse of Alexandria.
  • Acrylic-Abstract Art, Trees and Landscapes in Marker.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #18 Review and Quiz. Ways to spell /e/.
  • TTRS-modules-Typing Instruction
  • Biology-Binomial nomenclature. How Organisms are organized.
  • Weekly Piano Lessons.
  • PE: Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm (no class 4/1). Together in Movement.
  • SEL: Resilience Builder Wednesdays 4:45 pm; Strategies to cope with Anxieties.
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Highlights from the Weeks of March 18+March 25th

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  • March 18th Homeschool Lite-Spring Break!
  • Miracles on Maple Hill-Read Aloud.
  • Stories of the Greeks, Ellerby.
  • Read Alone Misty of Chicoteague, Fairies and Magical Creatures.
  • TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons #73, #74, and #75, #76 and #77; Using Zeros to Subtract Decimal Numbers, Using the Distributive Property, Multiplying and Dividing Decimal Numbers by powers of 10, Time Review, Multiplying Decimal Numbers.
  • Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Handwriting without Tears; page 28-29.
  • Story of the World:  Chapter #22 and #23; Sparta and Athens, The Greek Gods, Review and Quiz.
  • Explode the Code: Pages 29-30.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 46-47.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World; Lesson #2 Transcribe summary notes into text. Review vocabulary words. The Lighthouse of Alexandria.
  • Posca Sketches
  • All About Spelling Lesson #17 Review and Quiz.
  • TTRS-modules-Typing Instruction
  • Mark Rober, Crunch Labs, Iridescence
  • Weekly Piano Lessons
  • PE: Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm. Together in Movement. Walk in Driscoll Park, Hyattsville.
  • SEL: Resilience Builder Wednesdays 4:45 pm; No class 3/27
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
  • Field Trip Clyde Peelings Reptile Land; Feeding giant tortoises.
  • Friday off for Easter!

Highlights from the Week of March 11th

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  • Finish Caddie Woodlawn-Read Aloud; Start Miracles on Maple Hill.
  • Read Alone 5 Worlds Series Graphic Novel.
  • TGTB Math Level 5; Lessons #70, #71, and #72; Surface Area of Geometric Solids, Ratios, Graphing and Transformations.
  • Times Tales Part I and II Review.
  • 2 (1/2 hour) of Roblox per week.
  • Writing, Logic links and Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Handwriting without Tears; page 26-27.
  • Story of the World:  Chapter #20 and 21; Persia and Medea, Mapworks and Quiz. Start Chapter #22 Life in Sparta.
  • Explode the Code: Pages 26-28.
  • Fix-it Grammar-Page Page 42-43.
  • EIW Writing Lessons, Stories of the Ancient World,; Lesson #2 formatting; How to format our writing. Continue visual notes from the source text. The Lighthouse of Alexandria.
  • Posca Series; The Sirens. Drawer animation.
  • All About Spelling Lesson #15 Review and Quiz, Start Lesson #16 Introduction to /k/ sounds.
  • TTRS-modules-Typing Instruction
  • Biology-Types of Organisms and Oral Quiz.
  • Weekly Piano Lessons
  • PE: Movement Class on Mondays at 5:30 pm. Together in Movement. Walk in Driscoll Park, Hyattsville.
  • SEL: Resilience Builder Wednesdays 4:45 pm
  • Read aloud listen; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone