We had our ongoing commitments, with our 4-H Electronics class, Ecology Class and our Cornell Lab Project Feederwatch.
We also had two fantastic field trips with our Homeschool Field Trip group; our first took us to the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Center, for a program in how planes fly. This was a very hands on class, with the opportunity for Hawkeye to make his own paper airplane and test his theories!
Our second field trip was to visit the working dogs of Dulles Airport; HAwkeye was able to see both the CBP and TSA dogs in action, with their handlers. This was absolutely fascinating, a great glimpse into airport security, dog training and police work.
The cold January weather also kept us inside and playing lots of board games this month, including plenty that would fall into the 'educational' bracket! We played lots of rounds of Fauna (great for both zoology and geography), Rat-a-Tat Cat (math skills), Sleeping Queens (math), Sushi Go (math again!) and Carcassone (strategy).
The weather also had us embracing Poetry Teatime, a la Julie Bogart's Brave Writer lifestyle. Hawkeye definitely has his favorites, including Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll.
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Reading
We continued daily reading practice (easy Readers, level 2)
Math
Hawkeye continues to work through Life of Fred, and averages two chapters each week. This month he completed Farming, and began Goldfish.
History
We completed reading White Stallion of Lipizza, by Marguerite Henry, learning about the Lipizzaner horses and the training techniques of the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria.
We then began reading Justin Morgan Had a Horse, by Marguerite Henry about the Morgan horses of Vermont.
Waldorf Essentials
This month we revisited the concept of time, including time of day, days of the week, and months of the year.
Ongoing Reading
Among the Meadow People, by Clara Dillingham Pierson
- The Lazy Snail
- The Ant That Wore Wings
- The Cheerful Harvestman
- The Little Spider's First Week
The Burgess Animal Book for Children, by Thornton Burgess
- Whistler and Yap Yap
- Two Queer Little Haymakers
- Prickly Porky and Grubby Gopher
Tree in the Trail, by Holling C. Holling
- chapter 12
- chapter 13
- chapter 14
- chapter 15
- chapter 16
The Story Book of Science, by Jean Henri Fabre
- The Age of Trees
- The Length of Animal Life
Understood Betsy, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- What Grade is Betsy?
- If You Don't Like Conversation in a Book, Skip This Chapter!
American Tall Tales, by Adrien Stoutenburg
- Mike Fink
- Davy Crockett
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
- Dionysus
- Prometheus
- Pandora
- Deucalion
- Eos
- Helios
The Adventures of Buster Bear, by Thornton W. Burgess
- Buster Bear Goes Fishing
Chapter Books Read
The Princess and the Goblin, by George MacDonald
The White Stallion of Lipizza, by Marguerite Henry
These Happy Golden Years, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Matilda, by Roald Dahl
The Last Battle, by C. S. Lewis
Picture Books Read
Mama, Do You Love Me?, by Barbara M. Joosse
Katy and the Big Snow, by Virginia Lee Burton
Walden, by Henry David Thoreau and Steve Lowe
Night Noises, by Mem Fox
The Nightingale, by Jerry Pinkney
Stopping by woods on a Snowy Evening, by Robert Frost, illus. Susan Jeffers
The Big Snow, by Berta and Elmer Hader
Dandelions, by Eve Bunting
The Best Part of the Day, by Sarah Ban Breathnach
A House in the Woods, by Inga Moore
The Owl and the Pussycat, by Edward Lear, illus. Paul Galdone
King Jack and the Dragon, by Peter Bently
The Snow Globe Family, by Jane O'Connor
Waiting for Winter, by Sebastian Meschenmoser
Big Snow, by Jonathan Bean
Egg, by Kevin Henkes
Blizzard, by John Rocco
The Elves and the Shoemaker, by Paul Galdone
Swan Lake, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, illus. Lisbeth Zwerger
Town Mouse, Country Mouse, by Jan Brett
Dear Juno, by Soyung Pak
The Hat, by Jan Brett
Winter on the Farm, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Honey ... Honey ... Lion!, by Jan Brett
Snow, by Cynthia Rylant
Non-Fiction Books
Puzzle School, by Susannah Leigh
For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson, by Peggy Thomas
The Rainforest Grew All Around, by Susan K. Mitchell
The Great Kapok Tree, by Lynne Cherry
Zoo in the Sky, by Jacqueline Mitton
City, by David Macaulay
A Little Book of Sloth, by Lucy Cooke
Movies Watched
Domes: Building Big, with David Macaulay