There were many ongoing projects this month, including out Ecology Class, 4-H Electronics class, and Cornell Lab Project Feederwatch citizen science project.
Hawkeye also went to a Christmas Bird Count Primer event with our 4-H Bird project, hosted by our local county Conservancy group. For this event, we split into teams and counted as many birds by type as possible; for this particular event, Hawkeye was fortunate to be on a team with two experience birders, who were happy to talk birds with him and really took time to give him advice and tips. He was thrilled to have birding mentors for the morning!
Hawkeye also continued leading his 4-H project, Board Game Club. In his capacity as a Project Leader, he emails project members, books the library rooms for the meetings and leads the meetings themselves, all with my help when needed, of course. The monthly club is well attended, with about 30 attendees, from toddlers to adults all playing board games. They are such fun afternoons!
We took a two week break at the end of the month.
Reading
We continued daily reading practice (easy Readers, level 2)
Math
Hawkeye continues to work through Life of Fred: Farming, and averages two chapters each week.
History
We continued 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.
Waldorf Essentials
After completing our reading, summarizing and grammar study of the Buster Stories of Thornton Burgess, we moved on to learning about two Saints days, Saint Nicholas and Saint Lucia.
The study of Saint Nicholas, although relatively brief was a nice juxtaposition to the more contemporary image of Santa.
For Santa Lucia day on the 13th, we studied her story, made paper crowns (wreaths with candles for girls, and pointed hats decorated with stars for boys) and made St. Lucia saffron buns.
Ongoing Reading
Among the Forest People, by Clara Dillingham Pierson (completed)
-A Mild Day in Winter
Among the Meadow People, by Clara Dillingham Pierson
- The Butterfly That went Calling
- The Robins Build a Nest
- The Selfish Tent Caterpillar
The Burgess animal Book for Children, by Thornton Burgess
- More of Peter's Long-Legged Cousins
- Chatterer and Happy Jack Join
- The Squirrels of the Trees
- Striped Chipmunk and His Cousins
- Johnny Chuck Joins the Class
Tree in the Trail, by Holling C. Holling
- chapter 4
- chapter 5
- chapter 6
- chapter 7
- chapter 8
- chapter 9
- chapter 10
- chapter 11
The Story Book of Science, by Jean Henri Fabre
- The Wily Dervish
- The Numerous Family
- The Old Pear Tree
Understood Betsy, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- Aunt Harriet Has a Cough
- Betsy Holds the Reins
- A Short Morning
- Betsy Goes to School
American Tall Tales, by Adrien Stoutenburg
- Paul Bunyan
- Pecos Bill
- Stormalong
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
- Athena
- Poseidon
- Apollo
- Artemis
- Hermes
Chapter Books Read
Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers, by Ralph Moody
The Magician's Nephew, by C. S. Lewis
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson
Picture Books Read
Winter's Coming, by Jan Thornhill
Nuts to You!, by Lois Ehlert
A Rainbow of My Own, by Don Freeman
Full, Full, Full of Love, by Trish Cooke
Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild, by Mem Fox
The Legend of the Candy Cane, by Lori Walburg
The Animal's Santa, by Jan Brett
Cobweb Christmas, by Shirley Climo
Gingerbread Christmas, by Jan Brett
One Starry Night, by Lauren Thompson
The Twelve Days of Christmas, by Jan Brett
I Face the Wind, by Vicki Cobb
Night Tree, by Eve Bunting
Christmas in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Christmas in the Barn, by Margaret Wise Brown
Santa Claus and the Three Bears, by Maria Modugno
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree, by Gloria Houston
Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?, by Jan Brett
The Night Before Christmas, by Jan Brett
The Wild Christmas Reindeer, by Jan Brett
The Legend of the Poinsettia, by Tomie dePaola
Stega Nona's Gift, by Tomie dePaola
Babushka, A Christmas Tale, by Dawn Casey
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, by Robert Barry
The Night of the Las Posadas, by Tomie dePaola
Home for Christmas, by Jan Brett
The Baker's Dozen, by Heather Forest
Christmas Farm, by Mary Lyn Ray
The Little Drummer Boy, by Ezra Jack Keats
Hurry! Hurry! Have You Heard?, by Laura Krauss Melmed
Christmas Trolls, by Jan Brett
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona, by Tomie dePaola
Christmas Dolls, by Tasha Tudor
The Nutcracker, by Susan Jeffers
Movies Watched
The Wind in the Willows, A&E
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