However, Hawkeye was still involved in his ongoing projects: 4-H Electronics, Ecology Class, and 4-H Embryology.
Hawkeye also began a new 4-H project, learning about monarch butterflies. During this month's meetings he learned about the monarch's migration pattern, their feeding needs and how many generations of butterflies live in a single season. He helped plant milkweed at a local Butterfly Waystation.
He helped maintain local bluebird boxes, learned about their nesting habits, and their eggs and chicks. He helped take notes on the findings, and helped identify other birds (and possible aggressors) in the area.
This month we picked up chicks to keep at out home for a few weeks, so Hawkeye had daily care of chicks, and learning about them, their needs and development from chicks to full grown hens.
His Homeschool Fieldtrip this month was to a local Animal Shelter, where he learned about how the shelter runs and cares for all the different animals. He quickly picked out his favorite animal there - a Caucasian Shepherd Dog, which outweighed him by some 100 lbs!
He also went on a family camping trip where he was able to put into use some of the survival skills he has been practicing, such as lighting a fire with a steel and flint, whittling with a knife, and rope tying.
Lastly, Hawkeye accompanied my 4-H Schole group to a concert by our local Symphony Orchestra, to hear a performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto, No. 23, and the overture to his opera Cosi Fan Tutti, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E Minor.
Reading
We continued daily reading practice (easy Readers, level 2)
Math
Hawkeye continues to work through Life of Fred: Goldfish, and averages two chapters each week.
History
We continued reading Brighty of the Canyon, by Marguerite Henry, learning about the Colorado River, the geography of Arizona, and the mining of metals.
Ongoing Reading
Tree in the Trail, by Holling C. Holling
- chapter 22
- chapter 23
The Adventures of Buster Bear, by Thornton W. Burgess
- Buster Bear Becomes a Hero
- Blacky the Crow Tells His Plan
- Farmer Brown's Boy and Buster Bear Grow Curious
- Farmer Brown's Boy and Buster Bear Meet
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
- Europa and Cadmus
- Tantalus and Pelops
Chapter Books Read
The BFG, by Roald Dahl
Love From Paddington, by Michael Bond
Henry and the Paper Route, by Beverly Cleary
The Mowgli Stories, by Rudyard Kipling
Picture Books Read
Fix This Mess, by Tedd Arnold
The Honest-to-Goodness Truth, by Patricia C. McKissack
Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car, by John Burmingham
Come to the Fairies' Ball, by Jane Yolen
Toot and Puddle, by Holly Hobbie
Olivia, by Ian Falconer
And Then It's Spring, by Julie Fogliano
A Tale for Easter, by Tasha Tudor
When Spring COmes, by Kevin Henkes
The Easter Egg, by jan Brett
The Watermelon Seed, by Greg Pizzoli
Mr. Gumpy's Outing, by John Burningham
Pickles to Pittsburgh, by Judi Barrett
What Do You Do With a Problem, by Kobi Yamada
Frederick, by Leo Lionni
No Jumping on the Bed!, by Tedd Arnold
Bunny's First Spring, by Sally Lloyd-Jones
The Huey's in What's the Opposite, by Oliver Jeffers
Little White Rabbit, by Kevin Henkes
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