We spent our first day at the Port Discovery Children's Museum (more fun than educational, I am sure! But Hawkeye certainly had FUN!)
We spent the second day of our visit at the National Aquarium in Baltimore; this was Hawkeye's first visit, and he was totally enamored. Particular favorites were the sharks, the jellyfish and the Australian exhibit.
This month also saw two separate rabbit holes: one with architecture and structural engineering, and the other with the state of Delaware.
For Hawkeye's Delaware studies we read books, baked regional food, learned about the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and learned about the state's history and geography.
For the other 'rabbit hole', we read lots of books, watched YouTube videos and DVDs, and did plenty of hand's on building projects with all manner of materials, from spaghetti bridges, to plastic cup fortresses.
Hawkeye had a fantastic Homeschool Field Trip to the National Museum of Women in the Arts, for a docent led program on using your senses to experience art.
Hawkeye also had the opportunity to participate in a local bird count, and was thrilled that he was able to correctly identify birds that veteran birders were unable to! This boy is a passionate birder!
Hawkeye also had the opportunity to accompany my 4-H Schole group to see a Live From the Met performance of Rusalka by Antonin Dvorak. He seemed to really enjoy the opera, and we had some great conversations about the story, the music, how it made us feel, and the use of sets design and costumes. It was really fantastic!
Finally, Hawkeye participated in his local 4-H Presentation Day, where he did a presentation on Pokemon before an audience of about 50 people. He chose his topic, did research, wrote his script and created his display, with minimal help from anyone else. At the event itself, he answered questions from the judges and audience members.
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 completed reading Justin Morgan Had a Horse, by Marguerite Henry and learning about how horses were used during the Revolutionary War. We then began reading Brighty of the Canyon, by the same author, and learning about the geography of the Colorado River and Arizona, and mules and burros.
Ongoing Reading
Among the Meadow People, by Clara Dillingham Pierson
- The Beetle Who Did Not Like Caterpillars
- The Young Robin Who Was Afraid to Fly
- The Cricket's School
- The Contented Earthworms
The Burgess Animal Book for Children, by Thornton Burgess
- A Fellow with a Thousand Spears
- A Lumberman and Engineer
Tree in the Trail, by Holling C. Holling
- chapter 17
- chapter 18
- chapter 19
The Story Book of Science, by Jean Henri Fabre
- The Kettle
- The Metals
- Metal Plating
Understood Betsy, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- elizabeth Ann Fails an Examination
- Betsy Starts a Sewing Society
- The New Clothes Fail
American Tall Tales, by Adrien Stoutenburg
- John Henry
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
- Selene
- Pan
- Echo
Chapter Books Read
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
The Growly Books: Begin, by Philip and Erin Ulrich
Justin Morgan Had a Horse, by Marguerite Henry
Henry and Ribsy, by Beverly Cleary
Up and Down the River, by Rebecca Caudill
Picture Books Read
Sugaring, by Jessie Haas
Papa and Me, by Arthur Dorros
Rosie Revere, Engineer, by Andrea Beaty
Edward in the Jungle, by David McPhail
Sugar Snow, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Brave Irene, by William Steig
Terrible Storm, by Carol Otis Hurst
Do Not Open, by Brinton Turkle
Night Shift Daddy, by Eileen Spinelli
Snowy Valentine, by david Petersen
The Valentine Bears, by Eve Bunting
Saint Valentine, by Ann Tompert
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch, by Eileen Spinelli
On This spot, by Susan E. Goodman
If I Built a Car, by Chris Van Dusen
What Do You Do With An Idea?, by Kobi Yamada
What To Do With a Box, by Jane Yolen
Corgiville Fair, by Tasha Tudor
A Chair For My Mother, by Vera B. Williams
Max Found Two Sticks, by Brian Pinkney
Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, by Chris Van Allsburg
The Most Magnificent Thing, by Ashley Spires
Non-Fiction Books Read
The Delaware Colony, by Kevin Cunningham
Looking Closely in the Rainforest, by Frank Serafini
Snowflake Bentley, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
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