We started the month attending a meeting with our local Wildlife Conservancy on Bluebird Monitoring, learning how to monitor and maintain bluebird boxes around the county.
Hawkeye also participated in an Amphibian Action Night with the same Wildlife Conservancy group, learning about local amphibians, where they live and what they need for a healthy eco-environment.
Hawkeye also participated in our 4-H Share the Fun event, with his Cloverbud group. This involved performing a skit before an audience of about 100 people - the group had so much fun, and Hawkeye led the group confidently, as the eldest in the bunch.
Our Homeschool Field Trip this month took us to the Building Museum in Washington DC, where he learned about city planning, and zoning. This was a very hand's on event, and the participants were were split in to groups, with each group responsible for a different zone type. It was fantastic!
Hawkeye also accompanied me to my 4-H Schole event this month, this time joining my group to the newly remodeled West Building of the National Gallery of Art. This encouraged some fantastic conversations about what makes modern art art, how different colors make us feel, and whether creating art needs bravery. Hawkeye's favorite piece was Jackson Pollock's Lavender Mist, which he was fortunate to learn about from a docent!
But he highlight of his month was a three day trip to the Historic Triangle of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Jamestown. In preparation for the trip, we brushed up on the early American History that we learned last year. During our trip we spent an entire day at each site; Hawkeye's favorite part of the trip was most certainly the visit to the Yorktown museum. It happened to having it's grand opening on the day we visited, and Hawkeye was invited to be part of the opening ceremonies! He marched in to the outdoor opening event, with the Governors of Delaware and Virginia, and local dignitaries. It was a fantastic trip, and really helped solidify what we have been reading and learning about.
This month also saw his continuing involvement in 4-H electronics, Ecology classes and his Project Feederwatch citizen science project through Cornell Lab. This month also saw the start of his 4-H embryology class. Here he learned about eggs and developing chicks, how to care for unhatched eggs, and how they develop.
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
Among the Meadow People, by Clara Dillingham Pierson
- The Measuring Worm's Joke
- The Puzzled Cicada
- The Tree Frog's Story
The Burgess Animal Book for Children, by Thornton Burgess
- A Worker and a Robber
- A Trader and a Handsome Fellow
- Two Unlike Little Cousins
Tree in the Trail, by Holling C. Holling
- chapter 21
The Story Book of Science, by Jean Henri Fabre
- Gold and Iron
- The Fleece
Understood Betsy, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (completed)
- Betsy Has a Birthday
- Understood Aunt Frances
American Tall Tales, by Adrien Stoutenburg (completed)
- Joe Magarac
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
- Centaurs
- Asclepius
- The Nine Muses
- Orpheus
Chapter Books Read
Understood Betsy, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Ember Falls, by S. D. Smith
Mary Poppins, by P. L. Travers
American Tall Tales, by Adrien Stoutenburg
Picture Books Read
The Boss Baby, by Marla Frazee
Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies, by Ann Turner
The Scallywags, by David Melling
Have You Seen My New Blue Socks, by Eve Bunting
Ada Twist, Scientist, by Andrea Beaty
That's What Leprechauns Do, by Eve Bunting
Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka, by Tomie dePaola
St. Patricks Day in the Morning, by eve Bunting
Another Monster at the End of This Book, by Jon Stone
Bedtime in the Forest, by Kazuo Iwamura
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, by Judi Barrett
Fiona's Lace, by Patricia Polacco
Dragon Was Terrible, by Kelly DiPucchio
Miss Moon: Wise Words From a Dog Governess, by Janet Hill
The Littlest Family's Big Day, by Emily Winfield Martin
The Highest Mountain of Books in the World, by Rocio Bonilla
One Bird Hill, by Jane Yolen
1 is One, by Tasha Tudor
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Non-Fiction Books Read
When Washington Crossed the Delaware, by Lynne Cheney
D is for Drums, by Kay Chorao (A Colonial Williamsburg ABC)
Life in Jamestown Colony, by Janey Levy
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