Hawkeye started this month by volunteering at our local foodbank, and packing for Backpack Buddies, a program that supplies local school children with food and snacks for the weekends.
A few days later, he participated in an Honor Flight, welcoming veterans from Bushy Creek Iowa to our local airport, who would be spending the day visiting war memorials in DC. He shook each veteran by the hand and thanked them for their service. It was a powerful morning.
Our local library hosted a homeschool STEAM enrichment class, which he attended. This class was on constellations and the stars that make up the constellations. They learned about some of the major constellations and stars, how to locate them, and then tried their hand at creating their own constellations. So much fun!
A second library class Hawkeye attended, discussed the art work and technique of one of his favorite artists, Jackson Pollock. After learning about him and his life, Hawkeye was then able to collaborate with some other children in creating a Pollock-esque piece of art. Messy, but so much fun!
We went to the National Aquarium in Baltimore for their Member Evening, and Hawkeye was able to talk at length to several of the handlers, in particular to the jellyfish and skate handlers. He was able to touch them, and have so many of his questions answered.
We had kept a moth cocoon in our butterfly keeper over the winter, and were thrilled to find that some six months later, a beautiful Prometheus Moth had emerged! Hawkeye really enjoyed watching it dry out it's wings, before we released it.
In addition to these events, Hawkeye also continued to attend his Ecology Class, 4-H Electronics, 4-H Monarch Butterflies, and Bluebird Box Monitoring for our local county.
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Reading
We continued daily reading practice (easy Readers, level 2)
Math
Hawkeye completed Life of Fred: Goldfish, and began Life of Fred: Honey. He averages two chapters each week.
He has also began working on memorizing his multiplication tables, and writing out the tables into a handmade booklet.
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
The Burgess Animal Book for Children, by Thornton W. Burgess
- Danny's Northern Cousins, and Nimbleheels
- Three Little Redcoats and some Others
- Mice With Pockets and Others
- Teeny Weeny and His Cousin
Tree in the Trail, by Holling C. Holling (completed)
- chapter 24
- chapter 25
- chapter 26
- chapter 27
The Adventures of Buster Bear, by Thornton W. Burgess
- Buster Bear Has a Fine Time
- Buster Bear is a Fallen Hero
- Chatterer the Red Squirrel Jumps For His Life
- Buster Bear Goes Berrying
- Somebody Else Goes Berrying
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
-Danaus, Perseus and the Gorgon
- Clever and Vainglorious Kings
- Bellerophon
- Melampus
Among the Meadow People, by Clara Dillingham Pierson
- When the Grass Was Cut
- The Grasshopper and the Measuring Worm
- Mr. Green Frog
- The Dignified Walking-Sticks
The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights, by Sir James Knowles
- reading approximately 5 pages each week
The Boy Who Drew Cats, by Lefcadio Hearn
- Chin-Chin Kobakama
- The Goblin-Spider
America First, by Lawton B. Evans
- Leif the Lucky
- The Lost Colony of Roanoke
- Persecutiona of the Pilgrims
- Building a Canoe
- The Flight of Roger Williams
Elementary Geography, by Charlotte Mason
- Our World, part 1 and part 2
Wonders of the Jungle, Book One, by Sarath Kumar Ghosh
- The Midnight Pool
- The Law of the Jungle
Wildlife in Woods and Fields, by Arabella B. Buckley
- Spiders on the Common
- The woodpecker's Nest
- Spring Flowers
- A Family of Squirrels
- The Skylark and Her Enemy
- Nuts and Nut-eaters
Chapter Books Read
Ozma of Oz, by L. Frank Baum
Henry and the Clubhouse, by Beverly Cleary
Thimbleberry Stories, by Cynthia Rylant
Ribsy, by Beverly Cleary
Tree in the Trail, by Holling C. Holling
Picture Books Read
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones, by Ruth Heller
Have a Look Says Book, by Richard Jackson and Kevin Henkes
Parts, by Tedd Arnold
Fish is Fish, by Leo Lionni
we're All wonders, by R. J. Palacio
All Ears, All Eyes, by Richard Jackson
Again!, by Emily Gravett
Dragons Love Tacos, by Adam Rubin
My Princess Boy, by Cheryl Kilodavis
Up in the Garden and Down in the dirt, by Kate Messner
Do Princesses make Happy Campers, by Carmela LaVigna Coyle
Mama, Is It Summer Yet?, by Nikki McClure
Have You Seen My Dragon?, by Steve Light
George and Martha, by James Marshall
Jack's Garden, by Henry Cole
Too Big, by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
The Two Cars, by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
Flower Garden, by Eve Bunting
Swimmy, by Leo Lionni
The Country Bunny and thre Little Golden Shoes, by Du Bose Heyward
Prudence Wants a Pet, by Cathleen Daly
The Travels of Babar, by Jean de Brunhoff
Inch by Inch, by Leo Lionni
Not All Princesses Dress in Pink, by Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple
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