Books We're Reading
Social Studies
(overarching themes: perseverence, bravery, exploration)
- True Stories about Abraham Lincoln by Ruth Belov Gross (1973). Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books: New York, NY.
- Shackleton's Stowaway by Victoria McKernan
- We The People: Susan B. Anthony by Cindy Klingel (1988). Creative Education: Mankato, Minnesota.
- You Wouldn't Want to be a Viking Explorer by Andrew Langley. Salariya Books, Grolier Publishing: Danbury, CT.
Math
(Review)
- Math Matters! Adding
- Math Matters! Subtracting
- Math Matters! Multiplying
- Math Matters! Dividing
- Touchpoints math sheets
Language Arts
- Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynn Truss, Illustrated by Bonnie Timmons (2006). Penguin Group: New York, NY.
- Mad Libs
- Daily personal journal entries
(overarching themes: evolution, marine biology, perseverence)
- How Whales Walked into the Sea by Faith McNulty (1999). Scholastic Books: New York, NY.
- Muse Magazine
- Ranger Rick Magazine
- National Geographics for Kids Magazine
- The Glorious Flight (Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot) (1983). Penguin: New York, NY.
- Olivia and the Lost Toy by Ian Falconer (2006). Simon & Schuster: New York, NY.
- Magic Tree House #5: Night of the Ninjas by Mary Pope Osborne (1995). Random House: New York, NY.
- Poetry selections from What Every 2nd Grader Should Know and What Every Fifth Grader Should Know.
