Matero's Homeschool

2012-13

English Language Arts

Acrostic Poem "MONKEY"

Creative Writing Kyle's House, May



Creative Writing Bunny Trouble, May

Granddad's Visit Feb

Chicken Noodle Soup Poem, Dictated by Matero

Dad's Crash, April

HLAT Sample Exam Question:  A troll has locked a princess in a very high tower.  This tower has no stairs and no doors, only a small window at the very, very top.  The king has offered a reward to the person who can rescue the princess.

Answer: Explain how you would rescue the princess.

Matero's Outline for his answer to HLAT Exam Question

HLAT Exam Answer

Reading Comprehension

The Verb "To Be"

Fill in the blank

 Plural Practice

Matero’s (Partial) Book List for 2012-13

Art, by Jirina Marton

Birthday Monsters! By Sandra Boynton

Bob The Builder: Dizzy and Muck work it out, adapted by Annie Auerbach

Bone: Old Man’s Cave, by Jeff Smith

Curious George Flies a Kite, by Margaret & H.A. Rey

Curious George Gets a Medal, by Margaret & H.A. Rey

Curious George Goes to the Hospital, by Margaret & H.A. Rey

Curious George learns the Alphabet, by Margaret & H.A. Rey

Curious George Rides a Bike, by Margaret & H.A. Rey

Curious George Snow Days, adapted by Rotem Moscovich

Curious George Takes and Job, by Margaret & H.A. Rey

Curious George Visits the Library, by H.A. Rey

Curious George’s Dream, by Margaret & H.A. Rey

Franklin has a Sleepover

I Can Read Prince Caspian: Lucy’s Journey, adapted by Jennifer Frantz

I Can Read Prince Caspian: This is Narnia, adapted by Jennifer Franz

I can Read with My Eyes Shut, by Dr. Seuss

If I Ran the Rain Forest, by Bonnie Worth (The Cat in the Hat Learning Library)

Just Me and My Mom, by Mercer Meyer

Just My Friend and Me, by Mercer Mayer

Let’s Go!  The Story of Getting from There to Here, by Lizann Flatt

Magic Schoolbus Hopps Home

Magic Schoolbus Makes a Rainbow

National Geographic, various

Nicole’s Boat by Allen Morgan

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, by Dr. Seuss

Peaceful Piggy Meditation, by Kerry Lee MacLean

Reading: Surprises

Reading: Treasures

Reading: Wonders

School Days Around the World, by Catherine Chambers

Sharks! By Ginjer Clarke

Something From Nothing, by Phoebe Gilman

Spongebob Squarepants Hands Off, by David Lewman

Spongebob Tees Off, by Ilanit Oliver

Stuart Little, based on the screenplay by M. Night Shyamalan and Greg Brooker

T ale of Tom Kitten, Beatrix Potter

The Adventures of Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey

The Apple Pie Tree, by Zoe Hall

The Cobweb Queen, by Geoffrey Hayes

The King Who Learned to Smile, by Seymour Reit

The Mystery of the Pirate Ghost, by Geoffrey Hayes

The Secret of Foghorn Island, by Geoffrey Hayes

The Treasure of the Lost Lagoon, by Geoffrey Hayes

Theodore Mouse Goes to Sea, by Michaela Muntean

Tree Guardians to the Rescue, by The Whisper Hollow Group

Usborne Phonics Readers X 12

Whales: The Gentle Giants, by Joyce Milton

Whoo’s There? By Heather Zschock

Mathematics

Shapes

Bar Graph

Pictograph

Chart

Multiplication Tables

Social Studies

Map and Legend Review



Map of Canada with Capital Cities

Map puzzle of continents of the world



Petroglyph at the Valley of the Kings (Valle de Los Reyes)

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Visit to the Naval Museum

Checking out archaeological finds

Science

Water

The Water Cycle

The Three States of Water

States of Matter, Liquid vs Solid

Refraction - begin with a straight pencil ...

Change mediums and it seems to bend.

Other Learning

Shandro teaching Matero how to wakeboard

Matero's first try after the lesson

Flying a trainer kite

Trainer kite, the big picture

Fixing a flat tire

Matero made this ceviche

 Matero's Art

Cake Decorating

Painting Easter Eggs

Sand snowman

Kite boarding

Bug on a flower

Cat (for one of Matero's stories)

Monkey (Matero loves monkeys)

Building with Lego building blocks

A Lego bird creation