I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year and giving PJ freedom to research the topics on his own and come up with a way to show me he’s learned something. We do all of our memory work to song. If CC doesn’t provide a tune, we find one on CC Connected (well worth the subscription in my opinion).
Science: Invertebrates (Week 5)
- If you haven’t discovered it yet, this is a great book for this semester–Handbook of Nature Study (+,V)
- Interactive quiz (V,K)
- Invertebrates vs. Vertebrates (V,K)
- Creative activity (+)
- Invertebrate trading cards (-,V)
- Lesson plan with vocab and dichotomus key (+)
- Simple lesson plan (-)
- Website for student research
- Sorting activity
Science: Intro to Vertebrates (Week 6)
Just a note that we’ll spend a week on each major group so this week is just an overview.
- Song (A)
- Classification game 1
- Classification game 2
- Online Game
- Website for research
- Approaching animals from a geographical perspective instead of classification
- Vertebrate activity/game (scroll down)
- A Montessori Approach (+)
- MR FAB (a lesson plan based on an acronym for the major groups)
- Great visual and reproducibles (Appendix G-K) (-)
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This is by no means a complete list but resources we will most likely use. As I come across other helpful resources, I will leave notes in the comment section below so be sure to check back as the week gets closer. Also, feel free to leave a comment with any of your suggested resources.
Cycle 1 Outline
All Classical Conversations Posts
Cycle 1 Lapbooks for Memory Work
Pinterest
KEY
+ older elementary
– younger elementary
V for the visual learner
A for the auditory learner
K for the kinesthetic learner
Thank you so much for taking the time to post this!! I hope to start my daughter in CC when she turns 4 and I want to supplement history and science and you did such a great job compiling available options to supplement with! I am so excited- and grateful for your hard work!!
Thanks!
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/animals/vertebrate-paste_WMMTD.pdf (V,-)
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0078600472/167348/00038302.html
This is the vertebrates one.
Good intro video
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0078600472/167348/00038301.html