In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history. 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).
History: Ancient Japan
The Heian period is well known for the many Japanese art forms that emerged from it. You’ll find many of the lessons from this time period have art crossover.
- Comprehensive Lesson Plan
- Pop up theatre project with literature crossover
- Art crossover (V,K, -)
- Companion website to Time Warp Trio
- Booklist
- Independent Research (+)
- Literature based lapbooks
- Art projects (V,K)
- Learn through art study (+)
- Learn through poetry
Science: Mammals
We are focusing on mammals in general–their characteristics and how they’re classified. Obviously, one specific mammal could be an entire unit.
- Slide show with basic info (PC2TV)
- Info or independent research (-)
- More basic info (-)
- Info or indpendent research (alludes to evolution) (+)
- Lesson plan
- Guessing game
- Dr. Seuss Lesson Plan (-)
- Make an A to Z Mammal book (V,-)
- Many activities and printables
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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