Apologia Swimming Creatures We had an absolutely wonderful time studying science this year using Apologia's Exploring Creation With Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day. This was the fourth of the elementary Exploring Creation books that we have done. And I have loved all of them! … [Read more...] about Why Apologia Swimming Creatures is our Favorite Elementary Science Curriculum
Ocean
Studying whales and walruses with YouTube
We're studying ocean animals this year and have found YouTube to be a great resource! Here are my Top Ten favorite whale and walrus videos. (By the way, the picture above was taken by me of a beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium--one of my favorite places!) Young Humpback Whale … [Read more...] about Studying whales and walruses with YouTube
Ocean Boxes- Lesson 2
My kids beg to work on these Ocean Boxes almost every day, but I can usually hold them off until Fridays. :) Compare with the last update to see how much they've added since last time! Love the squid! Sea urchin: Tube … [Read more...] about Ocean Boxes- Lesson 2
Ocean Boxes (dioramas)- Lesson 1
We started making our ocean boxes today (Wednesday). We were "supposed" to start on them on Friday, but after a lot of begging, I relented! One of the joys of homeschooling--being able to adjust the schedule when needed. The first lesson was to cover the box in blue (we used a combination of blue … [Read more...] about Ocean Boxes (dioramas)- Lesson 1
Ocean Dioramas (boxes) for Apologia Zoology 2 Swimming Creatures
For science this year we will be studying Swimming Creatures using Apologia's Zoology 2 text. One project the kids and I are excited about is making ocean dioramas, a.k.a. ocean boxes. We made some simple ocean dioramas four years ago, but this year they will be a bit more … [Read more...] about Ocean Dioramas (boxes) for Apologia Zoology 2 Swimming Creatures
Oceans unit study and lapbook
We've come to the end of our Oceans unit study. There were still a few things that we didn't do, but it's time to move on. (Now we're studying the Olympics and Deserts.) Here are some of the things we did. Read many books (listed below) Read Pagoo (Holling), a living book about a hermit … [Read more...] about Oceans unit study and lapbook
