{Classical Conversations} Cycle 1 | Week 5 and 6 Science

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.

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KEY
+ older elementary
– younger elementary
V for the visual learner
A for the auditory learner
K for the kinesthetic learner