our final lesson block for this year (for grade 4) is local geography. i went with more of a unit study format for this one because, well, we
all live here! plus i wanted to do a lot of field trips.
i cheated a bit as well...downloading a
NC lapbook vs. creating my own lesson, which is what i
usually do. but it is spring & we have a lot going on with the garden & the chicks, a baby bunny...and well, life in general. the year is wrapping up & the sun is beckoning us to come out & play!
we are still doing our baking & our handwork, but we are practically LIVING outside as much as possible.
our first week:
(field trips)
we went to
walnut creek for a picnic with friends & lots of good times with mother nature!
we also went to
the health adventure...a local & very hands on children's
museum...
and for our studies??...
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salt dough maps...this one is
aydin's...
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and
orin's...
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handwork (a kit from their
easter baskets :)...
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a friend gave us a couple of ship kits...
aydin's is on the left &
orin's on the right...
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orin baked a "one world cake"...(from an old "
green teacher" recipe)
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and
aydin baked "
morning glory muffins"...these are
soooo good! (though we leave out the coconut.)
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geography...woo-
hah! (
gamewright's "
the scrambled states of america")
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this book series is amazing (& packed with info)...the watercolor pictures are truly gorgeous!
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part of the
lapbook..."fact book"...
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our state nickname..."the
tarheels"...
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vocabulary words...
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maps & things...
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