Jaden's Flat Stanley Adventure

  
Earlier today, Jaden came across a Flat Stanley book in our family library that belonged to one of his siblings.  After Jaden read the book, He decided that he wanted to make his own Flat Stanley.  After searching the internet for a similar looking Flat Stanley to the image on the cover, we came up with a printable Flat Stanley for Jaden to color.  I did have to do a little bit of re-sizing to get him to a workable size, but he is just perfect now. 

      
Jaden wanted his Flat Stanley to look like the one on the cover of the book, but with a different color shirt and shoes.  He decided on a green shirt and blue jeans.  He is so excited to see where and what his Flat Stanley will get to do on his adventure.  We are hoping that everyone that gets a chance to be a *Host Family* for Flat Stanley will enjoy his visit.

Not only will we be looking forward to the letters and pictures of his visit, but we are also looking forward to learning more about different places in the United States.  We will be mapping and tracking the total miles that Flat Stanley will travel.  So, please be sure to include that information with your letters.   

I will be sure to email each of you as he begins his visit to your home, so that you will not be surprised when Flat Stanley arrives.  Please only keep him for a few days, so that he will get a chance to visit many different places in the next few months.  I am thinking about blogging about each of his adventures.  We will see if that works out or not.


 
Here is Jaden's Flat Stanley as he prepares to depart to his first *Host Family*.  

Jaden wants everyone to know that he is looking forward to reading more books about Flat Stanley, such as "The Invisible Stanley".      

MOD 5-7 - Apologia BIOLOGY w/Nature Study for Highschool + younger sibling supplements

MODULE 5-7: The Chemistry of Life/The Cell/Cellular Reproduction & DNA
  
Books:These resources came from the Handbook of Nature Study Blog. 
Darwin's Black Box(molecular evolution)-library
Origin of Species-library   
Biology Coloring Book by Robert Griffin
*color appropriate pages to help visualize the abstract concepts in these 3 modules
*Local Field guides to identify various subjects from our nature walks each week

Supplemental books for younger siblings:
Introduction to Genes & DNA-(The Usborne Internet Linked)-library

We continue to join our studies with the Homeschooler's Resource Blog.  This mom has put a lot of work into her blog and her resources and we truly appreciate that.

MOD 5: Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 5-Part A & Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 5-Part B

MOD 6:  Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 6

MOD 7:  Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 7

We are also using vocabulary bookmarks from donnayoung.org, they are available for each Module.  There are so many great resources available for Apologia.

MOD 4- Apologia BIOLOGY w/Nature Study for Highschool + younger sibling supplements

MODULE 4: Kingdom Fungi

Books:These resources came from the Handbook of Nature Study Blog.   

Handbook of Nature Study: Flowerless Plants (p693)
*Nature study focus on mushrooms & other fungi
*Work with yeasts & molds
*Journal pages for mushrooms identified

Other Resources:
Fungi(DVD)-library

Supplemental books for younger siblings:
Molds, Mushrooms, & Other Fungi-library

We continue to join our studies with an excellent resource, which helps to bring everything together for my kiddos.  Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 4-Part A , Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 4-Part B and Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 4-Part C is a great addition to biology from the Apologia book.  This mom has put a lot of work into her blog and her resources and we truly appreciate that. 

We are also using vocabulary bookmarks from donnayoung.org, they are available for each Module.  There are so many great resources available for Apologia.

MOD 3- Apologia BIOLOGY w/Nature Study for Highschool + younger sibling supplements

MODULE 3: Kingdom Protista

Books:These resources came from the Handbook of Nature Study Blog.   

Handbook of Nature Study: Insects of brook & pond (p400-415)
*Continue pond study-algae
*Examine pond water under microscope
*Journal pages on pond insects you observe

Supplemental books for younger siblings:

One Small Square: Pond
Insects Do the Strangest Things

We continue to join our studies with an excellent resource, which helps to bring everything together for my kiddos.  Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 3-Part A and Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 3-Part B is a great way to help the information be retained.  This mom has put a lot of work into her blog and her resources and we truly appreciate that. 

We are also using vocabulary bookmarks from donnayoung.org, they are available for each Module.  There are so many great resources available for Apologia.

MOD 2- Apologia BIOLOGY w/Nature Study for Highschool + younger sibling supplements

MODULE 2: Kingdom Monera(bacteria)

Books:These resources came from the Handbook of Nature Study Blog.   

Biography of Louis Pasteur (High School) -found DVD at library

Microbe Hunters, chapter 2 Spallanzani & chapter 3 Pasteur (High School)

A Golden Guide to Pond Life (High School)
*Field Trip to Pond - Journal pages for things observed in real life
*Start a pond study to complement the study of microscopic organisms-protozoa

additional books/resources:
Bacteria by Discovery Channel School Science(High School)
Pond Water Zoo by Peter Loewer (High School) or younger
Bacteria, archaebacteria, and the prokaryotic- DVD (High School)

Supplemental books for younger siblings:

In This Bedroom by Nancy Harris -good for older kids also
In This Bathroom by Nancy Harris -good for older kids also

Crinkleroot's Book of Animal Tracking

Field Trips: bug hunting, animal watching, bird tracking, shore walking

Beaver Pond, moose pond by Jim Arnosky

We have also really enjoyed the Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 2, it has been a nice addition to everything.  This mom has put a lot of work into her blog and her resources and we truly appreciate that. 

We are also using vocabulary bookmarks from donnayoung.org, they are available for each Module.  There are so many great resources available for Apologia. 

Module 1- Apologia BIOLOGY w/Nature Study for Highschool + younger sibling supplements

I am finally getting around to getting this posted.  Here is what we used for Module 1.  We are using Apologia Biology with Handbook of Nature Study.  We are going more with a Charlotte Mason Approach and using some supplemental things in order to reach each of my learners, who learn differently.  I have added some additional resource books for younger siblings.

MODULE 1: The Study of Life 

Books:These resources came from the Handbook of Nature Study Blog.   

Biography of Carl Linnaeus: Father of Classification (High School)

Microbe Hunters, chapter 1 Leeuwenhoek (High School)

Double Helix: Structure of DNA (High School)

Supplemental books for younger siblings:

Greg's Microscope

Amateur Naturalist: Explorations and Investigations

Crinkleroot's Nature Almanac

One Small Square: Backyard---Great book!

How to Be a Nature Detective---Neat book!

We have also really enjoyed the Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 1, it has been a nice addition to everything.  This mom has put a lot of work into her blog and her resources and we truly appreciate that.  My son told me earlier today that this blog has been really helpful in fully grasping the concepts that are being taught. 

We are also using vocabulary bookmarks from donnayoung.org, they are available for each Module.  There are so many great resources available for Apologia.    

High School Biology w/ Nature Study + resources for younger siblings

Well, over the last few months I believe that we are finally ready to embark on our biology full force.  I have been working to come up with a plan that could involve everyone without being too much for my youngest two children.

What I have come up with should be keeping with Charlotte Mason methods. We are using Apologia Biology 2nd Edition.  We are including the Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock for our nature additions to the biology.  We will also be using a great deal of living books.   

I am using ideas for including nature study from Handbook of Nature Study Blogspot.  We are also using the Biology CD-Rom which has animations, videos, pronunciations and much, much more.  I have also discovered another blog, called Homeschooler's Resources that has each module with links and lots of extras.  Here is another great resource blog that is from a Co-op using Apologia Biology, which lists things according to each module.   

I will be posting each module separately with resources for younger children also.  I found a great resource that outlines what younger kids should be learning in science.  I like the way that it is presented on this website:  grades K-5 and grades 4-6.  Here is cool website for kids for biology resources called Biology4kids.com.