At our end of the year celebration I always send my kids into the summer with a new book to read and a some project/learning supplies.
Two of my children have been asking to learn how to whittle. So I took that cue in planning for our party this year. They are so excited to learn!
I purchased this whittling kit on Amazon
M purchased a bamboo plant recently at IKEA which has inspired him to learn as much as he can about bamboo. He
A Time Lapse of bamboo growing:
How fast bamboo grows:
How bamboo grows in a garden:
All about how bamboo is harvested:
This was fun to watch some guys build with bamboo. M thought this was fascinating!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DKnwyVR4P88
Surveying
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9sPwFu_fn5w
What questions do you have?
We learned about Granville. T. Woods today and were so impressed by his many accomplishments, which led to us asking more questions about how things work.
I always love starting with a picture book biography when we are learning about someone. We read The Amazing Mind of Granville Woods (Good and Beautiful) and really were inspired to learn more!
Some of the questions we had:
How do you get a patent?
How does a Steam Engine Work?
We got out our The Way Things Work book. Then watched a few videos:
We are getting ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count and are learning about a few kinds of birds.
Today we read the first story in the Birds Nature Reader (Good and Beautiful) about the Barn Swallow.
We have been studying the adaptations of animals for winter...which is perfect because it's Ground Day is right during our study this year!
This video about groundhogs was wonderful! We got to see the baby groundhogs too!
We are looking at the science of winter this year. Animals and their different adaptations are an interesting nature study for winter. Much of our study was inspired by the "Great White North" Nature Study from FortheLoveofHomeschooling.com
One of our questions we wanted to dig into more is where do insects go in the winter?
Another question is: How do the birds know when it's time to migrate?
And how do they know where to go?
We researched the "flyways" that birds used and colored the 4 main flyways onto our bird migration map.
This Song is a fun reminder of the different adaptations animals use to weather the winter.
Where do Bugs go in Winter? Also mentions frogs and snakes.
We have had some gorgeous winter days this year and we wanted to know more about what caused them. That led us to look into Rime Ice and Hoar Frost and what causes them.
We have had a lot of fun learning about how snowflakes are made.
The science of Snowflakes is fascinating! And watching this man and his passion for figuring out how snowflakes form is inspiring! Can he create two of the same snowflake?
Why is Snow White?
Fahrenheit and how it came to be:
For our winter plant study we are looking at conifers.
