Zoology Book of Animals

For our field trips to the zoos and other animal locations, the girls have taken photos.  I needed a way for them to be able to display their photos and the information they have learned about each animal.  Because of this, I came up with the idea of making a scrapbook notebook. 

Jaden and Morgan are doing this on their own.  They are putting together scrapbook pages with their own cutting and pasting skills.  They are even putting "fact boxes" on each page to note what they have learned.  I like that it is all done with their hands.  They will enjoy looking at it in a few years when they have progressed. 

I have a scrapbook bag that I am toting with us to various libraries.  All of the scrap booking is happening at the library where we have books about the animals close at hand.  This is a great addition to their Zoology text!!

Homeschool Fun- Volcanoes, Lava, and Ash

Learning about our earth and the how's and why's of natural events and natural disasters led to our volcano discussion. The girls made their own volcanoes out of clay and then painted them. We used vinegar, baking soda and water to make them erupt. We watched a few videos of actual volcano eruptions, so that was cool. Then, I got to share my story of being a part of the volcano's wrath when I was 6 years old and living in Washington State. Mount Saint Hellen's left a mountainful of ash all not only Washington, but close states as well. I remember it mostly because I was at a sleep over. I remember all of us girls woke up and looked outside. It was darker than midnight outside, and we could not understand why we couldn't see the sun shining. Here you can find the actual video of the volcano's 1980 eruption and the ash it left everywhere: http://www.mountsthelens.com/video.html

"Volcano!" Ready to Read Level 1 by Marion Dane Bauer. By the same author, and in the same series, we, also, read "Flood!", "Earthquake", "Clouds", "Snow", "Rain" and "Wind"