Susan Wise Bauer
The Pert age...is characterized by contradicting, answering back,
liking to "catch people out" (especially one's elders); and by the propounding
of conundrums. Its nuisance-value is extremely high.
- Dorothy Sayers, "The Lost Tools of
Learning"
I. LOGIC
1) The premise (the facts you start with -- statements),
2) The argument (the deductions you make from these facts), and
3) The conclusion (your final deduction -- another statement).
A fallacy is a flaw somewhere in the process -- an incorrect
argument, a lousy premise, or
The study of logic has two parts:
A) A critical thinking warmup, grades 5-6
Mind Benders. Warm-Up A1, A2, A3, A4. These four
books will prepare most fifth graders for the Canon Press introductory
logic course. If you're having fun, you can go on and do Books B1,
B2, B3, B4. From Critical Thinking Press, 1-800-458-4849 (www.criticalthinking.com)
B) An actual logic course: Introductory Logic, by Douglas J. Wilson, and Intermediate Logic, by James B. Nance. From Rainbow Resource Center (1-888-841-3456) or Canon Press
II. MATHEMATICS
9x2= 18
(-5)(x)=-15
Figuring out the family's grocery budget for a week (or a month);
finding the best buys at the grocery store
Figuring out expenses and profits for a kid-run home business
-- grass-cutting, pet-tending, babysitting, baking
Balancing a checkbook (better now than in college)
Figuring out the monthly and yearly interest on a credit-card
debt (ditto)
Calculating the area of a room, a wall, or the entire house for
wallpapering, carpeting, or another home project
Figuring out the actual cost of driving the car to and from a
special event
Figuring out how much a restaurant meal would cost if cooked
at home
Calculating the cost in work-hours of movie tickets, concert
passes, or other types of entertainment
Altering a recipe so that it serves a different number of people
-- reducing a six-person dish to serve two, or (more complicated) rewriting
a three-person recipe to serve nine or eleven
Working out the itinerary for a family trip, complete with routes,
timetables, and scheduled stops
A resource for family math: Family Math, by Jean Stanmark (Equals). $17 from Rainbow Resource Center (888-841-3456).
Best math programs:
Saxon Math Math 65, the fifth grade level, and Math 76, the sixth-grade
book. (800-284-7019)
Math-U-See. The Math-U-See program provides you, the parent,
with video instructions which you must watch before teaching the lesson.
Intermediate Mathematics is grades 4-6; you do it in three years if you're
starting in fourth grade, 2 if you're beginning in fifth grade.
A Beka Math.
SAXON
Seventh grade Algebra 1/2
Eighth grade Algebra I
Ninth grade Algebra II
Tenth grade Advanced Mathematics
Eleventh grade Calculus
Twelve grade Elective STANDARD
Seventh grade Pre-algebra
Eighth grade Algebra I
Ninth grade Geometry
Tenth grade Algebra II
Eleventh grade Pre-calculus
Twelfth grade Calculus
PROBLEM IF PROGRESSING MORE SLOWLY
Regular Saxon sequence:
Fifth grade Math 65
Sixth grade Math 76
Seventh grade Algebra 1/2
Eighth grade Algebra I
Alternate Saxon sequence:
Fifth grade Math 65
Sixth grade Math 76
Seventh grade Math 87
Eighth grade Algebra 1/2
III. HISTORY
Ancients BC 5000 to 400 AD
Medieval/Early Renaissance 400-1600 AD
Late Renaissance/Early Modern 1600-1850 AD
Modern Times 1850-Present Day
Base text: Kingfisher History Encylopedia.
1) Read and outline a section from the History of the World
2) Mark all dates on the time line
3) Find the region under study on the globe, the wall map, and
in the atlas
4) Do additional reading from the library
5) Prepare summaries of information on at least two of the above
topics and file them in the History Notebook. In fifth grade, these
will be simple outlines; by eighth grade, these summaries will be compositions,
two to four pages long.
1) Read and outline a section from the History of the World
Outlining
Fifth grade:
I.
II.
III.
Sixth grade:
I. First main point
A. First supporting point
B. Second supporting point
II. Second main point
A. First supporting point
B. Second supporting point
C. Third supporting point
Seventh and eighth grade:
I. First main point
A. First supporting point
1. Detail
2. Detail
B. Second supporting point
2) Mark all dates on the time line
|________________|______________|___________|_______________|__
BC 200 BC 100 1
100 AD 200 AD
|________________|______________|___________|_______________|__
Before 9000 BC 9000-5000
BC 5000-4900 BC 4900-4800
BC4800-4700
3) Find the region under study on the globe, the wall map, and in the atlas
4) Read additional books from the library, including primary sources, depending on the child's interest in the topic.
Joy Hakim's A History of US series: readable, written in story format,
and interesting.
Volume 2: Making Thirteen Colonies (1607-1732)
The American Revolution by Bruce Bliven was first published in 1958; it gives a very detailed account of the struggle for independence and of George III's misdeeds. Check your library or order from Greenleaf Press (1-800-311-1508) for $5.99.
A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal 1830-32. The Newbery Award-winning journal of a teenage girl in colonial New Hampshire. Check your library or order from American Home-School Publishing (1-800-684-2121) for $3.75.
A coloring book of The American Revolution, Bellerophon. Based on a set of eighteenth-century caricatures, $3.95.
Made for Trade, from the Education Connection (1-800-863-3828); a game of early American bartering. Learn about both history and economics. $24.95.
Use and evaluation of Primary Sources
Jackdaws
The Mayflower and the Pilgrim Fathers, nine primary sources,
five Broadsheet Essays
The American Revolution, eighteen primary sources, five
Broadsheet Essays (a good one!)
The Making of the Constitution, nine primary sources, five
Broadsheet Essays
www.jackdaw.com, American Home School Publishing.
5) Prepare summaries of information on at least two of the above topics and file them in the History Notebook.
You might pursue these schedules.
If you're studying history MWF:
MONDAY Read six to eight pages (2-3 sections) in the Kingfisher
History of the World. Outline each section and place the outlines
in the History Notebook.
WEDNESDAY Mark all dates on the timeline. Find locations
on the globe, the wall map, and in the atlas. Do additional reading
from the library (or from the Resources list) on interesting topics --
one per week is plenty; two is ambitious.
FRIDAY Finish reading in additional sources. Prepare a
written composition on at least one topic and file in the History Notebook.
If you're studying history T/TH:
TUESDAY Read six to eight pages (2-3 sections) in the Kingfisher
History of the World. Outline each section and place the outlines
in the History Notebook. Mark all dates on the timeline. Find
locations on the globe, the wall map, and in the atlas. Choose topic
for additional reading.
THURSDAY Do additional reading from the library (or from the
Resources list) on one or two interesting topics. Prepare written
summaries of information on at least one of the above topics and file in
the History Notebook.
IV. LANGUAGE ARTS: READING, WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Keep a Language Notebook:
1) Spelling
2) Word Study
3) Grammar: Rules
4) Grammar: Diagramming
5) Reading
6) Memory Work
7) Writing: Creative Assignments
8) Writing: Compositions.
A. READING
Reading, grades five through eight, is keyed to the history curriculum.
Fifth grade Readings from/about the Ancients, 5000 BC til 400 AD
Sixth grade Readings from/about the Middle Ages and early Renaissance,
400-1600 AD
Seventh grade Readings from/about the late Renaissance and early Modern
period, 1600-1850
Eighth grade Readings from/about the Modern period, 1850-present
1) Read
2) Talk
3) Write
1) Read. The process is simple: you're going to assign the child imaginative readings that roughly correspond to the period under study in history. (An hour, three times per week.)
2) Talk. Then you're going to talk to the child about the book: What
is or isn't important in the plot, whether the characters are heroes or
villains.
For a novel/story:
Who is this book about? (central character[s])
What do the central characters want?
What keeps them/him/her from getting it?
How do they/him/her get what they want?
Do they have an enemy or enemies? Is there a villain?
What does the villain want?
What do you think is the most important event in the
story?
What leads up to this event?
How are the characters different after this event?
Pick out the most important event in each chapter.
How many different stories does the writer tell?
For a biography:
What kind of family did the subject come from?
What were his/her parents like?
Where did he go to school?
What did he want the most as a child? As a grownup?
How did he go about getting it?
Name three or four important people in his life.
Did he/she get married? To whom? When?
Did they have children?
What was the most important event in his life?
Name three other important events in his life.
Did he get what he wanted in life? Why or why not?
Why do we still remember this person?
For evaluation:
What was the most exciting part of the book?
What was the most boring part of the book?
Did you like the character[s]? Why or why not?
Did you hope that he/she would get what he/she wanted?
Did any part of the book seem particularly real?
Did any part of the book seem unlikely to you?
Did you hope it would end in another way? How?
Would you read this book again?
Which one of your friends would enjoy this book?
4) Write. In fifth and sixth grade, you're going to ask the child
to do a narration: summarizing the book or some part of it in 1/2 to 1
page.
In seventh or eighth grade, you're going to ask them to begin
to write brief compositions about one of these questions. More persuasive:
I liked this book because....This character was admirable because....I
didn't like this character because..
Fifth grade, Ancients: BC 5000-400 AD
Fifth-to-eighth-grade books (adaptations, biographies, and historical
novels) about:
Confucius
Chinese and Japanese folk-tales
Ancient Chinese and Japanese poetry
Myths of ancient Egypt
Tales of the pharoahs
The Bible
Moses, Abraham, David, Solomon, Esther, Ruth
Homer
Buddha
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Alexander the Great
Roman emperors
The Iliad and The Odyssey
Greek and Roman myths
Aesop's Fables
Indian folk-tales
African folk-tales
Cicero
Virgil
Egypt, Greece, Rome
Roger Lancelyn Green has rewritten Greek and Egyptian myths and
the story of the fall of Troy in clear, vivid language accessible to most
fifth-graders. These books, published by Puffin Classics, have become
minor classics in their own right. You can probably find them in
the library, but they're well worth buying; parents and older children
will enjoy them just as much. Available from bookstores or from American
Home-School Publishing (1-800-684-2121) for $3.80 each.
The Tale of Troy
The Luck of Troy
Tales of the Greek Heroes
Tales of Ancient Egypt
American Home-School Publishing sells Padraic Colum's classic
retellings; you should also be able to find these at the library.
The Children's Homer, Iliad and Odyssey $8.50
The Golden Fleece, Greek myths 9.45
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of THE ILIAD, Rosemary Sutcliffe, illustrated by Alan Lee (Delacorte Press, 1993). A good retelling. Try your library or order the hardback from Greenleaf Press (1-800-311-1508) for $19.95.
The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of THE ODYSSEY, Rosemary Sutcliffe, illustrated by Alan Lee (Delacorte Press, 1995). A lovely version. Try your library or order the hardback from Greenleaf Press (1-800-311-1508) for $22.50.
The Myths and Legends series, originally published by Henry Z.
Walck, Inc., has been picked up and reissued by Oxford University Press.
These are available from your public library or through a local bookstore
(costs range from $9.95 to $12, although the Barnes & Noble online
ordering service offers a substantial discount). The stories are
engrossing and well-written. Particularly good for "free reading"
time.
English Fables and Fairy Stories, James Reeves
Irish Sagas and Folk-Tales, Eileen O'Faolain
Scottish Folk-Tales and Legends, Barbara Ker Wilson
Welsh Legends and Folk-Tales, Gwyn Jones
French Legends, Tales and Fairy Stories, Barbara Leonie
Picard
Scandinavian Legends and Folk-Tales, Gwyn Jones
Russian Tales and Legends, Charles Downing
Yugoslav Folk-Tales, Nada Curcija-Prodanovic
Swiss-Alpine Folk-Tales, Fritz Muller-Guggenbuhl
German Hero-Sagas and Folk Tales, Barbara Leonie Picard
Japanese Tales and Legends, Helen and William McAlpine
Chinese Myths and Fantasies, Cyril Birch
India's Tales and Legends, J. E. B. Gray
African Myths and Legends, Kathleen Arnott
Olivia Coolidge has retold ancient stories in "lucid, simple,
yet powerful prose" (School Library Journal). Try your library or
order from American Home-School Publishing (1-800-684-2121).
Greek Myths (Houghton Mifflin) $14.20
The Trojan War (Houghton Mifflin) 6.60
Caesar's Gallic Wars (Shoe String Press)20.42
Based on Caesar's Commentaries, the story of Caesar's
wars in Gaul, 58-51 BC; the only retelling of Caesar we've ever seen!
A good edition of Aesop's Fables is the retlling by Ann McGovern, available from Greenleaf Press (1-800-311-1508) for $2.75. Sixty fables, illustrated.
The Monsters of Mythology series, written by Bernard Evslin and
published by Chelsea House Publishers, tells stories from Greek myths and
epics in a way sure to appeal to most fifth-graders. The illustrations
are too frightening for most elementary-aged students. At most libraries.
Amycus
Anteus
The Calydonian Boar
Cerberus
Chimaera
The Cyclopes
The Dragon of Boeotia
The Furies
Geryon
Harpalyce
Hecate
The Hydra
Ladon
Medusa
The Minotaur
The Nemean Lion
Procrustes
Scylla and Charybdis
The Sirens
The Spear-birds
The Sphinx
The Last Days of Socrates, Plato. Contains the two dialogues "On Piety" and "The Death of Socrates"; most fifth-graders can read this if you take one of the parts. Order from Greenleaft Press (1-800-311-1508) for $10.95.
Historical Novels to find at your library...
The Golden Goblet, Eloise Jarvis McGraw (Penguin). A young
Egyptian boy solves the mystery of a goblet stolen from the City of the
Dead.
Mara, Daughter of the Nile, Eloise Jarvis McGraw (Penguin). An Egyptian slave girl gets involved with rivals who battle over the throne.
Cleopatra, by Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema. Well-researched and beautifully illustrated life of the Egyptian queen.
The Bronze Bow, Elizabeth George Speare. A Jewish rebel in first-century Galilee encounters the itinerant preacher Jesus. A Newbery Medal winner.
Outcast, Rosemary Sutcliff. A Roman infant is rescued from a shipwreck and raised in a British village.
The Eagle of the Ninth, Rosemary Sutcliff. In 119 AD, a Roman legion disappears in the wilds of Britain; fifteen years later, the commander's son sets out to find the mission comapny.
The Silver Branch, Rosemary Sutcliff. In the sequel to The Eagle of the Ninth, Saxons raid Britain and the Roman provinces fight for their land.
Here's a sample sixth grade list:
Sixth grade, Middle Ages/Early Renaissance: 400-1600 AD
In sixth grade, the student will concentrate on literature from
and about the Middle Ages and early Renaissance (400-1600 AD), a period
that coincides with her study of History. If she's a good reader,
she can tackle a few originals this year; many sixth-graders are capable
of reading parts of Malory, Chaucer, and Beowulf in modern English translation,
as well as scenes from Shakespeare.
Sixth grade is the first year the student will actually complete
a reading list for the year. Aim to read the following works this
year, in the following order:
Beowulf: A New Telling, by Robert Nye (Laurel Leaf, 1982); a
good (and very exciting adaptation for sixth-graders.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, verse translation by J.R.
R.
Tolkein (Ballantine Books, 1988). Not a scholarly standard,
but wonderful verse.
Canterbury Tales, retold by Geraldine McCaughrean (Oxford
University Press, Oxford Illustrated Classics Series, 1995).
A hardcover, prose retelling, with illustrations.
The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer.
A
good modern English version, easily available, is the Penguin
Classics edition (trans. Neville Coghill). The explanatory notes,
annoyingly, are at the back of the book.
Dante's Inferno, Cantos I-V. The standard translation is
Allen Mandelbaum's, but for reading aloud we like the new translation
by former poet laureate Robert Pinsky (Noonday Press, 1996).
Saint George and the Dragon, from Spenser's The Fairy Queen.
A fun edition is Margaret Hodges retelling (Little, Brown &
Co., 1990). This is really too simple for sixth-graders, but Geraldine
McCaughrean's retelling is unfortunately out of print. Check your
library for it; you might get lucky.
A version of Malory's Morte d'Arthur. Malory himself is
pretty thick even for high school students, but choose one (or
more) of the following:
The Boy's King Arthur : Sir Thomas Malory's
History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round
Table (Atheneum, 1989). Edited by Sidney Lanier, original illustrations
by N.C. Wyeth. Pardon the sexist title, but this is a classic adaptation
of Malory, and the Wyeth illustrations are spectacular.
The Sword and the Circle : King Arthur and the
Knights of the Round Table, by Rosemary Sutcliff
(Puffin, 1994). Paperback retelling of Malory.
The Sword in the Stone, T. H. White's marvelous
reworking of Malory's Morte d'Arthur (Philomel Books,
1993). This is the first in White's four-novel adaptation of Malory;
all four are collected together into The Once and Future King (Ace Books,
1987). This is a classic in its own right.
Shakespeare Stories, by Leon Garfield (Houghton Mifflin,
1998). These narrative retellings of twelve plays include
much of the original dialogue.
IF YOUR SIXTH-GRADER IS A GOOD READER, ALSO INCLUDE ONE SHAKESPEARE
PLAY:
Choose one of the following Shakespeare plays, using the
Oxford School Shakespeare editions, Oxford University Press;
wonderfully clear texts. (See discussion below on selecting the first
Shakespeare play.)
Macbeth
Henry V
A Midsummer Night's Dream
B. WRITING
Writing Strands, Level 6. This book is full of invaluable
lessons for both creative and expository writing: using details, tense,
dialogue, organization, character creation and evaluation, letter writing,
and more.
Writing Strands, Level 7. Requires the student to
produce well-argued expositions and fully developed creative scenarios.
Plan on taking a full year to complete this book.
Writing Exposition. These thirteen lessons prepare the
student for college-writing assignments (story analysis, reaction papers,
term papers, evaulations); Writing Exposition also reviews logic in writing
(propaganda technique), library use, comparison and contrast, use of the
first person in formal writing, and the SAT II writing test. Continue
on to this book when Writing Strands, Level 7 is complete.
File these compositions in
7) Writing: Creative Assignments
8) Writing: Compositions.
as appropriate.
C. GRAMMAR
1) Spelling
2) Word Study
3) Grammar: Rules
4) Grammar: Diagramming
5) Reading
6) Memory Work
7) Writing: Creative Assignments
8) Writing: Compositions.
Spelling and word study, grades five through eight
1) Spelling
2) Word Study
Try to follow this pattern for spelling and vocabulary:
Fifth grade Spelling Workout F and G
Sixth grade Spelling Workout G and H
Seventh grade Vocabulary from Classical Roots A and B
Eighth grade Vocabulary from Classical Roots C and D
"The prefixes em and en," begins one rule in Spelling Workout F, "mean in, into, cause to be, or to make."
PREFIX SUFFIX MEANING/FUNCTION LANGUAGE (if given)
contra opposite, against Latin
ROOT MEANING LANGUAGE
functio to perform Latin
polis city Greek
Grammar
Best: A Beka Book and Rod & Staff.
1) Every time you encounter a definition or rule ("A noun is the
name of a person, place, thing, or idea"), write it down in the Grammar:
Rules section of the Language Notebook. This way, you'll end each
year with a handy reference section of grammar rules and definitions.
2) Diagramming exercises are generally done on separate sheets
of paper. Once these are corrected, file them in the Grammar: Diagramming
section of the Language Notebook. This will allow the student to
glance back over the growing complexity of her diagrams, noting where she
has consistent trouble.
V. SCIENCE
In every field, the student should know how the scientist conducts
experiments -- the biologist, the astronomer, the chemist, the physicist.
For biology, the student should learn about cells and their functions;
about the physical systems that bring living things nutrients and air;
about the ways living creatures reproduce; and about the different characteristics
that divide the animal and plant kingdoms into phyla, classes, orders,
and families. He should know the way living things related to each
other -- the food chain.
The student of earth science and astronomy should know about
the makeup of earth and space; about the different types of materials that
make up the earth, the types of objects found in space, and their composition;
about the way the earth behaves and the rules that govern planetary motion.
He should learn about the earth's relationship to the moon, the solar system,
and the rest of the universe.
The young chemist should know the basic elements -- the building
blocks of the physical universe -- and how they interact. He should
be able to relate this knowledge to biology, earth science, and astronomy.
What elements make up living things, the earth, the stars?
The beginning physicist should know not only what the universe
is made of, but how that matter behaves in different circumstances (heated,
chilled). He should know how molecules behave, how the four forces
(gravity, elctromagnetism, weak and strong nuclear forces) affect matter.
He should know the basic properties of light.
HOW DO I DO IT?
1) Preparing reports on scientific topics
2) Sketching important diagrams (the parts of a cell, the structure
of an atom)
3) Doing experiments.
Fifth grade: Biology
Sixth grade: Earth science and astronomy
Seventh grade: Chemistry
Eighth grade: Physics
Base texts: The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, Catherine Headlam, General Editor
Fifth grade:
How Nature Works, David Burnie (Reader's Digest Books, 1991).
$24 cover price; order through a bookstore, or try an online bookseller
for substantial discounts.
Biology for Every Kid, Janice VanCleave (John Wiley Publishers). At most libraries, or order from The Education Connection (805-823-8022) for $11.99 each.
Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method, Sally Stenhouse Kneidel. Over 100 hands-on science experiments for children are included; shows parents how to teach children the five steps of the scientific method: Question, Hypothesis, Methods, Result, and Conclusion. From Greenleaf Press (615-449-1617) for $15.95
Sixth grade:
How the Universe Works, Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest (Reader's Digest Books, 1994). Available through bookstores and online booksellers ($24 cover price, but discounts are often available).
How the Earth Works, John Farndon and Michael Dunning (Reader's Digest Books, 1992). Available through bookstores and online booksellers ($24 cover price, but discounts are often available).
The Glow-in-the-Dark Night Sky Book, by Clint Hatchett, illustrated by Stephen Marchesi (Random House, 1988). At most bookstores for $15 and well worth it; ask the manager to order it if it isn't in stock.
Earth Science for Every Kid, Janice VanCleave (John Wiley Publishers). 101 additional experiments. At most libraries, or order from The Education Connection (805-823-8022) for $11.99 each.
Astronomy for Every Kid, Janice VanCleave (John Wiley Publishers). 101 additional experiments. At most libraries, or order from The Education Connection (805-823-8022) for $11.99 each.
Seventh grade:
Eyewitness Science: Chemistry (Dorling Kindersley Inc.).
Order through any bookstore for $15.95.
Chemistry for Every Kid, Janice VanCleave (John Wiley Publishers).
At most libraries, or order from The Education Connection (805-823-8022)
for $11.99.
Also consider: Smithsonian Microchem XM3000 chemistry kit, a good, complete, and safe chemistry set for $34.99. Order from Let's Get Growing (1-800-408-1868).
Eighth grade (pick two)
Eyewitness Science series is published by Dorling Kindersley,
Inc.; the books are $15.95, available through any bookstore.
Force & Motion
Electricity
Time & Space
Adventures in Science kits from Rainbow Resource Center (1-888-841-3456)
for $7.95 each.
Electricity
Color & Light
Magnetism
How Things Work
PROCEDURE:
Plan on doing science two days per week, for an hour and a half
per day. The student will spend the first science period reading
through his assigned science pages and preparing a report; he'll spend
the second making any sketches, and then doing an experiment and recording
its outcome.
Your schedule for each year, then, will look like this:
Day One Read assigned pages; record dates; prepare science
report, using text, Science Encyclopedia, and library books. Spend
ninety minutes reading and writing.
Day Two Make any sketches; do experiments and record results.
Use a Science Notebook to organize each year's study:
1) Reports
2) Sketches
3) Experiments
4) Extra Activities
1) Reports
Brief summaries of the information in the science book.
Reports will grow progressively more complicated. The fifth-grader
will write science reports of two to three paragraphs; the sixth-grader,
a page; the seventh-grader, a page and a half; the eighth-grader, two pages.
2) Sketches
Sketches should be done carefully, with colored pencils, and
with all the parts labelled in clear print.
3) Experiments
In all the sciences, the student will experiment -- using the
scientific method to test and confirm his newfound knowledge.
Experiments should be recorded on a page following this outline:
1) What question am I trying to answer? (state the question)
2) What could the answer be? (form a hypothesis)
3) How will I test this answer? (the steps of the
experiment)
4) What result did I get?
5) Does this agree with the answer I thought I would get?
If not, what answer should I give instead?
4) Extra activities
As time and interest permit, periodically plan extra activities
and "field trips" to science museums or local science exhibits. Many
areas also have science clubs (nature, astronomy, computer, etc.) that
welcome student and family participation. When possible, coordinate
the activity with the science subject under study each year. In the
Notebook, keep track of the activities. You can simply write:
1) Visited Science Museum. Saw special history of machines
exhibit on September 10.
2) Attended computer club, October 11.
3) Went on nature walk in park to identify trees, October
15.
4) Entered Science Fair with my project, The Orbit of Jupiter,
November 12
and so on.
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