assembling your own life science (K-3ish) program

[triadofchaos]

we are finishing up our kindergarten work and i am prepping for 1st grade to start in late summer/early fall. we are secular homeschoolers and i have yet to find a life science program that i can be satisfied with in scope and material. so i am trying to hunt up the resources to cobble together something. i need some good biology related experiment resources in particular. activities that aren't too hard to put together at home, but things that are advanced enough to interest DD. the suggestion in WTM to do some of the activities mentioned in the spines recommeded for animal study are way too cheesy to interest her. she's a very dedicated little scientist and adores scientific method structured projects she can execute herself. any suggestions would be great. evolutionary material is totally fine with us too. thx in advance for any help.

[buddhabelly]

"Blood and Guts" and also "Biology for Every Kid: 101 Experiments that Really Work" by Janice VanCleave. The title of the VanCleave book speaks for itself, yes? But these books are for the average 10-year-old, so I'm only recommending these if your child is seriously accellerated. Can't seem to spell that last word tonight! Have fun, first grade is a blast.

 

Julie

[Closeacademy]

Singapore Math's My Pals are Here Science 3a/b is really good. It is mainly a biology course with a little bit of magnets thrown in at the end. The workbooks and activity books really help them to use their critical thinking skills about science as well.

 

Just an idea.:001_smile:

[triadofchaos]

thank you for the suggestions, i'll see if i can check them out somewhere!