mariposa Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Yes, I know, this is a great "problem" to have. Suddenly, things have just clicked with my 1st and 2nd grader and school is over too soon. With the weather turning nicer, we have been spending more time outside (and I'm going to keep doing that), but does anyone have any good or just plain fun ideas for me to add to what they are learning? Any great unit studies you did that just took a couple of weeks that you could recommend? I'm sure I could come up with lots of ideas on my own, but I might miss something fantastic that just hasn't occurred to me. Thanks! Sarah 2nd-WWE2, FLL, SP, SOTW2, Sax.3, Earth Science, Reading lots of books! 1st- WWE1, FLL, SWO, OPGTR, Sax.2, Earth Science, & Reading lots of books! PS4 1 on the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 We have started doing lapbooks in our extra time, and my kids love them. Here are some ideas we're going to work on: Geology Composers flowers of florida Birds of Florida Leonardo Da Vinci Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 There are some fun geography options out there. Galloping the Globe might be a neat option as you can use it for as long or as short as you want. I found a great one from Rand McNally last year that I'm planning to do this summer. Nature studies would be another fun thing, and you could let the kids choose from there with things they see outside. Or you could learn more about a favorite author or illustrator's style. I'd love to have lots of extra time... HOW FUN! Enjoy it!!!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 spring is a great time to put up a bird house and do a backyard bird study. we had so much fun doing that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 -latin -audio memory geography songs -do a memory work challenge and make a list of things to memorize, build some competition! -do a music study or start an instrument together -composer study -PE (ball skills, balance, rules of games they don't know, that type thing, bowling) -bird and spring flower nature walks -square foot gardening--A lady was just showing me this! You plant stuff in a mixture of 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 vermiculite, 1/3 compost. You put milk jugs over them right now for little greenhouses, and you're ready to grow! :) -art projects--Big Art for Little Hands, anything by Judy Press or from Enchanted Learning -swim lessons. learn now, before the summer rush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Check Currclick. We have used them for freebie lapbooks. The ones we have done take a week or two at most. They have a big list of free products to download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariposa Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Thank you for all the ideas - I have so much more inspiration to do some interesting and fun things with them through May (and probably into the summer, too). We did do some lapbooks last year and they loved them, so thanks for the reminder on that - we have to do some of those. Thanks too for the resources - that always helps! I love that we have extra time to do some more interesting things. What a huge benefit that is of homeschooling! Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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