Wild Animals/ Nature Unit - Wk 8 - Day 8 Nature Walk

Nature/Wild Animals Unit
                               
                         Day 1           Day 6
                         Day 2           Day 7 
                         Day 3           Day 8 
                         Day 4           Day 9

                         Day 5           Day 10


Today we traveled to grandma's house and went on a nature walk. The girls explored and explored. They collected some pretty neat items and my mil had a wonderful idea to make nature wreaths. So they did and they turned out so cute. 

What nature crafts do you enjoy making?

I found a really neat idea on Pinterest the other day. When you go on a nature walk place duck tape sticky side up around your arm, like a bracelet  All you have to do is stick the nature goodies to the tape. Thought it was a cute idea.

Visit our Nature Pinterest Page for more neat ideas:

Nature Study

Wild Animals/Nature Unit - Wk 8 - Day 7 - Endangered Animals

Today I will be sharing resources related to endangered animals. 

Endangered Animals 

Endangered Animal List

Worldwide Endangered Animal List

Enchanted Learning - Endangered Animal Printouts

Endangered Species Poster

Kids Konnect - Endangered Animals 

Scholastic - Endangered Species 

15 Children's Books about Endangered Species

Leaf Crafts

I wanted to share some leaf crafts my girls made today. 

We found most of the ideas on Pinterest

http://www.pinterest.com/jsilcott/nature-study/

Wild Animals/Nature Wk 8 - Day 6 Animal Food Chains

Today I will be sharing resources related to animal food chains. 

Animal Food Chains

Good Visual for the Food Chain

Sheppard Software - Food Chain

Food Chain Worksheets

Squidoo - Using Food Chains, Webs and Pyramids in Language Teaching

Enchanted Learning - Food Chains and Food Webs

Food Chain Learning Video

BrainPop Jr. - Food Chains

Eco Kids - Build a Food Chain

Ducksters - Ecosystem - Food Chain and Food Web

Teach Beside Me - The Food Chain Game - PDF

Food Chain and Consumers Foldable - Downloadable

A Pinterest Board about the Food Chain

Food Chains Posters - Free Download

Check out this free copy of Wild Times magazine for kids on food webs. Teacher's guide also available.

Introduction to Food Chains Powerpoint

Wild Animals/Nature Unit - Wk 7 - Day 5 Animal Habitats (Biomes)

Today I will be sharing resources related to Animal Habitats. 

Habitats Clipart, Illustrations, Pictures and Graphics

Animal Habitats (Biomes)

Enchanted Learning - Biomes - Habitats 

Build An Online Habitat

Animal Habitats (Biomes)

Habitats of Animals-What is a Habitat? -Video Lesson & Quiz for kids

Nat Geo - Creature Feature - Pick different Habitats 

Nasa - The Why Files - The Case of the Inhabitable Habitat (w/ 58 page Teaching Packet)

VIDEO: http://www.knowitall.org/nasa/asx/habitat.asx

Every Living Thing Has A Home - Online Activity 

Teaching Ideas - Printables - Animal Habitats 

Comparing Animal Habitats - Lesson Plan - BrainPop

ABCteach - Habitats/Biomes

Biomes and Animal Habitats Worksheets

Habitats - Free Presentations in PowerPoint format

Wild Animals/Nature Unit - Wk 7 - Day 4 Animal Classification

  Today I'm sharing resources related to animal classification.

Animal Classification

(*This site is Wonderful) - Kid's Corner - Animal Classification 

Animal Classification Lapbook

Confessions of a Homeschooler - Animal Classification Unit - Printable

KidZone - Animal Classes

Animal Idol – An Animal Classification Game for Kids

HomeschoolCreations - Animal Classification Printable Cards

Visit: Homeschool Creations for more ideas

Animal Classification Song

Brain Pop - Animal Classification 

Animal classification for kids printables

Wild Animals/Nature Unit - Wk 7 - Day 3 - Fun Wildlife Links & Webcams

 Today I wanted to share some wonderful links and Webcams related to wildlife.

Wildlife Webcams

WildEarth - Watch Nature Live

Africam - Live window into African wild 

National Geo - CritterCam and WildCam

The Wildlife Cam

Global Animal - Webcams

Wildlife Resource Links

Kid's Planet

*Fact sheet on over 50 species 

National Wildlife Federation

Wildlife Fun For Kids

Wildlife Watch

EcoKids - Wildlife

Paws - Wild Animals

Wild Animals/Nature Unit - Wk 7 - Day 2 Animal Research

Today each of my girls picked an animal to research and make a folder about. My oldest picked deer, my middle girl picked wild pigs, and my youngest picked wild turkey. Each picked great animals.

They used resources found around the net to read, print and color. I have allowed my oldest to create a Pinterest board on Wild Animals. She has found some wonderful pins. Pinterest is helping her reading, writing, typing, and research skills. It's a great resource for my visual learners. 

Don't forget to check out our Pinterest Boards

Homeschool - Zoology

Hibernation Unit Study

Habitats Unit

Nature Study

Wild Animals & Nature Unit Pinterest Idea Boards

Here are a couple of my boards that will go along with our unit for the next two weeks. 

Homeschool - Zoology

Hibernation Unit Study

Habitats Unit

Nature Study

Wild Animals/Nature Unit - Wk 7 - Day 1

Today we started a new unit with my mil.  A wild animals/nature unit.
The girls had fun looking through their grandma's animal books. We watched a video on Youtube explaining how animals make tracks. We also went out and explored animal tracks. My mil printed off a bunch of really neat activity worksheets, and the girls seemed to have a blast with them.

Here are a few photos from our day. 

Grandma helping G with her worksheets

The girls looking through the books

The girls taking a fun break (Playing duck duck goose)

Here is the video we watched today

Nature Studies

 Nature Study Resources 

Follow Jennifer Silcott's board Nature Study on Pinterest. Click to bring up resources. Nature Rocks! Pinterest - Nature Study Ideas (Wonderful list of studies, printables, crafts, ect w/ pictures) Handbook of Nature Freebies Nature Detectives - Free Themed Packs for download Nature Study for Children Nature Journals-Ideas and Tips Bug Observation Freebie (You have to sign up for an account, but it is free to sign up. The download is a  PDF.) My Leaf Report - Printable Make fun Pocket Pages  Butterfly and Insect Lapbook Idea Scavenger Hunt For The Kids  Hammered Flower and Leaf Print Tutorial Nature Journal- Specimen Page 50 Ways to Explore Nature in Your Own Backyard Put together a nature Study Box Or Bag of supplies! This is a cute and fun way to explore.                    Most important of all - Have fun Learning & Exploring!