This Week: Riddles of Nature
Workshop Activities
Germination Stencils
“Prophecies” by Leonardo
Conservation posters – collaborative project
Metamorphosis prophecies
Doubling Matching Game
Bufflegrass vs. Saguaro Cactus Math Activity
Student greenhouses
Photosynthesis relay race
Field Trip
Santa Ana Zoo Wednesday, November 1, 10 AM, $7 per person – there's room for more – register now: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/CelebrationEducation#/selectSessions/2069602/filter/session=34562702
Minecraft Class
Identify various biomes and the animals that live in them
label the animals with their scientific classification
go on a nature scavenger hunt
build challenge: add more animals to their biomes
Upcoming Activities
Santa Ana Zoo Field Trip https://campscui.active.com/orgs/CelebrationEducation?season=2069602&session=34562702
“How to Save for College” meeting in Santa Ana, 11/1, 7pm https://www.facebook.com/events/1993857807496896/ AND
Chat with veteran homeschooler – Wednesday, 11/1, 7pm https://www.facebook.com/events/184524455448833/
New enrichment classes – Register now! https://www.celebrationeducation.com/special-interest-classes
Ribbon-cutting – 11/3 in Santa Ana at noon https://www.facebook.com/events/2418890711669697/
Disneyland Meetup 11/8 https://www.celebrationeducation.com/copy-of-theme
More Field Trips https://www.celebrationeducation.com/field-trips
Fireworks Read through the fireworks and choose five that you think might interest your child. Allow him or her to select 1-3 of them.
Make some shadow puppets. Write a puppet play and perform it
Leonardo's designs were often inspired by nature. He designed a spiral staircase that was inspired by the spirals in the conch shell. He designed a musical pipe that was inspired by the human larynx (voice box). Leonardo is not the only inventor to be inspired by nature. The inventor of Velcro was inspired by the little burrs that stick to your pants when you walk through wilderness areas. What nature designs can you use for an invention? Make it and/or write about it.
Plant a flower, vegetable, or herb garden. Write about your experience in your notebook.
Go on a nature walk – observe the sky, rocks, a stream. Sketch some observations.
Have a campfire near a stream to observe the four elements.
Choose an animal that you find interesting. Do further research on the animal and write a report on it. You may also prepare this as an oral report that you can share, complete with visuals.
Volunteer to work at or organize a service project for a wildlife preserve.
Pretend you are a droplet of water. Write in your notebook about your experiences in the water cycle.
Solve more of Leonardo’s prophecies.
What are dreams? Study what professionals say about dreams. Draw your own conclusions and write them in your notebook.
Write some “prophecies” of your own.
What ingredients does it take to make fire? Draw a diagram that illustrates those ingredients in the fire.
Draw the water cycle.
Make a map to show where gold has been mined in CA, US, or the world.
Pan for gold.
Go on a nature walk – observe the sky, rocks, a stream. Sketch some observations.
Go cloud gazing. Do you notice any unusual shapes? Identify different kinds of clouds. What do the different clouds have to do with the weather? Look at clouds each day for a week. Write your observations in your notebook.
Work on your genius project.
Take some time to go outside and daydream. Let your thoughts wander through many subjects. Write down some of your most interesting thoughts.
Gather dried weeds, leaves & flowers, small sticks, and small rocks. Glue these on a thick paper – make them into a work of art
Write and perform a satire of one of Aesop’s Fables.
Visit an aviary.
Dissect a frog or other creature. Sketch your findings in your notebook.
Visit froguts.com
Take some time to go outside and daydream. Let your thoughts wander through many subjects. Write down some of your most interesting thoughts.
Gather dried weeds, leaves & flowers, small sticks, and small rocks. Glue these on a thick paper – make them into a work of art
Make your own book about insects.
Play some math games.
Read books (fiction or non-fiction) about plants and animals.
Write your own fable that can teach an important concept.
Plant a flower, vegetable or herb garden. Write about your experience in your notebook.
