Friday, May 24, 2019

Zoology II, Week 4: Moose, Giraffe

Here are some notes from our fourth and final week of Zoology II.


Monday, May 20

  • recall, draft, revise, edit, and add White-Tailed Deer to MLB
  • look at and sketch White-Tailed Deer antlers
  • read "Moose" chapter from Horns and Antlers by Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson


Tuesday, May 21 - Pajama Day

  • watch episodes from David Attenborough's wonderful documentary series The Life of Mammals (click here to see the contents of all the episodes)

      episode 3 - Plant Predators (ruminants)

      episode 4 - Chisellers (rodents)

      episode 5 - Meat Eaters (carnivores)


Thursday, May 23


Friday, May 24

  • recall, draft, revise, edit, and add Giraffe to MLB
  • AND RELAX!

On the last day of school, when everyone had finished all of their work, it was time for some fun and games.

All of the children, older and younger, had a great time playing with Zac's new Fagus trucks from Nova Natural. We already had the car carrier with the speedie car and the zippie car, as well as the tractor, the hay wagon, and the horse trailer. For his birthday yesterday he got the fire engine and the garbage truck.

The older children opened up the boxes of vintage Lincoln Logs I just got off of eBay (for the upcoming Housebuilding camp) and I just let them build. Some children also used the patterns in Suzanne Down's Around the World with Finger Puppet Animals to sew wool felt animal finger puppets.

    Farm Animals: sheep, pig, donkey, cow, horse, chicken, goat, rooster, dog, cat, duck, swan

    Forest Animals: owl, deer, bear, bunny, squirrel, hedgehog, mice, bird

    Meadow and Pond Animals: fish, turtle, frog, ladybug, caterpillar, butterfly, bee, snail

    Around the World Animals: elephant, lion, zebra, tiger, giraffe, seal, crocodile, whale, polar bear, wolf, caribou, kangaroo, octopus, parrot

And, of course, they had plenty of outside playtime! We also set up our soil testing shake jar for this summer's cob building project. And we looked at the final leaderboard for the Stock Market Game. It's been a rough time to invest and the children certainly learned a lot about the stock market as well as some world economics.



The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical
Guide to Building a Cob Cottage


I hope everyone has a wonderful Summer. It's been a great school year!

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