Fun And Easy Animal Science Project

It seems like much of 2nd and 3rd grade, we have spent learning about animals for Science class. That is okay because my kids love that topic. It does get a little boring, though after a while. Anyway, I was sifting through one of our Science books, and I find this cool Weekly Puzzler, and I thought I would share it. This is geared towards 2nd and 3rd graders, though my 4 yr old joins in the conversation. Choose a live animal to watch, we have fish, birds, dogs, and cats that are easily visible from our home. Draw how your animal looks. Write what the animal is. Then compare the animal with yourself, with these things in mind: Its body parts compared to yours, how it moves compared to you, what it eats compared to you, sounds it makes compared to yours, where it lives compared to where you live, if it lives with others compared to you.

I have been asked to evaluate a new spelling program. I hope to get to that this week, and have the information posted.

Lesson Plans for 1/21/09:

Reading: Read Chapter 7 Dolphins at Daybreak
Language Arts: Parts of speech, punctuation
Math: Multiplication, division, round 3 digit numbers
Writing: You will be meeting Batman. What would you like to ask him?
Social Studies: Inauguration, flat maps and globes
Spelling: Lesson 16- write each spelling word, and circle the vowels
Vocab: Lesson 16- Use each vocabulary word, in a sentence
Spanish: Food and utensils 3
Arts and crafts