Okay, I have planned for this to be a four week unit. Key word is planned. We will see how it goes. We have week two off to a running start, but I want to show you a few shots of week one’s finished work. We haven’t placed everything in the notebook yet, but a few pages are done or almost done. Some need titles, some need a lot more than a title.
Week One Schedule
Day One
Read Magic Treehouse Research Guide Chapters 1-2, Welcome to the Greenhouse, DK Rainforest 24 Hours
Elijah read pages 34-37 in Wild Places
Notebook Activities-
Rainforest Song (we sang this FOUR times…I hope he knows the layers in the forest – yes indeed!)
Rain Forest Layers Puzzles
Rain Forest Layer Flap
Rain Forest Map
Emergent Mini Book
Video- The Magic Schoolbus in the Rainforest
Day Two
Elijah read pages 38-41 in Wild Places
Notebook Activities-
Blue Morpho Butterfly
Misc. Animal Cards (turned these into matchbooks)
Day Three
Read The Parrot Tico Tango, The Umbrella, Magic Treehouse Reserach Guide Chapter 4
Elijah read pages 52-53 in Wild Places
Notebook Activities-
Birds of the Rainforest Matchbooks
Quetzal File Folder
Harpy Eagle Petal Book
Toucan Draw Write Now
Day Four
Read various references online (San Diego Zoo for the most part) about Cats of the Rainforest and some animal encyclopedias
Elijah read pages 58-59 in Wild Places
Notebook Activities-
Leopard Draw Write Now
Jaguar Drawing/Painting
Who Am I? (rain forest cats) books
Day Five
Read Magic Treehouse Research Guide Chapter 2
Elijah read pages 50-51 in Wild Places
Notebook Activities-
Jungle Vine Poem
Beautiful Bromelaids Folded Book
Bromelaids Flower Shape Book
Giant Water Lily Tri-fold
Resources Used
~Evan Moor Theme Pocket (June) – Amazon Rainforest
~HSS Great Kapok Tree Minit Books
~Elijah designed some of the books on his own
~Draw Write Now
~Library books (mentioned above)
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