Bird Book and Using it Instead of Textbook (???)

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  • May 22, 2015 at 7:01 pm
    kellywright006
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    Hi Everyone:

    We have done Apologia for 4 years and are ready to do something lighter this next school year with another baby coming in the fall. I am thinking about doing the SCM Bird Book instead. I am wondering if there is anyone else out there who will be doing this (or might have even started)? Are you adding anything to what is in the SCM guide? Adding resources, notebooking pages, lapbooks? Just looking for any ideas…..I know being SCM-minded, it is *enough* but wondering how others plan to use it.

    I will be using it for 5th and 2nd graders.

    May 22, 2015 at 11:27 pm
    HollyS
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    We’ll be using it next fall.  I’m adding a bit, but I’ll have an 8th grader who is over the recommended age for the Burgess study.  I picked 3 living books to read, one for each term: Bird Watchers and Bird Feeders, Chipmunks on the Doorstep, and Woods Walk.  The first two are older books and the last is a newer one.  They’re all books I’d wanted us to read but hadn’t gotten around to.  My plan is to do the bird study 2x per week, a reading from the living book once a week, and a nature study on the remaining day.

    I’m also adding Exploring Planet Earth for my older two.  This is my oldest child’s last year before high school and I want to assign her more independent subjects.  My next oldest loves science so he’ll be reading it as well.  We’re studying Middle Ages for history and I think it will tie in nicely.

    In addition to this, we’ll be focusing on 3 nature study areas: the night sky, trees, and (of course) birds.  I picked up a few books on these topics and I’m going to study them a bit over the summer.  My plan is for us to observe all three topics throughout the year since they vary so much from season to season.  By the end of the year I’m hoping we’ll be able to identify trees and birds in our yard, as well as a few constellations in the sky.  I have a bird book with a CD of bird calls specific to our state that we’ll be going through as well.

    I’m hoping I don’t have too much planned.  I have it planned out on paper and it looks do-able.  It’s probably more than I would plan if we were expecting another child though!

    May 23, 2015 at 7:51 am
    kellywright006
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    @HollyS

    Thank you for such a great response. That sounds really good! I will look into some of those books for sure! I know on Pinterest there are Printable Bird Cards that coordinate with the Burgess Bird Book (I was thinking about using those too!).

    Where did you find the bird CD for your state? That sounds neat!

    May 23, 2015 at 8:04 am
    psreitmom
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    I have a book and cd for PA birds by Stan Tekiela. You can get for most/all states through http://stantekiela.com or http://www.adventurepublications.net. This a very good resource for studying birds and their calls.

    May 23, 2015 at 8:29 am
    Wings2fly
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    I posted a few links, but they are caught in Spam trap.

    May 23, 2015 at 8:59 am
    Wings2fly
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    http://satorismiles.com/2010/03/08/burgess-bird-book-companion/#1

    http://www.thatresourcesite.com/book_study_of_the_burgess_bird_book_for_children.htm

    I used some materials from these links and just some field guides and picture books to go with the Burgess Bird Book a few years ago.

    May 23, 2015 at 9:45 am
    HollyS
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    Here is the series for the book we have: http://www.rainbowresource.com/prodlist.php?subject=Science&category=Birds+of+_____+Field+Guides

    I think you can buy the set with or without a CD of bird calls.  I often see this series at local bookstores or libraries as well.

    May 24, 2015 at 6:16 pm
    kellywright006
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    Thank you very much for the links, friends. I can’t wait to check them out!

    Anyone else have materials or suggestions?

    May 24, 2015 at 6:34 pm
    HollyS
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    We are going to make a bird house and set up some bird feeders.  We have a bird house kit we bought awhile back that just needs to be assembled, but we have some scrap wood as well if we decide to make more.  This will be a good handicraft!

    We’ve made a few bird feeders from old soda/water bottles and dowel rods/wooden spoons for the perch.  You can also make treats with peanut butter and bird seed.  Pinterest has instructions for both projects.

     

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