Science and Nature study read alouds

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  • January 5, 2013 at 3:04 am
    eawerner
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    We are reading Outdoor Secrets this year for dd6 along with reading the extra books listed in the companion and have really enjoyed them.  (Plus our nature walks and journaling)  I don’t want to do 106 days of creation next year because I know I would have a hard enough time doing the activities without a new baby, with one… not going to happen at all.  So I will focus on nature journaling and read alouds again this year.  I know that is do-able for us.  The SCM guide suggests any of the Burgess books, or the Among the Forest(Meadow/Night/Pond) People books by Clara Pierson.  I’m wondering if the stories are along the same lines as Outdoor Secrets, or how they differ.  Also, how many I would need to last through the year, doing science read alouds only 1 or 2 days a week? Anyone have any favorites among them? 

    Alternately, are there any other books your kids have really enjoyed for Science/Nature study read alouds?

    January 5, 2013 at 3:31 am
    Katrina in AK
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    We have really enjoyed the Burgess Animal and Bird books. Both are quite long and incorporate a little more factual info into the narrative. We also like the Burgess Adventures of….. Stories. And, for a busy, tired mama with a new baby, many are available as audiobooks for free at librivox.org. 😉

    We have a comprehensive volume of the Clara Pierson stories. My boys, 4 and 6, like them, but like Burgess better, I think because of a continuing storyline.

    Another we have really enjoyed is Pagoo by Holling C. Holling, about the life of a hermit crab.

    Hope that helps,

    Katrina

    January 5, 2013 at 4:14 am
    jmac17
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    We are also enjoying the Burgess Animal, Bird, and Seashore books.  There are about 40 chapters in each, so at 2 chapters a week, you’d be good for almost 2 years (assuming 36 weeks each).  We’ve read the Animal and Bird books in ebook format, but the Seashore book is only available as a hardcopy (as far as I know).

    Two resources we use are:

    http://satorismiles.com/2010/03/08/burgess-bird-book-companion/#30n

    http://www.teachbesideme.com/p/the-burgess-animal-book-guide.html

    They have links to more information about the animals, and pictures, so that we can do a quick little study about the animal/bird if we like.  There are other resources as well if you do a search for the books.

    The Clara Pierson stories are fun, but don’t have as much information about the animals.  We use them for free reads (my kids were early readers, so they read them independently.)  We also enjoy the Burgess Adventure Stories and the books by Arthur Scott Bailey as free reads.  (I found them at the Gutenberg project.)

    Another options is these:  http://www.temkit.com/15-Wildlife/Old-Homestead.html  which someone posted about a few weeks ago.  I’ve browsed a few of them, and I think we will use some of them as well.

    So many great books!  So little time!

    Joanne

     

     

    January 5, 2013 at 4:26 am
    sheraz
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    Your post made me smile.  My friend just had a baby and asked me to come up with something sweet and short for her kids to use while she is recovering and adjusting.  I did a study guide to the Burgess Bird Book – here is my blog post: http://mysouldothdelight.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/burgess-bird-book-study-guide/  

     

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