M4 - Summer

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This post is LONG overdue, thanks to all the busyness of summer.  But we are back on track with M4 now – only we’re taking two weeks to get through Motion, Matter, Mitosis, and Me.

Here is the summer edition:

Motion

Pitch

The roof of the schoolhouse got finished, so we learned how a steep-pitched roof is more difficult to walk on than flat ground!

Matter

Clouds

We discussed the whole evaporation process and demonstrated how clouds (cotton balls) drop water onto the land.

Mitosis

Snakes

Summer is the perfect time to study life outdoors!  We  studied ladybugs and beetles in a bug jar…


…found fuzzy, floaty things everywhere, as well as lots of green stuff…


…put queen anne’s lace into food-colored water with grandma’s help – this worked WAY better than white carnations!…


…and discovered a snake skin in our garden!


Since we had also heard much ado about snakes when a bull snake was discovered at the cousins’ house down the road, we decided to focus on snakes for this post.


We read Rattlesnake Rules by Conrad J. Storad (a REAL favorite here!) and Snakes and Lizards by Daniel Moreton.

And then we made some rattlesnakes!  Just draw a spiral on a paper plate with a head and a rattle in the middle, and then staple two plates together, leaving an opening to fill with dried beans before finishing! 


A great rattle – and lots of fun!  Esmé repeated the project several times over the summer on her own initiative.

And Me

Sweat

In honor of summer, we focused on skin and sweat!  We discussed the article “Sweating Is The Pits!” as well as info we read in What is a Bellybutton? Time Life for Children.

Then we colored this skin page.



That's it for this post. We've got another M4 post coming up as soon as I have time to get through photos...