Parts of a leaf

By Superkid

Shoe Taxonomists

This is what my 5yo daughter learned today:

And, here was a fun little thing we did today.

We became Shoe Taxonomists!

We separated shoes according to their Kingdom, Phyla, Class & then we were able to get down to their order. We didn't have enough to get all the way down to species & genus. But, the kids really did have a good time. ;o)

So, first you start with a pile of shoes.

Divide.

Kingdoms: Sandals, Dress Shoes, Tennis Shoes

Take the dress shoes & divide.

Phyla: Laces / non-laces

Divide.

Class: boys / girls

Divide again.

Order: Velcro / Slip-On

So, this is what we come up with...

Kingdom: Dress

Phyla: Non-Lace

Class: Girls

Order: Slip-on

Which shoe is that out of that big pile?

Why this one, of course!

So, then we found ourselves classifying everything!

Botany Study

Exploring Creation With Botany

This is the book we are using this month. We are using it as a backbone for our study and using the text books & encyclopedia for reference. It is supposed to be a whole years worth of science study, but it will work out perfectly for us. We read the Astronomy book the first year of SOW. I really like this series. Right now I have a lot going on & it seems that everything in school I need to be involved in, so I'm having my 10yo read to my 5yo. It's actually a lot of fun to listen to him teach her. :o)