Science of Seasons Week 2

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Topics: Art: Sun paper prints Bible: The Day the Sun Stood Still Greek & Latin roots: equinox, vernal, perihelion, aphelion, solstice, latitude, migrate, hibernate Language arts: spelling “ph” words, writing a report, writing lapbook information Science: The sun, stars, what causes day and night, tilt of the earth
	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Books
The Science of Seasons	p. 5 (Review this page for today’s activities.)	p. 6 (Review this page to lead into today’s activity	p. 7 (Use to write the report about the sun)
The Science of Seasons Learn-and-Play Activities	p. 10-11 Seasons cootie catcher – Use the storybook to find the answers!	p. 22-26 Greek & Latin Root Cards Cut out and store in a plastic zipper storage bag. Learn: equinox, vernal p. 27-28 Abigail’s Spelling Lesson	Greek & Latin Root Cards: Learn perihelion, aphelion	Greek & Latin Root Cards: Learn solstice, latitude p. 29 My Report on the Sun – Feel free to allow your child to research more facts about the sun.	Greek & Latin Root Cards: Learn migrate, hibernate Play the memory game!
Notes: Day 2: These Latin & Greek root words are also featured in the vocabulary cards: latitude, perihelion, aphelion, solstice, equinox, and vernal. Your child will learn the ROOTS first. When it’s time to learn the vocabulary words, it should be easier, as s/he will know the foundations of these words! It’s easiest to learn a couple of new cards each day. Review the old cards each day while learning the new ones. Some children may need more time to memorize the meanings. Schedule out the cards to match your child’s learning speed. Day 2: These are some tough words to spell, especially for younger children. Go over the spelling strategies and show your child how to break the words down into smaller pieces to memorize. It’s optional to test your child on these words. I recommend encouraging him to go ahead and try to learn them as a challenge. Show him that he can attack tough challenges and actually get the job done! Sometimes learning is hard work, but kids are often up for more than we think they are. 😉 If you want to test these words and are working with a younger child, allow more time to study and learn them. Provide assistance as necessary and try testing words throughout the day in a fun way like calling out a word before you hand over lunch and so on.
Explore Spring		Read: Chapter 1 The Sun Makes the Seasons *Skip the flashlight activity. You will be doing it later via The Science of Seasons Activities book. Activity: Making Some Sense of the Spin Supplies: orange, black marker, 2 thumbtacks or stickers of different colors, 2 toothpicks, large bowl
Miracles on Maple Hill	Chapter 1	Chapter 2	Chapter 3	Chapter 4	Chapter 5
Read each book on the day it’s listed:	Why Do Elephants Need the Sun?		The Sun		Come See the Earth Turn
Printables
Sun, moon, stars lapbook	Significance of the sun tabbed booklet	Sun layers booklet	Sun facts petal fold	Five sizes of stars (Which size is our sun?)	Shining stars (Reinforce that our sun is a star among billions of other stars!)
	All in a Day’s Work (What causes day and night?) Requires free registration to access.	More ph worksheets	Color your own book about the sun. (NASA)	Parts of the sun full-color worksheet	Make a sundial printable A more kid-friendly sundial printable
Online
	Video: NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory – See real & amazing videos of the sun				The Day the Sun Stood Still Bible lesson (Adapt for home use.)
Notes
Consider purchasing a real sundial. Tedco 8″ X 10″ Sun Art Paper Kit – Make prints with this kit.
Videos
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