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| Topics: Art: Pinecone tree craft Bible: Positive and negative attitudes Language arts: reading skills, writing ideas, The Secret Garden novel study Literature: The Secret Garden Math: temperature, finding an average, graphs, negative numbers, recording time Science: seasonal temperatures, broadleaf vs. conifers, tree sap, buds | |||||
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| Spine Books | |||||
 The Science of Seasons | Have your kids see if they can find the pages that match this week’s activities as they do them. | ||||
 The Science of Seasons Learn-and-Play Activities | p. 43-44 Make an Interactive Thermometer (& math riddles) | p. 47 Time and Temperature Make sure you note the temperature in the morning, around noon to 2 p.m. and then in the evening! | p. 48 Graphing Temperatures | p. 50 Seasonal Temperatures | |
| p. 48 Graphing Temperatures You will need to pull out this graph every day for a month. I have not scheduled that activity in. Repeat again several months later and compare graphs. If you have the PDF version of the book, you may want to keep the graph on the fridge to remind your kids to fill it out daily. | |||||
| Science Reading | |||||
 Explore Spring | Read: Chapter 3 Trees & Leaves Activity: Broadleaf or Conifer Extra: Use some real maple syrup on pancakes today! | Activity: Pushing Buds | |||
| Other Books | |||||
 Option 1: The Secret Garden | Chapters 1-2 | Chapters 3-4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 |
 Option 2: The Secret Garden (Classic Starts) | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 |
| If you’d like language arts related assignments for this book, you may want to browse through the novel studies for this book on Teachers Pay Teachers. Choose one that matches the skills you want your student(s) to work on. Note: This lapbook was designed specifically to be used with the Classic Starts version of the book (although it can be used with the full-length book as well). If you are using the Classic Starts version of the book, we recommend using the lapbook vs. one of the novel studies. | |||||
 Less Than Zero (MathStart 3) | Read today. | ||||
 Extreme Temperatures: Learning About Positive and Negative Numbers | Read today. | ||||
 The Great Graph Contest | Read today. | ||||
| Notebooking and Printables | |||||
| $ The Secret Garden Lapbook and Unit Study This lapbook was designed specifically to be used with the Classic Starts version of the book (although it can be used with the full-length book as well). Free Secret Garden worksheets and activities Creative Teaching Ideas for The Secret Garden Dover: The Secret Garden Coloring book free page excerpts Trees nature study Conifer observation sheet Conifer confusion– Solve the mystery after reading the passage. Negative numbers worksheet Please use a Chrome browser, if you can’t access it properly, otherwise. Creating a bar graph with BBQ food *Note: Education.com will only allow you to download 3 free resources before you have to sign up for a premium subscription. Writing Ideas: ✿ Write a fairytale about someone who was in debt (with the theme of negative numbers). What must this person do to fix their situation? ✿ Write a story about what would happen if suddenly the entire world was plunged into below freezing temperatures. ✿ Research and explain how maple syrup is tapped from trees. ✿ Create fact cards for different types of conifers. Put a picture on the front and facts on the back. Scholastic Teachables: Click here for negative number printables. | |||||
| Crafts and Activities | |||||
| Pinecone tree craft | |||||
| Extras | |||||
| Bible | Positive and negative thinking | ||||
| Video | Negative Numbers: An Overview | Trees That Never Lose Their Leaves! | Science for Kids Guess That Tree! | Science for Kids Where Does Maple Syrup Come From? | Winter is Alive! | SciShow Kids | The World’s Extreme Temperatures | Amazing Weather | What’s Inside a Pinecone? | Winter is Alive! | SciShow Kids Graphs for Kids | Learn all about basic graphs Tables and Bar Graphs | C is for Conifers – They Might Be Giants Weather vs. Climate: Crash Course Kids #28.1 |
| Online | Number balls game (Explain that ascending means starting from smallest to largest.) Manga High: Pinata Fever ARTICLE: Conifers that lose needles | ||||
