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| Topics: Art: Butterfly crafts Bible: New life in Christ (like the butterfly) Language arts: verbs and adjectives, copywork, The Secret Garden novel study Literature: The Secret Garden Science: migrating animals, butterflies and caterpillars | |||||
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | |
| 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. 64-65 Vivid Verbs and Adjectives | p. 66 Copywork | p. 67 Spring picnic clothes | ||
| Science Reading | |||||
 Explore Spring | Activity: Animals on the Move | Activity: Make Your Own Butterfly Caterpillar Fan | |||
 Face to Face with Caterpillars | Read this week. | ||||
 For very young students: Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration | Read this week. | ||||
 For older students (or all ages): Amazing Animal Journeys | p. 6-15 | p. 16-27 | p. 28-39 | p. 40-55 | p. 56-71 |
| Other Books | |||||
 Option 1: The Secret Garden | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20 | Chapter 21 | Chapter 22 |
 Option 2: The Secret Garden (Classic Starts) | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20 |
 Slide and Slurp, Scratch and Burp: More About Verbs | Read today. | ||||
 Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective? | Read today. | ||||
| Notebooking and Printables | |||||
| Butterfly life cycle Option: cut out, glue onto colored construction paper and label the stages. 2nd option: Monarch life cycle project $ Mapping migrations printable Butterfly lapbook Animals in winter lapbook (has some elements about migration you can use) Hibernation, Migration, Adaptation lapbook (also has some elements about migration you can use) Writing ideas: ✿ Write about a person who undergoes a change as big as a butterfly. What happens to this person? Is it a physical change or one in their mind/heart? Christians may consider writing about the changes that come with believing in Christ. ✿ Fill out lapbook items. ✿ Write a story about an animal preparing to migrate. Make the animal talk and share what it’s thinking. ✿ Research a migrating animal and write about it. ✿ Create cards for migrating animals. Put a picture on the front and facts on the back. Here are some cards you can print out to get you started (you must fill out the form to receive them). Scholastic Teachables: Off-to-the-Sea/To-the-Feeding Grounds Dioramas: Make & Learn Project Migrating Monarch: Animal Art Project Butterfly Pop-Up: Science Manipulative Mini-Book: Butterfly Changes: Science Journal Click here for a variety of butterfly related printables. | |||||
| Crafts and Activities | |||||
 Insect Lore Live Butterfly Garden – I highly recommend doing the butterfly garden if you have not done so before. My kids raised butterflies several times over the years, and it was a memorable experience! A variety of butterfly crafts (I like the “stained glass” butterfly!) | |||||
| Extras | |||||
| Bible | New life in Christ (like the butterfly) | ||||
| Video | TED-Ed: The life cycle of the butterfly Verbs Schoolhouse Rock Butterflies for Kids | Learn about the diet, habitat, and behaviors of butterflies | TED-Ed: Bird migration, a perilous journey SciShow Kids: Migrations: Big Animal Trips Butterfly: A Life | National Geographic | TED-Ed: Would you raise the baby that ate your siblings? Grammar – Unpack Your Adjectives – Schoolhouse Rock | Perilous Red Crab Migration | Incredible Animal Journeys | National Geographic Monarch Migration and Metamorphosis | Incredible Animal Journeys | National Geographic | TED-Ed: The spear-wielding stork who revolutionized science Winged Migration 1h29m  |
| Online | https://www.e-butterfly.org/ – Observe, share, and track butterflies to help science. | ||||