Adventures with Twins, Cystic Fibrosis + a Food Allergy
Learning about Native Americans felt like an important piece of California history that I didn’t want to jump past learn about missions and the Gold Rush when I was planning out our Fourth Grade Social Studies curriculum. I’m sure I did an imperfect job of …
Photography was our first art unit of fifth grade. In a world of watercolors and oil pastels, that might seem like a strange place to start but it leaned into my kids’ natural interest in photography and our heavily science based curriculum. As with most …
Mythology hooked my kids in fourth grade. They dove into gods and goddesses, primarily in Greek culture, but learned about mythology from around the world. Here are some of our adventures and resources as they explored the magical world of mythology. affiliate links are included …
Elections are always a nature learning opportunity. My twins were in fourth grade during the 2020 presidential election and we really leaned into the excitement and interest in the election as part of our social studies learning. We voted via drop-off ballot in California. Our …
Marine Animals are kind of an obsession in my house. My son has basically minored in sharks the last 3 years and my daughter vacillates between adoring anything from octopus to whale sharks to seashells and more. affiliate links are included below. Declaring Marine Biology …
Tucked into the lower level of the Casa de Balboa Building on the Prado in Balboa Park is the San Diego Model Railroad Museum. Don’t let the basement entrance fool you, at 27,000 sq. ft., it is the largest such indoor model train exhibit in …
California History is the social studies focus for fourth graders in California. Growing up in Wisconsin, I learned about Wisconsin history so this unit was almost entirely new information to me as well. We had so much fun exploring the diverse geography, history and people …
Japan is a beautiful, unique country with a vibrant culture. This is one of those places I most want to visit, but since we weren’t able to travel this year a unit study about Japan was the best we could do. Japan is also particularly …
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have been on my go-list since we moved to California. We absolutely loved our trip to the Redwoods National Park and I really wanted to see how they compared. We visited Sequoia and Kings Canyon during the pandemic, so …
Renewable Energy feels like a must-teach for any grade right now. Renewable energy is growing around the world as an alternative to oil and an effort to slow global warming. Since the kids will be living this future we’re worrying about, exploring this topic with …