You don't need this book.
Really! However, for some of you, it may be the most useful science supplement you can buy, and that is why we are excited to offer it.
How The Young Explorer Series Uses Notebooks
The Young Explorer Series is our favorite science program for young scientists, and with good reason. The Charlotte Mason approach provides lots of information in a readable, engaging format. Lessons are designed to be spread over multiple weeks, with significant portions devoted to hands-on experiments and to notebook keeping.
Notebook Keeping Explained
Notebook keeping is simply a system for assisting your child to document what he has learned in each lesson. With the use of this book or even an ordinary 3-ring binder, your child will write out the highlights of each lesson. If your child doesn't enjoy writing, don't let that discourage either of you. The author of this book encourages you to have your child dictate his thoughts to you or illustrate them.
Notebooking Works!
Regardless of how you implement it, this approach helps your child to think through what he has learned, distill it down to its most basic level, and communicate it effectively. If he can't communicate it well, he probably doesn't really grasp it.
Two Approaches to Notebooks
When it comes to what notebook you use, your options are as varied as your children. We suggest one of two approaches. The cheapest option is to visit your local discount store and pick up a 3-ring binder. Then, print out the PDF to use as starter pages, punch holes in them, and begin.
For some of you, though, the time involved in a shopping trip, the cost of printing out forty-odd pages, and the effort of getting them all hole-punched and placed in order in the notebook is a bigger expenditure than simply purchasing a ready-to-use notebook. It is for your family that we offer this great tool.
A Wide Variety of Resources
With 200 ready-to-use pages as well as 64 pages of full-color supplements, the Spiral Bound Zoology 2 Notebooking Journal includes:
- A daily Schedule for completing the readings, notebook assignments, activities, and experiments utilizing a two-day-per-week plan.
- Fascinating Facts Templates for your student to record what he has learned with both words and illustrations for each lesson.
- Templates for completing the Notebooking Activities.
- Review Questions for each lesson, which can be answered orally or as written narration.
- Scripture Copywork, with both print and cursive practice--a valuable method for memorizing Scripture; teaching spelling, grammar, and writing; and for handwriting practice.
- Project Pages and Scientific Speculation Sheets for the student to keep a record of experiments or projects completed throughout the course.
- Fly Higher ideas for each lesson which include additional activities, projects, experiments, books, or videos that correlate with the lesson.
- Beautiful, full-color, lapbook-style Miniature Books, which the students may wish to create, encouraging them to record facts and information learned in each lesson. These are then placed on the Miniature Book Paste Page to display in their notebook.
- Field Trip Sheets to keep a record of field trips they enjoyed during their studies.
- A Final Review with fifty questions the students can answer, either orally or in writing, to show off what they know about zoology at the end of the course.
Another outstanding component of Timberdoodle's Fourth Grade Core Curriculum!
Complimenting Exploring Creation with Zoology 2, the Zoology 2 Notebooking Journal will provide everything your students need to complete their studies of whales, dolphins, seals, manatees, sea turtles, snakes, and salamanders using Exploring Creation with Zoology 2. The Notebooking Journal serves as your child's individual notebook, providing a place for them to complete every assignment in the book. It includes a weekly schedule, templates for the notebook activities, nature hunts and record keeping, projects, experiments and much, much more.
Included in the Zoology 2 Notebooking Journal is:
A daily Schedule for completing the readings, notebook assignments, activities and experiments utilizing a two-day per week plan. Included also is an alternative schedule for cold climates.
Fascinating Facts Templates for your student to record what they learned with both words and illustrations for each lesson.
Templates for completing the Notebooking Activities.
Review Questions for each lesson, which can be answered orally or in writing as a written narration.
Scripture Copywork, with both print and cursive practice - which is a valuable method for memorizing Scripture, teaching spelling, grammar and writing, as well as handwriting practice.
Project Pages and Scientific Speculation Sheets for the student to keep a record of and log experiments or projects completed throughout the course.
Fly Higher ideas for each lesson which compiles additional activities, projects, experiments, books or videos that correlate with the lesson.
Beautiful, full-color, lapbook-style Miniature Books, which the students may wish to create, encouraging them to record facts and information they learned in each lesson. These are then placed on the Miniature Book Paste Page to display in their notebook.
Field Trip Sheets to keep a record field trips they enjoyed during their studies.
A Final Review with fifty questions the students can answer either orally or in writing to show off all they remember and know about whales, dolphins, sea turtles, and manatees at the end of the course.
These Notebooking Journals are a perfect compliment to the Exploring Creation series. Each student will cherish their individual notebook as they make it their very own with words and illustrations reflecting all they have learned in their pursuit of science. Additionally, it serves as your record of your student's scientific endeavors throughout the year. When your child flips through their notebook, they will be reminded of the knowledge they have attained, reviewing the material as they peruse the pages they have created.
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