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And I mean that literally. We are in south FL for 12 days. Before leaving I put together a unit study, complete with lapbook/notebook components. So once again we are taking a deter from MFW for a quick unit study. I need a bumper sticker that reads, “I break for unit studies!” Once we get back and I can get everything in a more organized form, the unit will go up at Homeschool Share for anyone who would want to use this unit study. In the meantime, I’ll share some of the resources I’m using (and pictures should it ever stop raining so we can take our Everglades tour!!). Picture books we are using include: Welcome to the River of Grass by Jane Yolen Everglades by Jean Craighead George Everglades Forever: Restoring America’s Great Wetland by Trish Marx Welcome to Everglades National Park by Nadia Higgins
Our read alouds are: The Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo by Jean Craighead George The Wonderful Sky Boat: And Other Native American Tales from the Southeast by Jane Louise Curry The Moon of the Alligators by Jean Craighead George
Some helpful websites include: The Journey to Restore America’s Everglades Educator Resources I never knew how wonderful and fascinating The Everglades were until I started planning this unit. It’s just an alligator-filled swamp, right? Wrong! There are 5 different habitats with hundreds of different animals and plants living there. Mammals, reptiles, birds, insects, amphibians, fish, amazing trees and flowers. And there is no place like it in the entire world! We are learning so much! |
