Space Unit Study and lapbook

I guess I never posted about our Space lapbook/unit study!

My space board on pintrest

We used lapbook elements from:

Ye Shall Know Magic School Bus Space Explorer Lapbook
Homeschool share
Squidoo


Buddy's antique rocket toy is really cool.  You put a coin on it, push a button and the coin "disappears" (its shoots up into a hidden slot in the top portion of the rocket, ending up inside)

Here is the finished lapbook.   This one is in a 3 ring binder with the elements glued to cardstock.  We have used this method before for other large lapbooks, ts a nice way to incorporate full page worksheets and artwork into lapbooks. 

The rocket photo is from the Kennedy Space Center

This book, Thirteen Moons on Turtles Back, is a Native American story that we read.  After we colored a turtle to represent each of the "moons".  Here is a template for the turtle.

Copywork

Planet Roll Call poem is from Scholastic

Family of the Sun song is from here.  
Robot book printables are from here

   

We also used the "Space toob" to make a sensory bin.  I filled a box with black beans ("space"), glitter, glow in the dark stars, the "toob" elements, marbles/bouncy balls for planets, and laminated print outs of each planet and its name (so he could match them up, put them in order, etc).    You can see a similar one on Counting Coconuts

Book List: 

Usborne Dot to Dot space

There is no Place Like Space (cat in the hat)

Our Solar System

The search for the Mystery Planet (space math) 

Eyes on Adventure Exploring Space

DK First Encyclopedia Space

Magic School Bus Space Explorers

Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System

Magic School Bus Sees Stars

Looking At Space

If you were an Astronaut

USA from Space

Is there Life in Outer Space?  (Read and find out book)

Regards to the Man in the Moon

National Geographic Kids First Big Book of Space

Me and My Place in Space

Thirteen Moons on Turtles Back

Thats it!   Space wasn't Levi's favorite unit study, but living in the Space Coast, it was nice to learn a little about it.  There was a lot more we could have done, but, as ever, when homeschooling we try and go with what he is interested in, kids learn a lot more when they love whatever it is they are studying. 

A Busy Week!

We had a busy week this week!

Beachside Kids Explorers Club:

I planned some games for the kids, but when they saw that there were worms, they went for those instead!  And then just explored and played on their own.  It was such a beautiful day out!   I love just watching the kids interact with one another.   

Levi got some new pj's (he picked them out, he likes the feet!)

Levi made stir fry all by himself - fried an egg, cooked some mushrooms, cooked some lettuce (I know, strange stir fry ingredient), reheated some rice and added sauce.   I helped him put it on the plate but he did everything else all by himself with no direction/help.    

We put up a new lamp, the other one was super ugly and covered with fake pears and apples, fake leaves and a good thick layer of dust.  

And Levi did an art project for our space unit study:

Space Art:

1. Trace circle shaped objects onto white paper
2. Paint circles using watercolor paints, its o.k. to go beyond the lines.  Copy images of real planets or design your own.
3. While that dries, use a stiff brush or an old toothbrush to flick white paint onto black paper (use liquid paint like poster paint, not watercolor for this)
4. Cut out circles, and glue them onto the black paper. 

So this week:
Sunday: Went to see Obama
Monday: Mr. Science
Tuesday: Beachside Kids Explorers Club
Wednesday: Babysat neighbor kids all day, gymnastics
Thursday:  Babysat neighbor kids all day, Co-op
Friday: Homeschool Trading class, babysat neighbor kids half day
Saturday: Music Together class, chiropractor, Levi's first real football game
Sunday: church

Tomorrow, we have the day off!