If you are like us, your kids love to learn about the creatures of the sea. If that's the case, you should definitely visit the 5000+ sea creatures at the Sea Life Aquarium in Grapevine, Texas! There are are many different sections of the aquarium. There are also many opportunities to integrate the visit into a homeschool unit about biological science.
Do your kids love fish? Do you love to travel? Do you homeschool your kids?
Then incorporate All Fish Faces by Tam Warner Minton into your next learning unit or family vacation!
All Fish Faces examines tropical reef fish around the world.
This book could be incorporated into a homeschool unit on fish or sea life. The pictures and descriptions can be used to compare and contrast characteristics of different fish. If you are teaching fish characteristics, you can show how there are similar characteristics of fish that live in different parts of the world.
This book could also be incorporated into geography lessons by studying the fish that live in a particular region of the world.
Parents can also use the book to extend learning before, during, or after a trip. For example, many of the fish in the book can be found in Cozumel, Mexico. Cozumel is a common port of call for Caribbean cruises and you can fly there as well.
How might you incorporate this book into a homeschool lesson or family vacation?
Let us know in the comments!
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This week,
Have a great week and plan for the weekend!
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Planning a nature homeschool unit? Have a child that loves to learn about nature?
Then order a copy of Trees by Shondra M. Quarles and Kristi Ferguson!
Trees helps children understand what trees need to survive and what happens during their life cycles by comparing trees to people. Interestingly, trees and people have a lot in common.
As a parent, you can ask your kids what they learned in the story and connect the book to trees in your yard, neighborhood, or local park. If you're on a family vacation, be sure to have your kids discuss similarities and differences between the trees they see on the trip and the trees they see at home.
Our daughter loved the book and it helped her better understand how we as people relate to nature in our world.
How might you incorporate Trees into a homeschool lesson or unit?
Let us know in the comments!
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This week,
Have a great week and plan for the weekend!
About Weekends Count - Weekends Count is a Millennial Family Travel, Fun, Food and Activities blog based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas. We review hotels, travel and household items, and millennial family experiences!
Our family loves Melissa and Doug products and we were delighted to discover the numerous travel-friendly products that the company offers families! Order one (or more) of these items for your summer or fall travel and you will not be disappointed! :)
Here are the Top 10 Melissa and Doug Products that are Ideal for Family Travel and Learning-on-the-Go!
You can certainly watch videos or read books to teach your kids about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Alternatively, you can visit cities associated with the civil rights movement so your kids can see artifacts and important sites for themselves.
We hope you are having a great week! Today is Science Monday for the Weekends Count Evening Homeschool!
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Today, are integrating the selpHbalance Digital pH Meter in our science experience focused on pH! Check out the video for today's experiment. Also, check out the 8 Ways to Use the selpHbalance pH Meter for Homeschool list below!
8 Ways to Use the selpHbalance pH Meter for Homeschool
1 - Emphasize the Differences b/t
Acids and Bases.
2 - Learning the pH of Household Products
3 - Comparing the pH of Juice Drinks
4 - Comparing the pH of Different Types of Bottled Water
5 - Comparing the pH of Pond Water vs. Fresh Water
6 - Gathering the pH of Organic Products
7 - Utilizing the pH Powder Solutions available in the Kit
We hope you are having a great week! Today is Science Monday for the Weekends Count Evening Homeschool!
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Today, are integrating the sepHbalance TDS, EC, & Temp Meterin our science experience focused on pH! Check out the video for today's experiment. Also, check out the 8 Ways to Use the sepHbalance TDS, EC, & Temp Meter for Homeschool list below!
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This week, we were pleased to review the Vellostar Liquid Chalk Markers! These markers were perfect for our family, because we always highlight our daily reminders on our weekly calendar, create art projects, and brainstorm marketing projects for our business.
As a evening and weekend homeschool family, we are always looking for great ways to remember the important things that we need to do on a day-to-day basis. These makers are great for glass, plastic, ceramics, chalkboards, whiteboards, displays, windshields, LED boards, and other hard porous surfaces!
Here are 10 Educational Ways to Use Vellostar Liquid Markers in Homeschool Activities!
1 - Highlighting a Letter, Color, Shape, & Number of the Week on Chalkboard
2 - Positive Affirmations on Bathroom Mirrors
3 - Decorating Windows for the Holidays
4 - Label Your Curriculum Bins
5 - Decorating Garden Planters
6 - Creating Recurring Chore Lists
7 - Art Projects
8 - Writing on an Outdoor Board
9 - Promoting a Service Project
10 - Working Problems on a Glass Table
Have a great week and plan for the weekend! Please let us know if you have any questions OR if you have additional ideas for the Vellostar Liquid Chalk Markers!
The Weekends Count is super concerned about Christmas and purchasing the correct gifts for our little one and her friends! Here are the top 10 Christmas List Items for Preschoolers! This post contains affiliate links to help you build your shopping list and travel list for your family. We are passionate about the product and the experiences listed in this post, but we also wanted to provide easy links you can click to purchase products for your busy lifestyle.
1 - Go! Go! Smart Friends Enchanted Princess Palace ($54.99 with Amazon Prime)
Here's the link to the item: http://amzn.to/2dqmFBy
2 - VTech Care for Me Learning Carrier Toy ($24.99 with Amazon Prime)
Here's the link to the item: http://amzn.to/2cJHCci
3 - VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Treasure Mountain Train Adventure ($43.99 with Amazon Prime)
Here's the link to the item: http://amzn.to/2cAeQrh
4 - VTech Bizzy the Mix and Move Bot ($24.99 with Amazon Prime)
Here's the link to the item: http://amzn.to/2cAdtsI
5 - VTech Touch and Learn Activity Desk Deluxe (Electronic) ($54.95 with Amazon Prime)
Here's the link to the item: http://amzn.to/2dqnJ8p
These items are definitely on our Christmas list and my little one will love them! When one do you like the best?
