We're starting on a unit in prehistory (thank you Angela!). We decided this would be a fun (and informative) way to end our academic year, and it will prepare us for Ancient history in the fall. This is a rough outline of my plan, and some of the resources we'll be using. We'll start this after Easter, as we are on spring break at the moment! We're also dedicating one day a week to American history, using Betsy Maestro's American Story.
All Weeks
The Story of Mankind OR A Little History of the World (mostly for Cyrus)
Darwin & Evolution for Kids: His Life & Ideas with 21 Activities
And we'll be doing some activities from Insects (Make it Work! Science)
The kids will also be making their own dinosaur notebooks using printouts from The Learning Page
Week One
The Big Bang and the formation of the earth
The Universe, season 1 (the episode about the formation of the earth)
Born with a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story
Week Two
Fossils (& archeology)
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Fossils
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Archeology
Mary Anning: The Fossil Hunter
Week Three
Early Life & Evolution (Pre-Cambrian/Cambrian)
Evolution: How We & All Living Things Came to Be
Raptors, Fossils, Fins & Fangs
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Evolution
Week Four
First Plants & Animals
From Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth's Story
Early Life (Prehistoric World)
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Plants
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Insects
Week Five
The Triassic Period
Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs for All Ages
Triassic Life (Prehistoric World)
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs, episode 1
Week Six
The Jurassic Period
Jurassic Life (Prehistoric World)
Dinosaur Mountain: Digging into the Jurassic Age
Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs for All Ages
Walking with Dinosaurs, episodes 2 & 3
Week Seven
Cretaceous Period
Cretaceous Life (Prehistoric World)
The Great Adventure of Sally Rock & the Cretaceous Chicken
Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs for All Ages
And Then There Was One: The Mystery of Extinction
Walking with Dinosaurs, episodes 4, 5 & 6
Week Eight
Mammals
The Age of Mammals (Prehistoric World)
The Ice Age (Prehistoric World)
Mammals Who Morph: The Universe Tells Our Evolution Story
Evolution: How We & All Living Things Came to Be
The Life of Mammals, episodes 1-4 and/or Walking with Prehistoric Beasts
Enjoy! We've spent the entire year covering Prehistory and it has been so much fun.
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