Seashore Science
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Seashore Science
$24.99
This is a digital download. Please read full page thoroughly & view return policy below.
Bring your whole family together to learn about the wonders of the ocean, and the life in and around the seashore with Seashore Science!
Seashore Science is a science curriculum for ages kindergarten through sixth grade, but can be adapted for younger and older children with extension activities included as well! The curriculum centers around The Burgess Seashore Book for Children by Thornton Burgess.
What Is Included?
- 86-page Teacher Guide with 40 daily lessons, book lists, supply lists, video links, weekly spreads, extension activities, field trip ideas, movie recommendations, and more!
- Three 43-page Student Notebooks with different line styles for different stages of writing (youngest students' notebook contains coloring pages for each lesson as they learn to draw and narrate)
- 16 vocabulary cards on 2 pages to teach with and display
- Book list with 40 picture book recommendations (one per lesson)
- 19 hands-on activities (10 main and 9 bonus so you can pick and choose what interests your family the most)
Description
This curriculum is based on the educational philosophy and writings of Charlotte Mason, who based all learning on self-discovery, living books, notebooking, and learning through experiencing.
In Seashore Science, every lesson contains a reading from the Burgess Seashore Book, an additional short ocean anatomy reading (from one of two additional books), a vocabulary card (when applicable), a video link to a wholesome Youtube video that explains something learned in the lesson in more detail (so children can see the ocean creatures in action), a picture book reading (with links/QR codes to video read alouds of the book when available), and a notebooking prompt (with three variations of notebooks included for different stages of writing).
Additionally, a main activity and bonus activity are included every week with hands-on activities like creating a stinging cell when learning about jellyfish, creating a tide pool, making an edible coral reef, making ocean playdough, and SO much more!
What ages is this for?
This guide is designed for kindergarten through sixth grade, but it can be adapted for older and younger children to truly be family-style. The Teacher Guide includes extension activity ideas for older children, and many of the bonus activities are aimed at the youngest students (play dough, sensory bins, bubbles, etc.).
How long does a lesson take?
This curriculum is designed to present a feast for your children. I provided the feast and you choose which dishes to partake in. It is a very robust curriculum, but designed to take about 15-30 minutes most lessons, with an additional 15-30 minutes on activity days. You can easily adapt each lesson to fit your family's needs!
Digital Download Details
This file is a digital download ONLY. Once purchased, the files will be sent to the email address you use at checkout. The Teacher Guide, three Student Notebooks, and Vocabulary Cards are in a compressed .zip file that you can save and use as personal use only.
The Teacher Guide can be used digitally or printed out. Both links and QR codes are found throughout the Teacher Guide so make it easy to pull up videos and video read alouds whether using the Teacher Guide digitally or in printed form.
Printed guides are not available at this time.
Return Policy
Due to the digital nature of this product, all sales are final. Please read this page thoroughly and view all images, as they outline the curriculum in great detail.
Each of the 40 lessons contains:
- One short chapter reading from the Burgess Seashore Book
- A picture book that ties into the lesson (with QR codes when available to online read alouds if the book is not available at your library)
- A short video (with a QR code so you can easily pull it up) diving deeper into learning about the creatures you meet in the Burgess Seashore Book
- An additional short reading in an ocean anatomy book that helps children learn more about the creatures and ocean facts they encountered in the Burgess Seashore Book
- A notebooking prompt for children to complete in their notebooks (that also come with the curriculum)
Each set of four lessons also contains:
- A main activity using items you have on hand to learn about the ocean and sea creatures in a hands-on way
- A bonus activity with fun, hands-on learning like sensory bins, eating seaweed, making an edible coral reef, creating a sensory bin, & more!
On top of all that, it also includes:
The curriculum includes three versions of student notebooks. The notebook for the youngest children contains a coloring page and a space for either the child or parent to write a narration about what they learned. Older children who are able to draw on their own can either use the notebooking prompt included in each lesson to draw and record what they learned or they can draw and narrate about whatever they found most interesting in the lesson. Two different line styles are included for earlier writers and more experienced writers.
Display & Use the Vocabulary Cards
The curriculum also comes with printable vocabulary cards to help teach children common ocean-related words that come up in the Seashore Book and other readings. You can hang these up in your homeschool space since they are beautiful AND informative!
Two Schedules are Included:
- Summer Scholé Schedule: This schedule splits the 40 lessons into 10 weeks with 4 lessons a week. You can easily use this as a main curriculum over a summer break!
- Half-Year Schedule: This schedule splits the 40 lessons into 20 weeks with 2 lessons a week. This can be used as a science curriculum your family does twice a week for half a school year as your main science curriculum.
This curriculum is a digital download only and includes:
- 86-Page Teacher Guide
- Three 43-Page Student Notebooks Variations
- 16 Vocabulary Cards on 2 pages
You can print for personal use only or use the teacher guide on a phone or tablet. It includes both clickable links (for using digitally) and QR codes (for using a paper copy) so you can easily access all video read alouds and videos included in each lesson.
