Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - P...bbb...bbbb

Well, if you know that sound, you've probably read The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary.

My husband bought the girls an old Honda mini bike to restore together, some daddy-daughter bonding time. They decided they wanted to learn all about motorcycles, the part names, how they work, etc., so I put together a mini unit on motorcycles.

So as the girls cleaned, painted, and learned to ride their mini bike, we read:

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary, using a guide for Vocabulary and Comprehension Questions printed out from: HERE

We learned all about the invention of the motorcycle, as well as the progression through the years, in these two books:

Motorcycle Chronicle by Doug Mitchel

and The Picture History of Great Inventors by Gillian Clements

Using Great Discoveries and Inventions That Improved Transportation by Garth Stevens, the girls learned all the names of the motorcycle parts and their functions.

And do you ever experience a "God Thang", that little serendipidity that just makes you smile? When we went to the library sale the other day, as we are walking out, DD9 spots a Runaway Ralph (the sequel to Mouse and the Motorcycle) vhs for 50 cents! They were absolutely thrilled!

I will be submitting the complete unit to Homeschool Share for the Back to School Blast, so be sure to check out their site for loads of great unit studies.