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All of our uncertainties about nutrition should not obscure the plain fact that the chronic diseases that now kill most of us can be traced directly to the industrialization of our food: the rise of highly processed foods and refined grains; the use of chemicals to raise plants and animals in huge monocultures; the superabundance of cheap calories of sugar and fat produced by modern agriculture; and the narrowing of the biological diversity of the human diet to a tiny handful of staple crops, notably wheat, corn, and soy. - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food



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Aug. 26, 2005
Insect/Spider 5 Day Plan

Posted in September Unit Studies

Monday
Math - Ladybug game
Reading - bugs and insects, eric carle,
Science - bug/spider anatomy
Crafts - ladybug necklace
Misc. - scavenger hunt

Tuesday
Math - Bug walk/graph
Reading - insects, insects work together, i know an old lady
Science - types of insects
Crafts - paper mache insects
Misc. - grasshopper jump

Wednesday
Math - Tarantula game
Reading - spiders, spiders lunch, little miss muffet
Science - types of insects
Crafts - make spider web, tarantula
Cooking - curds and whey
Misc. - relay race, little miss muffet pages

Thursday
Math - busy bugs
Reading - dangerous insects
Science - fruit fly
Crafts - wasp chamber
Cooking - buzzy bees & ants on a log

Friday
Math - map
Reading - insects, eric carle
Crafts - jumping grasshopper
Cooking - Bug cake
Misc. -  Bingo

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Aug. 29, 2005 - Great Units, mind if I copy :)

Posted by Tablefor5


Hello, I am so new to this stuff, I also have preschoolers ages 3 and 4 and also am homeschooling our 13 year old dd for the first time. I love your plan!! Where do you get all of your resources and ideas for the games and stuff!!
I may just use these great units :)
Thanks, Kristen
ksteudle@comcast.net


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Aug. 30, 2005 - Very neat!

Posted by Anonymous


Just wanted to pop in and say that you have great info. here! If you need a scorpion paperweight I'll be happy to send you one! My kids always got a kick out of them. Hey, I might even be able to get a tarantula one too!

~Maureen Spell
wwww.maureenspell.com


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