Homeschool ScienceWhen thinking about homeschool Science many parents immediately think that they need a curriculum to be able to teach Science. For older grades there are some great resources that you can use to help your child learn all the Science he/she will need to know. For preschool and even most of the way through elementary school, I believe that you can use picture books to teach Science. My children have learned a tremendous amount from picture books and I wanted to share some of our list with you. You can use these books for homeschool Science as unit studies, with a curriculum, or just read them at random or by group. Allow your children to ask questions and discuss what is going on in the book. You will be amazed at what they will learn and how much you will both enjoy it! Here's a quote from homeschooling mom that says it all...."I personally have learned more from picture books than textbooks LOL!" Animals All Things Bright and Beautiful Do You Know the Difference Wild Animals? by Bischhoff-Miersch Have You Seen Birds? by Joanne Oppenheim Deer at the Brook by Jim Arnosky Stellaluna Owl Moon by Jane Yolen Sassafras Bombus the Bumblebee Animal Faces Arabella Miller's Tiny Caterpillar Bird, Butterfly, Eel Birds Face to Face with Frogs (Face to Face with Animals) Hermit Crab's Home: Safe in a Shell (Smithsonian Oceanic) (Smithsonian Oceanic Collection) I Wish I Were a Butterfly In Front of the Ant: Walking With Beetles and Other Insects Interrupted Journey: Saving Endangered Sea Turtles The Life and Times of the Ant The Monarch's Progress: Poems With Wings On a Road in Africa One Tiny Turtle with Audio: Read, Listen, & Wonder One Wolf Howls Platypus! (Step into Reading) Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane (Miniature Edition) (Smithsonian's Backyard Series) Amazing Armadillos (Step into Reading) Dolphins! (Step into Reading, Step 3) Gorillas: Gentle Giants of the Forest (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) General Science Actual Size (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards)) Air Is All Around You (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) Plants/Trees Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg Big Yellow Sunflower Oh My, Pumpkin Pie! (Step into Reading, Step 2) Creation Science The Beautiful World That God Made Colors Come from God Just Like Me The Creation Story for Children The Creation Story (Dorling Kindersley) The Life and Adventures of Monica Monarch Water/Ocean Life Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea A Drop Of Water Flotsam (Caldecott Medal Book) Ocean Seasons Planets If You Decide To Go To The Moon (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards)) Kingdom Of The Sun: A Book About the Planets Long Night Moon Chemistry Physics All Categories Any of the Magic School Bus books Science Kits - Another way to enhance your child's homeschool Science program is to use these fun Science Kits This way you can choose an area that your child is interested in and build from there. A simple science experiment that we like to do that also cleans out our drains is to pour about 1/3 cup baking soda into your drain. Then add about 1 cup of vinegar. You will get a nice fizz reaction and your drain will get cleaned out too. Wait about 15 minutes before you run water down the drain. This is safe for plastic pipes and fun for children to do. More Picture Books - I will be adding more picture books that you can use for Science as I have time. If you have any picture books that you used for homeschool Science that you would like to add here, please fill in the form below. Please be sure to include the complete title, author's name, what you liked/didn't like about the book or series. Thanks! Seven Biggest Mistakes in Teaching Science and What to Do About Them Six Keys to Teaching Homeschool Science Science Experiments Videos
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