Mostly our extra readings corresponded with our Classical Conversations science memory work about consumers. I searched our home library to find books that featured an animal eating, and we simply discussed what type of consumer that animal represented. Science lite, I know, but very kindergarten and preschool appropriate.
Here's a list of books we read featuring some of our favorite herbivores, carnivores and omnivores:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Once a Mouse by Marcia Brown
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
The Big Snow* by Berta and Elmer Hader
We followed these with a trio of books by Beatrix Potter. Considering her animals speak and wear clothes, it is amazing how realistically these books capture their natural characteristics. I have purchased many of her books mostly because their petite white covers look good on my daughter's bookshelf. I never dreamed that my children would love to hear these stories so much. They frequently request them. Here are the three we read (and reread) this week:
Today, the weather coordinated with the calendar, and we got out to enjoy the cooler September temperatures with a trip to the zoo. Every time we go to the zoo, my children focus exclusively on two things: the playground and the train. Today, I insisted that before we could enjoy either, we had to find two animals each of an herbivore, carnivore and omnivore. From a mom's point of view, this approach was a success. Here are a few highlights:
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| We got to see prairie dogs, which had eluded us on our trip to the actual prairie |
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| Okay, there was a little bit of playground time |
* We will read this gem many times over the following weeks because it perfectly conveys a lot of the concepts we're covering in our Classical Conversations memory work.
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