Henry the Castaway
While exploring for uncharted seas, Henry and his dog are cast away on an island.
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The author is also the illustrator.
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Online Units and Resources for Henry the Castaway
Our Five in a Row Adventures vol. 3
Highlights and suggestions from a mother who has used FIAR vol 3 in her homeschooling adventure. (Y)
Literature resources for younger children
A large number of FIAR resource for specific books as well as general resources that can be used with any literature. Includes Elements of a Story Bookmark, World Traveler Passport, Classic Story Timeline, President Chart & President Disks and more. Scroll down for the links to the downloads. Requires Adobe Acrobat reader. (Y,M)
Go-alongs about Explorers
Explorers - From Enchanted Learning; indexed alphabetically, geographical area, and date.
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Explorers of the Millennium - "Discover the greatest explorers and the places they traveled. Find more information about explorers that interest you. Tell us who we should add to our Hall of Fame. Sail over to the quiz...test what you know about explorers!" (Y, M, O, T)
Renaissance Exploration - Learn about tools used for navigation and how the exploration during the Renaissance Period enhanced world trade, also an activity that allows you to become a spice trader and see if you prosper or fail. (Y, M, O, T)
Go-alongs about Rivers
All About the United States - Games to make learning more fun. Games for states, cappitals and landscapes. (Y, M, O, T)
Go to Egypt with Tapestry of Grace - "Welcome to Egypt, as you've never studied it before. As you review each week-plan in this three-week mini unit, you'll learn more both about Tapestry, and about how Egyptians lived, worked, and played. Explore their culture, traditions, geographic context, and worldview. In Week One, the focus is on Egypt's domination of the Nile River, and how control of the Nile allowed it to become one of the most powerful nations of its age. Consider it as the home of a young prince named Moses, and understand the Exodus story in a new light as you go to Egypt with Tapestry of Grace." (Y, M, O, T)
Grasses for the Masses - You can help restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia's rivers by participating in Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Grasses for the Masses program. Volunteers in the program grow wild celery, a type of underwater grass, in small tubs in their homes for 10 weeks, then help plant the grasses in local rivers to boost the population of this critical Bay resource. Combined with efforts to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus pollution and soil runoff, the program helps improve the Bay's health by increasing the amount of grasses in the Bay. (Y, M, O, T)
Life on the Rivers of Asia - National Geographic unit using The Story of Ping (y)
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary - Hi, kids! Do you know what an Estuary is? It's where the river meets the sea! Take it from me, it's an exciting and beautiful place to live. That's why we should all work together to protect places like the Delaware Estuary.
To learn more, check out this website. These activities are lots of fun and they are sure to quench your thirst for knowledge! (Each of the activities on this Web page is a PDF file.) (Y, M)
Photos of the Yangtze River - A collection of varied photos of life on the Yangtze River (Y, M, O, T)
Go-alongs about Birds
All About Birds - From Enchanted Learning: Zoom Birds. Everything you wanted to know about birds including jokes! (Y)
Bird Unit Study - From EasyFunSchool.com (Y, M, O, T)
Birdathon - From the Audubon Society, this project not only teaches birding techniques, it raises money for environmental conservation, education, and advocacy. (Y, M, O, T)
Birding / Wild Birds - From About.com (Y, M, O, T)
Birding / Wild Birds Clipart - From About.com (Y, M, O, T)
Birds of prey - lesson integrating the Internet into a study of predators. Grades 6-8 (Y,M)
BirdSource - From Cornell University, this site is centered on "birding with a purpose". (Y, M, O, T)
Cardinal Coloring Page - From Kidzone - Free fun facts for kids. Free printable activity worksheets. (Y)
Cardinal Printable Worksheet - From ABCTeach (Y)
Dinner, It's for the Birds! - From the National Bird-Feeding Society, activities on making bird feeders. (Y,M)
Duck Glossary - (Y)
Endangered and Threatened Species of Alaska Curriculum - Center for Alaska Coastal Studies. Materials focus on selected Alaskan species that are threatened, endangered, or at risk. Learn about wildlife population dynamics, the factors that may place species at risk, and efforts by people to help wildlife species recover.
The teaching packet is designed to help you introduce the concepts of "biodiversity" and "endangered" to your students in a hands-on interactive way. (Y, M, O, T)
Mastery of Flight, Birds - (Y)
Measuring Ducks - (Y)
NestWatch - "NestWatch is a nest-monitoring project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in collaboration with the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, and funded by the National Science Foundation... We invite people of all ages who are interested in the natural world to help monitor the success of nesting birds and better understand the threats they face. Your valuable nest observations will be permanently stored as legacy data along with hundreds of thousands of other nesting records. When combined, these data will provide a wealth of information about breeding birds and the factors that influence their success across different landscapes." (Y, M, O, T)
NestWatch - NestWatch is a nest-monitoring project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in collaboration with the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, and funded by the National Science Foundation... We invite people of all ages who are interested in the natural world to help monitor the success of nesting birds and better understand the threats they face. Your valuable nest observations will be permanently stored as legacy data along with hundreds of thousands of other nesting records. (Y, M, O, T)
Operation Ruby-Throat - The Hummingbird Project from the Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History; comprehensive hummingbird site with lots of info for educators (Y, M, O, T)
Peterson Online - Excellent resource with basics of birdwatching, identification, and calendar (Y, M, O, T)
Project Feeder Watch - Homeschool students across North America can learn about science and have fun while they count birds and record information that scientists need to understand the movements and abundance of feeder birds. Project FeederWatch, a citizen-science project from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada, is a perfect fit for the homeschool curriculum. The Homeschooler's Guide to Project FeederWatch is now available online. (Y, M, O, T)
Shorebird Sister Schools Program - Our mission is to inspire shorebird and habitat conservation by connecting people along flyways. Shorebirds are fascinating to study and open doors to other cultures. (Y, M, O, T)
Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory - (SABO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of the birds of southeastern Arizona, their habitats and the diversity of species that share those habitats through research, monitoring and public education. (Y, M, O, T)
State facts - State birds, Animals and Flowers (Y)
Stellaluna - This unit is about fruit bats. (Y)
To Feed or Not To Feed - From About.com - Should you feed wild birds (Y, M, O, T)
To Feed or Not to Feed Wildlife? - From The Humane Society of the United States. Includes articles on "A Closer Look at Wildlife", "Issues Facing Wildlife", "Feeding Birds in Winter", "Found an Injured or Orphaned Animal?", "Help Migratory Birds in Your Own Backyard", "Owls in Our Midst ", and Solving Problems with Your Wild Neighbors", and "The Mysteries of Migration". (Y, M, O, T)
Wisconsin bird watching - (Y)
Zoom Birds - Educational site geared towards kids with printouts, birdwatching, and bird activities. Contains evolution. (Y, M)