{"id":11632,"date":"2016-09-14T09:24:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T13:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=11632"},"modified":"2020-07-15T15:23:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T19:23:11","slug":"poems-to-help-with-learning-elementary-science-concepts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/14\/poems-to-help-with-learning-elementary-science-concepts\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Teaching and Learning Elementary Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

We don’t use a science curriculum in our homeshooling program (or any curriculum<\/a>, really!) But it doesn’t mean we don’t\u00a0do<\/em> science. We just approach elementary science a little differently: we read a lot and talk a lot instead of following a study guide and doing random experiments and projects. I answer questions my kids have as they come up and we explore different elementary science concepts, ideas and topics as we feel like it and are interested rather than when a curriculum says we should.<\/p>\n

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We go to the library often (tips for taking little ones to the library here<\/a>) and the girls are expected to get a certain number of non-fiction books on topics of their choice. I also have tons of resources and different tools at home for them to read and explore at their leisure.<\/p>\n

These\u00a0are just a few of my favorite resources and tools for teaching elementary science concepts:\"elementary-science\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Encyclopedia Type Books<\/h3>\n

We love books (hence why I had to make the kids their own\u00a0bookshelf<\/a>!) because kids can pick up any title they want any time, flip to a random page and learn something new. Encyclopedia type books are great because they cover many different topics and give kids opportunities to learn a little bit about a lot of things and introduce them to topics they are interested in learning more about.
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