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We love LOVE our Apologia - Swimming Creatures - of the 5th Day (Young Explorer Series) written by Jeannie Fulbright. We also use the Notebooking Journal along with it.

We love the creatures of the sea and it's been fun learning more about them. It's been a favorite at our home for sure.


We've studied fish, sharks, sea horses, sea turtles, manatees, sea lions, and dolphins - Our favorite! Of course, the boys love the sponges, the sea stars and even the mollusks. Maybe the sea turtles are our favorites. Of course, the manatee are very sweet. Dolphins sure are smart. It's so hard to pick a favorite.

From dolphin watching to sea lion shows - we've fully enjoyed studying the wildlife of the sea with Apologia as our guide. The boys listen attentively as we read aloud from our Swimming Creatures book and learn details we've never known about our little wildlife neighbors.



As tough as it may be, we have stayed the course. We have faithfully tracked down the manatees - cow of the sea . . . . . and studied it in it's natural habitat. THIS was an interesting day - right in the middle of mating season. She forgot to mention that in the book - and I walked right in to that trap! But, seriously, it didn't seem to phase the boys and they will now recognize bugs, butterflies and other various species and announce that they are wrestling or mating. We shall fill in the rest of the details at a later date.




It's such hard work, reading . . . and exploring . . . tracking down the wild sea creatures . . . like blue crabs and even taking on the tough task of fishing searching for further specimens.




I'm sure you must be feeling quite sorry for us at this point, as you realize how dedicated we are to our studies. You are probably beginning to understand why it is taking us so long to work our way through the Apologia Swimming Creatures Science curriculum. I assure you, it is not the text. It's all this intense research.
By the way - we are also working our way through the Who is God? series. We use it as our bible study and plan to continue on through Who am I?

Dedicated as we are to the beach wildlife studies,
we do actually do some book work while we are at it. The Apologia Zoology Notebooking Journal is a fantastic resource for recording what we the boys are learning. But, the value of the first hand experience they are getting as we are out for a swim in the field doing intense research . . . . is invaluable to their education and it makes for happy, smart mommy little boys.
And now you know, why we choose to study on through the summer. . . . . As tough as it is . . . . . We are willing to make the sacrifice. After all . . . . somebody's GOT to do it!
I do hope you enjoy your summer. You can be sure we will be here . . . slaving away on our research!
*also linking with Blogging Through the Alphabet:
"Mm" is for Moving at our own pace!
and Heart for Home
"Mm" is for Moving at our own pace!
and Heart for Home
We will be participating again this next year:
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