Here are our Lesson Plans For Science
These lessons were made to go along with ‘On The Banks Of Plum Creek‘ written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. We are planning to go through the whole series and I am keeping track of the different topics we are learning about here on my blog. We hope you enjoy these as much as we have!
On weeks where there are several activities listed just choose a couple that interest you the most to work on.
Tip: If you want to go to a certain week/chapter simply push the ‘ctrl’ and the ‘F’ button down together and a small bar will pop up. Type in the week number or chapter number you want and it will take you to it.
Week 1: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
1. Pick one or two topics to learn about:
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2. Learn about the weather and seasons.
3. Read:

4. Extra Activities:

5. Bonus
Look at a sample of pond water under a microscope and compare it to a sample of tap water. Watch this video if you don’t have access to pond water or a microscope.
- Discuss what you learned.
- What surprised you the most about this activity?
Week 2: Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12
1. Pick one or two topics to learn about:
2. Learn about the weather and seasons.
3. Read
Extra Activities:

Week 3: Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18
1. Pick one or two topics to learn about:
2. Learn about the weather and seasons.
3. Read:
Extra Activities:

Week 4: Chapters 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23
1. Pick one or two topics to learn about:
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2. Learn about the weather and seasons.
3. Read:
Extra Activities:

Week 5: Chapters 24, 25, 26, 27 & 28
1. Pick one or two topics to learn about:
2. Learn about the weather and seasons.
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3. Read:
Extra Activities:

Week 6: Chapters 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 & 34
1. Pick one or two topics to learn about:
2. Learn about the weather and seasons.
3. Read:
Extra Activities:

Week 7: Chapters 35, 36, 37 & 38
1. Pick one or two topics to learn about:
2. Learn about the weather and seasons.
3. Read:
Extra Activities:

Week 8: Chapters 39, 40 & 41
1. Go back and review previous topics you may have skipped or want to learn more about.
Watch this video:
2. Learn about the weather and seasons.
3. Read:
Extra Activities:
Week 9: Finishing Up
1. Tests
Make sure to print out the results from online quizzes.
- Choose one of these:
- And Choose one of these:
2. Learn about the weather and seasons.

- Learn about hurricanes as we have a lot of them here.
3. Read:
Extra Activities:
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