Vanessa is such a curious child and she’s definitely much more interested in all topics related to science than I was at her age — or ever, really. I’m not sure where the fascination comes from, but I’m making sure to nature it (although I know very little about the subject) because I would never want to influence her with my own likes and dislikes.
Luckily, her father LOVES science too, so they get to spend a lot of time talking about insects, weather, animals and all things nature. But her absolute favorite is astronomy. Anything related to the space, the stars and the planets will make her drop whatever she’s doing and pay attention. Needless to say, she was thrilled when we got this month’s Scholastic Parent Circle book: Mi primera enciclopedia del mundo from Club Leo because the first few pages are specifically about space, the moon, satellites, space shuttles and such.
She was so excited to see all that information that she asked if she could read it in the car after I picked the book up from our box. Since she learned how to read this year in kindergarten, she tries to read anything and everything she sees. Even though I was driving and I couldn’t really see what she was reading, I gathered it was super interesting because of the tone of her voice, which pretty much could be described as astonishment at all she was learning! When I finally got around to seeing what she was reading, I was surprised at her excitement. This children’s first encyclopedia is full of colorful images, tons of interesting descriptions and easy-to-understand information.
As a parent raising bilingual children, my favorite part of Mi primera enciclopedia del mundo is that it allows me to expose my children to vocabulary they wouldn’t normally be exposed to. I mean, while we speak Spanish at home all the time, it’s not like we necessarily talk about science, geography and history all the time. One of the biggest worries that parents of bilingual children have is that our children’s vocabulary in Spanish won’t be as extensive as it’ll be in English since they get schooled in the latter, but books like Mi primera enciclopedia del mundo can definitely help in this arena.
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I love encyclopedias! I teach my daughters about nature and science by going on nature walks daily using prompts from Lighting Fast Spanish(http://yogicare.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/review-lightning-fast-spanish/), growing a garden and doing some of the activities from the Science Kid.
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I teach my daughter thru scouting.
My daughter and I go on hikes where we stop to look at bugs and flowers and trees
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I take her to museums, zoos, and aquariums on a regular basis, and was her learning coach this year through the Georgia Cyber Academy, so we used the K12 science curriculum. Also, I let her play and explore outside–that’s a great place to learn about science and nature!
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We love national Geographic…where you can find many good articles about science
we’ve recently changed the way we eat pretty dramatically to a healthier lifestyle and I am learning right alongside my kids about the food we eat affects our bodies, how the vegetables are grown (helping in our own garden) how the insects relate to gardening (or just playing with rollie pollies ), how the weather affects crops which has led to an interest in space and planets and the recent events like the eclipse, Venus passing in front of the sun, etc. It’s been so amazing to learn with them instead of just teaching “at” them!
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We spend a lot of time at science and space Museums.
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I teach my kids science with books that are attractive and colorful. On Fridays we study the human body with a book that has a model of the human body in the center of the book and you can see and touch the parts of the body…we nicknamed him Willie. So they ask me: “Are we doing Willie today?”. The rest of the days we are reading a book about the Black bears of North America which has fun activities to complete . Sciences are fun and they enjoy them better with interesting books!
I really like encyclopedias you learn a lot and also would teach my children a lot.
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My daughter loves to go out and walk, so we explore our surroundings. We also go to parks and museums.
This is so cool. My little gals and I love to take nature walks. Mother Nature offers so much science all around us. Also gardening teaches science. My girls love that.
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I have a 22 yr old son, 20 yr old daughter, 17 yr old daughter, AND a 4 yr old daughter. I taught my older kids to read, write, math & science before they entered pre-k. I teach my 4 yr old daughter to look outside and tell me the weather, “are those dicot leaves?”, chemical changes, physics, and addition…and so on. EVERYDAY. NO joke. I’m a teacher by heart…soon to be by profession. This book will help greatly. We live in historical El Paso, TX.
We explore math and science through real life experiences. Their favorite is at the park around fall seasons when leaves fall and change color and how trees prepare for winter. Alot of outdoor exploration happens for authentic math and science questions. This book would be a great compliment to enrich our learning.
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I like to talk with children about God’s creation.
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I love taking my kid on outdoor trips, were we can experience nature first hand. And everytime I have a chance we count and talk numbers.