...Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Ungulata - Perissodactyla, Hyracoidea, Proboscidea, and Sirenia

Don't get in the way of a black rhino charge - Ultimate Killers - BBC Wildlife
Meet the endangered Hyrax - Little brother of the elephant -BBC
Elephant babies learning to drink - BBC (start at 1:20)
Elephants at Play
What in the world is a dugong?

Gentle Manatees by Kathleen Martin-James
Elephants by Louise Martin
World of Animals: Mammals: Large Carnivores by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:
perissodactyla: uneven-toe
hyracoidea: shrewmouse-type
proboscidea: proboscis-forms
sirenia: sirens

Activity:
Draw and label an animal from each family
Add rhinoceros, hyrax, elephant, and manatee to the Animal Tree

Ancient Africa - Geography

Continents of the World: Africa by Rob Bowden

Discussion:
Overview of African environments, animals, civilizations

Activity:
Locate Africa on a world map
Review where Egypt is
Label and color a map of Africa: rivers, deserts, lakes, forests
Picture study: African environments

...Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Ungulata - Tubulidentata, Mesonychids, Notoungulata and Litopterna

Baby Aardvark and Mom at Brookfield Zoo

Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:
mesonychids: middle-claw
tubulidentata: tube-tooth
notoungulata: southern-hoof-toed
litopterna: simple-ankles

Activity:
Draw and label an animal from each family
Add sinonyx, aardvark, toxodon, and macrauchenia to the Animal Tree

The Americas - Final Review

Locate the Americas on a world map

Identify North America, South America, and Mesoamerica on a continental map

Explain how people arrived in the Americas

Say something about religious beliefs common to many North American Native Nations

Locate the general area where the following nations/peoples live(d).  Give examples of housing, clothing, foods.

• Inuit
• Tlingit
• Dakota
• Haudenosaunee
• Muskogee
• Zuni
• Hopi
• Dineh
• Olmec
• Zapotec
• Mayans
• Norte Chico
• Chavin

Name foods that are important in the Americas (corn, beans, squash, potatoes, yuca, quinoa)

Which animals are native to the Americas?

...Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Ungulata - Cetacea

Hydroplaning Dolphins - BBC Planet Earth
Sperm Whale Diving
Killer Whale vs. Sea Lions
Blue Whale - Blue Planet - BBC

Killer Whales by Seymour Simon
Whales! Strange and Wonderful by Laurence Pringle and Meryl Henderson
Dolphins by Martha E.H. Rustad
World of Animals: Mammals: Large Carnivores by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:
cetacea: whale

Activity:
Draw and label 3 kinds of cetaceans (baleen, dolphin, toothed whale)
Add dolphin, whale to the Animal Tree

Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Ungulata - Artiodactyla - Ruminantiamorpha

Head-Butting Bison
Zebra, Horse, or Neither?
Amazing Antlers
The Pudu and the Kodkod

Mighty Bison by Jennifer S. Larson
Antelope by Melissa Stewart
World of Animals: Mammals: Large Carnivores by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:
ruminantiamorpha: ruminant-types

Activity:
Draw and label several different kinds of ruminants
Add bison and deer to the Animal tree

The Americas - South America - The South

"The Anteater: Origin of the Dance", "How the Armadillo Got Its Armor," "Where Emperor Penguins Come From", "Why the Whale Lives in the Ocean" from When Jaguars Ate the Moon and Other Stories About Animals and Plants of the Americas by Maria Cristina Brusca and Tona Wilson
South America by Libby Kopenen

Discussion:
South American animals

Activity:
Find how close the southern tip of South America is to Antarctica
Narration: Any favorite story

...Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Ungulata - Artiodactyla - Suidae, Hippopotamidae, and Camelidae

Warthog Life Lessons
Javelina
Hippo Licks Croc
BBC Camel Racing Documentary Part 2 (5:30-9:20)
Researchers Race to Witness Vicuna birth

Hippopotamuses by Melissa Stewart
Llamas by Emilie U. Lepthien
World of Animals: Mammals: Large Carnivores by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:
ungulata: hoofed
artiodactyla: even-toed
suidae: swine
hippopotamidae: hippopotami
camelidae: camels

Activity:
Draw and label one of each of the three artiodactylans discussed
Add hippo, pig, llama to the Animal Tree

The Americas - South America - Amazon River Basin

South America by Libby Koponen
How the Birds Changed Their Feathers by Joanna Troughton
"Kinkajou and the Food Tree," "Star Girl Brings Yuca From the Sky" from When Jaguars Ate the Moon and Other Stories About Animals and Plants of the Americas by Maria Cristina Brusca and Tona Wilson

Discussion:
Foods from the Amazon: potatoes, quinoa, beans, corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes, manioc
Geoglyphs
Forest Gardening

Activity:
Locate the Amazon River and its basin on a map
What is a geoglyph?
Eat some South American foods

...Reptilia - Synapsida - Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Carnivora (II)

Raccoons - An American Success Story - Attenborough - Life of Mammals - BBC
The Wolverine
Honey Badger: The Most Fearless Animal on Earth
Madagascar's Mysterious Fossa
Otter Chaos

Skunks by Lynn M. Stone
Wild Animals of the Woods: River Otters by by Lynn M. Stone
World of Animals: Mammals: Small Carnivores by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Activity:

Draw and label four favorite small carnivores (weasel, otter, skunk)

The Americas - South America - West Coast and Andes

BBC - Wild South America 

"The Lost Llama" from When Jaguars Ate the Moon and Other Stories About Animals and Plants of the Americas by Maria Cristina Brusca and Tona WilsonSouth America by Libby Koponen

Discussion:
Norte Chico - coastal civilization with river irrigation
Chavin - camelid domestication
Tiwanaku - trade, pilgrimage

Activity:
Locate the Andes on a map of South America
Picture Study: Norte Chico proto-writing, Chavin gold, Tiwanaku - Gate of the Sun

...Reptilia - Synapsida - Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Carnivora (I)

Cheetah vs. Gazelle - BBC Wildlife
Polar Bear Mom and Cubs
Aardwolf - Cincinnati Zoo
Dingoes may have caused Tasmanian tiger extinction
Weddell seals in Antarctica - Deep Into the Wild - BBC

Really Big Cats by Allan Fowler
Wild Bears by Seymour Simon
World of Animals: Mammals: Large Carnivores by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:

carnivora: meat-eater

canine: dog

feline: cat

ursine: bear

Activity:

Draw one representative of each of the major large carnivore families (dog, cat, bear, hyena)
Add carnivora to the Animal Kingdom Tree

The Americas - Mesoamerica - The Mayans

"The Beans" and "Corn and Chocolate" from When Jaguars Ate the Moon and Other Stories About Animals and Plants of the Americas by Maria Cristina Brusca and Tona Wilson

Discussion:
Foods (corn, chocolate, beans, squash, avocado, tomato)

Activity:
Find Mayan lands on a map
Make foods using some Mesoamerican ingredients

...Reptilia - Synapsida - Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Chiroptera and Insectivora

Bats hunting their prey - Top Bat - BBC 
Vampire Bats
Hedgehogs Love Poisons
Animals Attack: Shrew vs. Snake
The Star-Nosed Mole: part two

Bats by Susan Heinrichs Gray
Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats by Ann Earle and Henry Cole
World of Animals: Mammals: Insectivores and Bats by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Vocabulary Added:
chiroptera: hand-wing
insectivora: insect-eater

Activity:
Draw and label 2 representatives from Chiroptera and Insectivora (bat, hedgehog)
Add chiroptera and insectivora to Animal Kingdom Tree

The Americas - Mesoamerica - The Mayans

"The Boy and His Peccary Brother," "Why the Quetzal is the Most Beautiful Bird," and "Zompopos in the Garden" from When Jaguars Ate the Moon and Other Stories About Animals and Plants of the Americas by Maria Cristina Brusca and Tona Wilson
"The Boy Who Cried Tears of Jade" from The Eagle and the Rainbow: Timeless Tales from Mexico by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal and Tomie de Paola

Discussion:
Animals that live in jungles
Gods that resemble animals
Names of rulers taken from animals

Activity:
Locate Mayan lands on a map
Picture Study: Mayan art in The Ancient Maya

The Americas - Mesomerica - The Olmec and the Zapotec

The Tree That Rains: The Flood Myth of the Huichol Indians of Mexico by Emery & Durga Bernhard

Discussion:
Compare the world flood stories discussed this year
Climate and geography of Mesoamerica
Food staples (corn, beans, squash) and early farming practices
Animals: jaguar, quetzal, snake, eagle

Activity:
Map Study: where did the Olmec and Zapotec live?

Picture Study: Warrior Head

...Reptilia - Synapsida - Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Lagomorpha, Macroscelidea, Scandentia, Dermoptera

Amazing animals - Pikas
BBC One Life - Elephant Shrew and Monitor Lizard
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Colugo?

Rabbits and Hares by Emilie U. Lepthien
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
World of Animals: Mammals: Marsupials by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer

Vocabulary Added:
lagomorpha: hare-form
macroscelidea: large-legs
scandentia: climbing
dermoptera: skin-wing

Activity:
Draw an animal from each order
Add a rabbit, elephant shrew, tree shrew, and colugo to the animal tree

The Americas - North America - Review

How did people arrive in the Americas?

What are some principal religious beliefs held by most major Native North American nations?

Style recognition: look at pictures of objects, explain who made them and why.

Cut/paste: match nation names to their location, main foods, and shelter types.

...Reptilia - Synapsida - Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Rodentia

How Beavers Build a Lodge - BBC Animals
Prairie Dog Snake Alarm
Attenborough: Is it a Bird?  Is it a plane? Is it a flying squirrel?  BBC Earth
HD: Leopard vs. Porcupine - Nature's Great Events - The Great Flood - BBC One

Capybara by Anita Ganeri
Rats! The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Richard Conniff
The Wonder of Beavers by Amy Bauman and Patricia Corrigan, and John F. McGee
Wild Animals of the Woods: Porcupines by Lynn M. Stone
World of Animals: Mammals: Rodents 2 and Lagomorphs by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
World of Animals: Mammals: Marsupials by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer

Vocabulary Added:
rodentia: gnawing

Activity:
Draw and label five rodents
Add a rat and a beaver to the animal tree

...Reptilia - Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Edentata and Pholidota

(Prehistoric Daireaux start at :50)
Mutant Planet - Giant Anteater
Attenborough: Saying boo to a Sloth! BBC Earth
What in the world is a pangolin?

Anteaters by Renee C. Rebman
Armadillos by Judith Jango-Cohen
Sloths by Melissa Stewart
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures
Mammals by DK - Smithsonian Handbooks

Vocabulary Added:
eutheria: good-beast
edentata: without-teeth
pholidota: scaled

Activity:
Draw three edentates and a pangolin
Add an armadillo and a pangolin to the Animal Kingdom tree

The Americas - North America - the Hopi/Zuni and Dine

The Navajo by Kevin Cunningham and Peter Benoit
Pueblo by R. Kent Drasmussen and Kimberly L. Dawson Kurnizki
"Why Moon Has One Eye" and "The Hero Twins" from The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales by James and Joseph Bruchat and Stefano Vitale
Coyote Steals the Blanket by Janet Stevens

Discussion:
Climate of the American southwest (food, shelter)
Ceremonies and rituals

Activity:
Field trip to the National Museum of the American Indian

...Reptilia - Synapsida - Mammalia - Theria - Marsupialia

Virginia Oppossum - HD MiniDocumentary
Going Underground with a Wombat - extreme animals - BBC Wildlife
Bite of the Tasmanian Devil
Kangaroo Birth

About Marsupials by Cathryn and John Sill
Tasmanian Devil by Lynne M. Stone
Wild, Wild World: Koalas by Tanya Lee Stone
The Wonder of Kangaroos by Patricia Lantier, Judith Logan Lehne and John F. McGee

Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
World of Animals: Mammals: Marsupials by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer

Vocabulary Added:
theria: wild beast
marsupialia: pouch

Activity:
Draw three favorite marsupials
Add the kangaroo to the animal tree

The Americas - North America - The Haudenosaunee and Muskogee

The Iroquois  by Emily J. Dolbear and Peter Benoit
The Creek and Their History by Natalie M. Rosinsky
"Big Duck and the Ducks" and "Why the Oppossum's Tail is Bald" from When Jaguars Ate the Moon and Other Stories About Animals and Plants of the Americas by Maria Cristina Brusca and Tona Wilson
"The Girl Who Helped Thunder" and "The Ball Game Between the Birds & Animals" from The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales by James and Joseph Bruchat and Stefano Vitale

Discussion:
Life in the north vs. the south (food, shelter)
The Five Nations, wampum

Activity:
Picture study in The Iroquois and The Creek and Their History
Narration of a favorite story

...Reptilia - Synapsida - Mammalia - Monotremata

Platypus Parts
Episode Three Echidna

The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
Mammals by Melissa Stewart
Mammals by DK - Smithosonian Handbooks
World of Animals: Mammals: Marsupials by Pat Morris and Amy-Jane Beer
A Platypus, Probably by Sneed B. Collard III and Andrew Plant

Vocabulary Added:
synapsida: together-arch
mammalia: breast(-fed)
monotremata: one-perforation

Activity:
Draw and label a platypus and echidna
Add the platypus to the animal tree

...Reptilia - Sauropsida - Neodiapsida - Lepidosauria - Squamata (II)

One Weird Reptile, Amphisbaena alba
Anaconda Babies
Snakes - watch this python autopsy - Ultimate Killers - BBC Wildlife
Cobra vs. Mongoose

Venomous Snakes of the World by Mark O'Shea
Tree Vipers by Sherie Barger and Linda Johnson
Cobras by Sherie Barger and Linda Johnson
Snakes by Gail Gibbons

Vocabulary Added:
serpentes: serpents
amphisbaenia: both-ways-going

Activity:
Draw several kinds of snakes and an amphisbaenia 

The Americas - North America - The Dakota

The Sioux by Kevin Cunningham and Peter Benoit
Native American Religions by Paula R. Hertz
Crow Chief by Paul Goble
The Legend of the Blue Bonnet by Tomie de Paola
"How the Buffalo Came to Be" from The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales by James and Joseph Bruchat, and Stefano Vitale

Discussion:
The Great Plains - geography, climate
Food (buffalo)
Shelter (tipi)
Art

Activity:
Learn how tipis are constructed; make a model tipi
Story Narration

...Reptilia - Sauropsida - Neodiapsida - Lepidosauria - Sphenodontida and Squamata (I)

Ancient Tuatara Fathers Young
komodo dragons hunt buffalo
Meet the Ninja Gecko
Blood Squirting Lizard
Freaky Lizard

A Komodo Dragon Hatchling Grows Up by Katie Marsico

Green Iguanas by Sally Velthaus

Lizards by Nic Bishop

Lizards: A Natural History of Some Uncommon Creatures - Extraordinary Chameleons, Iguanas, Geckos, & More by David Badger and John Netherton

Vocabulary Added:
lepidosauria: scale-lizard
sphenodontida: wedge-tooth
squamata: scaly

Activity:
Draw a tuatara, and several different kinds of lizards and a mosasaur
Add squamata and lepidosauria to Animal Kingdom Tree

...Reptilia - Saurapsida - Diapsida - Neodiapsida - Ichthyosauria, Placodontia, Nothosauria, Plesiosauria

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
Expedition Week: Death of a Sea Monster

Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Creatures of the Deep by Mike Everhart

Vocabulary Added:
diapsida: double-arch
neodiapsida: new-double-arch
ichthyosaur: fish-lizard
placodont: tablet-tooth
nothosaur: false-lizard
elasmosaur: thin-plate-lizard
plesiosaur: near-lizard

Activity:
Draw and label favorite extinct reptiles (ichthyosaur, elasmosaur, dimetrodon)
Add Ichthyosauria, Placodontia, Nothosauria, Plesiosauria to Animal Kingdom Tree

The Americas - North America - The Arctic and Northwest

Lifeways: The Inuit by Raymond Bial
The Boy Who Lived with the Seals by Rafe Martin and David Shannon
"The Boy and the Loon" from Echoes of the Elders: The Stories and Paintings of Chief Lelooska, edited by Christine Normandin
"Grizzly Bear Gets Left Behind" and "The Raven and the Loon" from When Jaguars Ate the Moon and Other Stories About Animals and Plants of the Americas by Maria Cristina Brusca and Tona Wilson

Native American Religions by Paula R. Hartz

Discussion:
Climate affects way of life
Basic Native North American religious beliefs
Storytelling

Activity:
Locate the Arctic on a map
Locate the Northwest coast on a map
Picture Study from Lifeways: The Inuit and Echoes of the Elders

...Reptilia - Anapsida - Testudines

River Monsters: Turtle Strikes Like a Snake
Galapagos Tortoises and Volcanoes
Sea Turtle Attacks Man-o-War

About Reptiles  by Cathryn Sill and John Sill
All About Turtles by Jim Arnosky
Sea Turtles by Martha E.H. Rustad

Vocabulary Added:
anapsida: no-arch
testudines: shell(ed)

Activity:
Draw and label 2 kinds of turtles (one pleurodiran and one cryptodiran)
Add Testudines to Animal Kingdom Tree

The Americas - Geography and Settlement

Who Came First? New Clues to Prehistoric Americans by Patricia Lauber

Discussion:
How did people get to the Americas?
When did they arrive?

Activity:
Locate the Americas on a world map
Examine a map of the Americas.  Trace the various possible migratory routes of the first human settlers.
Add in rivers, mountains, oceans

Australia - Technology

Aborignes hunting kagaroo with spear
Hunting bats with a boomerang (in Spanish)
Fire Hunting in Australia

Australia and Oceania by Mel Friedman
Australia by Allan Fowler
Useful reference: New South Wales K-6 Curriculum on Aboriginal Technology

Activity:

Learn to throw a boomerang
Try tracking animals

...Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Psittaciformes, Cuculiformes, and Trogoniformes

Cuckoo hijacks warbler's nest - Natural World - BBC
Unbelievable amazing parrot

Macaws by Erika and Jim Deiters
Roadrunners by Lola M. Schaefer
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:

psittaciformes: parrot-types
cuculformes: cuckoo-types
trogoniformes: gnawer-types

Activity:
Draw and label a parrot, cuckoo, and trogon
Add Psittaciformes, Cuculiformes, and Trogoniformes to Animal Kingdom Tree

Australia - Food

Australia and Oceania by Mel Friedman
Australia by Allan Fowler
Read Aloud: Bootoolgah the Crane and Goonur the Rat, the Fire Makers

Discussion:
What did native Australians eat?  What food plants grow in Australia?
Bush Food (Bush Tucker) and recipes from Outback Chef

Activity:
Make something to eat inspired by Australian food plants
Narration of the Fire Makers

..Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 7

Pied kingfisher catching fish in split second - BBC Wildlife
Woodpeckers vs. the World
Amazing! Bird sounds from the lyre bird - David Attenborough - BBC Wildlife
BBC Natural World's (Birds of Paradise)  (start at 2:30)

Crows! Strange and Wonderful by Laurence Pringle
Two Blue Jays by Anne Rockwell and Megan Halsey
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:

coraciiformes: crow-types

piciformes: woodpecker-types 

passeriformes: sparrow-types

Activity:
Draw 4 birds from Series 7 (kingfisher, woodpecker, sparrow) 
Add Series 7 to Animal Kingdom Tree
Take a walk - look for birds

Australia - Shelter

Australia and Oceania by Mel Friedman
Australia by Allan Fowler
Read Aloud: Dinewan the Emu and Goomblegubbon the Bustard

Indigenous Cultures Map
Aboriginal Culture - Traditional Housing

Discussion:
What are the four things people need?  (food, shelter, fire, water)
Did everyone live the same way?
Different parts of Australia = different ways of making shelter, using fire

Activity:
Build a lean-to
Build a fire (don't light it)

Australia - Geography

Anthropologist: Scientist of the People
Australia by Allan Fowler
Australia and Oceania by Mel Friedman

Discussion:
What is anthropology?

Activity:
Identify Australia on a world map
Color and label parts of Australia

..Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 6

Amazing potoo bird tree camouflage - David Attenborough - BBC Wildlife
Life: Behind the Scenes - Marvelous Spatuletail Hummingbird

A Hummingbird's Life by John Himmelman
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:

caprimulgiformes: goat-sucker-types
apodiformes: no-foot-types

Activity:
Draw and label 3 birds from Series 6 (huummingbird, frogmouth)
Add Series 6 to Animal Kingdom Tree

Ancient Japan - Final Review

Locate Japan on the world map.  Identify the four main islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu).  Say something about the climate and geology.

Say something about each of the following:

• Ainu
• Jomon period
• Yayoi
• Uji rule
• Yamato

What did the ancient Japanese eat?  Wear?  Trade?  

What are some beliefs of the Shinto religion?  What does Sumo wrestling have to do with the Shinto religion?

..Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 5

Birds - peregrine falcon dives at 180 MPH - Ultimate Killers - BBC Wildlife
King Vultures
Snowy Owl

Vultures by Roland Smith and Lynn M. Stone
Hawks and Falcons by Maria Mudd Ruth
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Haast's Eagle

Vocabulary Added:

falconiformes: falcon-types

Activity:
Draw and label any hawk, vulture, and owl

Ancient Japan - Culture

Sumo
Taiko 

Life in Ancient Japan by Hazel Richardson

Discussion:
Origami
Origins of Sumo wrestling
Taiko

Activity:
Make origami
Make onigiri snacks

...Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 4

Nile Ibis Birds Create Swimming Pools - BBC Earth
Flamingos of Bogoria
Shoebill Stork vs. Lungfish

National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:

ciconiiformes: stork-types

Activity:
Draw and label several different storks (flamingo, marabou stork)
Add ciconiiformes to Animal Kingdom Tree

Ancient Japan - Trade and Travel

Life in Ancient Japan by Hazel Richardson
Read-Aloud: Mysterious Tales of Japan by Rafe Martin and Tatsuro Kiuchi

Discussion:
Imports to Japan
Japanese Exports

Activity:
Picture Study of boats in port, objects
Look around the house for silk, rice, gold

...Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 3

The Coolest Stuff on the Planet: The Dancing Cranes of Hokkaido
Nesting Puffin
Passenger Pigeons
Galloping hippos & the egret's amazing hunting trick  (start at 5:10)

Gulls...Gulls...Gulls by Gail Gibbons
Puffins by Ann O. Squire
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:
gruiformes: crane-types
charadriiformes: plover-types 
columbiformes: dove-types
ardeidae: herons

Activity:
Draw and label 4 birds from Series 3 (crane, plover, dove, heron)
Add Series 3 to Animal Kingdom Tree 

Ancient Japan - Religious Beliefs

Tanuki's Gift: A Japanese Tale by Tim Myers and R.G. Roth
Life in Ancient Japan by Hazel Richardson
Read-Aloud: Mysterious Tales of Japan by Rafe Martin and Tatsuro Kiuchi

Discussion:
Shinto religion
Burial practices
Buddhism and Confucianism

Activity:
Narration: any favorite story read thus far about Japan

...Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 2

Atlantic Albatross - Extreme animals - BBC wildlife
Nesting Frigate Birds and Turtle Babies - Planet Earth - BBC
Pelicans: Outback Nomads - Documentary Full Film (17:30-21:45)

National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:

pelecaniformes: ax-types

procellariformes: storm-types

Activity:
Draw and label a procellariform and pelecaniform.
Add Series 2 to Animal Kingdom Tree 

...Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 1

BBC Life: The Grebes
Through the Lens: Yellow-billed Loon
March of the Penguins (Netflix)

Penguins by Ann O. Squire
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:
podicipediformes: anus-foot-types
gaviformes: loon-types
sphenisciformes: wedge-types

Activity:
Draw and label a grebe, loon, and penguin.
Add Series 1 to Animal Kingdom Tree

Ancient Japan - Ruling Clans

Kogi's Mysterious Journey by Elizabeth Partridge
Life in Ancient Japan by Hazel Richardson

Discussion:
The Yayoi
uji
The Yamato

Activity:
Build mini Jomon pit houses outside

....Aves - Neognathae - Galliformes and Anseriformes

From Dino to Turkey
Our own Quail family
BBC Planet Earth - Mandarin duck dive
Geese Fly Together

Colorful Peacocks by Deborah Underwood
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay

Vocabulary Added:
neognathes: new-jaw
galliformes: rooster-forms
anseriformes: goose-forms

Activity:
Draw any 2 galliform and anseriform birds (rooster, goose)
Add galliformes to Animal Kingdom Tree

Ancient Japan - Geography

The Beckoning Cat by Koko Nishizuka and Rosanne Litzinger
Read-Aloud: Mysterious Tales of Japan by Rafe Martin and Tatsuro Kiuchi

Life in Ancient Japan by Hazel Richardson

Discussion:
Life on an island with volcanos and earthquakes
Climate of Japan
Who were the Ainu?
The Jomon

Activity:
Locate Japan on the world map.
Color and name the 4 main islands, plus Okinawa.

Ancient China - Final Review

Identify the following things on a map:
Yellow River
Yangtze River
Himalaya Mountains
Great Wall of China
Mongolia

Explain who the following people were:
Kon Fusi (Confucius)
Sun Tzu
Lao Tzu
The First Emperor

How did the first emperor unify China?

What were China's three main religions?  Explain a bit about each one.

How did Chinese writing develop?

Name the ancient rulers/dynasties in order and say something about each one (Xia, Shang, [Warring States], Qin, Han)

List some things the Chinese invented.

...Aves - Neornithes - Palaeognathes - Ratites

What is a Ratite?
BBC Natural World - Cassowaries  (1:45-5:00)
The Moa
The Elephant Bird

Encyclopedia of Animals by National Geographic (Karen McGhee and George McKay)

Vocabulary Added:
neornithes: new-bird
paleognathes: old-jaw
ratite: keel-boat-types

Activity:
Draw and label several ratites (ostrich, moa, kiwi)
Add ratites to Animal Kingdom Tree

...Tetrapods - Reptilia - Archosauromorpha - Dinosauria - Maniraptora - Aves

(prehistoric birds)
The Simon and Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures by Cox, Savage, Gardiner, Harrison, and Palmer
Dinosaurs: a visual encyclopedia by DK Publishing

Vocabulary Added:
manuraptor: hand-snatcher
aves: birds

Activity:
Draw and label parts of any two prehistoric birds (gastornis)
Add aves to Animal Kingdom tree

Ancient China - Writing and Art

Tongues of Jade by Lawrence Yep

Discussion:
Remember the bone oracles?  The First Emperor's standardization?

Activity:
Picture Study: trip to the Smithosonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries
Learn to write some Chinese characters

Chordates - Vertebrata - Sarcopterygii - Tetrapods - Reptilia - Archosauromorpha - Carnosaurs and Dromaeosaurs

Velociraptor by Elaine Landau
Tyrannosaurus Rex by Elaine Landau
Bizarre Dinosaurs by Christopher Sloan
The Simon and Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures by Cox, Savage, Gardiner, Harrison, and Palmer
Dinosaurs: a visual encyclopedia by DK Publishing
Amazing Dinosaurs by Dougal Dixon
Ultimate Dinopedia by Don Lessem and Franco Tempesta

Vocabulary Added:
carnosaur: meat-lizard
dromeosaur: runner-lizard

Activity:
Field trip to the National Museum of Natural History
Draw and label a carnosaur and dromeosaur
Add carnosaur and dromeosaur to Animal Kingdom tree

Ancient China - Science and Medicine

The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient China by Leonard Everett Fisher
Read-aloud: Tongues of Jade by Lawrence Yep

Ancient China by Jane Shuter
Ancient China by Brian Williams
Made in China by Suzanne Williams

Discussion:
What is acupuncture?
What does a seismograph do?
Telling time - water clock

Activity:
Picture Study from Science in Ancient China by George Beshore
Make a seismograph and/or water clock (Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself by Lance Kramer and Steven Weinberg)

Chordates - Vertebrata - Sarcopterygii - Tetrapods - Reptilia - Archosauromorpha - Pterosauria and Ornithschia

Beyond the Dinosaurs: Monsters of the Air and Sea by Charlotte Lewis Brown and Phil Wilson
Dactyls! Dragons of the Air by Robert T. Bakker and Luis V. Rey
Pterosaurs by Elaine Landau

The Simon and Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures by Cox, Savage, Gardiner, Harrison, and Palmer

Dinosaurs: a visual encyclopedia by DK Publishing

Amazing Dinosaurs by Dougal Dixon
Ultimate Dinopedia by Don Lessem and Franco Tempesta

Vocabulary Added:
pterosaura: wing-lizard
dinosauria: terror-lizard
ornithischia: bird-hip 

Activity:
Draw and label a pterosaur and ornithischian
Add pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and ornithiscians to Animal Kingdom tree

Ancient China - Trade and Travel

The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient China by Leonard Everett Fisher
Read-aloud: Tongues of Jade by Laurence Yep

Ancient China by Jane Shuter
Ancient China by Brian Williams
Made in China by Suzanne Williams

Discussion:
The Silk Road
Ships and sailing

Activity:
Make a compass (Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself by Lance Kramer and Steven Weinberg)

Chordates - Vertebrata - Sarcopterygii - Tetrapods - Reptilia - Archosauromorpha - Crocodylotarsi

GIANT Croc Captured - Man-eating Super Croc
Adult and baby Gharials - Ganges - BBC
Otters fighting with a Crocodile


Who lives in an Alligator Hole? by Anne and Lizzy Rockwell
Starting Life Crocodile by Clare Llewelyn and Simon Mendez
The Simon and Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures by Cox, Savage, Gardiner, Harrison, and Palmer

Vocabulary Added:
reptilia: creeping
archosauromorpha: ruler-lizard-form
crocodylotarsi: crocodile-ankle

Activity:
Draw and label two kinds of crocodiles
Add crocodylotarsi to Animal Kingdom tree

Ancient China - Society

Growing Up in Ancient China by Ken Teague
The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient China by Leonard Everett Fisher
Read-aloud: Tongues of Jade by Lawrence Yep

Ancient China by Jane Shuter
Ancient China by Brian Williams
Made in China by Suzanne Williams

Discussion:
Rich and poor in China
How did the Emperor live?  How did a merchant live?  How did a farmer live?

Activity:
Cooking time - tea, noodles, mooncakes
Picture Study in Ancient Chinese Art by Jane Shuter

Ancient China - Religious Beliefs

Chen Ping and His Magic Axe by Demi
The Dragon's Tale and Other Animal Fables of the Chinese Zodiac by Demi (Rooster, Monkey, Boar)
Read-aloud: The Painted Wall and Other Strange Tales by Michael Bedard

Ancient China by Jane Shuter
Ancient China by Brian Williams
Made in China by Suzanne Williams

Discussion:
Lao Zi and Confucius
The Chinese Zodiac

Activity:
Figure out which animal of the Zodiac you are
Learn some Tai Chi moves

Chordates - Vertebrata - Sarcopterygii - Lissamphibians - Gynophiona

The Caecilian

Amphibians by Melissa Stewart
World of Animals: Amphibians and Reptiles: Salamanders, Newts, and Caecilians by Chris Mattison

Vocabulary Added:
gymnophiona: naked-serpentine

Activity:
Draw and label a caecilian
Add gymnophiona to Animal Kingdom tree

Ancient China - Unification

The Terracotta Warriors

The Dragon's Tale and Other Animal Fables of the Chinese Zodiac by Demi (Horse, Goat, Monkey)
Read-aloud: The Painted Wall and Other Strange Tales by Michael Bedard

Ancient China by Jane Shuter
Ancient China by Brian Williams
Made in China by Suzanne Williams
The Great Wall of China by Lesley A. Dutemple

Discussion:
The First Emperor
The origin of the word "China" (from "Qin")
The Great Wall of China

Activity:
Build a great wall of China out of blocks.  Use Playmobil people as builders/invaders.
Build a suspension bridge (Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself by Lance Kramer and Steven Weinberg)
Picture Study in Ancient Chinese Art by Jane Shuter

Chordates - Vertebrata - Sarcopterygii - Lissamphibians - Urodela

axolotl - little monster
Japanese Giant Salamander

Frogs Toads, Lizards, and Salamanders by Nancy Winslow Parker and Joan Richards Wright
World of Animals: Amphibians and Reptiles: Salamanders, Newts, and Caecilians by Chris Mattison

Vocabulary Added:
urodela: tailed

Activity:
Draw and label a favorite newt and salamander
Add urodela to Animal Kingdom tree

Chordates - Vertebrata - Sarcopterygii - Lissamphibia - Anura

Bullfrog Hunts....Anything!
Golden River: The Unusual Peepa Toad

Frogs by Nic Bishop
Poison Dart Frogs by Jennifer Owings Dewey
Frogs, Toads, Lizards, and Salamanders by Nancy Winslow Parker and Joan Richards Wright

Vocabulary Added:
tetrapod: four-foot
amphibian: both-lives
anura: no-tail

Activity:
Draw and label a frog
Add tetrapod, and amphibian and anura to Animal Kingdom tree

Ancient China - War and Weaponry

The Art of War by Sun Tzu:

• Waging War 6
• Attack by Strategm 3
• Attack by Strategm 17
• Maneuvering 12
• Maneuvering 7
• The Attack by Fire 22

The Song of Mu Lan by Jeanne M. Lee
The Dragon's Tale and Other Animal Fables of the Chinese Zodiac by Demi (Rabbit, Dragon, Snake)
Read-aloud: The Painted Wall and Other Strange Tales by Michael Bedard

Ancient China by Jane Shuter
Ancient China by Brian Williams
Made in China by Suzanne Williams

Discussion:
The Zhou
Warring states

Activity:
Build a yurt in the backyard
Study how a crossbow works
Make a kite.  See if you can drop "gunpowder" with it.

Chordates - Vertebrata - Sarcopterygii - Dipnoi and Actinistia

Fooled by Nature - Lungfish
Finding the Coelacanth

Dinosaurs: A Visual Encyclopedia by DK Publishing, pp. 78-85

Vocabulary Added:
sarcopterygii: flesh-wing (fin)
dipnoi: double-breathing
actinistia: ray

Activity:
Draw and label a lungfish and a coelacanth
Add sarcopterygii and dipnoi and actinistia to Animal Kingdom tree

Ancient China - Geography

All the Way to Lhasa: A Tale from Tibet by Barbara Helen Berger
The Dragon's Tale and Other Animal Fables of the Chinese Zodiac by Demi (Rat, Ox, Tiger)

Ancient China by Jane Shuter
Ancient China by Brian Williams

Discussion:
The Xia Rulers and Erlitou
The Shang Rulers and Anyang
Oracle bones

Activity:
Locate ancient China on a world map
Color Map of ancient China - cities and major geographical features (mountains, rivers)

Choradates - Vertebrata - Actinopterygii - Neopterygii - Teleostei - Euteleostei

Life - Flying Fish Fly | Fish
Swimming Ocean Sunfish
Endangered Sea Horses - Oceans - BBC
River Monsters - Lassoing an electric eel

Eyewitness Fish by Steve Parker
World of Animals: Fish: Spiny-Finned Fish 2 by John Dawes
Flying Fish by Kris Hirschmann
Barracudas by Colleen Sexton
Sea Horses by Elaine Landau

Activity:
Field Trip to the National Aquarium
Draw any euteleosteiian fish (mola mola, sea horse, flying fish)

Choradates - Vertebrata - Actinopterygii - Neopterygii - Teleostei - Euteleostei

Piranhas Attack - BBC
Oarfish - Sea serpent
Anglerfish of the abyss

Fabulous Fishes by Susan Stockdale
Fishes by Melissa Stewart
About Fish by Cathryn Sill and John Sill
World of Animals: Fish: Piranhas, Guppies, and Allies by John Dawes

Vocabulary Added:
euteleosteii: good-complete-bone

Activity:
Fish dissection.  Go fishing or buy a whole fish.  Take it apart and examine it.  Cook and eat.
Draw any euteleosteian fish (piranha, oarfish)
Add euteleosteii to Animal Kingdom tree

Ancient India - Final Review

Narration: The Ramayana

Locate the following on a map:

• Indus Valley
• Indus River
• Ganges River
• Himalaya Mountains
• Mahenjo-daro
• Harrapa
• Sri Lanka

Know some things about the Hindu religion:

• dharma
• karma
• reincarnation
• Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
• avatar
• Krishna, Nandi
• Parvati/Kali
• Lakshmi, Ganesh
• Diwali

Know some things about Buddhism:

• Who was the Buddha?
• The Eightfold Path
• nirvana

Name the periods of Ancient India's history in order, and describe what happened in each.

Chordates - Vertebrata - Actinopterygii - Neopterygii - Teleosteii - Elopomorpha

Gulper eel
Moray Eels -Reel Life of the Andaman - Part 7

World of Animals: Fish: Rays, Chimaeras, and Eels by David Alderton

Vocabulary Added:
elopomorpha: snake-form
leptocephalus: thin-head

Activity:
Draw and label parts of a favorite eel (moray eel)
Add elopomorpha to Animal Kingdom tree

Chordates - Vertebrata - Actinopterygii - Neopterygii - Teleosteii

(elephant-trunk fish, arowana, butterfly fish, aba aba)

World of Animals: Fish: Primitive Fish by John Dawes
World of Animals: Fish: Rays, Chimaeras, and Eels by David Alderton

Vocabulary Added:
neopterygii: new-wing
teleosteii: total-bone

Activity:
Draw and label 2 favorite fish (aba aba, butterfly fish, arowana)
Add neopterygii and teleosteii to Animal Kingdom tree

Ancient India - Buddha

Story Time:
The Prince Who Ran Away by Anne Rockwell and Fahimeh Amiri

Ancient India by Virgina Schomp

Discussion:
What is the Eightfold Noble Path?

Activity:
Picture study - Buddha in Anicent India

Ancient India - Diwali

Diwali - Festival of Lights

Story Time:
Seasons of Splendor by Madhur Jaffrey, "V The Siege of Lanka"

Hinduism by Dilip Kadodwala
Festivals of the World: India

Discussion:
What is Diwali?

Activity:
Activities from Festivals of the World: India

Chordates - Vertebrata - Actinopterygii - Acipenseriformes

Paddlefish (2)
Lake Sturgeon

World of Animals: Fish: Primitive Fish by John Dawes

Vocabulary Added:
actinopterygii: ray-fin
acipenseriformes: sturgeon-forms

Activity:
Draw and label parts of a paddlefish and sturgeon
I suppose if you're rich you could buy caviar for your kids to try...
Add actinopterygii and acipenseriforms to Animal Kingdom tree

Chordates - Vertebrata - Chondrichthyes - Elasmobranchii - Rajiformes

How the sawfish uses its saw 
Wild Kingdom - Manta Ray Secrets Revealed
Stingray

Rays by Martha E.H. Rustad
Rays: Animals with an Electric Charge by Andreu Llamas and Gabriel Casadevall/Ali Garousi
World of Animals: Fish: Rays, Chimaeras, and Eels by David Alderton

Vocabulary Added:
rajiformes: ray-form
pristiformes: saw-form
torpedo: sting ray

Activity:
Draw and label parts of a ray, sawfish
Skate dissection.  Buy a skate wing.  Cook it.  Learn about cartilage.
Add rajiforms, pristiforms to Animal Kingdom tree

Ancient India - War and Empire

Story Time:
Seasons of Splendor by Madhur Jaffrey, "IV The Search for Sita"

Ancient India by Virgina Schomp
Hinduism by Dilip Kadodwala

Discussion:
Chandragupta, Asoka, Gupta Empire

Activity:
Picture study - war and being a soldier in Anicent India
Narration to part IV

Ancient India - Society

Story Time:
Seasons of Splendor by Madhur Jaffrey, "III The Kidnapping of Sita"

Ancient India by Virgina Schomp
Hinduism by Dilip Kadodwala

Discussion:
What does "caste" mean?
The four main castes: Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Sudras
Untouchables

Activity:
Introduction to yoga: meditation, breathing, postures
Narration of part IV

Chordates - Vertebrata - Chondrichthyes - Elasmobranchii - Squaliformes, Squatiformes, Pristiophoriformes

BBC: Perfect Shark - Cookie Cutter Shark
Angel Shark Birth - Deep Sea World

Sharks and Rays: Underwater Predators by Sharon Sharth
World of Animals: Fish: Rays, Chimaeras, and Eels by David Alderton

Vocabulary Added:
squaliform: pale-form
squatiniform: flat shark-form
pristiophoriform: saw-form

Activity:
Draw and label parts of two favorite sharks
Add squaliforms, squatiniforms, and pristiophoriforms to Animal Kingdom tree

Ancient India - Gods and Goddesses

Story Time:
Seasons of Splendor by Madhur Jaffrey, "II Ram is Banished"

Ancient India by Virgina Schomp
Hinduism by Dilip Kadodwala

Discussion:
Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva (with Nandi)
Kali, Parvati, Lakshmi

Activity:
Picture study - images of deities in Anicent India and Hinduism
Narration of Part II, "Ram is Banished"

Chordates - Vertebrata - Chondrichthyes - Elasmobranchii - Orectolobiformes, Carchariniformes, Lamniformes

Whale Shark
Shark Weekend: Great Hammerhead
BBC Planet Earth Series - Shark Attack Segment HD

Great White Sharks by John F. Prevost
Hungry, Hungry Sharks by Joanna Cole
Little Shark by Anna Rockwell and Megan Halsey
Sharks and Rays: Underwater Predators by Sharon Sharth

Vocabulary Added:
chondrichthyes: cartilage-fish
elasmobranch: thin plate-throat
orectolobus: stretched-lobe 
carchariniform: sharp-form
lamniform: monster-form

Activity:
Draw and label parts of 2 sharks of choice
Add chondrichthyes, elasmobranchs, and orectolobus, carchariniforms, and lamniforms to Animal Kingdom tree

Ancient India - Cities

Story Time:
Seasons of Splendor by Madhur Jaffrey, "How Ram Defeated the Demon King Ravan: I King Dashrat's Special Heir"

Settlements of the Indus River  by Rob Bowden
Ancient India by Virgina Schomp

Discussion:
What is a veda?  How old are the vedas?
What is an epic poem?

Activity:
Picture study of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa in Ancient India
Narration: Part I How Ram Defeated Ravan

Chordates - Vertebrata - Myxinoidea and Petromyzontiformes

Discovery Channel features Eddie Kisfaludy and Hagfish
Dirty Jobs - Spit Take | Sea Lamprey Exterminator

World of Animals: Fish: Primitive Fish by John Dawes

Vocabulary Added:
vertebra: joint
myxinoidea: mucus-like
petromyzontiform: stone-sucking-shape

Activity:
Draw and label parts of a lamprey, hagfish
Add vertebrates, myxinoidea, petromyzontiforms to the Animal Kingdom tree

Ancient India - Geography

Story Time:
Seasons of Splendor by Madhur Jaffrey, "The Moon and the Heavenly Nectar"

Settlements of the Indus River  by Rob Bowden
Ancient India by Virgina Schomp

Discussion:
Origins of the words "India", "Indus", "Hindu"
What is dharma?  karma?

Activity:
Locate India on a world map
Color a map of India, noting geography and major ancient cities - Map of India

Chordates - Urochordata

Giant Pyrasome and Salps - pelagic sea squirts
Mark Sharman: The One Show, Sea Squirts

World of Animals: Fish: Primitive Fish by John Dawes

Vocabulary Added:
chordate: chord
urochordate: tail-chord

Activity:
Draw and label parts of a sea squirt
Add chordates, urochordates to the Animal Kingdom tree

Mesopotamia - Final Review

The student should be able to answer the following oral questions and perform the following activities:


Identify the Fertile Crescent and its two major rivers.  Identify the two major seas in Israel and its river.

Identify the following places:

• Uruk
• Babylon
• Byblos
• Jerusalem
• Mt. Sinai

Point out the general location on a map of where the following groups lived, and something about their cultures

• Phoenicians
• Babylonians
• Sumerians
• Hittites
• Assyrians
• Israelites

Retell the epic of Gilgamesh.  Retell the major points of the flood of Utnapishtim.

Relate the sequence of major events and figures of Israelite history from Adam through Ezra with particular attention to interactions between cultures, including:

1. Adam/Eve
2. Noah and Flood :: Utnapishtim
3. Abraham
4. Jacob and his twelve sons
5. Joseph :: Egypt
6. Exodus 
7. Mt. Sinai and the 10 Commandments
8. Fall of Jericho
9. David and Goliath
10. Solomon
11. Ahab, Jezebel, and Elijah :: Phoenicians
12. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and the Assyrian Conquest :: Assyria
13. The Babylonian Captivity; Daniel and Esther :: Babylon
14. Return to Jerusalem, Ezra
15. Maccabees and Greece :: Greece
16. Roman conquest; Essenes, Pharisees, Scribes, and Sadducees :: Rome
17. Birth of Jesus Christ

Mesopotamia - Israel - Final Review

The Maccabeats - Candlelight

The Ancient World of the Bible by Malcolm Daly, Return to Jerusalem

Discussion:
Who were the Maccabees?  Why were they fighting?
What were the major groups of Israelite thinkers during Roman times? (Scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes)  What was daily life like for most other Israelites?
Who was Jesus Christ?

Activity:
List the sequence of events according to the Hebrew Bible, including major figures and places, from Adam to Jesus Christ

Invertebrates - Review Week

Watch any films the student particularly enjoyed during the invertebrates unit.
Re-read any books the student particularly enjoyed during the unit.

Activities:
(over the course of five days)

1. What is a mollusk? List the kinds of mollusks learned and give an example of each.
2. What is a cnidarian? List the kinds of cnidarians learned and give an example of each.
3. What is an echinoderm? List the kinds of echinoderms learned and give an example of each. 
4. What is a poriferan?  How do they help the ocean? What is an annelid?  Name three kinds of annelids. 
5. [On a piece of paper, recreate the arthropod tree with the meanings of the scientific names.] Student pastes the correct scientific designations over the meanings, gives examples of each kind of animal.

Mesopotamia - Israel - Subjugation and Exile

The Ancient World of the Bible by Malcolm Daly
Esther's Story by Diane Wolkstein and Juan Wihngaard

Discussion:
Talk about Israel's relationship with the Assyrians, Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Babylonians.  Positive/negative consequences?

Activity:
Summary of Hebrew stories from Adam and Eve through Esther

Mesopotamia - Israel - Temple, Culture, Kings

Leo Siberski conducts Danse Bacchanale from "Samson et Delila"

The Ancient World of the Bible by Malcolm Day, Solomon's Temple and the Queen of Sheba
Journeys with Elijah by Barbara Diamond Goldin and Jerry Pinkney

Discussion:
The time of the prophets

Activity:
Act out a story about Elijah
Name the major prophets in order

Arthropods - Myriapods - Diplopoda and Chilopoda

Wolf Spider attacks a millipede
First Life with David Attenborough - Giant Millipede (start at 1:00)
Centipede vs. Snake

Centipedes, Millipedes, Scorpions & Spiders by Daniel Gilpin

Vocabulary Added:
myriapod: many-foot
diplopoda: double-foot
chilopoda: lip-foot

Activity:
Go outside and find a centipede and a millipede
Draw and label centipede, millipede
Add myriapods, chilopod, diplopod to Animal Kingdom tree

Mesopotamia - Israel - War

The Ancient World of the Bible by Malcolm Day, Fall of Jericho - David and Goliath
David and Goliath by Leonard Everett Fisher

Activity:
Make a sling and see if you can hit anything with it
Map study: location of cities in Canaan/Israel

Arthropods - Chelicerates - Xiphosura

The Horseshoe Crab Eye

The Horseshoe Crab by Nancy Day
Centipedes, Millipedes, Scorpions & Spiders by Daniel Gilpin

Vocabulary Added:
xiphosura: sword-tail

Activity:
Draw and label parts of a horseshoe crab
Add xiphosura to the Animal Kingdom tree

Arthropods - Chelicerates - Arachnids

Giant Tarantula
Emperor Scorpion
Golden Orb Web Spider
Trap door spider JUMPS Attenborough!
Ticks Can Kill Moose?

Hairy Tarantulas by Joelle Riley
Centipedes, Millipedes, Scorpions & Spiders by Daniel Gilpin
Spiders by Nic Bishop

Vocabulary Added:
chelicerate: claw-horn

arachnid: spider

Activity:
Draw and label spider, scorpion, and tick
Go hunt for spiders outside.  Stay away from ticks.
Add arachnids to the Animal Kingdom tree

Mesopotamia - Israel - Religious Beliefs

Prince of Egypt - The Plagues
Moses Parts the Sea - the Ten Commandments

The Ancient World of the Bible by Malcolm Day, Slaves in Egypt - The 10 Commandments
Exodus by Miriam Chaikin and Charles Mikolaycak

Vocabulary Added:
exodus: mass departure
commandment: a rule you must follow
plague: something bad that affects a large number of people or animals

Discussion:
Events of slavery, exodus, and life in Sinai - correlation to modern Jewish beliefs and celebrations

Activity:
Narration - the story of the Hebrew Bible from Adam and Eve through the 10 Commandments (only major figures and events)

Arthropods - Crustacea - Branchiopoda

Fairy Shrimp, Clam Shrimp, Triops, Water Flea, Seed Shrimp

Vocabulary Added:
branchiopod: gill-foot

Activity:
Draw and label parts of a clam shrimp.  Explain why it's not a mollusk.
Add branchiopod to the Animal Kingdom tree

Mesopotamia - Israel - Nomadic Life

A Day in the Life of a Desert Nomad Family
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Ancient World of the Bible by Malcolm Day, "The Promise to Abraham"
The Coat of Many Colors by Jenny Koralek and Pauline Baynes

Vocabulary Added:
nomad: person who moves from one place to another

Activity:
Put up a tent outside.  Pretend to live in it.  Talk about stuff you would need, how you would travel

Arthropods - Crustacea - Malacostraca

Lobster migration - From the Trials of Life
Animal Attack!  Blue Crab vs. Clam
Antarctic Krill

About Crustaceans: A Guide for Children by Cathryn Sill and John Sill
Pinching Crayfish by Janet Piehl
Crabs by Lola M. Schaefer

Vocabulary Added:
crustacea: hard-shelled
malacostraca: soft-shell

Activity:
Crab dissection
Draw and label a crab, lobster
Add crustacea and malacostraca to the Animal Kingdom tree

Mesopotamia - Israel - Geography

The Ancient World of the Bible by Malcolm Day
Noah's Ark by Heinz Janisch and Lisbeth Zwerger

Discussion:
Compare Noah's Ark to the story of Utnapishtim in Gilgamesh

Activity:
Map study of Israel; Israel in relation to other Mesopotamian cultures

Mesopotamia - Review

Story Time:
Gilgamesh the Hero by Gerladine McCaughrean, Chapter 11 and 12, "Home" and "The Twelfth Tablet"

Activity:
Peoples and cultures review
Chapter 11 and 12 Narration

Gilgamesh recap

Arthropods - Insecta - Neoptera - Hemipterodea

(book lice, bugs, and plant bugs)
Bark lice, Psocoptera
Pictures of Psocoptera (book lice)
Amazing Cicada life cycle - Sir David Attenborough's Life in the Undergrowth - BBC wildlife

Vocabulary Added:
hemipterodean: half-winged

Activity:
Draw a book louse, aphid, and cicada
Go to creek; find cicada and waterboatman
Add hemipterodea to Animal Kingdom tree

Arthropods - Insecta - Neoptera - Holometabola - Coleoptera

(beetles)
Jewels of the Insect World - Amazing Tropical Beetles
African Dung Beetles
Click Beetles
BeetleFight2
Fireflies near the Hudson River (NYC)

Fireflies in the Night by Judy Hawes
Ladybugs by Cheryl Coughlan
Beetles by Cheryl Coughlan

Vocabulary Added:
coleoptera: hidden-wing

Activity:
Draw and label parts of a beetle
Go outside and catch some beetles
Add coleoptera to Animal Kingdom tree

Mesopotamia - Review

Story Time:
Gilgamesh the Hero by Gerladine McCaughrean, Chapter 10, "The Plant of Life"

Activity:
Map Review (major cities, bodies of water, areas, habitations)
Chapter 10 Narration

Arthropods - Insecta - Neoptera - Holometabola - Hymenoptera

(ants, bees, and wasps)
The Ichneumon Wasp
NATURE | Silence of the Bees | Inside the Hive | PBS
Ants create a lifeboat in the Amazon jungle - BBC Wildlife
Could you pass the bullet ant test?

World of Animals vol 27.  "Wasps, Ants, Bees..."
Wasps at Home by Bianca Lavies
Busy Ants by Kristin L. Nelson
The Bumblebee Queen by April Pulley Sayre and Patricia J. Wynne

Vocabulary Added:
hymenoptera: membrane-winged

Activity:
Draw and label parts of an ant, bee, wasp
Go outside and locate ants, bees, and wasps.  Be careful.

Mesopotamia - Sumer - Food and Medicine

Story Time:

Gilgamesh the Hero by Geraldine McCaughrean and David Parkins, chapter 9: "The Bread of Sorrow"

Activity:
Listening to medical prescriptions from Ancients in their Own Words: Mesopotamia
Narration of chapter 7

Arthropods - Insecta - Neoptera - Holometabola - Lepidoptera

(butterflies and moths)
Monarch butterfly - amazing migration
Butterfly eggs and caterpillar survival - Life in the Undergrowth - BBC Attenborough
The Clear Wing Hummingbird Moth

From Egg to Butterfly by Shannon Zemlicka
A Butterfly is Patient by Diana Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long

Vocabulary Added:
lepidoptera: scale-wing

Activity:
Draw and label parts of a butterfly, moth
Go outside and catch butterflies
Add lepidoptera to the Animal Kingdom tree

Mesopotamia - Sumer - The Flood

Story Time:
Gilgamesh the Hero by Geraldine McCaughrean and David Parkins, chapter 8: "Faraway"

Activity:
Picture study of Gilgamesh clay tablets in Ancients in their Own Words: Mesopotamia
Discussion: where do sources come from?  Comparison to Noah
Narration of chapter 8

Mesopotamia - Assyria - War

Story Time:
Gilgamesh the Hero by Geraldine McCaughrean and David Parkins, chapter 7: "Give Up"

Activity:
Map Study: Assyria
Picture study of Assyrian art in Ancients in their Own Words: Mesopotamia
Discussion: size of population, kinds of wars made, territory changing hands
Narration of chapter 7

Arthropods - Insecta - Neoptera - Holometabola - Diptera

(flies, mosquitos)
Invasive Fire Ants lose heads to flies
The Mosquito

Flying Mosquitos by Janet Piehl
Flies by Larry Dane Brimmer

Vocabulary Added:
holometabola: whole-change
diptera: two-winged

Activity:
Draw and label a fly, mosquito
Go on "sight-seeing" field trip.  Look for flies, mosquitos, larvae
Add dipterans to the Animals Kingdom tree

Mesopotamia - Babylon - The Hanging Gardens

Story Time:
Gilgamesh the Hero by Geraldine McCaughrean and David Parkins, chapter 6: "Afraid of Nothing"

Activity:
Picture study of Babylonian map, ruins/reconstructions in Ancients in their Own Words: Mesopotamia
Narration of chapter 6

Mesopotamia - Babylon - Law and Justice

Story Time:
Gilgamesh the Hero by Geraldine McCaughrean and David Parkins, chapter 5: "Death"

Activity:
Map Study: Babylon
Picture study of Hammurabi's Code Stela in Ancients in their Own Words: Mesopotamia
Read some of the code; discuss numerous death penalty offenses
Narration of chapter 5

Arthropods - Insecta - Neoptera - Orthopterodea

Cockroaches
Praying Mantis Attacks Snake!
Termite World - Life in the Undergrowth - BBC Attenborough
Plagues of Locusts - Wild Africa - BBC

Cricket by Heather L. Miller
Leaping Grasshoppers by Christine Zuchora-Walske

(Cockroaches, Mantids, Termites, Stoneflies, Grasshoppers, Earwigs, Stick and Leaf Insects)

Vocabulary Added:
neoptera: new-wing
orthopterodea: straight-winged-like

Activity:
Catch some grasshoppers, earwigs, and possibly a mantis.  Avoid cockroaches and termites.
Draw and label a praying mantis and other orthopterans
Add orthoptera to Animal Kingdom tree (praying mantis)

Mesopotamia - Sumer - Gods and Goddesses

Story Time:
Gilgamesh the Hero by Geraldine McCaughrean and David Parkins, chapter 4: "Marry Me"

Activity:
Discussion: Sumeria religious beliefs and cult
Picture study of Gate of Ishtar in Ancients in their Own Words: Mesopotamia
Narration of chapter 5

Arthropods - Insecta - Apterygotes and Palaeopterans

Handfeeding a Dragonfly
Mayfly swarming - Wild Wonders of Europe

Dragonflies by Cheryl Coughlan

Vocabulary Added:
apterygote: no-wings
palaeoptera: primitive-wing

Activity:
Walk to creek; look for dragonfly
Draw and label a dragonfly, mayfly, or damselfly
Add paleopterans to the Animal Kingdom tree

Arthropods - Insecta - Overview

Invertebrates Insects | Biology 
10 Extremely Dangerous Insects

Field Guide to Insects and Spiders - National Audubon Society
First Field Guide to Insects - National Audubon Society
Bug Faces by Darlyne A. Murawski
Biggest Bugs by George Beccaloni

Vocabulary Added:
insecta: cut in sections

Activity:
Add insect branch to Animal Kingdom tree
Go hunt for insects outside

Mesopotamia - Sumer - Writing

Story Time:

Gilgamesh the Hero by Geraldine McCaughrean and David Parkins, chapter 3: "Do or Die"

Activity:
Picture study of cuneiform in Ancients in their Own Words: Mesopotamia
Narration of chapter 3

Mesopotamia - Sumer - Cities

Story Time:

Gilgamesh the Hero by Geraldine McCaughrean and David Parkins, chapter 2: "Tamed by a Kiss"

Activity:
Picture study of Uruk in Ancients in their Own Words: Mesopotamia
Narration of chapter 2

Arthropods - Trilobitomorpha

Dinosaurs: a visual encyclopedia by DK Publishing

Vocabulary Added:
trilobitomorpha: three-lobed

Activity:
Draw and label parts of a trilobite
Add trilobites to the Animal Kingdom tree

Arthropods - Tardigrada

Insects and Arthropods

Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth by Nicola Davies

Vocabulary Added:
arthropod: joint-foottardigrade: slow-step

Activity:
Draw and label parts of a tardigrade
Add arthropoda to Animal Kingdom tree; add tardigrades

Mesopotamia - Geography

Story Time:
Gilgamesh the Hero by Geraldine McCaughrean and David Parkins, chapter 1: "Heaven Sent"

Activity:
Color and label map of the Fertile Crescent, identify major rivers, bodies of water, regions, cities
Picture study of Gilgamesh in Ancients in their Own Words: Mesopotamia
Narration of chapter 1

Annelida

Leech Doctor
Hydrothermal Vents

Leeches by L. Patricia Kite
Lowdown on Earthworms by Norma Dixon

Vocabulary Added:
annelida: small-ringed

Activity:
Dig for earthworms, make a wormery
"Do earthworms prefer heat or cold?"  From the earthworm experiments lesson plan
Earthworms on the piano - do they like loud noises?
Draw and label an earthworm and a leech
Add annelida to Animal Kingdom tree

Porifera (Sponges)

The wonderful world of sponges - The Abyss (start at 1:05)

Sponges by Mary Logue

Vocabulary Added:
porifera: having-pores

Activity:
Study a filter
Draw and label parts of a sponge
Add porifera to Animal Kingdom tree