What we’re studying in October:
New Mexico / desserts, caves, and canyons / bats / Native tribes of the Southwest / angels / UFOs
What we’re reading:
New Mexico by Michael Burgan
Canyons by Christine Webster
Caves and Caverns by Gail Gibbons
Deserts by Gail Gibbons
One Small Square: Cave by Donald Silver
National Geographic Reader: Exploring Caves
The Bat Book by Charlotte Milner
Bats by Gail Gibbons
The Bat Scientists by Mary Kay Carson
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
National Geographic Reader: Bats Level 2
Explore Native American Cultures by Anita Yasuda
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard
Portrait of an Artist: Georgia O’Keefe by Lucy Brownridge
The Staircase by Ann Rinaldi
St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism, articles on angels
The Angels by Jude Winkler
Angels for Kids by Donna-Maria Cooper O’Boyle
What Really Happened in Roswell? Just the Facts (Plus the Rumors) by Kathleen Krull
Genesis 18:1-14 and Hebrews 13:2
Psalm 91:11-12
Tobit
The Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38)
The Resurrection (Matt. 28:2-4, Mark 16:4-5, Luke 24:2-5, John 20:11-13)
What we’re watching:
The Magic School Bus Season 1 Episode 7: “All Dried Up”
The Magic School Bus Season 2 Episode 9: “Going Batty”
Planet Earth Season 1 Episode 4: “Caves”
Planet Earth Season 1 Episode 5: “Deserts”
Hidden Worlds: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
3 Fun Facts about Bats
How Do Bats See with Sound?
Georgia O’Keefe for Kids
O’Keefe Art Lesson
Annual Pow Wow
Virtual Field Trip: Acoma Pueblo
Ancient Footprints
All About Guardian Angels
What we’re doing:
sand painting from Explore Native American Cultures
baking biscochitos
select pages from Dover’s My First Book about Earth
select pages from Dover’s Southwest Indians Coloring Book
angel crafts from Catholic Icing
painting Georgia O’Keefe-inspired watercolor flowers
What we’re tasting:
biscochitio
green chile stew
fry bread
posole
"Christmas style” red and green chile sauces
Where we’re going:
Albuquerque: Natural History Museum, Bandelier National Monument
Santa Fe: Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, Loretto Chapel, Georgia O’Keefe Museum, Capitol Building Art Museum, Palace of the Governors
Roswell: UFO Museum, UFO Spacewalk
Carlsbad Caverns National Park + bat tour
Printables Library:
Fry Bread Book Activities
Bat Math Craft
Native American 2-Digit Addition
Hanging Bat Flip Book
Caves and Caverns Close Reading
Stellaluna Literacy Activities
Bat Science Interactive Activities
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