- Observation of everyday, familiar things
- Common animals and plants
- Interrelationships of animals and plants
- Classification of living things
- Farm animals
- Care of pets
- Like and unlike plants
- Indoor plants
- The sun: our principal source of energy
- Weather and Seasons
- Temperature
- Light
- Colors
- Senses
- Earth, moon, stars, planets
- Simple measurement
- Beginning experimentation
Annotated links for the typical course of study for to help you cover each topic and check mastery of that skill. This is a work in progress that I assume will take a while to complete. I will be adding links and pages periodically.
Course of Study by Grade Level
Upper Grades
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