Expedition Earth: Discovering God’s Animals is an accompanying animal unit study that is designed to go with my
Expedition Earth: A Journey Through God’s World Geography Curriculum.
What’s included in the Expedition Earth: Discovering God’s Animals
Each country contains a waterfall style mini-book with 6 animals from that country. The flip book has a fun facts sentence for your student to either trace or write depending on skill level. I plan on using this with my preschooler, first grader and 2nd grader as a group (I doubt my pre-k will be doing the writing, but she can cut out the pages and assemble for her animal book, I’ll leave it up to her).
The animal study also comes with animal classification cards for an animal discovery wall along with animal cards for each country so you can classify the animals as you are learning about them. I just made a simple bulletin board for our room so we have somewhere fun to display all of our animals as we learn them.
(I recommend writing the country names on the backs of the animal cards before they get all mixed up on your wall.)
Here’s a sample of the classification cards and Animals of Brazil cards:
NOTE: For the older kids I made a version with blank lines to write in their own facts, its a great research project!
Note: This is intended to be a supplement to the Expedition Earth curriculum but it can also be used as an independent animal unit study.
If you missed it, click here to see the Expedition Earth: A Journey Through God’s World Curriculum!
Hope you enjoy learning all about God’s Animals!
Hello! I was so excited to see the wonderful Expedition Earth study on World Animals…… however, I’m having problems in downloading them to my computer. The material did download, but there was never an opportunity for me to save the file to my computer. We don’t have a color printer, so I’ll probably have to send this off for printing (if it’s not outrageous)….. can you help with this? I kept looking for a way to “save”, but didn’t see one. Thanks for your wonderful resources!!
So sorry! I should’ve read through all the comments. . . think I figured it out!!!
Hi Erica:) I just downloaded the animal study to go with Expedition Earth, but I can’t save it to my PC. I need to have it printed locally to save ink.
Hi Erica!
I just purchased your EE curriculum and along with it, we are using the EE Animals. So far, my 8 year old is enjoying the “exploration” of God’s world and we had just entered South Korea. I am looking to start the EE Animals Classification activity and I seem to remember there was an answer sheet provided somewhere but I can’t seem to find it now. Could you please help provide or direct me to it again? This would save us a lot of time searching for the correct classification:)
How big does the board need to be to post all the animal cards and classification cards?
Would the geography Expedition Earth be suitable for my 9 yr old? This is our first year of Homeschooling. I also have a 7 yr old. We purchased “A child’s geography” but I feel like it is over their head. I need something much simpler that would hold their attention. But, I am wondering is it too simple for the 9 yr old. He is very interested in learning about countries and cultures.
Thanks!
Hi Erica – Just another thank you for putting all these wonderful things together for us stay at homers. I’m putting together all of the Expedition Earth and God’s Animals materials this week and was wondering if you 3 ring binder the student workbooks or attach them in a school folder? I had Kinkos make all my copies to save ink on this side (had them do your LOTW too!) as I don’t have a very efficient printer. I’ll send you a pick once we are set and cruising! 🙂
Thank you SO MUCH! I have 11 children I am schooling this year! YIKES! My original history curriculum purchase is WAY over their heads so I am scrambling to come up with an alternate curriculum and of course checked yours out! Yippee! I am going to share your wonderful resources with everyone I know! I already added it to our unit study online. Your work is appreciated and admired!
AMAZING!!! as is everything you do and share! thanks so much!
Hi, we have been using EE and classifying the animals. The sea star is an odd one to us, it does not fall under any from what we can tell. Where is it supposed to go? Thanks !