AUG 21 - *WELCOME DAY* (Come meet us, ask questions, hang out and explore!)

Session 1 - Foundations of Creation

Children begin observing God's creation, asking questions, and discovering the building blocks that make life on Earth possible.

AUG 28 - What is Light?

SEPT 4 - How Does God Water the Plants and Animals?

SEPT 11 - How Do Water, Light, and Air Build Plants?

SEPT 18 - How Hot is the Sun?

Session 2 - Why Are Living Things So Different?

Children begin noticing similarities and differences among living things as we learn about taxonomy.

SEPT 25 - Is a Shoebill a Stork?

OCT 2 - How Sharp are a Lion's Teeth?

OCT 9 - Why Do Jumping Spiders Jump?

OCT 16 - Why Do Pika Pick Flowers?

Session 3 - Every Creature Has a Home

Children discover how living things are suited to particular environments.

OCT 23 - Why Does a Rabbit Wiggle its Nose?

OCT 30 - How are Alligators and Crocodiles Different?

NOV 6 - Why are Foxes So Sneaky?

NOV 13 - Why Do Male Seahorses Have Babies?

Session 4 - How Do Living Things Grow?

Children observe growth, change, and reproduction in nature.

NOV 20 - Is an Inchworm Actually an Inch Long?

NOV 27 *THANKSGIVING BREAK*

DEC 4 - What is a Fairy Shrimp and How Does it's Eggs Wait for Years to Hatch?

DEC 11 - How Fast Are Hummingbirds and Do They Ever Rest?

DEC 18 - How Does a Sea Star Regrow an Arm?

DEC 25 *CHRISTMAS BREAK*

JAN 1 *NEW YEARS BREAK*

Session 5 - How Do Living Things Survive? 

Children discover special features that help living things survive.

JAN 8 - Why Do Decorator Crabs Dress Up?

JAN 15 - Do Porcupines Shoot Their Quills?

JAN 22 - How Do Water Striders Walk on Water?

JAN 29 - Are Bats Blind?

Session 6 - How Do Living Things Work Together? 

Children explore cooperation, communication, and relationships among living things.

FEB 5 - Where Do Ants Get Their Super Strength?

FEB 12 - What’s That Song? Why and How Birds Sing

FEB 19 - Can Bees Dance?

FEB 26 - Is Coral a Plant or Animal?

Session 7 - What Patterns Can We Find?

Children begin recognizing symmetry, order, sequences, and design.

MAR 5 - Math in Nature

MAR 12 - Is A Snail Born With A Shell?

MAR 19 - How is a Geode Made?

MAR 26 - Can Rainbows Happen at Night?

Session 8 - What is Happening Behind the Scenes?

Children discover that many things in nature have hidden structures and processes that make them work.

APR 2 - What Are We Made Of? Exploring Human Cells

APR 9 - What is the Code That Makes Our Bodies? Discovering DNA

APR 16 - What is Lava Made Of?

APR 23 - Does God Make Thunderstorms?

APR 30 - *End of Year PARTY*