Subject: Chemistry & The Periodic Table

I found the neatest little book to go along with our Chemistry For The Grammar Stage study this year!

The Periodic Table: Elements With Style!  by Adrian Dingle & Simon Basher is an adorable little book that covers the elements, but with a cute twist.  Each element is given a "personality", and the character helps represent some property of the element.  There is also a full page of basic information about that element.  Written in first person, ("I am the most important metal ever known to humankind.") it brings each element character to life.

Reese is a visual learner, and I think seeing each element drawn as a person/monster/cartoon-whatever will help him remember what is important about each one.

There is a tear-out chart like the one above at the back of the book.  My plan is to read about each element as we study them & incorporate the picture into our Science Notebook Pages with our narrations & summaries.

I just love when someone comes up with a cute twist on an age-old subject!  I also see that there are a number of other books in the series that coordinate with other science topics.  Love it!!