Additional Learning Resources for our Trumpeter Swan Life Cycle Unit Study
Book List:
Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen
Little Swan by Jonathan London
The Six Swans: A Fairy Tale by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen
Do You Really Want to Meet a Swan? by Cari Meister
Swan Lake by Peter Clover
The Story Orchestra: Swan Lake (The Story Orchestra, 4) by Katy Flint and Jessica Courtney Tickle
Swan Lake by New York City Ballet and Valeria Docampo (Illustrator)
SPRING! Time to Build a Nest, A Story about Trumpeter Swan by Barbara Renner
Swans: Their Biology and Natural History by Paul Johnsgard
The Trumpeter Swan by Sue Coleman
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova by Laurel Snyder
Ballerina Swan by Allegra Kent
Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman, Chapter 6: A Little Bird Told Me” and page 187 (Mute Swan only)
Learn all about the Largest Swan Species: The Trumpeter Swan!
Watch a Trumpeter Swan Nesting. What a big nest!
Trumpeter Swans Hatching:
Different types of Swans in North America:
Pair this study up with our Art & Baking Study Guide for the Trumpet of the Swan by E. B.White.
“I saw a pair of trumpeter swans today on a small pond east of camp. The female has a nest with eggs on it.”
Read the classic novel The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White, with your kids this year along side our NEW Art + Baking Study Guide with the Build Your Masterpiece Class! Go on a #readpaintcook journey through North America, and learn all about trumpeter swans, what it means to be unique like Louis, who is unable to speak and so much more. How does he tell the one other swan how he feels? Our study is filled with nature-based learning, life lessons, geography, traditional recipes, art projects and more for you and your kids to enjoy while reading this classic novel with an art and baking twist!
“This guide is really so lovely! The coloring pages and activities are all wonderful! And all the recipes look amazing!! I think we might need to ‘test’ out some recipes while we’re waiting for our book to arrive in the mail.” - Elizabeth, USA
What’s Included?
111 page Digital PDF
21 chapter guides that each include: Vocabulary lists and flashcards, art project, coloring pages, maps, counters, photos, additional book lists, and discussion questions plus QR Codes with Additional Learning Resources for in the moment teaching aids! (Read Aloud links, Educational Videos, etc)
Canadian Providence Study of Alberta, and Ontario with our Original Coloring pages, plus the full Map of Canada, and the USA.
United States Study of Montana, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania (coloring pages with state map, and state flower)
21 Traditional recipes, such as Canadian Maple Cookies, Molasses Cookies, Nanaimo Bars, and Bear Tails. Plus, American recipes such as Snickerdooles, Mother’s Rolls, Boston Cream Pie, Soft Pretzels, Philadelphia Butter Cake, and much more!
Enjoy fun, hands on art projects and learn all about the Boston Swan Boats, the Philadelphia Zoo, and so much more!
Written for children learning together at home with various ages and levels of learning, it is a perfect study for kids 4 to 13.
Follow us on Instagram as we dive into this study this summer with our kids! Tag us with your Swan Masterpieces for a change to be featured.
Please note that our shop has a download time limit of 24 hours once you purchase, so please be sure to have a strong internet connection, and download to your computer (not mobile device) immediately after purchasing! If your links expire, please email me and I can send you refreshed links! :)
Want to read more books from the Author E. B. White? Check out are newly released Guide for Charlotte’s Web:
“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was worth.” - E.B. White
Read, paint, cook your way through reading the classic children’s novel, Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White with
The Build Your Masterpiece Class! We have read, and re-read this book many times in our many years of homeschooling, and this unit study was written from a place of love and admiration for farm life, literature and characters who stay with you. It now continues our E.B. White series of Art & Baking Unit Studies, our first being for The Trumpet of the Swan.
What’s included?
Lesson Plans Include:
Quotes
Chapter Discussion Questions
Book Lists
Vocabulary Lists
Classic Recipes from the Early 1900s
Plus Vocabulary Flashcards that match each lesson’s list! (find these in their own PDF file, and included as you need)
Student Workbook Includes:
Original Coloring Pages
Tracing Practice
Art Appriection
Drawing Prompts
In Manuscript and CURSIVE (two separate PDF options)
Art Projects & Tutorials:
Paper Bag Pig
Recycled Bottle Piggy Bank
Clay Pig
Pig Corner Bookmark
Water Bottle Spider
Woven Stick Spider Web Art
Wilbur Art
Ferris Wheel Coloring Page
BONUS LIFE CYCLES INCLUDED:
Pig Life Cycle, Includes:
Pig Life Cycle Poster in Color
Pig Life Cycle Info Cards in Color
Pig Life Cycle 3 part Cards in Color
Pig Life Cycle Black and White with Label Tracing
Pig Life Cycle Coloring and Tracing Worksheets in Manuscript & Cursive
2. Spider Life Cycle, includes:
Spider Life Cycle Poster in Color
Spider Life Cycle Info Cards in Color
Spider Life Cycle 3 part Cards in Color
Spider Life Cycle Black and White with Label Tracing
Spider Life Cycle Coloring and Tracing Worksheets in Manuscript & Cursive
Written for children learning together at home with various ages and levels of learning, it is a perfect study for kids 4 to 13. Follow us on Instagram and tag us with your masterpieces!
Please note that our shop has a download time limit of 24 hours (once you click the download link) after purchase. So please be sure to have a strong internet connection, and download to your computer (not mobile device) soon after clicking to download. If your links expire, please email me and I can send you refreshed links! :)
Happy creating,
~Alexandra