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KY State Fair August 30, 2010

We love the State Fair! This year was our first time being more than spectators and we had a busy, but exciting blast. The big kids showed goats two nights in a row, which left two days full of exploring all the sights and sounds. Some kind friends hauled our two goats to the fair […]

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Carolina Sphinx Moth August 21, 2010

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been purposefully leaving the light on outside by the door to our schoolroom. It has been SO much fun to go down to school in the morning and first thing check the wall outside by the door for moths. It’s like a little treasure hunt each morning to […]

How Far Can a Frog Jump?

Melissa | May 26, 2009

Toads, being amphibians that are quite comfortable on land, are pretty easy to catch to observe. On the other hand, frogs, being amphibians that are quite comfortable in water, are more challenging to catch. However this past week my son has evidently improved is frog catching abilities thereby evidenced by bringing home three of them! [...]

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The Unfurling of a Sapling

Cindy | May 21, 2009

My children and I were using an activity suggested in the Delightful Deciduous Trees unit the other day on a spring nature walk. We were searching for saplings and seedlings. A quick trip through a wooded area is a great place to find baby trees of all sorts. What fun we had trying to decide [...]

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Tags: nature study, science, trees, unit study

Exploring His Creation

Melissa | May 16, 2009

Our good friend Julie from Forty Acres, A Husband, and Three Kids has written a blog post which epitomizes what we believe about observing God’s creation. Her article is beautifully written, full of insight into the reasons we and our children need His creation. She has graciously allowed us to post it here to share with our viewers. Thank you Julie for [...]

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Unit Notebook Preparation

Cindy | May 14, 2009

Professional printing prices are high! Unfortunately, too high for us to offer a pre-printed option right now at a reasonable price to you. We’ll keep looking for affordable printing – let us know if you have any suggestions! However our opinion is that a printed out unit will most benefit you. So we have a [...]

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Cindy | May 14, 2009

Welcome to Shining Dawn Books! Home of the NaturExplorers Unit Study E-Books We are so glad you’ve stopped in for a visit and hope you find something to encourage you as you learn more about the beautiful and miraculous world God has created! Please browse around all the tabs and images to learn more about [...]

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