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Butterflies have Fluttered By!

Melissa | August 31, 2009

This past month our nature focus was on butterflies. Here are just a few of the activities and studies we have done using the Butterflies Flutter By unit study.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Some butterflies we have observed:
 
 
We have had so much fun studying all about butterflies and have learned so much! Now, on to Fruits and Nuts for the [...]

An Abundance of Wildflowers

Cindy | August 28, 2009

My children and I have just ended a wonderful month of nature study focused on wildflowers.  Wonderful, beautiful, magnificent wildflowers.  I could go on and on about my feelings toward wildflowers, but I’ll spare you the gushy words!
On my personal blog, I posted about our scavenger hunt and dissections.  I hope you’ll take a peek [...]

Winners!

Cindy | August 17, 2009

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our NaturExplorers giveaway.  Because of all the comments, we were able to randomly choose SIX winners!  Congratulations to

Barbara L.
Jeanette B.
Susan M.
Jenn of Guesthollow
Beth S.
Renee M.

Each winner has been contacted via email with details about choosing a FREE unit!
I’m not sure what’s perfect for nature study in [...]

New Units and New Pricing

Cindy | August 9, 2009

We have been diligently working to get THREE new units ready for your late summer and fall nature studies! We’d like to introduce:

Butterflies Flutter By – A unit packed full of caterpillar and butterfly information and activities.

Constant Conifers – A unit that takes you on an in-depth tour of the amazing conifer plant.

Fruits and Nuts [...]