Shining Dawn Books

He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. – Psalm 37:6

Spider Shots

Cindy | September 29, 2009

Autumn is a great time for finding spiders and spider webs.  My children and I took a walk one evening just before dusk when the spiders had already prepared their webs for the night.  Take a look at some of the sights we found… Don’t let spiders scare you!  You don’t have to get too [...]

Searching for Seeds

Melissa | September 25, 2009

As part of our Fruits and Nuts study this month we’ve also spent some time learning about seeds. After all it’s the fruit and/or nuts that protect the seeds, therefore they go hand in hand. On one of our nature walks we set out to search for seeds along with fruits and nuts. We were [...]

Monarchs!

Cindy | September 23, 2009

As summer has progressed into autumn, we are blessed to see more and more monarchs in our area.  I know the time is fleeting as their journey south will begin very soon. It’s not too late in the year to do a quick study of butterflies using the Butterflies Flutter By NaturExplorer unit. ~Cindy

Finding Fruits and Nuts

Cindy | September 19, 2009

Our weekly nature walks so far in September have been so exciting as we’ve been on the hunt for fruits and nuts.  This is the perfect time of year for finding an abundance of them! If you’re also studying fruits and nuts this season, I’d love to hear about some of your adventures! ~Cindy

Fun with Fruits and Nuts

Melissa | September 9, 2009

This month we have began our study of fruits and nuts during our schooling time. We started off by heading outside for a fruits and nuts hunt in our backyard. It didn’t take long for us to begin finding some. We have a several large Black Walnut trees and lots of Hickory trees as well [...]