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Catching Up July 22, 2010

Summer wears me out. It’s all good, but whew am I ever ready to start school again by the time August rolls around! I have tons to post about, so I thought I’d do a giant post and try to fit in as much as possible. Hang on to your seats! First, some exciting news […]

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Defense Mechanisms July 27, 2010

God has given all creatures a line of defense, something to give them a better chance of survival. And lately I’ve become intrigued by seeing evidence of this on our nature walks. For instance below you will see a picture I took at our last Nature Club meeting. Notice the tiny red and black bugs. But especially […]

Finding Fruits and Nuts

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!

My favorite find so far was this pile of Ohio buckeyes that some sweet little creature has been working diligently on. Can you see how the coverings are separated from the nuts?

My favorite find so far has been this pile of Ohio buckeyes that some sweet little creature has been working diligently on. Can you see how the coverings are separated from the nuts?

We've found a bazillion perfect little nuts on trees and off.

Wild fruits and not-so-wild fruits hang prettily from many trees, bushes and wildflowers.

We've used notebooking pages to compare fruits, compare nuts, note the way seeds travel and go on a scavenger hunt for fruits and nuts.

If you’re also studying fruits and nuts this season, I’d love to hear about some of your adventures!

~Cindy

Tags: autumn, fall, fruits, nature, nature study, nature walk, nuts, unit, unit study

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Cindy

Cindy is a eclectically Charlotte Mason mom of three living on a cattle farm in Central KY. She and her family have learned so much about God's awesome power, creativity, care and tenderness through God's creation! Nature study has not only enhanced our homeschool, but our Christian walk as well.

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Mindy says:

September 30, 2009 at 7:58 pm

Cindy this is AMAZING… I loved looking at the photos but I think my boys would LOVE this.

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