Cindy | November 23, 2009
Our family is studying rocks each week this month during nature study. We’ve found all sorts of colored rocks, rocks with minerals, layered rocks, weathered rocks and even rocks with fossils! I’ll write a post about those finds soon – if not here, then over at Our Journey Westward.
One week’s focus was on life under [...]
Category: Hard as a Rock Activities |
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Tags: life under rocks, nature, nature study, Nature Walks, rocks
Cindy | November 20, 2009
Update: We have our two reviewers who will receive a free unit. Be looking for a similar offer before too long!
We’re looking for one or two of our customers to write a review of a NaturExplorers unit of their choice at HomeschoolReviews.com. Here are the “catches”…
You need to have actually purchased a unit from us. [...]
Category: Announcements |
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Tags: nature study, reviews
Cindy | November 16, 2009
Not every nature walk has to be serious!
Let your children take the lead during nature study often. It might not be just the thing you would’ve planned, but it will be exciting and worthy nonetheless.
~Cindy
Category: General Nature Study Tips |
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Tags: autumn, fall, family time, nature, nature fun, nature walk
Cindy | November 11, 2009
Shining Dawn Books has been nominated for Best Curriculum or Business Blog in the Homeschool Blog Awards. How exciting!!! Thank you to our nominators!!!
You can click on the graphic above to see all the categories and nominees. If you’d like to vote for Shining Dawn Books, you can click on the link above to go [...]
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Cindy | November 3, 2009
One nature study question I hear quite often is, “Which field guide series is your favorite?” Depending on the subject, I almost always answer National Audubon Society Field Guides.
Now, Melissa may differ with me and decide to put up a post about her favorites. :) But, for this post, I want to focus on why [...]
Category: Questions Answered |
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Tags: field guide, identification, nature, nature guide, nature study