Cindy | July 9, 2010
In our Animal Signs NaturExplorers study, we make a suggestion to build a secret hiding place in which to observe animals without them observing you. Rosina from Rosy ~ Posy, and her children, spent some time recently making an indoor bird blind. We loved the idea so much that we asked if she would mind [...]
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Cindy | March 29, 2010
Spring is a great time of the year for finding animal signs! Animals are no longer hibernating and many have migrated back “home” for the seasons ahead. At the same time, there isn’t much foliage to hide tracks, scat, burrows and such. Below are some of the fun finds we found on a recent nature [...]
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Cindy | December 14, 2009
December is SO busy! Our family slows down drastically on the regularly scheduled school plan. Nature study, however, proves to be just the thing we need to relax and find peace in the hectic weeks. We aren’t getting out as much as a normal, but the walks we are taking have led us to many [...]
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Cindy | December 1, 2009
During the month of December,my family will be using the Animal Signs NaturExplorers unit. Finding signs of animals and tracks are rather easy this time of year with much of the land and trees “uncovered” by the Lord. The most difficult part of studying animal signs for me is recognizing animal tracks. So many look [...]
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Cindy | July 28, 2009
You don’t have to walk far to find signs that animals and insects have been around! I took these pictures over the course of two or three walks on our farm and along the edge of a creek. My children and I felt like we were on a hunt for treasure and acted like we’d [...]
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