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

Freebie Notebooking Page – Observing the Sun’s Position

Melissa | January 30, 2010

Here’s a great notebooking page FREE for you to enjoy! Click on the button below to download.

The large black dot in the button above is actually a sun, for some reason it’s not showing up. But it downloads fine!

Studying Trees with Preschoolers or Toddlers

Melissa | October 27, 2009

Yes, nature study is possible with little ones! In fact not only is it possible, it’s a lot of fun! For me, I’ve had to understand that my preschooler’s limitations may be a bit more restricted. Such as taking my young one out on a three hour or more trek is not such a great idea, nor [...]

Guest Post – That Artist Woman

Cindy | October 5, 2009

Gail Bartel from That Artist Woman has graciously allowed us to post one of her recent articles here at Shining Dawn Books.  When we first read her post, we couldn’t get past how beautiful her Salt Dough Leaf Prints are!  And knowing that so many of you are studying trees this time of year made [...]

The Unfurling of a Sapling

Cindy | May 21, 2009

My children and I were using an activity suggested in the Delightful Deciduous Trees unit the other day on a spring nature walk.  We were searching for saplings and seedlings.  A quick trip through a wooded area is a great place to find baby trees of all sorts.  What fun we had trying to decide [...]