Melissa | August 7, 2010
“In his early years the child is all eyes; he observes, or, more truly, he perceives, calling sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing to his aid, that he may learn all that is discoverable by him about every new thing that comes under his notice.” ~ Charlotte Mason, Vol. 1 Since many of us are [...]
Category: General Nature Study Tips, Nature Study Inspiration, Nature Walks |
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Cindy | December 16, 2009
We’re pleased to announce the newest in the NaturExplorers line of studies…. This unit is sure to put you in the mood for some wonderful winter learning! Click on the picture above to see all the details! Finishing another unit has put us in the Christmas spirit. We’d like to give away Snow and Ice [...]
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Tags: frost, giveaway, ice, nature, nature study, snow, unit
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 [...]
Category: Animal Signs Activities |
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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 [...]
Category: Animal Signs Activities, Field Guides |
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Tags: animal signs, animal tracks, field guide, identification, nature study, nature walk
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 [...]
Category: Hard as a Rock Activities |
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Tags: life under rocks, nature, nature study, Nature Walks, rocks