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 to one [...]
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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 | 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 [...]
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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
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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 [...]
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