Enjoy this example of a chipmunk and squirrels homeschool nature study you can enjoy right in your own backyard! Chipmunks and squirrels are pretty fast moving. However, we took a leisurely pace with this nature study, enjoying it here and there over the last couple of weeks. Mentioning it while we were outside. Being reminded […]
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How to Frame Your Homeschool Days with Nature Study
Here are some simple and practical tips to frame your homeschool days with nature study. The results are so rewarding for such a little time investment! Small spurts of outdoor time frame our days. It’s simple and works for us. “I just need to go outside and swing for a few minutes before I start […]
Spring Nature Study for Homeschool with Multiple Ages
Warm sunshine on your back, leaves unfurling and marvelous moss and lichen? Yes, please. We enjoyed some signs of spring and spring nature study with all our ages this homeschool week. It went something like this… Spring Nature Study for Homeschool with Multiple Ages Have that nature prompt within sight, by the back door. So, […]
Winter Outdoor Hour: Weeds and Seeds Homeschool Nature Study
On this day, we ventured out into the backyard for a winter outdoor hour challenge to soak up some sunshine and spot some winter weeds and seeds. Our homeschool nature study time is always a wonderful and well needed break in our homeschool day. We went to the known spots. First, the althea bush. Winter […]
Homeschool Nature Study: Winter Weather and Tree Silhouettes
For your winter homeschool nature study you will find it surprisingly fun to study winter weather and tree silhouettes! We used some great nature study resources in our homeschool that we will share with you! Snow? Snow! Yes, we awoke to white. Hodgepodgedad and I had seen the big, fat flakes falling right at bedtime […]
Backyard Birds in Winter: Homeschool Nature Study
We enjoyed a wonderful study of chickadees and other backyard birds in winter. I wanted to share because I know you will enjoy this winter homeschool nature study too! I love the variety of birds we see at our feeder each season. The woodpeckers stop by more frequently to eat the suet we share in […]
Cultivating Curiosity with Nature Study in Your Homeschool
Cultivating curiosity with nature study in your homeschool is simply a delight. It comes naturally with just a bit of practice. Here is how independent nature study went one day in our homeschool. “Mama, I need a towel because I did one of the nature prompts,” she calls through the cracked open back door. I […]
Homeschool Nature Study: Fabulous Find of the Frog Kind
Here is what a frog homeschool nature study looks like with ideas for further follow up after your outdoor time. The unexpected nature studies just may be the finest kind. Fabulous Find of the Frog Kind This morning was a regular sort of morning. The August mornings when we finish up the basics then head […]
Nature Study and Art For Your Homeschool: Dogwood Nature Study and Chalk Pastel Sketches
We had been noticing the dogwood blossoms for a full week as we went back and forth, in and out of the neighborhood and thought it was time to take an up close look. It was time for a dogwood nature study and chalk pastel sketches. I only went out for a walk and finally […]
Spring Nature Study – Ultimate Homeschool Pinning Party
Welcome to The Ultimate Homeschool Pinning Party! —> Follow my Nature + Science Pinterest board! What is the Ultimate Homeschool Pinning Party? *If you are a blogger this is a great way to share your content, increase your followers, and have your pins repinned! *If you are NOT a blogger this is a great party […]
Hearts and Trees: Art, Handicrafts and Nature Study for Your Homeschool
Hearts and Trees brings happy times to our homeschool. Just the right, enriching activity that we seem to need at the time. Back when most were sick in the thick of winter, Middle Girl made this beautiful tissue paper star! It cheered us all. All the items you need with just a few you already […]
Georgia Rocks Nature Study
We ventured out on a recent wintry afternoon in search of rocks in our own backyard. We didn’t find any right away. We did see a few, red clay covered lumps or stones. Monthly Outdoor Hour Challenges newsletter – a free download for Handbook of Nature Study subscribers. We had peeked at the nature study […]
Nature Study Through the Holidays eBook Review and Giveaway
“Let them once get in touch with Nature, and a habit it formed which will be a source of delight through life. We were all meant to be naturalists, each in his degree, and it is inexcusable to live in a world so full of the marvels of plant and animal life and to care […]