These visual math challenges have been created to intrigue and inspire your children. They are designed to be hands on, open-ended inquiries, to challenge them to think deeply about the world around them.
Make Your Own Herbarium
Spring is the perfect time to create your very own herbarium. A Herbarium is a collection of plants that have…
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Do Birds Have an In-Built Compass?
It’s migration time again. Every year, birds that we have become accustomed to seeing, disappear. It seems that as the…
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Honeybee Mini Study
Bees are complex and fascinating creatures that are vital for our survival. They pollinate our vegetable plants, fruit trees and…
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Scout Your District | Flowers
Scouting the district for plants and wildlife is a huge project that may seem daunting to begin with, but if we take one step towards the goal each time we walk outdoors, we’ll be increasing our knowledge in bite sizes pieces day by day or week by week.
Orchid Bushwalk
We were absolutely thrilled to happen upon orchid treasures scattered throughout the bush, sometimes growing in colonies, sometimes solitary. We…
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Natural Object Lessons
Charlotte Mason encouraged supplementing informal nature walks with incidental, natural object lessons which sharpen a child’s observational skills with gentle,…
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Seed Display Board
Lately, I’ve been thinking of activities to do with my grand-daughter and support my daughter as she begins her preschool…
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Autumn Leaf Board
I never tire of noticing the amazing shades of plum, gold, tan and auburn in autumn leaves as they fall…
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Embrace Nature Study Effortlessly
I’ve been invited by Kelly George from Fearless Homeschool to discuss the study of nature at the Australian Homeschooling Summit…
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A Guide to Observational Nature Journaling
I popped over to Homeschool Families Network recently to discuss observational nature journaling. I enjoyed writing up this guide which includes the…
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