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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Backyard Nature Study | Sit Spot
My Autumn garden has been surprisingly busy with insects. I was impressed with my Sunset daisy which has been a…
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Backyard Phenology Wheel | April
I took my inspiration for April’s ‘slice’ in my backyard phenology wheel from the honeybees visiting my garden. I noticed…
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Backyard Nature Study | Moths
Have you seen this chrysalis laying on the ground and wondered who might have emerged from it? Rain Moth larvae…
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Backyard Nature Study | Tomatoes
We’ve turned our focus on nature study into the backyard as we stay home and safe. Our cherry tomatoes self…
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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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Easy Backyard Nature Study
Are you dreaming of wholesome, educational and enjoyable nature study activities with your children?
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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Phenology Wheel | December
We’ve packed away the books for 2018 and are looking forward to enjoying the holidays, but first we wanted to…
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Phenology Wheel | April
It was a cold, wet day today. Prefect for hiding inside. We lit the fires, warmed the house, then took…
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Phenology Wheels | March
Our school holiday project was to complete the next section of our wheels… The children were debating whether this was…
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