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Category Archives: Nature Study
a January jaunt
January has been a busy, cold, and wet month for the most part, so we haven’t spent much time outside at all. However, last week I decided that this had to change, so on Monday I threw my plans to … Continue reading
Birdwatching
I guess I took twenty-some pictures, but this little woodpecker kept making his way around to the other side of the tree just as I’d snap. I need a longer lens! My bird watching hobby obsession has definitely rubbed off on … Continue reading
Hawk spotting
Do you see him? My children and I were returning home from a morning out just after noon today, and I spotted this fellow perched on a powerline outside the chemical plant where my brother-in-law works. I was thrilled because … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and crafts, Education, Kid-Speak, Louise, Nature, Nature Study
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OHC::Our November world–away from home
At the beginning of last week I knew bad weather was predicted for later in the week, and it was unseasonably warm for this time of the year. (It was in the 80s, which can be scary, but thank God no severe … Continue reading
OHC::Our November world–our yard
I’ve had a hard time the past month getting us all outside enough. I can think of lots of excuses: bad weather, runny noses, a rambunctious toddler who makes getting even the basics done a challenge at times. It’s important … Continue reading
OHC::Fall colors in our backyard # 1 + some tree books we like
I took my own advice last week and headed into our backyard for a bit of nature study. We have one tree in our yard now, thanks to a storm when Lulu was a baby that revealed to us the … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and crafts, Books, Education, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nature, Nature Study, Picture Books, Science
Tagged Outdoor Hour Challenge
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OHC::leaf miners and morning glory leaves
We picked up our nature studies again for last week‘s Fun Friday. I was inspired by Barb’s Outdoor Hour Challenge to get my children outdoors to look for evidence of leaf-rollers or leaf-miners (or both!). Before taking off, however, we … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and crafts, Education, Field Trips, Nature, Nature Study, Science
Tagged Outdoor Hour Challenge
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Pond Flora and Fauna
As a part of our pond study this month, the girls and I brainstormed (a word the girls found very funny, by the way) a list of all the animals and plants we remembered seeing in and around the ponds … Continue reading
OHC–Pond Study:: Cattails
Last week’s nature study took us back to the same park we visited the week before. This time we visited in the late afternoon, but it was still HOT, probably even hotter than the week before. I chose this … Continue reading
OHC–Pond Study::Turtles, Geese, and Herons!
In keeping with my plan this year to mix it up a bit on Fridays, this past Friday we did some reading aloud (including the next chapter in By Pond and River, which I mention briefly in this post), some … Continue reading
