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Category Archives: Science
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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Read Aloud Thursday–More 2011 Picture Books::Animals and an Animal Lover
We’ve enjoyed a handful of really great 2011 picture books in the last few weeks; each one of these comes with a Highly Recommended designation from Hope Is the Word! Time to Eat by the husband-wife team Steve Jenkins and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction Monday, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday, Science
Tagged 2011 books
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Outdoor Hour Challenge–Pond Study::Cows and Dragon(flies)
We ended our first week of the new school year last week with a day of artist, composer, and nature study. This was just the breath of fresh air we needed after a week of trying to find our groove! … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggy Randomness, Books, Education, Field Trips, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nature, Nature Study, Science
Tagged Outdoor Hour Challenge
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Can We Save the Tiger? by Martin Jenkins
A new book by Martin Jenkins? Yes, please. How could I not bring this gorgeous book home from the library? I am so enjoying all the new-ish books I’ve found at one of the little city libraries in our area, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction Monday, Picture Books, Science
Tagged 2011 books
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Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. Galbraith
In the wild meadow garden, many seeds are planted too, but not by farmers’ hands. With this introduction, Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. Galbraith opens up the world of a meadow garden in which seeds are planted in a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nature Study, Nonfiction Monday, Picture Books, Science
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Books about Graphs and Measuring
We use and are very happy with Right Start Math as our primary math curriculum. We also use Math Mammoth as a supplement. I love Right Start for its conceptual and very hands-on approach, but the downside is that it … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, Juvenile Nonfiction, Math, Picture Books, Science
Tagged Favorite Resource This Week, Nonfiction Monday
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More Human Body Resources
We finished up this year’s science studies with a quick study of bones (again) and the five senses. I found quite a few more good books for this study, so I thought I’d update my original post with these finds. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cybils, Education, First Grade, Juvenile Nonfiction, Science
Tagged human body
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Huntsville Botanical Gardens
We took a field trip last Friday to the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. Steady Eddie and I went many years ago, in the B.C. era of our marriage (Before Children, that is), but the girls had only been on a drive-through … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Field Trips, First Grade, Nature, Nature Study, Science
Tagged northwest Alabama field trips, Tennessee Valley field trips
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Bull Skull Hollow Village and Wildflower Walk
Last week, in lieu of an official spring break, our whole family went on a field trip to nearby Bull Skull Hollow. We had considered a road trip to a botanical garden about an hour away, but when we saw this event … Continue reading
