Science & Nature

The Mission: To Broaden the Vision of Nature Study

Nature study is certainly a big deal in the homeschool community at large – even outside of Charlotte Mason circles….
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I have always loved teaching a Leonardo da Vinci unit study because it covers just about every single academic subject…
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Picture books for middle school? Shouldn’t older students have moved on from picture books years ago? Not necessarily. Many of…
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We follow a four-year cycle for teaching science. In the elementary years, science picture books have helped me introduce and…
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Ah, fall. Beautiful weather, fun festivals, football…and the beginning of “sick season.” It’s the perfect time of year to teach…
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One of the things I love so much about nature study is its ability to merge together so many other…
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Are your children overjoyed to learn about soil? Probably not. But, oh, I bet they will be when you introduce…
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The main topic of this year’s science rotation in our homeschool is physics, so I’m preparing a few unit studies…
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For years, we’ve taken at least one homeschool field trip each month of the school year. They have created some…
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Why would you want to identify rocks and minerals during nature study? Heck, why would you even care to observe…
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Have you ever considered the idea that special needs children may thrive through regular time spent in nature? Nature study…
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Printable nature notebooking pages are time savers for sure. We can set off on a nature walk knowing there’s at…
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