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What’s Inside a Sunflower Seed? Nature Study for Kids

A sunflower nature study is the perfect way to mix summer fun with meaningful science learning. In this episode of the No Sweat Nature Study Podcast, kids find out what’s really hiding inside a sunflower seed. They’ll learn about seed parts, the process of germination, and how one tiny seed grows into a towering sunflower,…

Simple Field Guide Hint

Here’s a simple field guide hint that will work for all ages from preschool through adult. We started using this little trick before our children were even readers and we still use it to this very day. Simple Field Guide Hint Get out the stickers! Before they could write, or even draw very well, I…