Do you take a long summer break from homeschooling? If so, you NEED the I’M BORED Activity List! Because we…
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summer
When You Need a Summer of Rest
Maybe you’ve noticed that I haven’t been around for a while? Sometimes life just gets so busy that certain things…
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Pond Nature Study
What could we possibly find during one simple walk around a small pond? Enough to keep us busy for over…
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August Nature Study
(This post contains links to my business website, Shining Dawn Books.) August Nature Study Anytime is the perfect time…
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Parts of a Flower
While Mahayla takes a formal, high school biology class this year, Caleb (6th grade) and I (along with the interested…
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Wild Blackberry Walk
In our neck of the woods, July is wild blackberry month. Over time, we’ve located several wild brambles growing along…
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It’s Caterpillar Season…
(This post contains links to my products.) It’s caterpillar and butterfly season, but those fast and furious butterflies won’t sit…
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Practical Life Skills and Nature Study
*Although this post is about home vegetable gardening, you’ll notice some of the pictures are from a field day class…
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Rain’s A-Comin’
In our Remarkable Rain NaturExplorers unit, one of the suggested activities is to watch and document an approaching rain system….
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Paddle Boats – Inexpensive Summer Fun
Summer is the perfect time for nature study trips that might be difficult to fit into the regular school schedule. …
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Fungi of Summer/Late Summer
Many people think fungi are only around during the wet and warm spring months. How are these for August and…
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Ending our Month Spent with Wildflowers
I admit that wildflowers are quite possibly my favorite of all nature studies. I’m always in awe of God’s creativeness,…
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