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Studying Nature with Children

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Nature Collection Wreath

Some Things We Do To Study Nature

  • Nature walks.
  • Identify, identify, identify everything. We invested in field guides for our area on trees, birds, insects, wildflowers, butterflies, reptiles and amphibians so we can correctly identify everything.
  • Take pictures.
  • Drawings.
  • Record the the dates of wildflowers as they come up and when they bloom.
  • Press flowers, ferns, leaves, moss.
  • Bark rubbings.
  • Use our nose; my children can identify by smell alone: sassafras, sage, peppermint, rose, pine and many others.
  • Keep an ongoing nature collection.

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Free Nature Study Resources

Spring Nature Study -vintage lesson guide for primary age students with poems and short stories about Spring, studies on seed germination, soil, rocks, earthworms, flowers, birds, Easter lessons, outdoor activities and much more. Available today only, from Homeschool Freebie of the Day.

Handbook of Nature Study -the classic for teaching children, by Anna Botsford Comstock. Part of a Charlotte Mason education, free from Google Book Search.

Overview of Charlotte Mason Nature Study

Nature Study: Charlotte Mason Style -great Squidoo lens with tons of resources for studying nature, Charlotte mason style. Includes; nature study basics, info on nature walks and journals, activities, links to free lesson plans and printables and much more.

Nature Study by Season -let the weather dictate your nature studies with these monthly ideas and activities from roamschool.com.

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Homeschool/Education Freebies: Flowers and Wildflowers

Neat Links: Nature and Spring


Have a lovely day,

Denese


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3 comments to “Studying Nature with Children”

  1. Comment by jimmie:
    Tuesday, March 17th 2009 at 9:18 pm

    Ack… lost my first comment because I didn’t put in my email address correctly. Silly me.

    Thanks for linking to my nature study page. It’s a great compliment when someone finds your work nice enough to link to it and say nice things about it. :-)

    The abortion ticker is staggering. I assume that number is for the entire world? Very heart rending.

  2. Comment by Denese:
    Wednesday, March 18th 2009 at 9:25 am

    You’re quite welcome and thank you. :)
    Your lens is a great resource and I had to pass it on, you put a lot of work into it!
    Thanks so much for the Stumble, also.

    Yes, the abortion counter stats are for the entire world and it’s an approximation at that…so sad. :(

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