Including a few winter nature crafts in your homeschool always amps up the fun factor! It’s a great way to get some time outdoors and chase away the ill tempers and you can never go wrong with a bit of fresh air! It’s good for the mind, body, and soul. Studies have shown that time …
We have used the Homeschool Nature Study Lessons and the Handbook of Nature Study in our homeschool for many years. As a homeschool mom, I appreciate the fact that it’s an easy way to include weekly nature study without it becoming an overwhelming task. Following the retirement of the founding author of the Outdoor Hour …
Have you ever tried taking a silent winter nature walk with your children? You will be amazed at how it focuses their attention! I often find that I personally get a greater appreciation of nature when I am silent. Of course, this is certainly not always (in fact almost never) possible when you have children, …
Weather is almost an inexhaustible subject for nature study and at this time of the year, a nature study on frosty weather is sure to be a hit! Our Nature Study on Frosty Weather There is always something different happening, especially this time of the year as we move from Autumn into Winter. At the moment in …
This week we did a seaside nature study. I was reflecting on how easy it can be to let nature study slide in your homeschool. Nature study, if you are not careful, can fall by the wayside (as can composer and artist study) in favour of exam subjects. If these things are important to you …
I have been pondering on some of the many aspects of our homeschool learning that we have enjoyed over the years. Nature Study has always played quite an important part in our learning home and has been instrumental in leading my eldest daughter into her chosen career field. As many established readers will know she …
I seem to find less and less time to spend here these days. I have the best of intentions but since starting my degree a lot of my time is taken up with that. This week I have assignments due, so a lot of time has been taken up with that. Although my days are busy …
TheBig Garden Birdwatch is happening this weekend and we are all set! We’ve been participating since 2014 and it is something we look forward to doing in our homeschool. It is a great citizen science project after we have spent an hour counting the birds that visit our feeder we log into the RSPB website …
One of my goals for this year was to be more purposeful in making entries in my nature journal. So far it’s been a fairly good month… Recent Nature Journal Pages I started off by finishing the phenology wheel I kept the whole of last year. I was disappointed at the beginning of the month …
I cant say that I ever thought a homeschool nature study on lichens would prove to be very interesting but I was very wrong in my assumptions. This is what I love about nature study and following the Handbook of Nature Study: Outdoor Hour Challenge curriculum along side our treasured Handbook of Nature Study. It …
