Join us in our homeschool Outdoor Hour Challenge this week. It’s January and as we headed outdoors we were enjoying the lovely winter sunshine. In the distance we could see a shower coming. But this is England – you cannot let the threat of rain stop you from heading out into the great outdoors. We …
Our November World focus started with my own preparation – reading pages 1 and 2 of my Handbook of Nature Study as suggested by Barb. I was really glad I did as it reminded me that I needed to just let my girls engage with their environment. Sometimes I can be a bit “teachy”! I …
Each October, we have a little colony of mushrooms that spring up near the shed in our back garden. Last year we let this little colony live out it’s little life-cycle with just an observation – nothing more. We wondered if they were poisonous, but left it at that. This year, our little mushroom colony …
Before this nature study, I was under the mistaken impression that ‘Aster’ referred to a specific flowering plant, like ‘Chrysanthemum’, or ‘Daisy’. I really had no idea that Aster’s referred to a group of flowers that all shared certain features. Before embarking on our study of Asters, we followed Miss Comstocks advice to first study …
Day after day I watch the butterflies gently flutter across my garden, stopping briefly on the variety of summer flowers that fill my garden beds. They make me happy and bring a certain peacefulness to my soul. They are just so beautiful and so gentle. Last year we hardly saw any butterflies due the rather …
Toby and Bubbles were the stars of today’s nature challenge. They were closely observed and and doted on. Fingers were hung in the water as they popped to the surface and nibbled on by fishy lips :o) We were interested to learn some things that we did not know about the Common Goldfish previously. We …
This months OHC newsletter’s theme is Fish. The Grid Study is always a wonderful way of introducing a new theme. Looking through the newsletter and formulating a plan to help us get maximum learning out of our OHC time, a moment of spontaneous home-school mom madness came upon me! One way that we could get maximum benefit out …
This weeks homeschool nature study is all about wildflowers and weeds. We use Homeschool Nature Study and the Outdoor Hour Challenge to guide our learning. I love the Grid study! I usually keep it for one of those inevitable weeks that things just seem to run riot and there does not seem to be much …
With the Summer Solstice just days away, I thought it was the perfect time to update our nature display. The small bunting from the Spring display remains throughout the summer – it is a thoroughly British things so has to be a part of our display. On the right hand side of our shelf we …
The pond is just teeming with life and therefore makes a great focus of study. Taking care of our tadpoles at home has obliged us to make numerous trips to the nearby pond to stock up on fresh water. Each time we find ourselves ankle deep in the creek investigating the little creatures that live …
