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 …
It’s Outdoor Hour time again, and today it was all about the Grid Study. 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 time to find to linger in our nature studies. This week …
With the Summer Solstice just days away, I thought it was the perfect time to update our nature display. I thought you might like to see how we do this in our home. If you are keen to see past displays, you can see our Autumn, Winter and Spring displays by clicking on the links. …
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 …
This month’s Outdoor Hour Challenge nature study theme is Wildflowers and Weeds. Although we got a jump start on wildflowers with our study last month, we are quite happy to continue with this theme as the British countryside, byways and highways are teaming with an abundance of wildflowers. We didn’t have far to go to …
The countryside is just blossoming all around us at the moment. Each time we go for a walk I spot a new delicate little wildflower which just delights my soul. I thought that we would spend some time looking at our native wildflowers for one of our OHC this month. Cowslips Our chosen afternoon to …
Following on from our Nature study, we decided to head on down to the lake armed with our Handbook Of Nature Study which held all the step-by-step instructions we needed to make our own tadpole aquarium. This proved to be a fun and easy project to put together, the most difficult part was coping with …
With the onset of spring, I was motivated this week to clear off our winter display and create the beginnings of our spring display. Initially, it is always a little bit bare, we add to it as the season progresses and we come across new things of interest. As you can see, Brambly Hedge ‘Spring Story’ is …
It certainly has been a while since we did an Outdoor Hour Challenge post. As we have been adjusting to the changes we have made in our homeschool, we have had to really just concentrate on the bare bones of things – all else has fallen by the wayside. But with the summer term upon …
