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Around Our Home This Autumn
Changes are coming fast and furious in nature at the moment! I took these pictures of the trees that line our street on September 25th… And these today… See all the leaves on…
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Early Autumn Mornings
Autumn by Emily Dickinson The morns are meeker than they were, The nuts are getting brown; The berry’s cheek is plumper, The rose is out of town. The maple wears a gayer scarf,…
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Autumnal Nostalgia
There is no doubt that Autumn is on it’s way! Yipppeeee! I love this season more than any other. Our nature table has undergone a face-lift, our book basket has some autumnal books…
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From The Schoolroom…
I mentioned in an article I wrote for this months OHC newsletter, that I wanted to encourage my girls to take more ownership of the nature table and nature board. Well, today I…
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OHC – November Grid Study
We are slowly beginning to get to grips with the monthly grid study thanks so some lovely practical example in the OHC Carnivals. I was really interested to read how different families tackled…
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OHC – Mammal Study 2
Now we looked at the squirrel as part of our Autumn nature studies last year, but we could not resist giving this little fellow another ‘hour’ of our time, especially after watching Autumnwatch…
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Remember, Remember…
the 5th of November. Of gunpowder, treason and plot. This week-end has seen the skies over Chesterfield alight with fireworks. Guy Fawkes or Bonfire night is quite a big deal here in England…
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First Frost Of The Season
We awoke this morning to our first hard frost of the season. As I type this post, the birds who visit my feeder just outside my window are chirping and singing happily, oblivious…
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Autumn Baking…
Friday’s have always been ‘book work free’ days. These days are reserved for our co-op which happens every other week. Together we do our OHC, art and music appreciation, we have an art…
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Autumn Nature Table
I finally got around to putting the finishing touches on our autumn nature table – or should I say autumn windowsill? Miss J-L and I finished up our leaf window dressing project… With…
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