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Melissa | May 30, 2008
What have I loved most about our wildflower walks over the last several weeks? This…
Getting out together in the fresh air, going on a hunt for something new, admiring something old, finding unexpected things, hearing my children shrill with excitement, and most of all forming bonds and memories for a lifetime….this is what I have [...]
Melissa | May 28, 2008
In the last week, we have been on several wildflower walks! Each time the rain would let up, we’ve been out there discovering new flowers. And truly, everytime we go out there’s a new one to identify. It has been so much fun for us! There really is so much more to knowing the names [...]
Melissa | May 27, 2008
I would have never thought there would be so many opportunities to teach Math from Nature Study. With just about every nature subject that we pursued, there was some opportunity to tie it into Math. It hasn’t always come naturally, sometimes it does though. Math is one of the harder subjects for us in general, so it sometimes takes [...]
Melissa | May 26, 2008
For our tadpole update this time, we have a special host, Miss Gabby Rose!
We definitely do not have as many tadpoles as when we started, so I know some of them haven’t made it. Since moving them outside on our deck, we’ve not been watching them as closely, so I’m sure we’ve not noticed. But [...]
Melissa | May 22, 2008
The Worm
by Ralph Bergengren
When the earth is turned in spring
The worms are fat as anything.
And birds come flying all around
To eat the worms right off the ground.
They like worms just as much as I
Like bread and milk and apple pie.
And once, when I was very young,
I put a worm right on my tongue.
I didn’t like [...]
Melissa | May 22, 2008
Since this subject is so near and dear to my heart, I realize that I could probably write a book on it, so I’ve decided to try and break down what I’d like to share in smaller bite size pieces. After this, I plan on doing a few more posts (not sure how many yet) [...]
