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Melissa | August 9, 2009
At Shining Dawn Books we have been diligently working to get THREE new units ready for your late summer and fall nature studies! We’d like to introduce: Butterflies Flutter By – A unit packed full of caterpillar and butterfly information and activities. Constant Conifers – A unit that takes you on an in-depth tour [...]
Melissa | August 6, 2009
This reminds me of the Aesop’s fable, The Crow and the Pitcher. The Rook is using stones to raise the water level and reach the worm floating on top. You can read more information about it at Round Robin.
Melissa | August 6, 2009
Today was our first official day back to school. I feel more confident than ever this year with our schedule and chosen studies. I plan on posting our studies and schedule soon, but in the meantime I wanted to share a piece of our first day with you. After our beginning studies this morning, [...]
Melissa | August 5, 2009
My almost four year old and I were busily sweeping the driveway off this afternoon when out of the corner of my eye I saw a small fast moving object with a particularly long tail come whizzing by. “Now this is something I don’t see everyday,” was my first thought as I decided to pursue [...]
Melissa | August 2, 2009
We were taking a nature walk with my Dad yesterday and the rain started to drizzle lightly, which it had been doing off and on all day. We came upon one of my Dad’s garden flowers (Rose of Sharon) and noticed this little critter tucked away inside. The bumble was holding on to the [...]
