Hands-On Friday

| March 7, 2008

We had a very “hands-on” learning day today.  Not necessarily that I planned it that way, my kids just woke up in a very hands-on mood and thus learning seemed to naturally gravitate that way.  After some quick bookwork we….   …observed the beauty of snowflakes (we NEVER tire of that)     …periodically measured the [...]

Nature Study and Other Subjects

| March 4, 2008

To view my entry for the Green Hour Challenge #3, scroll down, or click here.   “The crocus, like the snowdrop, cannot wait for the snow to be off the ground before it pushes up it’s gay blossoms, and it has thus earned the gratitude of those who are winter weary.” ~ Anna Botsford Comstock, [...]

Outdoor Hour Challenge #3

| March 3, 2008

  Our family is continuing to be blessed by incoporating regular nature observation into our lives!  I encourage you to participate with Barb at The Heart of Harmony.     For our assignment this week, Moms were to read pages 16-17 from the Handbook of Nature Study.  These sections were about the correlation between nature [...]