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Melissa | August 6, 2008
August means sweltering hot temperatures, high humidity, and the buzzing sound of insects everywhere. And our personal favorite insect sound is the serenade of the Dog Day Cicadas in the woods behind our house. Ever since the last emergence of the Brood X 17-Year Periodical Cicadas in 2004, Alex has been simply enthralled with [...]
Melissa | July 6, 2008
It’s a small garden, but it’s a great start! Alex has pretty much single-handedly planted and tended to this garden, and just recently gained his first harvest - potatoes! The look on his face and apparent excitement was enough to make this whole project a success whether or not everything produces. Doesn’t that face speak volumes?! [...]
Melissa | July 3, 2008
Fire! The Renewal of a Forest by Celia Godkin Our new schoolyear is fast approaching! Since forest fire season is here, for the first few weeks of school one of our focuses will be the study of forest fires. Throughout planning this unit, I’ve been quite amazed at all I’ve learned. The above book, Fire! The Renewal [...]
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 [...]
Melissa | August 14, 2007
In our homeschool, nature study is a beloved subject. However, now that we’ve started our regular school, I’ve been tempted on some days to neglect it. From year to year I find it’s always easy to get caught up in the “check lists” of what my children “have” to know to be “like” other kids. I’ve personally [...]
Melissa | July 25, 2007
Nature is abounding lately, especially today! My kids are both becoming such nature adventurers. I let them have lots of free time today, and wow have they been busy exploring God’s creation. They don’t take such interest everyday, so I’m enjoying every minute of watching them. Alex has had this interest in cicadas for a few years [...]
