Butterfly (and Moth) Blessings

| August 9, 2010

As always when we start paying more attention to something in nature, God starts blessing us with wonderful opportunities to see it.   As I said before we are learning more about butterflies and moths this first couple weeks of school.  Yesterday my oldest daughter came running excitedly through the front door declaring that we were [...]

The Basics of Butterflies

| August 7, 2010

“Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life.  And everyone deserves a little sunshine.” ~Jeffrey Glassberg The soaring heat and humidity of August makes it an excellent time to observe butterflies in nature.  In fact, for this first structured week of school, I have focused on butterflies [...]

New at Shining Dawn Books!

| 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 [...]

Chasing Butterflies

| 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, [...]