Tag: nature study
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Field Trip: Atlanta Botanical Gardens
I had grand plans at the beginning of the school year that we would do a field trip each month. Ha! That didn’t happen, but there’s always next year, and this was a busier year than I expected when I made those plans. Anyway, yesterday we did field trip to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. I…
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Nature Study – Dogs
One of our favorite nature studies ever was this one, Outdoor Hour Challenge #51: Wolf, Fox, and Dog. We watched part of a PBS show called In The Valley of the Wolves. It does have some graphic parts, but Kathryn didn’t seem disturbed by it. I’m always conflicted on those parts, and never can decide…
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Spring is springing!
Spring is springing up all over my garden! That includes the weeds. This week I weeded, then weeded some more–and more! It’s crazy how many weeds I pulled, and my garden is STILL chock-full of them. Grrrrrr! The weeds may have won this week’s battle but I will win the war on weeds — eventually!…
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Nature Study: Snowflakes!
We had hoped for enough snow to build snowmen, have snowball fights, and to go sledding (which neither of my girls have ever done!), but we ended up with only a thorough dusting. However, there was enough snow to run around catching snowflakes on our tongue and for me to play right alongside the kids….
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Nature Study: Moss, Lichens, and More
Ken was out of town all week on a business trip and got in very late Wednesday night (actually Thursday morning!), so he decided to take the day off yesterday to relax. Since it was such a gloriously beautiful day, we decided to go for a nature walk and enjoy a picnic lunch. We went…