Monarch-Specific Books: Monarch Butterfly by Gail Gibbons Monarch and Milkweed by Helen Frost and Leonid Gore Hello, Little One: A Monarch Butterfly Story by Zeena Pliska We Travel So Far by Laura Knowles (Monarch Butterflies, pages 24-25) Song of the Wild (Monarch Butterflies, pages 96-97) Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman (Monarch Migration, page 74) The Butterfly… Continue reading Monarch Butterfly Nature Study
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Favorite Naturalist Picture Book Biographies
**List updated 4/4/20 What is a Naturalist? "We are all meant to be naturalists, each in his own degree, and it is inexcusable to live in a world so full of the marvels of plant and animal life and to care for none of these things." (Charlotte Mason) A simple way to think of a… Continue reading Favorite Naturalist Picture Book Biographies
Favorite Nature Play Books
"Giving your children time to engage in free play is like giving them a very special gift--a gfit that keeps on giving, preparing children for adulthood by cultivating and nurturing essential life skills. Play allows children opportunities to get creative, to pratice regulating emotions, to enhance social development, and even to learn about themselves inthe… Continue reading Favorite Nature Play Books
Favorite Bird Books for Children
About This List *List Updated March 22, 2020 Below I provided separate lists for fiction and nonfiction books about birds for children. Within each of those lists I also created sub-categories and a few favorites based on age level of the child. Nonfiction books are divided up by learning category (e.g. nests & eggs). There… Continue reading Favorite Bird Books for Children
Mountains – Mini Unit
ABOUT THIS UNIT Lately for our preschool units I tend to plan things on the fly, paying attention to the interests of my kids. This unit was 100% driven by them. They had the idea and I quickly did a library grab of some books, and we watched the Mountains episode from Planet Earth II, then… Continue reading Mountains – Mini Unit
A Charlotte Mason Inspired Preschool Daily Rhythm
Our Preschool Curriculum In May 2017 we started our preschool at home with The Peaceful Preschool plus additional activities based on my children's interests and seasonal changes in the natural world. I have mainly been "doing school" with my now-4 1/2-year-old and including my youngest (just now 3) to the degree that she is interested. It's… Continue reading A Charlotte Mason Inspired Preschool Daily Rhythm
Egg Carton Nature Scavenger Hunt
I recently created this Nature Scavenger Hunt egg carton cover using my own illustrations, and it's yours for free if you want it! The kids each carried their own box around as we hunted for the corresponding nature items. They both enjoyed this a lot and I'm sure we will do it again! CLICK HERE… Continue reading Egg Carton Nature Scavenger Hunt
DIY Real Flower Resin Cabochons
Why Cabochons? This past winter one of our favorite reads was Chirri & Chirra: The Snowy Day where two girls have a lovely fantastical winter adventure. Chirri and Chirra, hanging out with some woodland creatures in an igloo, play with frozen marbles that have flower buds in the middle, then later take a hot springs bath… Continue reading DIY Real Flower Resin Cabochons
Guest Blog Post: 4 Tips for Cultivating Connection with Your Kids Outside
Today I'm over at The Littles and Me with a blog post on tips for creating space to connect with your family outdoors. Head on over and be sure to check out the entire Rhythms series Ashley has for inspiration and encouragement as we head in to 2018! I'm so encouraged by Ashley and this… Continue reading Guest Blog Post: 4 Tips for Cultivating Connection with Your Kids Outside
Inspiring Kids With a Love of Nature
“Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young; it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart. If we are going to save environmentalism and the environment, we must also save an endangered indicator species: the child in nature.” (Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods) Recently I was asked to… Continue reading Inspiring Kids With a Love of Nature
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