Making homeschool decisions easy
It is not difficult to see the benefit of the great outdoors providing the perfect classroom to ignite student interest in sciences. After all, we are surrounded by the beauty of nature – the astounding colors and patterns in the evening sunset, the complexity of the spiral patterns of a pine cone, and the dynamic interactions between symbiotic species. Our own human achievements are no less
We picked up this really cool dichotomous key at a homeschool class we attended at our local nature center. It is a simple to use tree finder guide for identifying trees. Tree Finder – Review of a Dichotomous Key For Plant Identification This post contains affiliate links because I believe in this curriculum. See full disclosure policy for more details. Dichotomous Key: a key used
Do you have any budding meteorologists in your home? Have you been taking extra notice of the weather lately due to unusual storms or frigid temperatures? Are you trying to find ideas for nature study when it’s too cold to be outside, or maybe looking for a fun science unit study? Well, The Kids’ Book of Weather Forecasting might be just the thing! Any affiliate
Have you seen these Julia Rothman books? Farm, Food, and Nature Anatomy are three books you want to have on your homeschool bookshelf! Whether you are currently engaging in nature study, plan to include nature study in your homeschool, or simply have curious kids, these books are sure to hit the mark! I stumbled upon Nature Anatomy a little over a year ago. It quickly became
I was delighted when I found Oak Meadow First Grade. It is full of hands on activities, beautiful art, and lots of resources. The Oak Meadow introduction spoke of developing the whole child: head, hands and heart. ~ I received product samples in exchange for an honest, independent review of this curriculum I love and have used in my homeschool. Please see our full disclosure
My high schooler thrives on independent study. She is a “give me the book and the notebooking journal and let me go” learner. Do you have a student like this? Apologia Homeschool High School Advanced Biology meets my daughter’s needs in her independent learner way with the tools for her learning style. Don’t miss the giveaway at the end! We received these Apologia resources in
As the temperatures slip below freezing a world of possibilities for snow and ice nature study opens up. I know it seems that nature is dormant and that there is not much going on but that is where you would be wrong. We have had some wonderful winter nature adventures over the years. We’ve admired frozen spider webs; forced twigs; looked at how birds survive
I’ve shared before around my own experiences with teaching science in our homeschool. At times I felt quite confident, especially in life science subjects such as plants, weather or animal study. Many other times I wondered if we covered enough of the basics. Certain topics seemed out of my comfort zone of science knowledge. I gravitated away from introducing chemistry before high school or having younger
