Nature Study – Page 2

MONARCH BUTTERFLY SUNCATCHER

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Hana

Ever since we started making suncatchers, we’ve been enjoying this beautiful craft. I think my friends and neighbors enjoy it too because they can see our decorated school room windows from the ... Read More

HOMESCHOOL UNIT STUDY | BUTTERFLIES & CATERPILLARS

Posted on May 4, 2018May 8, 2018 by Hana

If you watched my Nature Unit planning video, you know I scheduled a lot for this spring! It didn’t work out though. It was too broad and too hard to plan, so I broke up that big unit into weekl... Read More

HOW TO GROW SPROUTS FOR BEGINNERS

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Hana

One day when I was only five years old, my mom caught me sneaking the sprouts. It was as if I was sneaking chocolate! They were so good, and I kept eating them before they were ready. Fast forward nea... Read More

HOW TO GROW HERBS INDOORS FOR TRANSPLANT | INDOOR GREENHOUSE

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Hana

I can’t say enough about the Nature-Watch kits we’ve used so far. They are well designed and take all the hard work out of doing hands-on projects and replaces with simple projects that ar... Read More

LADYBUG PEG DOLL TUTORIAL FOR BEGINNERS

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Hana

This is my first attempt at making animal peg dolls, and I can tell you, I love it!! These adorable ladybugs were inspired by both a similar design in Margaret Bloom’s Peg Doll book as well as a... Read More

SPRING NATURE TABLE

Posted on March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 by Hana

Like clockwork, when spring makes its first appearance, the energy in our home shifts. Suddenly, we can’t sit still, we can’t concentrate and the strong urge to declutter and clean out tak... Read More

HOMESCHOOL NATURE STUDY | BOTANY + ZOOLOGY

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Hana

This spring unit is similar to ones we did in the past. We collect an assortment of nature science books in botany and zoology, coordinate projects and hands-on activities, and round it out with some ... Read More

HONEY TASTING KIT

Posted on March 16, 2017March 18, 2017 by Hana

“I’ve never tasted a honey I don’t like,” I told the honey vendor at the farmer’s market. Then he handed me buckwheat honey and I made a face. I guess there is a honey I ... Read More

What A Surprise!

Posted on September 24, 2016September 24, 2016 by Hana

It’s an understatement that we like getting things in the mail, we love it! And what we love even more is when what we get is unexpected! Let me show you what that looks like today. About five w... Read More

Foraged Salad | Nature Unit

Posted on August 19, 2016August 20, 2016 by Hana

As part of our nature unit, we took a workshop on identifying local edible plants. We enjoyed it so much, we added the activity of foraging for edibles in the wild to our nature unit and foraged multi... Read More