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How Do I Teach Nature Study? Day 1: Finding & Attracting Nature

August 19, 2013 By: amyswandering3 Comments

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Can’t make it to the country? Bring the country to you!

Turn your yard into a nature refuge with a few of these ideas.

Butterflies

  • make a butterfly feeder by placing a few slices of overripe fruit in a shallow dish
  • plant a butterfly garden
  • order a cup of caterpillars
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Our mail-order butterfly

Birds

  • offer them nesting materials
  • make a birdseed wreath
  • hang a bird feeder

Toads & Frogs

  • make a toad house
  • build a frog pond
  • neglect your swimming pool (not recommended, but effective!)

Worms

  • search the sidewalks after a heavy rain
  • use two sticks to call them to the surface
  • make a worm farm out of a 2 ltr bottle

Bugs

  • host an ant picnic
  • build a ladybug house
  • construct an insect hotel
  • make a ladybug feeder
  • imitate a firefly
  • add a stepping stone to your flower bed & check underneath periodically
snail house

Sweetpea’s snail house

Other Ideas

  • create an ecosystem
  • build a bat house
  • study your weeds
  • plant a garden

~*~ How do YOU find creatures to investigate? ~*~

Join me tomorrow for more Nature Study ideas!

{ See all of the days in this series }

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How Do I Teach … 5 Day Blog Series is brought to you by the following blogs:

Enchanted Homeschooling Mom ~ Homeschool Gameschool ~ Are We There Yet? ~ Life with Moore Babies ~ No Doubt Learning ~ Mrs. Redd’s Classroom Blog ~ Proverbial Homemaker ~ My Joy Filled Life ~ Preschool Powol Packets ~ Adventures in Mommydom ~ Vicki Arnold ~ Only Passionate Curiosity ~ Living Life and Learning ~ Farm Fresh Adventures ~ 3 Dinosaurs ~ For This Season

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How Do I Teach Nature Study Without Moving to the Country?

August 19, 2013 By: amyswandering1 Comment

I am joining up with some of your favorite homeschool bloggers this week to bring you the How Do I Teach…? series. I am so excited and know you are just going to love all of the helpful topics!

My struggle with nature study started with a case of blog envy. I would scroll through pictures of kids frollicking in the woods and wading through streams, and read about all of the delightful creatures they discovered along the way. Then I would look out my suburban window and sigh at the blandness of it all.

A wonderful thing happened though, when we decided to get outside and make the best of it. We discovered that God’s amazing creation is everywhere. Sometimes you just have to look a little bit harder!

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I will be sharing all of my tips and tricks this week on discovering nature in your own backyard. Some things we will explore:

  • Attracting Nature
  • Using All Your Senses
  • Encouraging Exploration
  • Nature Crafts
  • Notebooking and Organization

Stay tuned for some Nature Study Fun!!

  • Day 1: Finding & Attracting Nature
  • Day 2: Stop, Look, and Listen
  • Day 3: Nature Notebooks
  • Day 4: Make It Easy
  • Day 5:Nature Fun Friday

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How Do I Teach … 5 Day Blog Series is brought to you by the following blogs:

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