Archives for July 2015

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We’ve already covered insects, but butterflies deserve a category of their own. Their grace and beauty make them  fascinating subjects.

Use this list to get started learning about butterflies!

Online Field Guides & Websites

• Butterflies & Moths of North America
• Butterfly eNature Guide
• Discover Life Butterfly Guide
• Butterflies of America
• Gardens with Wings
• The Children’s Butterfly Site
• The Butterfly Site
• Butterfly School

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I’ll be honest – we call them all bugs. 😀 Insects fascinate my kids so they are a big part of our nature study. We don’t collect, just capture & release. God’s artwork is definitely on display in these beautiful creatures.

Use this list to get started learning about insects!

Online Field Guides & Websites

• The Wonderful World of Insects
• BugGuide
• Amateur Entomologists’ Society
• Insect Identification
• Insects.org

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Wildflowers are easily found just about anywhere. They can be pressed, placed in water on your nature table, or dissected and studied.

Use this list to get started learning about wildflowers!

Online Field Guides

• eNature
• Wildflower Directory
• Wildflower Color Chart
• Wildflower Identification Tool
• Wildflowers of the US

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If you are tight on storage space like I am, you don’t have room for a large nature book collection. The beauty of nature eBooks is that they don’t take up any shelf space and are available whenever you need them.

Open Library

I recently discovered the Open Library. It is a collaboration with several libraries around the country to provide an online lending library. I love that many of the copies are older books that are hard to find. Signing up for a digital library card allows you to borrow up to 5 ebooks for two weeks. [Read more…]

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Field guides are essential to a good nature study. I’ve discovered that strewing them about leads to curiosity, which leads to learning. I tuck the books that are not currently being used into a big basket by our nature table.

Guides do not have to break the bank. I picked most of ours up at thrift stores, garage sales, and library book sales. You can also check them out at the library or read them online. (Don’t miss the list of ebooks at the end that you can check out from the Open Library.) [Read more…]