Enjoy Summer Learning with Engaging Nature Studies from NaturExplorers
We are year-round homeschoolers. I find this method works best in our family. We keep going through June, then for July and August we typically switch to full-time Nature Studies with hands-on Literary Studies that accompany the Nature work. This year, I am really excited to be usingIncredible Creeksfor our Summer Nature Study. Our family absolutely LOVES the NaturExplorers units from Our Journey Westward. I have a whole pile of them and plan to work my way through every one of them! Over the Winter we learned so much and truly enjoyed our time working through Coping with the Cold. Many Moms have asked me lately about how to…
Staying Small and Finding Wonder
Every Spring, some time around mid-June, we wait for them. Week after week we march over the bridge and through the woods. We gaze at the bogs and slowly moving river and hope for their return. Then, one day, the awe and wonder falls all around us as we stare at the ground and those tiny hopping miracles. Toads. No bigger than your pinky fingernail. Everywhere. And I mean, EVERYWHERE. Today, I watch from a distance and wait for the high-pitched 6-year-old scream. “MAMA!!! THEY’RE HERE! THEY’RE HERE!” Yes, they’re here. I smile wide, almost tearing up as the boys chase after her at top speed to…
