Activity: Words That Describe
By using a sensory detail form we can make a note of words that appeal to the five senses — words that describe.
Category Activities
Activity: Describe ~ Free Form
Use this free sensory detail form to capture words and phrases that describe.
Activity: Storytelling Prompts
Storytelling prompts encourage a student step-by-step through the process of creating his own story.
Activity: Rhyming Couplets
Rhyming couplets are two consecutive lines of poetry that have the same sound at the end.
Activity: Storytelling
Four ways to develop the art and skill of storytelling.
20 Fun Holiday Activities
20 fun holiday activities to enjoy with your family.
Activity: Measure Length and Distance
Here are ideas for exploring measuring length and distance — in a natural way:
Holiday Fun Activity: 20 DIY Thanksgiving Treats!
You and your kids can create pretzel turkeys or chocolate caramel turkey legs with these 20 fun DIY Thanksgiving treats!
Activity: Make a DIY Pumpkin Bird Feeder
It is October. And October makes us think of pumpkins! Here is a fun DIY nature activity for you and your family to enjoy this fall: Make a pumpkin bird feeder. These directions from the Audubon Society will get you…
Activity: Apple Study & Thematic Resources
Fall! And fall makes us think apples! Ages ago we rounded up four favorite apple units (you’ll want to check that page out for more resources). Meanwhile, enjoy these other apple study activities as a springboard to learning more: Draw…
10 Activities: Winter Nature Study
What type of nature study activities can you do in the winter? Here are several ideas.
12 Fun Ways to Learn with Kites
April is National Kite Month. Here are 12 fun ways you can go fly a kite — and learn something along the way.
Activity: Make a Bird Feeder
It's nearly winter! Time to consider putting up a bird feeder. Birds need that extra energy in times of temperature extremes.
Holiday Fun Activity: Thankful Pumpkins
Now this is original! This holiday fun activity from Country Woman Magazine shows how each member of the family can engrave something that they are thankful for on a pumpkin. The pumpkins can make a beautiful centerpiece, or decorate a…
Activity: Create a Timeline Notebook
One of the notebooks we used extensively was our timeline notebook. Each child had a notebook where everything studied went inside the binder in chronological order. Children just learning to read and write probably do not need to be encumbered…
34 Things to Do With Your Preschooler
34 concrete ideas or things to do with your preschooler that go hand in hand with the basic natural framework.
Activity: Preparing a 1040 Income Tax Form
April 15 is known in the United States as Tax Day — the deadline for individual tax returns to be submitted to the federal government. As soon as your child is old enough to earn an allowance, he or she…
Activity: Collect Vocabulary
We’ve already provided 5 ideas toward a richer vocabulary. The takeaway is that developing a rich vocabulary is directly correlated to the amount of attention paid to it. In other words, a rich vocabulary is dependent upon the habit of…
Activity: Learn to Sew
From learning to follow directions to building fine motor skills, there are many reasons to learn to sew!
Activity: Slicing Verbs
Sometimes it is a good idea to illustrate or reinforce a concept with a hands-on approach.
12 Days of Christmas {Activities}
12 Days of Christmas activities and resources!
Holiday Fun Activity: Pumpkin Pie in a Cup
Celebrate Thanksgiving by making pumpkin pie in a cup! Easy holiday recipe that uses only a few ingredients.
Activity: Pyramid Poem {Learning Alliteration}
Learn alliteration — a literary device where words in a sentence or phrase begin with the same beginning sound — by writing a pyramid poem!
Activity: Diamond Poem {Parts of Speech Practice}
A diamond poem is a fun and easy way to practice identifying parts of speech.