Tag: Nature
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Over 35 Summer Fun Activities ~ Updated
Over 35 summer fun learning ideas to “keep ’em learning” over the summer months.
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Free Nature Studies: Our Wonderful World ~ Updated
Free nature studies: Our Wonderful World has been updated. 32 weeks of nature lessons … free!
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Wonders of Creation (Volcanoes) ~ Free
Wonders of Creation: A Descriptive Account of Volcanoes and Their Phenomena, is a perfect addition to our free volcanoes unit!
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Shells and Pebbles ~ Free eBook
What types of things do you find along the seashore? Ships and sails, waves, rocks, and shells and pebbles! Free eBook.
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Nature Stories to Tell to Children ~ Free eBook
Nature Stories to Tell to Children is an introduction to familiar plants and animals particularly for those children who live in the city.
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Scudder
The Bodley Books by Scudder are Numbers 52-60 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover.
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Aikin
Number 51 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are stories from Evenings at Home by Aikin.
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Groundhog Day Resources ~ 2023
Groundhog Day, February 2, 2023 Free resources featuring hibernation and more!
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Things to Do: January 2023
Things to do in January: Updated educational learning calendar for 2023.
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Over 200 Free Units! {And Ways to Use Them}
Over 200 free units covering everything from earthworms, arches, inventors, and DNA to composers, horses, holidays, and bread…and practically everything in between.
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“To a Waterfowl” by Bryant
Whither, ‘midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day … Poetry study.
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Ducks at a Distance ~ Free eBook
Identifying waterflowl is easiest in the fall and winter seasons. Free guide to make identification easier — Ducks at a Distance: A Waterfowl Identification Guide.
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Common Trees ~ Free eBook
Common Trees is a free eBook with wonderful diagrams, illustrations, and vocabulary!
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Bread: A Unit Study
On July 7, 1928, the first sliced bread was sold. Unit study resources.
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The Adventures of Bob White ~ Free eBook
The Adventures of Bob White is a public domain (free) children’s book by author Thornton Burgess, author of The Burgess Bird Book.
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Landseer’s Dogs and Their Stories ~ Free
Landseer’s Dogs and Their Stories by Sarah Tytler is a free book that tells the stories of several dog paintings by Sir Edwin Landseer.
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Gilbert Weather Bureau (Meteorology) ~ Free eBook
Gilbert Weather Bureau (Meteorology) for Boys is a free eBook and introduction to all things weather (for boys and girls, of course).
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The Honey Bee ~ Free eBook
The Honey Bee ~ Free eBook with everything you need to know about honey bees and over 80 illustrations.
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Fabre’s Book of Insects ~ Free eBook
Fabre’s Book of Insects will provide not only a course in entomology, but an example of nature study. Free eBook
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“The Cloud” by Shelley
I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams… Poetry study.
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Identify Bird Songs
Tool from Cornell that will help you identify bird songs this spring: a DIY Homeschooler Featured Site!
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Floral Illustrations of the Seasons ~ Free eBook
Beautiful illustrations of garden flowers as they bloom throughout the seasons.
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Black Beauty Young Folks Edition ~ Free eBook
Black Beauty Young Folks’ Edition is a free abridged version of the story.
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Birding Resources
A look at the birding resources we used to round out our free Nests & Eggs studies.
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Nests & Eggs: Flycatcher
Nests & Eggs: Flycatcher. Black-crested flycatcher (Phainopepla) of the Southwest. Resources & free notebooking pages.
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Nests & Eggs: Merganser
Nests & Eggs: Merganser. Common on small ponds and rivers, their crests make them easy to spot. Resources & free notebooking pages.
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