Our vegetable garden is finally underway, and that means there are bees buzzing around our yard constantly now. Big Kid has been weary of bees since she got stung 2 years ago, and she is also always nervous because I had an allergic reaction to a bee sting the same summer she got stung.However, she also … Continue reading Bees
Next week is Moon Week in Exploring Nature With Children. We are going to spend the week learning about the different phases of the moon, so I pulled some books to help us. Big Kid is very excited. She has been interested in the moon since she was big enough to look out the car … Continue reading Moon Week
To start off the new year we are learning about the winter sky with Exploring Nature With Children. Our main focus for the winter sky will be snow and how the daylight hours are short during this time of year. We'll be using the books below to help us explore. Hopefully we'll also get some … Continue reading Winter Sky
It's winter bird week in Exploring Nature With Children. Here's our book line up with books for both Big Kid (3yo) and Little Kid (9mos). Bird Count by Susan Edwards Richmond & Stephanie Fizer Coleman - Ava has been looking forward to the yearly bird count at Christmas time, and is even more excited when … Continue reading Winter Birds
We're keeping it simple for Christmas Plant Week this week in Exploring Nature With Children. We started off by going to get our Christmas Tree yesterday which we pick from a farm and cut down ourselves. While in the field I made sure to ask questions about the trees and how they were different from … Continue reading Christmas Plant Week
I am going to be updating this post a few times this week as I pull out all our weather books in preparation for Weather Week next week in Exploring Nature With Children. This is such a fun week, there is so much you can do with it! Big Kid will probably get really into … Continue reading Weather Week
The Book: Yellow Time by Lauren Stringer Why We Read It: It’s currently fall here in Central New Jersey, possibly a little late for “yellow time”, but we have been watching the leave change colors very closely this year. What It Inspired: After reading we took a walk around the block to collect yellow leaves. … Continue reading Yellow Time
This week is Autumn Tree week in Exploring Nature with Children. We are all fighting colds, so we have not done as much as we usually do with our weekly theme, but I know this is something the pops up 4 times a year, so will not be overlooked. I was very excited for this … Continue reading Autumn Tree Study
Even though it is 90 degrees here today in Central New Jersey, this week is Autumn Leaves Week in Exploring Nature with Children. Luckily, the past two weeks have been cooler and the trees are starting to show off There are so many great books about fall leaves. My focus is on process art and … Continue reading Autumn Leaves Week
It's Autumn Equinox week in Exploring Nature With Children. This week we read our collection of fall books to celebrate. It has worked out perfectly that Big Kid has been going on a nature walk at school each morning collecting different signs of fall. Here's a round up of our favorite fall books: Goodbye Summer, … Continue reading The Autumn Equinox
While Big Kid and I are reading more lengthy books about apples, Little Kid hasn't been left out. I pulled two great books about apples for her. She and I have been reading them and she has been looking at them on her own. Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell & Lizzy Rockwell will stay … Continue reading Apple Books for Babies
For Harvest Moon Week in Exploring Nature with Children, we read a few books and did a painting activity. The Harvest Moon for us was on Friday the 13th, but wasn't yet visible from our house when Big Kid needed to go to bed. I'm excited to try this one again next year when she … Continue reading Harvest Moon
We use Exploring Nature With Children as part of our relaxed home learning. It gives me structure for our daily walks and outside play time. It also helps me figure out what Big Kid is interested in so I can find her new books and materials. This week we explored seeds. Our Monday morning walk … Continue reading Exploring Seeds
Kid's Lit Life 