Daddy recently came across an animal skeleton at the golf course. Being the homeschool dad that he is, in between
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Archives for January 2009
Shut the Box
As a way to work on our addition skills we are playing Shut the Box regularly with the boys. The
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Building Blocks
We added Wood Pioneer Blocks to our Center Time rotation and the kids are having a good time constructing homes
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Chapter 2
Lesson Plan:Read pages 8-11 in YNGF Create your own nature journal. You can email education@audubon.org to request a FREE copy
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A study of seeds or a fun craft?
Flip Flops and Applesauce posted a free Paper Samara Spinner template. It mimics the movement the Samara fruit makes when
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State Tree: Sabal Palm (Cabbage Palm)
used with permission from Jacquelyn Modesitt Schindehettewww.floridalandscapes.com This tree was important in historical times, when early settlers used its leaf
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Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park
This 210 acre park is home to native Florida wildlife and is one of the only places where you can
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Enchanted Forest Nature Sanctuary
On the way home we stopped off at Enchanted Forest Nature Sanctuary in Titusville, Florida. We wanted to visit this
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Entertaining on the Road
How do you keep 3 children and an infant entertained over 1,700 miles?Here is just a taste of what we
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Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
We made a quick trip over to Maitland, Florida today to visit the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey. We
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The Devil’s Millhopper
The Devil’s Millhopper is a 117-foot sinkhole that formed when the roof of an underground cave collapsed. It is now
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Another milestone…
Today G-man lost his first tooth. He has spent the entire week wiggling it. We are all so proud!
Florida Caverns
Aproximately 1 in 500 people who visit The Florida Caverns are able to tour the caverns at night, by flashlight.
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Florida Museum of Natural History/Butterfly Rainforest
The Butterfly Rainforest is located inside the Florida Museum of Natural History. We first heard about the Butterfly Rainforest at
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Out of the mouths of babes
Yesterday on the RV, seemingly out of nowhere, Pumpkin declared,“When I get bigger, Daddy is going to have to marry
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Paynes Prairie
Paynes Prairie is biologically, geologically, and historically unique. This park became Florida´s first state preserve in 1971 and
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