Our sunflowers from the Great Sunflower Project arrived in the mail today along with our instructions. The seeds they sent
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Nature Study
Life Cycle of a Gecko: the egg
Today, Bear’s gecko Ally, (because she is an Albino leopard gecko) gifted us with two eggs. Unfortunately, she was not
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The Great Sunflower Project
The Great Sunflower Project is starting.We signed up and requested our seeds.Want to join us?
Project Feederwatch: Setting up bird feeders
We are participating in Project Feederwatch and today we set up our bird feeders.The kids are hopeful that we will
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Cardinal Study
Lesson Plan: Read chapter 27: “A new friend and an old one” from The Burgess bird book for children. Read
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Nature Walk: Grassy Waters
Today we went on a nature walk with a group of other homeschoolers at Grassy Waters Preserve. It’s a gorgeous
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Project Feederwatch
Inspired by the Great Backyard Bird Count we are now participating in Project Feederwatch. Although there is a $15 fee
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Great Backyard Bird Count: Day One
We had a great first day looking for birds in our neighborhood.We spent an hour and 15 minutes birdwatching in
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The Great Backyard Bird Count
The Great Backyard Bird Count started today. If you aren’t familiar with what it is, it is basically an annual
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Nature Study with Dad
Daddy recently came across an animal skeleton at the golf course. Being the homeschool dad that he is, in between
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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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Lake Okeechobee
As part of our study based on the Young Naturalist’s Guide to Florida we took a field trip to Lake
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Wild Animal Show Part II: Toads!
I cannot believe this Toad is not full grown. I am so glad that I have not happened upon a
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Wildlife Animal Show Part I
There is nothing like a field trip or lab experience to make you feel good about what your children have
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Fishing 101
What started out as a fun family activity (with friends) turned into a learning adventure that not too surprisingly ties
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Nature Kids
We have incorporated nature walks into our school time this year. Nature walks are an important part of our Florida
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