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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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Manatee Study

As part of our study on manatees we read a few more books about manatees, made a paperbag puppet and
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Drawing Lessons

I started using, Little Kids…Draw! by Teacher’s Friend Publications a few weeks ago. It is for early learners and includes
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A Child’s Garden of Verses

This year we discovered, A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson and I was pleasantly surprised to learn
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Counting

Pumpkin is counting using one to one correspondence and working on her numeral recognition. She is doing very well with
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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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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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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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NY Times Best Illustrated books of 2008

Wave written and illustrated by Suzy Lee There is a wonderful post by Two Hearts Together featuring the Top 10
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Singapore Math

We chose to use Singapore Math for our math curriculum. There are many reasons why I was drawn to this
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Language Arts for Preschoolers

Pumpkin is still enjoying her school time. Whenever possible I teach all of the children at the same time at
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State Pie

In 2006, the Florida legislature named the Key lime pie the state Pie, after several years of consideration. Sweet potato
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State Flower

“One of the most fragrant flowers of any tree—the orange blossom is one of Florida’s oldest symbols.”The Young Naturalist’s Guide
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