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Tag Archives: Nature study
Speak their names
PDFs: Key to Blessing lyrics | Liturgy Enter the wild with care, my love And speak the things you see Let new names take and root and thrive and grow… Our 18-month-old grandson was touring wild areas of Washington and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Nature
Tagged Francis Schaeffer, George MacDonald, Jackie Morris, Julie Fowlis, Nature study, Robert MacFarlane
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Living books
In a recent post, Laura lists some of the books and resources they’ve been using this year. She mentions that they have been reading My Side of the Mountain and some other books this year. Check out her post here; … Continue reading
Anna Comstock
Unit 1: Getting our bearings. Length: 3 days (not necessarily in a row). Anna Botsford Comstock played a prominent role in the nature study movement to reform science education in the early 20th century, particularly through her book, Handbook of … Continue reading
Roger Tory Peterson
Unit 1: Getting our bearings. Length: 3-4 days (not necessarily in a row). One of the best entrées into the living world around us is watching birds. Birds are so very much alive, and their presence is a vital part … Continue reading
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Tagged Biology, Birds, Nature Journal, Nature study, Roger Tory Peterson
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Charlotte Mason
Unit 1: Getting our bearings. Length: 1 day. “Never be within doors when you can rightly be without.” – Charlotte Mason To learn a little about Charlotte Mason (1841-1923), an English educational reformer whose ideas encouraged a nature study approach … Continue reading
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Tagged Biology, Living books, Nature Journal, Nature study
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Last Child in the Woods
Unit 1: Getting our bearings. Length: 1 day. Watch two videos about Richard Louv, learn about his book and the impact of his ideas on science education. Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit … Continue reading
Getting started – Biology
In 2011-12 we’re going to adopt a nature study approach to biology! We’ll meet on Monday evenings, 7-8:30 p.m., beginning Sept 12. Occasionally, we’ll fall back to either Friday morning or Saturday morning, particularly when there are field trips. I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged Biology, Birds, Field Trips, Nature Journal, Nature study
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