If education is truly the science of relations, we strive to facilitate ways for the child to “connect” with the subject of study. Applying this method is easy and natural. One way to study science is to create a field guide to your own backyard– a Nature Notebook. In doing so, you and your children [...]
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nature notebooks
Posted in nature on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
things to take along for an afternoon outside
Posted in nature on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In The Car:
Blanket
A change of clothes for each child
Balls, bats/ racquets, jump rope
First aid kit
Insect repellent and sting soothing ointment
Cell phone and emergency numbers
Jackets
Garbage bags and Zip-Lok bags for wet or muddy things and nature “treasures”
Insect catching net and a ventilated jar
In My Field Bag:
Spiral-bound, heavy drawing paper
Pencils/ erasers
Paints, brushes, water cups for rinsing brushes
Field [...]