Next week is Moth Week in  Exploring Nature With Children ! Here are some helpful links for your week: What is the Difference Between Butterflies & Moths How to draw a Peppered Moth How to draw insects: John Muir Laws How to attract moths to your garden  Moth Colouring Page ~ Twinkl Luna Month Printable Craft Exploring Nature With Children is an open and go curriculum. To make it even easier, I have created a free calendar for you to download. If you’re over on Instagram, do pop over and say hello! The Instagram page is very much about community; think of i ..read more

{ A heads up! The 2024 ~ 2025 planner is now available! } Next week in Exploring Nature With Children is ‘Weather Week’, with Saint Swinthin’s Day falling on the 15th of July. According to traditional folklore, whatever the weather is like on St Swithin’s Day – whether rain or sunshine – it will continue for the next 40 days and 40 nights! Here are some helpful links for your week: St. Swithin’s Day: Weather legend may be closer to the truth than you think. Storms: Bill Nye the Science Guy (Video) Come Outside : : A Rainy Day (Video) How to Draw Cloud Shapes: John Muir Law ..read more

This week in Exploring Nature With Children we are studying ‘Summer Tree Study Week’. Here are some helpful links for your week: Claire Walker Leslie’s Guide To Sketching Trees How To Draw Trees (Video Workshop) John Muir Laws The Habitat Song Bill Nye the Science Guy: Forests Come Outside : Wood Exploring Nature With Children is an open and go curriculum. To make it even easier, I have created a free calendar for you to download. If you’re over on Instagram, do pop over and say hello! The Instagram page is very much about community; think of it as your virtual home ..read more

The 2024 ~ 2025 planner is now available! A huge thank you to everyone who has waited so patiently for me to produce this year’s edition – I’m sorry it is so much later than usual! It runs from August 2024 ~ August 2025 and is currently on sale at the introductory price of $8 If you already own the 2023 – 2024 Planner, then please purchase the 2024 ~ 2025 refill, which contains the updated calendar and other dated pages that you will need for this year. The planner is packed with useful planning pages as well as guiding you through creating your big picture goals f ..read more

Book : : The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden I hope that this July Nature Note finds you & your loved ones well. If you are new to Exploring Nature with Children, and are joining us for the first time this month, please jump right in. You can begin ENWC at any point in the year, and there’s no better time to get started than the present! If you began back in 2023, and are coming toward the end of your studies, I am truly honoured that ENWC has been a part of your home education, and my hope is that you and your child have enjoyed your studies, and learned about the natur ..read more

Next week is a break week in Exploring Nature With Children.  To keep up your nature study momentum, spend a little time discussing the changes that you have been observing in your own special nature spot. Talk about the topics that your children have enjoyed learning about:  •Draw a diagram of the parts of a flower • What do they remember about the anatomy of a honeybee? • Tell about the honeybee’s lifecycle. • Tell what they know about the Summer Solstice. As you talk with your child, do keep in mind these wise words from Miss Mason’s book, School Education: We have all been in th ..read more

It’s almost Blossom Week in Exploring Nature With Children! Here are some links to help with your studies: How to draw wildflowers by John Muir Laws (Video workshop) Anatomy of a flower (worksheet) Time lapse video of a Rose blooming Cherry Blossom Painting Tutorial Cherry Blossom with Bubblewrap Handwork : : Blossom embroidery Exploring Nature With Children is an open and go curriculum. To make it even easier, I have created a free calendar for you to download. If you’re over on Instagram, do pop over and say hello! The Instagram page is very much about community; think ..read more

This coming week in Exploring Nature With Children is ‘Summer Solstice Week’, the Solstice itself falls on Thursday the 20th. Here are some helpful links for your week: When Does Summer Start? 11 Things about the Summer Solstice What Causes Day Length to Change From Summer to Winter  (video) Bill Nye The Science Guy: The Seasons If you would like to have a Solstice party, here are some smashing ideas for food & drinks. Exploring Nature With Children is an open and go curriculum. To make it even easier, I have created a free calendar for you to download ..read more

This week in Exploring Nature With Children is ‘Museum Week’. Here are some helpful links for your studies this week: How to raise a museum loving kid 10 tips from actual teens on how to survive (and enjoy) a trip to the museum. Field Trip Activity Sheets (These sheets are somewhat specific to the Museum of Science in Boston, but are easily adapted to your chosen museum.) Here are selection of museums that offer virtual tours: The Natural History Museum : : London The Smithsonian : : Washington US The American Museum of Natural History : : New York US National Museums L ..read more

Book : : The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden I hope that this June Nature Note finds you & your loved ones well. If you are new here, and to Exploring Nature with Children, I’m thrilled that you’re joining us! If you subscribe to the blog posts on the website, You’ll receive the monthly Nature Note, which will give you an overview of the month ahead, and also the weekly Exploring Nature with Children theme posts, which I hope will be helpful to you in your studies. For those of you who are using Exploring Nature With Children, the weeks for June fall as follow ..read more