Nature Study & Science

31 Days: Furneaux “A Nature Study Guide”

First, I will tell you the good news: the volunteers at Ambleside Online are typing this book. You can even read what they have so far (be aware it is a rough draft). Of course, I am a “real book” type of person. And I’ve been hunting for this book ever since I heard about… Continue reading 31 Days: Furneaux “A Nature Study Guide”

Books & Reading · Nature Study & Science

Getting Started with a Difficult Book

Have you ever been intimidated by a book? I have. Currently that book is Adventures with a Microscope, scheduled in AO year 7. Eleven of the fifty-nine adventures are scheduled in year 7 (but you have to choose which 11 to do). For term one the book sat on the shelf. I didn’t know what… Continue reading Getting Started with a Difficult Book

Mother Culture · Nature Study & Science

My Science Notebook (A Mother’s Feast)

One of my favorite parts of homeschooling is learning with my children. My eldest son is working on year 7 of Ambleside Online, and one of the things we’ve started is a science journal. One of the recent, and ongoing, additions to AO is what can be called living science. Not using (boring, over priced)… Continue reading My Science Notebook (A Mother’s Feast)

Nature Study & Science · Rambling

Charlotte Mason’s Book of Firsts

In the book Home Education, Charlotte has some wonderful advice for nature study: Calendars.––It is a capital plan for the children to keep a calendar––the first oak-leaf, the first tadpole, the first cowslip, the first catkin, the first ripe blackberries, where seen, and when. The next year they will know when and where to look… Continue reading Charlotte Mason’s Book of Firsts