Monthly Archives: July, 2017
My first nature journal entry 📓 🐦
This morning, we went and ate donuts at the park! (I highly recommend this!!) Well- while we were there, I took out my binoculars to look for birds! At first, I was very unsuccessful- I could hear the birds… I just couldn’t see them! But then- I saw two birds hopping under a tree. I …
Fun times today
We squeezed in a hike today- the weather was perfect, the park was perfect, and attitudes were perfect! Eddie discovered a catfish head… …and Andre wondered aloud… “do you think it drowned?” (#homeschool 😝) *Andre was immediately embarrassed 😩 and we all had a good laugh!* We got to touch cattails for the first time! They …
Hiking in the rain ☔️
It’s raining today! ☔️ but that didn’t stop us from hiking! 🌲🌳🌿 The boys chose to just wear hats 🎩 but Simone and I wanted umbrellas 🌂 ! We didn’t really see or hear a lot in terms of animals… but the hike was relaxing and fun! Such a great way to start the day! …
making nature journals a habit
Today marks the beginning of a lifelong habit… purposefully going into the wild -daily- to journal about nature. We brought our art supplies, clipboards, sun umbrellas, and a blanket! I set the timer for 15 minutes and we all drew and colored what we saw! After 15 minutes we were dripping in sweat! I would …
Chicken Math
Chicken Math is the idea that, since you can never tell if you’ve hatched a hen or a roo, you raise some extra chicks to ensure you have enough girls for your flock! When we got our chicks from our friend, we originally wanted two or three- but we were explained chicken Math and encouraged to …
Bird banding and forestry
Last week was seriously a busy week of teacher education through The Missouri Department of Conversation! On Monday, I – along with several other homeschool mothers, attended a workshop on how to teach the MDC’s science curriculum – Discover Nature Schools. I attended the workshop for grades 3-5 with the intent to teach these grades …
Fishing 🎣
We took a community fishing class today! And we were all successful!! 😁 🐟 Simone Edison Andre Eli I even caught a small fish. I held it tightly while someone helped me remove the hook!! I was quite brave… but I may have squealed each time it wiggled in my hand!! 😳😆
I’m a BAI – Basic Archery Instructor 🏹
I went to archery training through the NASP- National Archery in the Schools. The class was from 8:30 in the morning and ended at 5:00- after some performance evaluations and a written test! I have left eye dominance so I had to use a left handed bow. It was awkward at first – my aim was …
Rescuing Fredrick the hummingbird!
Andre came running into the house telling me I needed to see something… quick! I was hesitant because I thought he was going to show me a dangerous stunt off the swing set… so I was quite surprised when he added- “there’s a hurt hummingbird on the ground!” Andre named him Fredrick – he knew …
Reusing essential oil bottles for a natural first aid kit
I was sitting by the pool when a wasp flew over to me and stung me on the arm! Ouch!! I quickly left my friends in charge of my children so I could drive home to get an oil for the sting! I applied my comfrey oil that I had infused, and got immediate pain …
Becoming a Wild Family 