Spring is here! Officially on the calendar and officially in nature. The grass is giving us hints of green, the weather is milder, the wood stove only gets used in the mornings and evenings, kids are outside more, all the signs are here! What does the arrival of spring mean for my home education? Just…
I love a new notebook, any kind of new notebook is just so inviting! From journals to binders, they call to me, they invite me in, they tug at the creative strings of my heart. Notebooking is half creativity, half academic. Let’s look into Notebooking with our children, what has worked and what hasn’t and…
The scientific method is an essential life skill in our children’s tool belt. As moms we wear many, many hats, and scientist is definitely one of them, therefore it is important for our children to develop this life skill as well. Let’s explore this wonderful skill, whose big name is just that, a big name….
Geography is something that I have always enjoyed and appreciated. Map-making and map-reading have something so mysterious and magical about them. They can, literally, take you anywhere. At A Daily Picture Book, we practice both map-reading and cartography regularly. Right now my girls and I are working on a map of the USA over a…
Hello, I thought I’d pop in here with a little home education update. We’ve been back at our learning since the beginning of August, and it has been a wonderful start of the year. I only have 3 students for the first time in a very long time! I started with my 3 oldests when…
Fall is my favorite season. I just love this time of year, fall picture books are so cozy and Nature Study is at its best. I love the colors, the smells, the change in weather. It’s the best time for flannel shirts, jeans and boots, my all time favorite. Fall brings so many changes to…
Nature study is, by far, the most important and best subject for our children. It opens the door to all other learning! Nature journaling: a definition This is my definition: to admire nature, observe it and write or draw about it. I have loved nature journaling since I was in scouting, then our nature journals…
Along with Charlotte Mason, Anna Comstock is one of the most meaningful person behind the Nature Study movement! We owe her SO much! Early life Born in New York State on September 1st, 1854, Anna grew up on a farm. Her mother spent time exploring the country with her only daughter, discussing and studying birds,…
