Since we are on a nature kick lately, I wanted to share one more resource that will encompass Nature Walk, Nature Study and Nature Journaling: the Phenology Wheel! This is such an amazing nature observation tool and it can be created in so many different mediums that it will appeal to one and all. It…
You have gone on a beautiful Nature Walk. You have managed to create an entry in your Nature Journal. And now you are home. What now? Do you just hang your satchel, put your Nature Journal away and forget all about it until next time? No, the party continues! Remember John Muir Laws’ advice? “…
“Just go on a Nature Walk!” We often hear this as the response to boredom and a stale homeschooling atmosphere. And there is great wisdom in that advice. Heading outside when things are not going well inside is the best advice ever for anyone, young or old, in any circumstance. But how does one go…
We all have a Bucket List. Some of us have it written down, some of us hold it in their heart and mind, but it’s there. On my Bucket List is a visit to each USA National Parks. I have crossed a few off my list already but this week was a big one. Visiting…
This blog post has a mind of its own, lol! First it was supposed to be all about fall picture books, then all about trees and now? Now it is a delightful nature adventure amongst leaves and leaf people. A mix of nature walk, nature journaling and arts and crafts, I have a feeling this…
Spring is such a reset button. I don’t feel that any of the other seasons have quite the same effect. It seems that with the arrival of spring all my creative juices start flowing again. The desire to beautify the world is intense and very present. And I know that I am not the only…
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…
