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Prairie Wildflower Identification Hike #NatureBookClub {Link Up}

September 20, 2018 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

It’s September already! Can you believe that it’s time for another Nature Book Club link up? It’s week 5 in our homeschool year and we are moving right along as the season changes and Fall is almost upon us. We have been learning about bees and pollinators most of the Summer and as we head into Fall we are focusing on Botany and medicinal plants with our DIY Herbalism Course series. This ties in nicely with September’s theme of Prairie Wildflowers since Goldenrod is what we have seen most!

We try to get outside and enjoy nature as much as possible and since the end of Summer is is here I thought a Prairie Wildflower Identification Hike was in order! Many of our county or neighboring county parks have areas of prairie that we can enjoy and explore. A few weeks ago we were about an hour away and stopped at a park that was new to us and found a patch of wildflowers.

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Spring Wildflowers Identification Hike #NatureBookClub {Link Up}

May 25, 2018 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

With May almost gone and hot Summer temps on our heals it was definitely time for a Spring Wildflowers Identification Hike. It has rained quite a bit and I knew that more flowers would be popping up over the forest floor. We live in a county with over 20 preserves and reserves and less than an hour from 4 state parks so it was time to visit a few and do some wildflower identification. We cannot pick flowers in these areas so we won’t be using our DIY flower press except for the ones we find at home or grandma’s house!

Join us in May for TOPIC- Wildflowers #NatureBookClub READ- Spring Wildflowers Identification Hike

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First we gathered our supplies for a short hike which included out hats, sunscreen, water, magnifying glass, and field guides. We own two field guides specific to wildflowers: Spring Wildflowers of Ohio is free from ODNR and the other we bought called Fandex Family Field Guides: Wildflowers.

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Garden Books for Kids #NatureStudy #NatureBookClub #booklist

June 1, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

It’s Summer and I bet your children are ready for some fun garden adventures. I wanted to share some garden books with you to read to your children. You can read one of these under a shady tree or inside while taking a break from the heat!

engaging gardening books for kids

If you need some resources to build your own raised garden bed or if your family wants to learn how to garden with children then I got you covered with blog posts.

Explore all things #garden with this list of books for Kids for June #NatureBookClub theme! #naturestudy #ENWC

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These titles go along with this month’s theme of Gardens for the Nature Book Club. Please join us this month in garden exploration and be sure to check out all the ideas on June 20 shared by the co-hosts.

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Learning about Monarch Butterflies and Raising Monarch Caterpillars #NatureBookClub #NatureStudy

April 20, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

We have loved discovering Monarch caterpillars and Monarch butterflies in our garden each year. Last year we were able to raise and release four Monarch butterflies throughout the Summer. We usually do not see many butterflies until early to mid-June from looking through a few years worth of pictures. Learning about Monarch butterflies and raising Monarch caterpillars is a great Summer activity as well as Citizen Science project.

We live in Ohio and many of the Monarch caterpillar’s and Monarch butterfly’s food sources are not blooming until that time of year. We usually do not even look for Monarch’s until the Praying Mantis’ have hatched and our garden is growing well. Last year the first picture we took of a Monarch was June 28 on a bright Purple Coneflower.

We decided to try our hand at finding Monarch caterpillar’s, raising them and releasing the Monarch butterfly since we have seen them around our house for the last few years. I was the one to find the tiny caterpillar’s munching on some Honeyvine Milkweed (Cynanchum laeve) near our vegetable garden.

Learning about Monarch Butterflies and Raising Monarch Caterpillars #NatureBookClub #NatureStudy #homeschool #CitizenScientist

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How to Start Homeschooling

March 13, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Since we have been homeschooling since 2010 it’s sometimes hard to think about telling others how to start homeschooling. I have recently remembered some words of wisdom when someone asks in a Facebook group about what they need to do to start homeschooling because they are clueless and a little fearful. Usually a family has decided to homeschool, often due to bullying or lack of good educational environment, and there’s not been a lot of time to research. The parent feels that homeschooling would be the best choice for their child and desperately wants some help. I realized that I have some ideas of things that a new homeschool parent might want to consider when homeschooling is on the horizon.

Tips on How to Start Homeschooling from a veteran homeschooling mom of 4! #homeschooling #hsmamas

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These ideas were copied from an answer I had given to one such parent and then expanded on in order to provide more ideas and guidance. Sometimes a family just needs something different and homescholling will fit the bill for a time whether a semester, year or a lifetime!

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