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Hearts in Nature

January 28, 2019 By Lisa

hearts in nature

How to find Hearts in Nature Being able to improve observation skills begins with actually taking the time to look. We all love the Heart emoji, but lets free it from its smartphone home and see where it appears in natural form. Ten places to find Hearts in Nature Celandine The humble Celandine has always […]

Filed Under: children's activity, collections, parent interest, Shape Hunting Tagged With: 4-8 years, cardiod, finding shapes, geometry, hearts

Beechnut and Geometry

September 29, 2018 By Lisa

Beechnut and geometry - sacred

Many people love beechnuts and many people love geometry. But did you know you can experience them together? The beechnut and geometry. I have noticed that the shapes inside the beechnut resemble very closely the beginning constructions of geometry patterns. The geometry of seeds I love collecting seeds from trees. They always display such great […]

Filed Under: collections, geometry, identification, nature study, seasons, Shape Hunting, symmetry, trees Tagged With: 9+ years, collecting, finding shapes, geometry, nature, observation, symmetry, triangle

Seeds that travel

September 28, 2018 By Lisa

seeds that travel

Seeds that travel Many flowers and plants around us may have arrived from somewhere else. They are plants with seeds that travel. That somewhere may be far away or it may be just up along the road. Whichever it is, how do seeds travel? Seeds that travel do it for the same reasons but they […]

Filed Under: collections, for teachers, identification, nature study, seasons, trees Tagged With: 4-8 years, 7-9 years, 9+ years, nature, observation

Natural Collections in a chocolate box

May 31, 2018 By Lisa

natural collections in a chocolate box display

Natural collections in a chocolate box Many people ask me about suitable display boxes for their natural collections. There are lots of ways to display and it is something I get really into. Anything that already has dividers is great. we previously did a shell collection in an ice cube tray. One of my favourites […]

Filed Under: collections, crafts, identification, nature study, parent interest, Shape Hunting Tagged With: 9+ years, charlotte mason, collecting, finding shapes, nature, observation

Circles in Nature

February 20, 2017 By Lisa

circles in nature

Circles in Nature On the most simplistic level we see circles in nature all around us. But that is not all, we can delve much deeper. There is no better place to observe the different scales and dimensions of the natural world than in the study of the circle in nature and its related forms. […]

Filed Under: collections, content, geometry, identification, nature study, Shape Hunting Tagged With: 4-8 years, 7-9 years, 9+ years, circles, collecting, earth and the solar system, finding shapes, geometry, nature, observation

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