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The Wonder Journal – How do birds fly?

May 24, 2016 By Lisa

how do birds fly? - baby bird feathers

Have you ever wondered about birds? How do birds fly? Have you ever sat somewhere very quietly and watched birds. Have you often wondered ‘How do birds fly?’ for a while and discovered how clever they are? There are so many wonderful things they do every day which many people never even notice because they don’t […]

Filed Under: birds, content, identification, nature study, The Wonder Journal Tagged With: 4-8 years, 7-9 years, 9+ years, feathers, observation, wonderful

Nature Words – Campanulate

April 28, 2016 By Lisa

Nature words

Nature Words There are so many great nature words that describe what we see everyday. A new collaborator to The Smart Happy Project, Monique, runs a great blog and every month features new nature words to learn with children. I love these posts and she kindly agreed to write one especially for The Smart Happy […]

Filed Under: identification, nature study, parent interest, reading, Shape Hunting Tagged With: 9+ years, nature, nature word, reading

My superhero Hermit Crab

March 22, 2016 By Lisa

Hermit crab

Let’s hear it for the hermit crab. The bargain hunters of the ocean. They don’t aspire to Kevin McCloud and go building there own ‘Grand Designs’.  Hermit Crabs are thrifty and make use of those designs that other molluscs have left behind. Common hermit crab Hermit crabs are my ultimate favourite. They’ve an eye for […]

Filed Under: geometry, identification, nature study, Uncategorized Tagged With: 4-8 years, 7-9 years, 9+ years, crabs, shells, superheroes, wonderful

Beetle Boy by M.G. Leonard

February 3, 2016 By Lisa

Beetle Boy book review

Beetle Boy by MG Leonard – book review.   Beetle Boy is a new release from Chicken House, the first in a trilogy by MG Leonard. Book of the month in Waterstones It’s Waterstones book of the month for February and exclusive to them until general release in March. And I get to review it! […]

Filed Under: identification, nature study, parent interest, reading Tagged With: 9+ years, beetles, book review, family

12 days of Christmas

December 18, 2015 By Lisa

12 days of christmas natural christmas gifts

The 12 days of Christmas. This is my natural and Smart Happy spin on the rhyme of the 12 days of Christmas. Enjoy humming the tune as you read and I hope you get a chance to take a moment each day to spy these natural numbers around you. For true lovers.. Some items may […]

Filed Under: geometry, identification, nature study, seasons, Shape Hunting Tagged With: 4-8 years, 7-9 years, 9+ years, christmas, finding shapes, number 12, observation, qualities of numbers, songs

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