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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

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

Nature Crowns

April 25, 2018 By Lisa

stitching the nature crowns

How to make Nature Crowns. A quick ‘how to’ post on making these Nature Crowns. Everyone wants to be a Tribal Lord or Forest Queen so suitable headgear is a must! This is an activity featured in The 365 Nature Journal on April 18th, although its good for anytime of the year! We did these […]

Filed Under: children's activity, crafts, Nature deficit disorder, Steiner Waldorf, wildflowers Tagged With: 2-4 years, 4-8 years, 7-9 years, collecting, nature, play

Messy Maths

September 19, 2017 By Lisa

Messy Maths - book review

Messy Maths by Juliet Robertson A Playful, Outdoor Approach for Early Years – Crown House Publishing I have always been a big fan of Juliet Robertson. Her Creative Star Learning website is a fountain of ideas for teaching outside. This book was as good as I hoped. It is a vital resource for teachers to […]

Filed Under: for teachers, nature study, parent interest, reading, Steiner Waldorf, teaching Tagged With: 2-4 years, 4-8 years, 7-9 years, book review, observation, play

Circles in Nature

February 20, 2017 By Lisa

circles in nature

Circles in Nature On the most simplistic level we see shapes, circles and symmetry 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 […]

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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