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Fibonacci Rabbit Riddle

December 19, 2022 By Lisa

Fibonacci's Rabbit Riddle

This article sheds some light onto what the Fibonacci Rabbit Riddle is. The Fibonacci rabbit riddle illustrates a self accumulating growth sequence. The origins of the riddle are quite interesting. It was actually a side note to a much bigger discovery Fibonacci had made which he was explaining in a book. This discovery is actually […]

Filed Under: Fibonacci, for teachers, teaching, Uncategorized Tagged With: 7-9 years, 9+ years, fibonacci, rabbit riddle

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

Painting the pinecone spiral

April 26, 2018 By Lisa

pinecone spiral in Nature

Painting the Pinecone Spiral I love this natural craft activity and I could do it again and again. Finding the pinecone spiral and tracing its pattern in paint is such a simple exercise that improves observation skills, nurtures the Waldorf ethos and brings about an awareness of the patterns in natural forms that indicate the […]

Filed Under: children's activity, crafts, geometry, Shape Hunting, Steiner Waldorf Tagged With: 7-9 years, fibonacci, finding shapes, nature, observation, patterns, spiral, wonderful

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

Galls – shape shifters of the insect world

September 26, 2017 By Lisa

Galls; shape shifters of the insect world

Galls; the shape shifters of the wasp world I discovered galls from a documentary about the oak tree.. since then I’ve been looking for them everywhere. My aim is to collect all the different types, but I might have to travel far flung places. To create Knopper galls the Gall Wasps lay eggs in the […]

Filed Under: identification, Nature deficit disorder, nature study, Shape Hunting, trees Tagged With: 7-9 years, 9+ years, circles, collecting, nature, observation

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