We have entered October, and for many that means we are surrounded by signs of Autumn. If you haven’t been surrounded yet, you probably will be shortly. In our area, Kansas, we don’t have as many of the coloring leaves and such, but we do see lots of changes in the rural farm areas. We […]
Signs of Autumn for Homeschool Families~Includes a free Autumn Scavenger Hunt
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Nature Study Tuesday~Sept. 6~Tomato Horn Worm Moth
September 6, 2011 by 1 Comment
Welcome to our Nature Study Tuesday. I no longer do these every Tuesday, but we do them around monthly. A week or so ago, my son found a pupa, I couldn’t get my camera close enough to get a picture that you could see. However, my son was out side constantly watching it every […]
Nature Study~July 5 Garter Snakes
July 4, 2011 by 7 Comments
For my new readers, Nature Study is part of our homeschool for my oldest anyway, and it seems his younger siblings enjoy it much more then they admit. My oldest loves snakes, he is quite careful of what kind he will pick up though. In fact just last week, he was out messing around in […]
Nature Study Tuesday~May 17~Nature Boy Tells about Baltimore Orioles~Today Brought to you by Nature Boy
May 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Baltimore Oriole is a colorful bird. It has an orange stomach, black head and wings, with some orange and white with in the wings. A good way to tell if this bird has been around is to look for it’s nest. Their nest looks like a crocheted purse, hanging by the handles, attached to […]
Nature Study Tuesday~May 9~Around the Yard
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Change in Plan… Our phlox has spread widely and is so pretty. Robins have come back and are fluttering around our yard. Philip caught a bull snake in our yard. It is over 4 foot in length. Grab the button and add your URL to the linky below~ <br /> <center><a href=”https://peacecreekontheprairie.com/category/homeschool/nature-study/nature-study-tuesday” _mce_href=”https://peacecreekontheprairie.com/category/homeschool/nature-study/nature-study-tuesday”><img src=”https://peacecreekontheprairie.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Nature-Study-button.png” […]
Nature Study Tuesday~Creation Study with The Nature Boy~May 3
May 2, 2011 by 3 Comments
This post is a team effort from The Nature Boy aka our oldest son Philip and myself. We have worked on this together from keyword outline to rough draft to final copy. Creation is the basic foundation of our Christian Faith. As Christians without understand creation there is no need for God…Could this explain the […]
Nature Study Tuesday~Horsing Around~April 26
April 25, 2011 by 3 Comments
This week, we didn’t get out much and when we did, I didn’t have my camera. However, we did get out on Easter Sunday and rode horses. Lora 8 riding for the first time by herself. Your’s truly riding Stormy…this is the mare that was severely injured in August…We have come a long way. Our […]
Nature Study Tuesday April 19~Garden, Lilacs, and Butterflies
April 18, 2011 by 1 Comment
Wow, we managed to plant 200 onion sets and around 100 potatoes…I didn’t count them. lol I have four rows that are nearly 20 feet each. Our lilacs are blooming and with them, have come the butterflies. We have spotted Monarchs, Painted Ladies, Sulphers, and Black and Yellow Swallowtails. Spring has Sprung and the winds […]
Nature Study Tuesday~Nature Boy talks…
March 28, 2011 by 2 Comments
Guest post from: Philip (11) AKA Nature Boy. I caught a fence lizard the other day. I set up a habitat with old decaying wood, rocks, dirt and growing cheat for it in an aquarium. I like to do a few science experiments with it. I made a jungle gym out of yarn for it […]
Homeschool Mother’s Journal March 28
March 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In my life this week… God has led me down a path, I wasn’t expecting. I am putting together a new resource blog for the Christian Homeschooler. The purpose? To help parents distinguish between curriculum that will meet their needs and curriculum that is marketed to meet their needs, but won’t. Yes, this was brought […]
Nature Study Tuesday~March 21~Windy Kansas, Spring is blowing in.
March 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
There are little signs of spring all over. The strawberries are starting to poke through the hay we mulched them with, the alfalfa fields are more green then brown, and the wind is BLOWING. Blowing hard enough that we actually stayed inside today. Why? Because the pollens are high and the need for Benadryl has […]
Weekly Wrap-Up~Starting Nature Studies Again, The Boys of ‘76, and more…
March 4, 2011 by 3 Comments
This week has been a busy week at home. We have gotten up fifteen minutes earlier then last week each day. Our nap/rest/reading time has been much more peaceful. I think I will go another 15 minutes earlier next week and then see how this schedule works for the rest of the spring. Why would […]
Nature Study Tuesday~March 1
February 28, 2011 by 2 Comments
Welcome back to Nature Study Tuesday. We took a break over the coldest months of the winter, but now it is warming up and time to get back outside and enjoy God’s creation. Over the winter our oldest Philip, AKA Nature Boy, fed an opossum in our garage. This opossum has been lose and able […]
Learning as a Lifestyle Science.
January 5, 2011 by 2 Comments
Someone once asked me what I used for science in our homeschool I stared at them blankly. Seriously I did. Shh, we really don’t use anything for science. Science happens in life, and well, we just let life teach us. This is coming from a mom who literally tested out of High school biology, helped […]
Nature Study Tuesday~Pumpkin Patch~October 26
October 25, 2010 by 1 Comment
This will be the last weekly NST until spring, unless, I have people showing interest to continue it. I am considering it doing it monthly through the winter. I just don’t see myself, or others, really being out in Nature enough to be about to post each week. 😉 This past Friday, we went to […]
Nature Study Tuesday~A Day at the Refuge October 19
October 18, 2010 by 1 Comment
This past weekend, we went to the nearby wildlife refuge for their annual celebration. First we went on the tram, the took us through an area of the refuge to the lookout tower over the marsh and wetlands. We learned that the marsh, is supposed to be naturally salty, but over the years has “freshed” […]
Nature Study Tuesday~October 5~Apple Orchard
October 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I am sorry I am getting this up late. Our four year old most likely broke his arm Saturday, and I have been running. 😉 He has an ortho appointment tomorrow, so we should know for sure by then. 😉 Friday we went to an Apple Orchard for a field trip. It is a beautiful […]
Nature Study Tuesday~September 28~ Large Moth
September 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This week we were out playing, and our landlord/adopted grandpa drove in with a special package. I guess our love of nature must have rubbed off on him. ;) Anyway, he brought us a large moth. We believe it is a tobacco hornworm moth, but umm, it seems that these big moths all look very […]
Nature Study in Our Homeschool~Relaxed, Fun, and Educational
September 27, 2010 by 2 Comments
We have been doing some description or another of Nature Study for many years, long before we were officially homeschooling. I have always had an interest in Nature, and knew that I would pass it down to my children. If we give our children regular opportunities to get in touch with God’s creation, a habit […]
Nature Study Tuesday ~ September 14 ~ Family Zoo Trip
September 14, 2010 by 1 Comment
Our family does not go to the zoo all that often, or at least the big zoo. We go to the smaller zoo about two times a year. This was the year we went to the big one though. We saw so many creatures from God’s creation, and you know, every single one is beautiful […]
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