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Nature Discovery: Surprises

October 22, 2013 by Anne Campbell Leave a Comment

NATURE DISCOVERY #science #naturestudy mylearningtable.com

A spontaneous nature discovery sidetracked us for a few minutes when we noticed a butterfly as it was emerging from its chrysalis. It was hanging on the door stoop at a house where my son has a dog walking job. On his way in the door, he looked down and saw what looked like a […]

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Nature Discovery: Stop, Look, & Listen

October 7, 2013 by Anne Campbell Leave a Comment

Nature Discovery: Stop, Look, and Listen @mylearningtable.com

Just an example of “embracing the light bulb moments of discovery”– We walked outside with the camera in hand to photograph a full rainbow that was stretched across our neighborhood. While we were out there, a mama mockingbird kept flying back and forth between the holly tree and the top of the basketball goal, fussing […]

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Autumn Inspiration: Fall Nature Journal

September 20, 2013 by Anne Campbell 2 Comments

Fall Nature Journal @mylearningtable.com

Fall beckons us to go outside and enjoy the beautiful cool weather and the changes in nature all around us. When we take a moment or two to observe and experience the wonder of it all, inspiration always appears. Fall Nature Journal Keeping a fall nature journal can be as simple as a pre-made notebook […]

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Sunny Day Nature Study

January 20, 2013 by Anne Campbell 1 Comment

Sunny Day Nature Study @mylearningtable.com

The day after our very rainy day, the sky looked like this. Only one little cotton-ball cloud in a deep blue sky. The sky seemed bigger and more open without the blanket of rain clouds. We saw our shadows, which were not there the day before. The water had dried, and the ground felt smooth […]

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Rainy Day Nature Study

January 17, 2013 by Anne Campbell 12 Comments

Rainy Day Nature Study @mylearningtable.com

Even a Rainy Day Calls for Nature Study We looked out the window at the fog covering the mountains, and the blanket of clouds covering the earth. It’s raining cats and dogs today, and even the dog won’t go out without his raincoat. J-man put a jar out on the steps this morning to see […]

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Nature Journal: Identifying Caterpillars

September 30, 2012 by Anne Campbell 1 Comment

Identifying Caterpillars @mylearningtable.com

My husband found an unusual caterpillar outside our back door, so of course he brought it inside for all of us to see (homeschool dads are the best, aren’t they?) After everyone had a chance to gently touch it and watch it scoot quickly along, we put it back where Daddy found it, and decided to try […]

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Nature Study: Perspective

September 23, 2012 by Anne Campbell 1 Comment

Nature Study: Perspective @mylearningtable.com

A Change in Perspective Our Maypop (passion flower) vine is loaded with fruit. When the boys and I check on it, we notice the leaves are all chewed up, and we take a closer look. Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar The vine is covered with caterpillars, who seem very hungry indeed.They are all actively eating and exploring […]

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Gardening with Kids: Diggin’ Up Worms

August 21, 2012 by Anne Campbell 3 Comments

Gardening with kids @mylearningtable.com

The most fun thing about planting new flowers is seeing all the wiggly worms uncovered when we digs the holes. Each one gets named: Kevin, Bob, Wendell, George, Danny . . . And then they are carefully placed back into the holes So that they can do their work in the soil. {Linking up with Oregon Cottage for […]

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Nature Journal: Leaf Bug

June 25, 2012 by Anne Campbell 2 Comments

You never know what might be hiding when you stop to smell the flowers . . . We discovered that this leaf bug is a katydid.

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Garden Party: Flowers in the Vegetable Patch

June 19, 2012 by Anne Campbell 5 Comments

Garden Party @mylearningtable.com

Exploring Vegetable Flowers Seeing the changes in the garden is so much fun. Our garden is giving us so many opportunities for learning–not only about agriculture, but also lots of nature study. Discovering that our vegetable plants have flowers, too, has been a surprise. The boys are observing the changes in the plants each day. […]

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Lesson Plans: Chicken Ways

May 15, 2012 by Anne Campbell 3 Comments

  Learning Chicken Ways Our baby chicks are growing by the minute and teaching us all about chicken ways. It seems like there is a visible change in their development every morning and evening. Their tail feathers and wing feathers are growing, and they’re getting taller. They can stretch their necks up and reach the […]

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Backyard Chickens: DIY Egg Candler

April 22, 2012 by Anne Campbell Leave a Comment

How to make a DIY egg candler for your backyard chickens

DIY Egg Candler Our newest endeavor: egg hatching! My kids and I made a DIY egg candler to see what’s going on inside our chicken eggs. We went on a field trip to a local farm, and the kids were each given a fertile chicken egg to bring home. After some hesitation about whether it […]

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