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If you give a homeschool mom a bug . . .

May 31, 2011 by Anne Campbell 5 Comments

If you give a homeschool mom a bug (especially an eyed click beetle) . . .

. . . then, she’ll call her kids to come see it.

First, she’ll want her camera so she can take a picture of it.

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When the kids see the bug, they’ll want to know what kind it is, and if it can fly, and they’ll show the mom its mouth and eyes.
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When the bug flies away, the mom will tell the kids to get the field guide and try to find one like it. Then the kids will draw a picture of it in their nature journals.

The mom will look for information on the internet and in her books and figure out a way to make a lesson out of it . . .

And then she’ll ask the kids to find another bug.

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  1. Mama Pea Pod says

    May 31, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Cute post! 😉

    Cute bug too.

    But you’re braver than me to hold it.

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  2. Carol Anne Wright Swett says

    May 31, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    Another reason why I want to be you when you grow up! Great post!

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  3. Kate @ An Amazing Child says

    June 4, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    When I first saw the bug I thought it was plastic! That is a seriously cool bug. Funny, I would have done the exact same thing – another reason I can’t wait to ‘officially’ become a homeschool mumma.

    Thanks for sharing with us again. Your posts are very inspiring to me 🙂

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  4. Kelli- Adventurez in ChildRearing says

    June 9, 2011 at 2:34 AM

    Funny- cause when I read the first part I automatically thought- “she’ll take a picture!”

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  5. Abbie says

    June 10, 2011 at 2:27 AM

    Love that I am not the only mama that goes crazy over fun bugs! I taught a boy scout program last night and one mom said she thought I was a bit overly excited about the mouth adaptations of the dragonfly nymph! I think she thought I was really weird. If you haven’t checked out that bug I would encourage you to go mucking in the local pond and find one!!!
    Way to go homeschooling mom! Wish I had the patience to do that with my girls but at least in all of our at home times I try my best to incorporate teaching them about all the things that I love. Featuring you tomorrow morning on my blog as a part of the Outdoor Play Link up! Thanks for the great post.

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