tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58663968155959978512024-03-04T20:25:59.098-08:00All Of The Nature StuffMy kids love to play outside, they love nature, so I figured let's make it educational!!Adamant Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727299206255832209noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866396815595997851.post-45505311666771614312012-08-17T17:02:00.002-07:002012-08-17T17:02:38.244-07:00Our New Nature Studies While planning the 2012-2013 school year we have decided to do Magic School. In the middle of researching for lesson plans I discovered Owl Scouts. Owl Scouts is along the lines of boy/girl scouts only it is something the awesome moms from Hogwarts Summer Corespondance came up with. So as of now our nature studies will be considered our Owl Scouts activities. <br />
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They will earn little patches and all that stuff. So scouts without the actual joining of scouts, which is just fine by me! So for any nature stuff you can find that on the <a href="http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/showthread.php?t=416044&page=9">Homeschool Hogwarts Style Blog</a>.Adamant Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727299206255832209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866396815595997851.post-38106355444789168582011-10-21T22:49:00.000-07:002011-10-21T22:49:47.979-07:00We once again started our tree study!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmSEavuhkeO3NCRRJVzVCKD_Ov24p6GWY1rJFn2Cb0Qho_nvIMikjTrtv0c1zGU42wbmKeF35FpFjmENWIXV4C1JS5lyVynN3Qs5wjBOcULTrekOksPFoHahM3n41B3dXx-uUOLWQ7ybB/s1600/DSCI0913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmSEavuhkeO3NCRRJVzVCKD_Ov24p6GWY1rJFn2Cb0Qho_nvIMikjTrtv0c1zGU42wbmKeF35FpFjmENWIXV4C1JS5lyVynN3Qs5wjBOcULTrekOksPFoHahM3n41B3dXx-uUOLWQ7ybB/s320/DSCI0913.JPG" width="240" /></a>This is our sycamore tree that greets us at the gate. I don't know why but I will have to say it is the favorite tree in the yard! I had the kids go out one day and do a drawing of the tree. I told them to look at the colors and the leaves falling and think about how the tree is changing for the season. The next day they went out and drew a leaf. Again being told to look at the colors and the details. I think my kids are not all ready for that kind of drawing because the idea of what I thought they would do and what they did was wayyyy different. Then I decided that it won't be fun for them if I push so I am just following their lead on this one and letting it be fun!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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While it has been cold in the mornings the afternoons have still been warm. I love this time not too hot not too cold. It is perfect outside weather. My kids and I all hate heat so in summer we are in alot lol. We were hunting for moss covered sticks, pinecones, fallen seeds and nuts anything that signals Fall has come. <br />
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I absolutely love the picture of the three of them in the river! They were so sweet crossing putting Skyler Bay in the middle in case she needed help. They can be be so sweet at times. <br />
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We also saw squirrels gathering nuts but they were not exactly posing for the camera today. We found plenty of holes and burrows and thought about all the different animals that could be living there. Of course according to Skyler the homes were all for rabbits. We tried really hard to find an abandoned nest but for some reason we just couldn't, which is pretty weird as we always find one this time of year.<br />
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They really liked all the pieces of branches that were covered in moss as well as the bracken mushrooms. My kids have a thing for bracken mushrooms. They call them steps for the animals to climb.<br />
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I guess my cat was a bit angry these things replacing him and all. See I have an evil cat, his name is Hush. He is not social, hates children and most everyone else as well. So he is not prejudice he hates us all equally. He is a wonderful mouser. The best so I figured this mouse must be the mouse king or something to get away this long. So on with the catching a caught mouse....<br />
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I was just rudely woke up to what I was positive was the noisiest intruder possible I heard chairs being tossed over, crashing noises LOUD! I was walking through a dark house armed with my cell and a can of pepper spray to find my evil cat Howling at the top of his lungs thrashing all over my school room. You would have thought a herd of wild animals was in there. It took me a second to figure out what was going on, Evil caught a mouse!! Note to Evil don't catch mice on glue traps Yeah evil cat, mouse, glue trap use your imagination.<br />
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He hissed and yowled like a crazed animal. It was on the bottom of all his paws stuck up the side of one leg. I finally got it off with said mouse attatched. The cat hissed and tried to smack me. He has walked around all day hissing at everyone and you hear the sticky sound with every step he takes. I love my animals and am glad to know that he can open drawers which is where the trap had been.Adamant Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727299206255832209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866396815595997851.post-11920595748971828332011-06-16T19:23:00.000-07:002011-06-16T19:23:21.054-07:00Damian planted some sunflowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqnJJHWCjGDeYCUE52ispePwNvYQtew7i8zpbpHxlyheCB8wR9mlaI_dkPO4AcEw1ZRJy6mznCkEGCfa3DIt5RE7A6CWuD47v6uBGrHHloOxVk5UY5_iVFBDdKj6MJDMIRFeOfXN8n0K6/s1600/DSCI0395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqnJJHWCjGDeYCUE52ispePwNvYQtew7i8zpbpHxlyheCB8wR9mlaI_dkPO4AcEw1ZRJy6mznCkEGCfa3DIt5RE7A6CWuD47v6uBGrHHloOxVk5UY5_iVFBDdKj6MJDMIRFeOfXN8n0K6/s320/DSCI0395.JPG" width="320" /></a>Damian got a really cute little sunflower greenhouse set up from one of his travelers so today we put it all together! He was very sweet letting the other kids help with putting the seeds in. When they were done it found a home on the top shelf in the nature area.</div>Adamant Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727299206255832209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866396815595997851.post-51556429794562365402011-05-30T15:12:00.000-07:002011-05-30T15:13:17.696-07:00Nature up close and personal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNr7b5esT0MlVLIhcnrGy7noSRjwxYKGm7SVa94OuCLjEliDCJrFWF5bAhEFSXI4rDRQpBy5NmbBhQDeTJ2TFweS94SqaiKcy7zArglSVfvNd4EMd9HzHGgprwQvtxjC1ns44ySLq70-fL/s1600/DSCI0490.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNr7b5esT0MlVLIhcnrGy7noSRjwxYKGm7SVa94OuCLjEliDCJrFWF5bAhEFSXI4rDRQpBy5NmbBhQDeTJ2TFweS94SqaiKcy7zArglSVfvNd4EMd9HzHGgprwQvtxjC1ns44ySLq70-fL/s320/DSCI0490.JPG" width="320" /></a>Today we visited a family run zoo and rescue. It was small but sweet. The kids got to see interesting animals but te best part was the end. My son Fox got to hold a baby fox. It was amazing to see that. Damian and Skyler got to play with and pet a baby deer. Sky cried all the way home for that little deer. </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPrShBorMrPo3Vp1B6Vtjl9stZlDJQjN1wKW4p42TxeJcEM0xqgb5ZGpfjZU2IlZ0YfY_IRTcf-ltvA0ED2MIHQdPxf55ZWfRZtfEUoUWKurnkSHTwFgsbcQjfX5-FJIQR_pg2vfS6pyb/s1600/DSCI0488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPrShBorMrPo3Vp1B6Vtjl9stZlDJQjN1wKW4p42TxeJcEM0xqgb5ZGpfjZU2IlZ0YfY_IRTcf-ltvA0ED2MIHQdPxf55ZWfRZtfEUoUWKurnkSHTwFgsbcQjfX5-FJIQR_pg2vfS6pyb/s320/DSCI0488.JPG" width="320" /></a>The best part for me besides seeing the kids so happy was this beauty. She is almost a year old and full blooded timberwolf. She is also up for adoption. Look at her, isn't she beautiful and magnificent? I can truly see owning this girl if I could afford to feed her that is. We also wanted to bring home the baby fox sadly he was not up for adoption. All in all it was a great little trip to an out of the way place. </div>Adamant Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727299206255832209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866396815595997851.post-83663644726014324332011-05-27T19:46:00.000-07:002011-05-27T19:46:38.414-07:00The Nature Book For Our Travelers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CJ-e9nXukkjb31uj7ivCpqxYoEk0QqtT0HlCtAs6gTrJD0BFpnfNxMd_YyMbWTD_BQ9QlYf-2cYJNVhlNCtbsCloMEYbhXjjpwO64fDNKvWxmp-CPNLoRDyU8tCEg6qbGUaND1h-dLCB/s1600/DSCI0486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CJ-e9nXukkjb31uj7ivCpqxYoEk0QqtT0HlCtAs6gTrJD0BFpnfNxMd_YyMbWTD_BQ9QlYf-2cYJNVhlNCtbsCloMEYbhXjjpwO64fDNKvWxmp-CPNLoRDyU8tCEg6qbGUaND1h-dLCB/s320/DSCI0486.JPG" width="320" /></a>For the cover we used a flower my son is holding. This is a little book we have made for our traveler friends for geography. You can see that blog<a href="http://adamantacademytravels.blogspot.com/"> here</a>. We used things from our yard and things we gathered to make a little nature book. The pages are made from baggies and include leaves, bark rubbings some sand etc. The kids liked gathering things for these and enjoyed putting them together. We have had alot of fun with our travelers and enjoying sharing the nature of our area with them. </div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> The lonely red leaf. We saw some leaves most brown and dead but a few still had pretty colors. We also noticed the moss growing on trees was a bright bright green color now. The river water has turned a yellow brown type color, </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bright red bloom was an awesome find. Not quite sure what it is, but it was pretty. We found a whole bush full of them!!! Right above this we also found a long abandoned birds nest which my kids love for some reason. We have always loved finding any kinds of nests. If they are on the ground I will let them bring them home but if they are still in the tree I say leave them cause in the Spring another bird can use it as a home and we can visit again. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These were on sandbags under the bridge. The kids wanted to break them off but they kept falling apart so we left them there. Maybe another bug will live in them. </td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Adamant Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727299206255832209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866396815595997851.post-2850270496130298752010-12-03T21:44:00.000-08:002010-12-03T21:44:45.057-08:00Fox and his friends lol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyZCRiAjPjoF4Wu_4iYA30_MGEgar5jwc4XBnMY9EozzIFL0WRlZnb7f4cDqDqtoUku2oZWsaHbxbznZzsrfmhC8VuxiH2lhAnfGeaHVMeXwexKLwJElmFCdvtMdX4tIwHm2Z5J_AmPsp/s1600/DSCI1220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyZCRiAjPjoF4Wu_4iYA30_MGEgar5jwc4XBnMY9EozzIFL0WRlZnb7f4cDqDqtoUku2oZWsaHbxbznZzsrfmhC8VuxiH2lhAnfGeaHVMeXwexKLwJElmFCdvtMdX4tIwHm2Z5J_AmPsp/s320/DSCI1220.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Hello my name is Fox and I will catch and pick up anything I possibly can. Today my mom had to take a wasp yes a wasp away from me, can you believe that? Took me forever to catch that thing then I had to let it go. Well when I went outside I found a really cool lizard that was in the process of shedding! I thought they only did that in warm/hot months but here it is Dec. 3 and this guys is shedding big time. Unlike the wasp mom let me hold him and take pictures. Everyone said when I moved here I would never catch a lizard well I guess I didn't catch A lizard I have caught dozens and have the pics to prove it. <br />
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things were done blooming for the year. It was also the only bloom on the whole bush so that was doubly cool in my opinion.Adamant Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727299206255832209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866396815595997851.post-62287070905598814552010-12-01T18:41:00.000-08:002010-12-01T18:41:02.117-08:00The first activity for Nature Detective Advent calendarThe first activity was making some yummy treats. There was recipes for gingerbread cookies and some sugar cookies so I just decided to have Devlin make some gingerbread cake. Daddy helped!!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here she is getting ready to put her seeds in the oven. While they cook we are going to go out behind the barn and get some dirt. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUGqqq719UzSoRdcLViV1qZx9ZUiau3yxLZLX27OjgRDW29r6PPwNOy69t25rxaql5Rj9jQc-pCV3waFEiacVcFACz007mL73dLsp9UTnjUFuZnGMlHsc8rOmO4sn6kTQMVxeVItWX_gp/s1600/DSCI0666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUGqqq719UzSoRdcLViV1qZx9ZUiau3yxLZLX27OjgRDW29r6PPwNOy69t25rxaql5Rj9jQc-pCV3waFEiacVcFACz007mL73dLsp9UTnjUFuZnGMlHsc8rOmO4sn6kTQMVxeVItWX_gp/s320/DSCI0666.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She was really cute digging for dirt. She is such a tomboy princess LOL. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrCSt9OvqD71GimpE0oHt3_kBJqnBFNo6dj3y4StZWfCn4fvM10FBiXt1d-VMiDFSPvbO0IXJyLs6D-J1QdJghJ828E6O3HhrP6YDbLtn5J2q4FTbHFA69Fn6ou0Een33tcG_ULhWNsab/s1600/DSCI0667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrCSt9OvqD71GimpE0oHt3_kBJqnBFNo6dj3y4StZWfCn4fvM10FBiXt1d-VMiDFSPvbO0IXJyLs6D-J1QdJghJ828E6O3HhrP6YDbLtn5J2q4FTbHFA69Fn6ou0Een33tcG_ULhWNsab/s320/DSCI0667.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seeds turn black when you cook them, didn't know that but then again, why would I ever have cooked a seed before?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoixR77GMhVFCz3-J193NRtBSplFRgLK1dexktOhJBPyX7WJgff3abqhnHxllL2eoE_4o-U8VCIw02BKnaReG_C2s-1TimT0RScNEutJYpQkuaVOPGaQkq_dUkfSSRayDhZJKstLzwlaSt/s1600/DSCI0677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoixR77GMhVFCz3-J193NRtBSplFRgLK1dexktOhJBPyX7WJgff3abqhnHxllL2eoE_4o-U8VCIw02BKnaReG_C2s-1TimT0RScNEutJYpQkuaVOPGaQkq_dUkfSSRayDhZJKstLzwlaSt/s320/DSCI0677.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Doing a page in her Our Fathers World Science. She had to draw her fave fruit and fave flower. She is really taking to drawing and coloring lately. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VAZrkCYXqfpq7hOit3LifOBhERIXboTOElKdvXvnOu2HRmEVOixPQ8iGxgHGmasn7E3XC3OQVdeagz0_eULrA6k2Toi3tUVBOaUWzBgyU6PPWFVoAbD5g0K4Vz3wMZKzuvGZHzUWQKSW/s1600/DSCI0804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VAZrkCYXqfpq7hOit3LifOBhERIXboTOElKdvXvnOu2HRmEVOixPQ8iGxgHGmasn7E3XC3OQVdeagz0_eULrA6k2Toi3tUVBOaUWzBgyU6PPWFVoAbD5g0K4Vz3wMZKzuvGZHzUWQKSW/s320/DSCI0804.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>These are little Window Greenhouses I bought years ago and packed away and never used. Well we filled them with green bean seeds and popped them in the window of our school room. She is having so much fun with the plant study. I think starting all the nature stuff is what turned her to it. She does not miss Winterpromise Animals and Their Worlds at all. I love WP but if it is not a good fit for the kids then it is time to change it up! Of course there are tons more really cool pics on the other <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/105246893885051670131/Week7111510To111910#">page </a>if you wanna check those out.Adamant Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727299206255832209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866396815595997851.post-48054605574487379242010-11-18T20:53:00.000-08:002010-11-18T20:53:00.768-08:00Our Nature Escapade this weekWell we started out on the hunt for some spider webs so we could freeze them on some paper. It is a little project I found online that I knew the kids would enjoy. You take some black cardstock holding it behind a spider web while you spray with aerosol hairspray. The spider web sticks and there you have it! Sounded really neat. Sadly, due to the rain and wind we didn't find any. So our hunt for webs turned into a hunt for mushrooms! We find alot none on the ground but a ton on the trees. We found so many colorful ones and it is really funny I noticed that I could have went for a walk about a year ago and I never would have noticed. I don't know if they would have noticed either but we do now and that is all that matters! Of course we took a ton of pictures! That of course we wanna share with anyone who will look!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0rttcJ3sMmBfJ762R3Cp1oRvldeUUj8YhlYmltCAcIw6jLHa1DsfH0V627OC2al8gXMDj6mQxQ_e0Cv75-ZL2RFTe_lTxOTeBs3XRznR8fOrjfaiAipkQ89C-L4ESTNozebdR68leISj/s1600/DSCI0866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0rttcJ3sMmBfJ762R3Cp1oRvldeUUj8YhlYmltCAcIw6jLHa1DsfH0V627OC2al8gXMDj6mQxQ_e0Cv75-ZL2RFTe_lTxOTeBs3XRznR8fOrjfaiAipkQ89C-L4ESTNozebdR68leISj/s320/DSCI0866.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>To see more pics of nature and our week 7 of school check out the<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/105246893885051670131/Week7111510To111910#"> pic album</a>. They have so much fun going out and exploring. The funny thing is the nature area we usually go to is behind a park and they rarely ever ask to actually go to the park. They are more concerned with what they are going to find that day. What are they going to see and what can they bring home! Fox really wanted to bring home a tree, I said that probally wasn't gonna happen and not to mention we have about a dozen in our yard anyway. They also like to look for covered holes in the ground and wonder what could maybe be living in there? Fox and me have also started a game with each other called Where are we? We were at Walmart the other day pretending we were in the artic. You should have seen the guy in frozen food when Fox loudly stated Mom look out theres a polar bear. The dude actually looked. Never a dull day with these guys!Adamant Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727299206255832209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866396815595997851.post-50352967644271639372010-11-16T20:44:00.000-08:002010-11-16T20:44:45.298-08:00A cool new book I ordered<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHvl2T2ladsMTsdhDxjBOLgLoBwZMBhF4foHVAKI4y8ASFpaAhtvrtRQpnI1ct7sufoKEZJkYgdNJxclJo2ZIn2KRd_K1jTAsC_AEV3YDE7D1kxmTcgTncjBsIw6y3bHQYPBtpbEHkU2_/s1600/book+n.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHvl2T2ladsMTsdhDxjBOLgLoBwZMBhF4foHVAKI4y8ASFpaAhtvrtRQpnI1ct7sufoKEZJkYgdNJxclJo2ZIn2KRd_K1jTAsC_AEV3YDE7D1kxmTcgTncjBsIw6y3bHQYPBtpbEHkU2_/s320/book+n.bmp" width="254" /></a></div>My friend found this really cool workbook type nature journal at the library and told me all about it. I did a search and read some<a href="http://www.seattlepi.com/books/424512_140447-blogcritics.org.html"> reviews</a> and it sounds really neat. I really wanted one for each kid but that would have been well over $30.00 so I let ebay do the search and brand new at $3.50 a piece so there you go! The review even had a testimonial from a homeschool mom so of course I was won over!! The book is by Clare Walker Leslie who also has some other nature books and journals out there. I am still reading in The Handbook Of Nature Study book by Anna Botsford Comstock which is truly a wonderful book! I am still trying to decide if I want to join the Outdoor Hour Challenge or kind of go my own way. If you have not checked out her <a href="http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com/">blog </a>you really should as it is truly wonderful. So much time and effort and she is really great. I just recently realized her daughter is the blog owner of<a href="http://heartsandtrees.blogspot.com/"> Hearts and Trees </a>and that is great as well. She makes really cool seasonal kits that have crafts, lapbooks, notebooking pages etc. I may have to look into buying those as Winter approaches because Fall will be soon ending.Adamant Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727299206255832209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866396815595997851.post-90308665174699218542010-11-16T20:27:00.000-08:002010-11-16T20:27:37.218-08:00A Cute Little Guy or Girl??<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWwRTC7bGE5_aDvb19pWLfyRRDQMhZeo-KZJa9o7MD49j_6gqJyeIF3_EiRteJtZD-76gXhdFt9QFxyAeqxWnsAfwdigxzbdcN1K5pB1kpvP8QtQ7YR540atq6yp7kw6rd62a5WVweZnz/s1600/DSCI0873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWwRTC7bGE5_aDvb19pWLfyRRDQMhZeo-KZJa9o7MD49j_6gqJyeIF3_EiRteJtZD-76gXhdFt9QFxyAeqxWnsAfwdigxzbdcN1K5pB1kpvP8QtQ7YR540atq6yp7kw6rd62a5WVweZnz/s400/DSCI0873.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Adamant Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727299206255832209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866396815595997851.post-88089976425800457332010-11-16T14:17:00.000-08:002010-11-16T14:17:02.367-08:00Tree Study<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3hD8sov7udU1vrYHk0DR6CCKAJIaxXmRZJIrOyCHW1yk99KWvApx6qVFcyDnF1wQPe15TzafnHrC0FqshnY4_zwsE1d_1ZoYnS_uEllp7yST4Kx5iP3ektoRjdSQIZZyt9ptI3qJlX50/s1600/DSCI0748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3hD8sov7udU1vrYHk0DR6CCKAJIaxXmRZJIrOyCHW1yk99KWvApx6qVFcyDnF1wQPe15TzafnHrC0FqshnY4_zwsE1d_1ZoYnS_uEllp7yST4Kx5iP3ektoRjdSQIZZyt9ptI3qJlX50/s400/DSCI0748.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span id="goog_623058368"></span><span id="goog_623058369">This is a sycamore tree. It greets us at our gate when we come in our yard. That is so awesome I have a gate. (I lived in an apt where I was lucky to have a spot close to my house so this is really cool for me lol). We decided to visit the tree this past weekend and do some rubbings, take some pics that sort of thing. They seemed to really enjoy it. We got the notebooking pages from notebookingpages.com from the nature set years ago. Had forgotten I owned them lol.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took the leaves and used laminate sheets to put them on the notebooking pages after we pressed them out. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRxgfD4XaUyqLkaovybZ12gqnUmEV0RVVMMjKL-Bf3QFElAT8lfTkvBa2zIZ9vsU82M2DsPq7aCYg3Mz6bZkVC8IdNdY6z3fxKfCysYXKXi-sfbPsuHlkAoAPMWtoGY6hW6TZCltNeNHC/s1600/DSCI0747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRxgfD4XaUyqLkaovybZ12gqnUmEV0RVVMMjKL-Bf3QFElAT8lfTkvBa2zIZ9vsU82M2DsPq7aCYg3Mz6bZkVC8IdNdY6z3fxKfCysYXKXi-sfbPsuHlkAoAPMWtoGY6hW6TZCltNeNHC/s320/DSCI0747.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here they are drawing on their notebook pages with colored pencils. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kttB0E-CUZ5FWQCay3VhpBFC_Dbctzzj_1HFu7qo5I-PzgyEupA809AmZjBHDsd5-z143kj_5CJd_NXip2_SC1M6lZ133arOQp0Su-rgRbwnSaw91UYmr8BaBFmPRJndKCf6EtNptPDL/s1600/DSCI0751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kttB0E-CUZ5FWQCay3VhpBFC_Dbctzzj_1HFu7qo5I-PzgyEupA809AmZjBHDsd5-z143kj_5CJd_NXip2_SC1M6lZ133arOQp0Su-rgRbwnSaw91UYmr8BaBFmPRJndKCf6EtNptPDL/s320/DSCI0751.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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