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🌺 FREE PRINTABLE 🦋 You guys! Quinn worked

If you aren’t learning about nature, use nature

If you aren’t learning about nature, use nature to learn 🍂

I had planned to start the day with a nature hunt to collect as many twigs and fallen branches as we could. But instead it started with 6 loose chicks and an unknown dog approaching the property very interested in said baby chickens. Oh, and add a toddler and baby crying due to the big dog to that mix.

But after that moment of fun 😅 we began our hunt. We collected twigs and branches of all sizes and shapes, and were sure to include some that would bend nicely for a B or a D.

At first we brought them in and used playdough to secure the joints (see todays stories) but the kids wanted to make them stronger to keep. So we grabbed some twine and got to work. I think it’s safe to say that a whole stick alphabet will proudly be on display in a few days.

* for early and non-readers, be sure to not only read and write letters with them, but to build them too. You can use pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, rocks lined up, or twigs like this. It’s so important for those young learners to explore with their hands.

There’s something called an invitation to play.

There’s something called an invitation to play. You might have seen one before, or done it yourself. It’s where you rearrange your children’s toys in a new and visual way to spark their interest.

But don’t get me, or anyone else here on IG wrong. Children don’t need OUR invitation to play. Truly. Most of the time they simply need us to get out of their way.

This morning while reading The Wild Robot the kids immediately said, let’s make our own robot today. I took a breath (cue my impulse to say “not today”) and then consciously pushed *my* plans aside to open space and time for theirs.

We brainstormed material ideas. Recycling, toilet paper rolls and paper were all immediate ideas. Playdough was also thrown out, but Quinn was concerned with our lack of grey soft dough. 💡

Idea, what about clay! Within 20 minutes of the idea we were packing up to head to the river. I read a few more chapters aloud while they collected clay to bring back to the yard. They also collected sticks and went into their toolboxes to grab “shiny things for Roz”.

All of this to say... I love a good invitation to play (and playdough or store bought clay would work great for this one). And you will see some set ups here on this page. But don’t forget to watch out for how often they invite US to play. Not just blocks or toys, but to join into their magical imagination where they truly can create anything. Yes, most ideas are really big, and messy. But isn’t that what we want?! Creative kids who think BIG, who believe they can do anything. And who get messy and learn through the trials they will face. We just have to be willing to let them.

🧡 oh, and we are 76 pages in and really loving this book!!! Have you read it?!

‘Sunny’ is complete 🌻. This tissue paper “stained glass” project is quickly becoming one of my favourites; and the kids’ too!

I love including our topic of study into our room decor but I don’t want to be constantly purchasing things. Aside from our chalkboard art and nature finds that relate to our unit, this window art keeps things festive.

To do it I drew a sunflower with a sharpie onto the non adhesive side of contact paper (purchased at the dollar store). We then adhered the contact paper (sticky side out) using tape. I chose washi tape because it comes off of the window cleanly. While I was doing that, the kids were busy cutting up tissue paper into tiny squares.

Once that was done we made a plan. Did we want to put our colors anywhere or did we want to group them like a paint by numbers. We chose the latter. The kids picked which petal and leaf would be which shade of yellow/green and they begun.

Meanwhile I read aloud a few books and also helped because it turned out that this one took a little longer than our ocean art. (More in our stories)

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Hi 👋 there are so many new faces around here. I

Hi 👋 there are so many new faces around here. I’m Kristen!!

•An adventurer at heart currently giving homesteading a go on some land here in Ontario Canada
• I’ve got 4 kids (7,5,3,1) who keep us extremely busy. I seriously don’t know where they get so much energy. I mean, they never stop moving. It’s completely exhausting 😅🥰
• Im a former teacher and said that I would never homeschool when I had kids of my own. Yet here we are. I’ve been homeschooling since day 1. I guess I should never had said never 🙃.
• 2 years ago we sold everything that we owned (including our house) and took off with a one way ticket to travel internationally with 3 young kids (and newly pregnant which I didn’t know at the time).
• We are currently converting a retired school bus (named The Frizz) into an RV so we can take a trip across Canada. 🚌
• I’m so excited for this upcoming “school year” and want to share as much as I can with you in hopes it makes your journey just the tiniest bit easier. I’ll post my plans (including curriculum choices and such) later this week. And I plan to share full lesson plans and activity lists (including materials needed) and so forth so you can do it at home if you want to🧡.
• Whether your kids will be homeschooling, public schooling, virtual schooling or something in between, I hope this can be a safe space to inspire open ended activities to do with your kids.
• I would love to learn a bit about you. What brings you to this little corner of the internet 😘
It’s so nice to “meet” you.

🌿 Nature Symmetry Drawing 🌿 less trips to th

🌿 Nature Symmetry Drawing 🌿
less trips to the store has meant less of our typical supplies.

We’ve absolutely fallen in love with using our nature finds to help guide our learning.

This morning I asked the kids to grab their harvest baskets and collect as many different leaves as they could.

I then cut them in half as they glued their leaves onto paper. After that they got to work completing the missing half of their leaf. Sawyer played with mud for long enough that I was even able to sit under the shade of a mature maple tree and do one as well. 🤯

I planned this activity with Quinn in mind (7) but nature collection and free colouring is appropriate for all. 🥰.

Quinn sure is very proud of his fern 🌿and we will definitely return to this activity in the future.

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