Five in a Row Nature Studies – Spring & Summer (2nd Edition)

Description

You don’t have to be a naturestudy expert to enjoy this unit study with your children! This does not follow the same format as the program (reading a book for 5 days and doing activities centered around thebook). Instead, it walks you through ways to study nature and brings poetry,art, music, and literature into your explorations. She begins by giving yousome great tips on nature journaling with different age groups and explains theimportance of nature walks and how to take successful walks in spring andsummer. Then she lists some valuable resources for nature study and journaling,including seasonal spring and summer  titles.There are a trove of book ideas and field guides to choose from that willenhance your study; however, she refers to the the most and mentions other titles throughout the study that might be worthreading (but there are not activities centered around these books). The book isorganized by taking you through spring (then summer) nature studies. Differentstudy topics include observing animals, insects, birds, reptiles, trees &plants, weather & skies, poetry, rocks, art & artists, and music.Suggested activities are also included. The author reminds us how we can seeGod in these seasons. Reproducible decorated journaling pages (for family useonly) are included with each season. You can also keep a list of birds, trees,and insects with their location on the blank pages in the back of the book.Learn to appreciate and explore nature in the spring and summer seasons withthis beautiful full-color nature study!