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A Spring Walk on the Farm
We found some beautiful signs of spring on a farm walk the other day! A fallen robin’s egg A huge ant hill – they are everywhere! All sorts of mushrooms A big snail 1,000′s of ants on a rock A shell...
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Mushroom Nature Study
Spring is such a fun time for studying mushrooms! It’s been raining a lot around here and a quick trip around the yard led to six different types of mushrooms found in about five minutes time...
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Early Spring Nature Study
This post contains links to my NaturExplorers curriculum. It’s Spring! I’m so excited to be back outdoors on a regular basis with my children! Are you ready to jump back into nature study, too?...
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Pond Nature Study
What could we possibly find during one simple walk around a small pond? Enough to keep us busy for over an hour! My big kids were busy with other commitments not too long ago, so hubby and I set off...
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A Nature Study Photography Project For Any Age
This post is from Our Journey Westward © 2006-2014 Cindy West. All rights reserved. (This post contains links to my products.) Wildflowers make me happy. Of all the treasures of nature, nothing brings...
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Animal Signs in Spring
This post is from Our Journey Westward © 2006-2014 Cindy West. All rights reserved. Spring is a great time of the year for finding animal signs! Animals are no longer hibernating and many have migrated...
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Fungi and Spring Go Together
This post is from Our Journey Westward © 2006-2014 Cindy West. All rights reserved. Spring is the perfect time to find an abundance of fungi because of the cooler temperatures and frequency of damp...
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Erosion and Weathering Walk
This post is from Our Journey Westward © 2006-2014 Cindy West. All rights reserved. Winter is a great time for studying erosion because so much of the landscape is bare and easy to observe. The...
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Rocks After the Rain
This post is from Our Journey Westward © 2006-2014 Cindy West. All rights reserved. I think I’ve mentioned before that we’ve been getting A LOT of rain in Kentucky this spring. While it doesn’t make...
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The Unfurling of a Sapling
This post is from Our Journey Westward © 2006-2014 Cindy West. All rights reserved. My children and I were using an activity suggested in the Delightful Deciduous Trees unit the other day on a spring...
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Nest of Seasons Past
This post is from Our Journey Westward © 2006-2014 Cindy West. All rights reserved. Winter is a great time for finding nature treasures that are hidden other seasons of the year. Bird’s nests are one...
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The Tale of Three Trees: Nature Walk (Free Printable)
This post is from Our Journey Westward © 2006-2014 Cindy West. All rights reserved. (This post contains affiliate links and links to my products.) The Book Tale of Three Trees is one of my very...
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A Nature Study Photography Project For Any Age
(This post contains links to my products.) Wildflowers make me happy. Of all the treasures of nature, nothing brings quite the smile to my face and peace to my heart as wildflowers. All flowers are...
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