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Likin’ Lichen

              I wrote earlier about Turtle Time from the Potomac Valley Audubon Society.  Another event we attended was one of their Wee Naturalists classes.  These are monthly classes that are specifically for preschool and kindergarten-aged children.  Much like Turtle Time, many of the other kids were homeschoolers.  I even recognized a couple from the previousContinue reading “Likin’ Lichen”

Turtle Time

              I want to shout out the Potomac Valley Audubon Society in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.  They have some excellent educational programs that are all free or very affordable.  We were lucky enough to attend a few events during our winter trip to WV.  Each activity was well-run; the instructors were patient andContinue reading “Turtle Time”

The Power of Picnics

Families often want to spend more time outside.  Hundreds of studies have shown the benefits of the great outdoors.  From overall happiness to academic achievement to mental and physical health, time spent outside correlates with higher quality of life.  That being said, the REI-inspired family happily hiking through a national park may seem daunting, outContinue reading “The Power of Picnics”

Let’s Go Outside! from Cornell

Today I finished the Let’s Go Outside! How to Connect Kids with Birds and Nature hosted by The Cornell Lab BirdAcademy. Anyone who wants to get young children outside more often will benefit form the course. Of all the ways I could have spent an afternoon, this was one of the best. The best part of theContinue reading “Let’s Go Outside! from Cornell”

Babies and Birdwatching

Preschoolers and older actually.  I just like alliterative titles.  Children should spend more time outside.  There are many benefits such as higher levels of creativity and less depression.  One of the major barriers to children enjoying the great outdoors (in my opinion) is lack of knowledge.  We never ask children to do math problems withoutContinue reading “Babies and Birdwatching”

The Hive Photo Safari

This is a great post by BGG user @dodger. They used their learners’ love of Hive as an excuse to lead a photo safari and find insects (and a spider) living in natural environments. Ideas like this are what make teaching fun. @dodger combined a game and field trip into a creative activity. There areContinue reading “The Hive Photo Safari”