Nature study is an important part of the learning experience for children in Year One, Kindergarten or First Grade and the best way for them to learn is to experience nature. This Tree Study Journal encourages them to look outside of a book and to get outside and make friends with a tree! As the seasons change from Autumn (Fall) through to Spring they will witness first hand the changes that happen to their tree which brings nature study and science to life right in front of their eyes. Work though this book as a school project or just do it for fun. It's perfect for homeschoolers too.
Combining the wisdom of a knowledgeable guide with the personal touch of a journal, Nature Study: Trees will help you to see, understand, and appreciate trees in a whole new way. Designed for use by nature enthusiasts, homeschooling parents, classroom teachers, outdoor educators, and camp counselors, this book is appropriate for students in the late elementary grades on up. Even adults will learn to see things about trees that they never noticed before. The hands-on, discovery-based approach to the study of trees that you will find herein is unique among nature study guides. Its standout features include: Over 50 Investigations, each focusing on a single aspect of a tree, to help you become familiar with every part of a tree, from its roots to the tips of its branches. 10 Focused Studies that invite you to apply the knowledge gained from the Investigations to the study of individual species. A wide variety of activities that integrate traditionally discrete subjects, including botany, geometry, and art, in a way that is practical, tangible, and fun. Activities that require little advanced preparation or special supplies. For many activities, you can simply grab the book and a pencil and head to your nearest tree. This book is the perfect introduction to the world of trees. With activities suitable for every season, you will see that trees have new secrets to reveal all year long.
A Charlotte Mason Inspired Nature Study Journal! Fun-Schooling With Thinking Tree Books All Ages SALE! Normal Price $32.50 Thinking Tree Learning Levels B & C Learn about how forest life changes every month! Study animals, plants, weather, clouds, seasons and so much more! Science, Forestry, Adventure, Reading, Drawing, Logic Games, Record Keeping, Poetry, Journaling, Observation, and Exploration FunSChoolingBooks.com Made in the USA Subjects Covered: Homeschooling Science, Botany, Fine Arts, and Language Arts. This Nature Study Handbook can be used for all ages, it is designed to be best suited for grades 5 to 12. Younger students will need minimal assistance.
This is the ultimate tree identification guide. A factfile for each species gives vital statistics, including height, location, and fruiting and flowering times.
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery “Finding the Mother Tree reminds us that the world is a web of stories, connecting us to one another. [The book] carries the stories of trees, fungi, soil and bears--and of a human being listening in on the conversation. The interplay of personal narrative, scientific insights and the amazing revelations about the life of the forest make a compelling story.”—Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence; her TED talks have been viewed by more than 10 million people worldwide. In this, her first book, now available in paperback, Simard brings us into her world, the intimate world of the trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates the fascinating and vital truths--that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities with communal lives not that different from our own. Simard writes--in inspiring, illuminating, and accessible ways—how trees, living side by side for hundreds of years, have evolved, how they learn and adapt their behaviors, recognize neighbors, compete and cooperate with one another with sophistication, characteristics ascribed to human intelligence, traits that are the essence of civil societies--and at the center of it all, the Mother Trees: the mysterious, powerful forces that connect and sustain the others that surround them. And Simard writes of her own life, born and raised into a logging world in the rainforests of British Columbia, of her days as a child spent cataloging the trees from the forest and how she came to love and respect them. And as she writes of her scientific quest, she writes of her own journey, making us understand how deeply human scientific inquiry exists beyond data and technology, that it is about understanding who we are and our place in the world.
Laurie invites you to join her class of twenty-one second graders as they visit a small stream in the woods behind a suburban elementary school, and she shares her reflections on class discussions, activities, and learning experiences. From setting a tone of inquiry-based thinking in the classroom to suggesting specific units of study for reading, writing, and science, Laurie guides teachers step-by-step through the basics of how to integrate the skills acquired through nature study into every subject. You will also discover all the ways this purposeful work nurtures "green" citizens who grow up determined to value and protect the natural environment.
Nature Study & Outdoor Science Journal A Creative Book of Observation,Drawing, Poetry, Coloring, Writing & Discovery through Nature More than 180 Lessons! SALE! Normal Price $32.50 Nature Drawing Lessons! Illustrations in Pen & Ink & Pencil Beautiful illustrations by Sarah Janisse Brown and Vanya Romanenko How to Use this book: 1. Take this Journal and a few pencils outside with you. 2. Look for something inspiring, interesting, or familiar to draw every day. 3.Some days you may want to write a poem or story about nature, animals, the weather, or your feelings. 4. You don't need to use the pages in order, use the page that you want to use each day. Things to think about when you go outside: 1. Think about how each season brings change. 2. Think about how the sky and clouds look. 3. Think about how the weather feels. 4. Think about the sounds you hear in nature. 5. Think about the animals that live near you. 6. Think about the habitats of each living creature. 7. Think about the way nature looks at different times of day. 8. Think about the way your yard changes every month. 9. Think about how to draw every detail. 10. Think about how you can do your best to appreciate, protect, and respect the environment around you. 100 pages for art, research and observation. For Homeschooling Families who enjoy Charlotte Mason Methods, Delight Directed Learning or Fun-Schooling. For more beautiful homeschooling books by Sarah Janisse Brown visit www.FunSchoolingBooks.com SALE! Normal Price $32.50
