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Moss Study: Part 2

11 Wednesday Nov 2020

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This morning we completed our lessons and learned a bit more about moss:

  • read Mossy by Jan Brett
  • looked at more moss cards by @twigandmoth
  • drew varieties of moss in our nature journal
  • worksheets practicing the letter O and S and also some numbers
  • traced different moss varieties from Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman

After lunch Elliot and I watched a short video about moss, read The Hen and the Apple Tree from Fables by Arnold Lobel, practiced letters and then played some counting and math games with marbles.

Moss Study: Part 1

10 Tuesday Nov 2020

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It’s moss week in our nature study! I was really excited for this one since I love moss. We collected some moss from our property over the weekend so Elliot can start studying and last night we watched a cool time lapse video of moss and lichen growing.

Today we only did a few things at home because we met up with friends for a nature hike at a really beautiful preserve:

  • we learned about different varieties of moss in Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman and cute cards by @twigandmoth
  • Elliot started writing his favorite types of moss in our nature journal and painting moss with watercolors, which we will keep building on
  • a worksheet practicing the letter Oal
  • Read Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric A. Kimmel
  • Put all the moss samples we found from the preserve, along with what we already had in a terrarium to study

It was a fun filled day and we both look forward to more lessons tomorrow.

Fungus Study: Part 2

06 Friday Nov 2020

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We are continuing fungus week with some awesome books and projects:

  • looked at our mold project and recorded our findings
  • we learned about different varieties of mushrooms with Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman
  • Elliot drew some of his favorites in our nature journal
  • practiced the letter M with some fun worksheets
  • started reading The Mushroom Fan Club by Elise Gravel and learned about all different kinds of mushrooms
  • watched a short time lapse video of mold growing created by the BBC
  • completed a coloring page in our Forest Journal by @raising_up_wild_things
  • read A Log’s Life by Wendy Pfeffer

We also met some friends at the park and played for almost 2 hours. It was a productive day for sure.

Fungus Study: Part 1

04 Wednesday Nov 2020

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We started fungus week with some fun projects and lessons. I was also able to find some mushrooms from our yard for us to study, along with a few dried specimens we had from the spring.

  • we learned the parts of a mushroom from the book Molds, Mushrooms & Other Fungi by Steve Parker
  • drew a mushroom in our nature journal and labeled the parts
  • watched a short video from National Geographic, You Didn’t Know Mushrooms Could Do All This, and learned the growth process and so many cool things you can make with mushrooms
  • completed a cut and paste exercise and created a pattern with a mushroom template from printabletreats.com
  • read the poem The Elf and The Dormouse by Oliver Herford
  • checked our fungus project I put together Sunday to see if any mold grew yet, it didn’t

Took a break, a nap, had some lunch and then dove back into our lessons…

  • Spent some time outside for fresh air and explored the yard for mushrooms
  • Read Mushrooms in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg
  • practiced numbers with my first official lesson design, Mushroom Math
  • made the cutest little mushrooms from egg carton pieces I got from @magichomeschoolbus

We also practiced the letter F and opposites with some fun worksheets. Besides having a headache all day and Elliot having about 3 tantrums, we checked a lot off our list and had a good day.