There comes a point in every home educating family’s life when we realise that nature study will not happen by good intentions alone.
We mean to go out, intend to keep notebooks, and we truly want to notice what’s happening in nature.
But weeks pass by. Other subjects appear more important, and the seasons move on.
Charlotte Mason wrote that education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life. Nature study belongs in all three. It shapes the culture of a home. It trains the eye. It forms the habit of attention. Habits, as she reminds us, are built deliberately.
Exploring Nature with Children provides a clear and orderly plan for the year, what to study, when to go out, how to connect your reading and observation.
A Nature Study Primer – 21 Days to the Habit of Nature Study is written for you, the parent, to help you establish the practice quietly and steadily, so that it becomes part of the life of your home rather than an occasional extra.
Together, they help you to begin, and continue faithfully.
For the next 48 hours, the two are available as a bundle for $20 (normally $25).
If you have been meaning to put nature study on a firmer footing, these two resources are a strong foundation.
Happy exploring!
