This week in Exploring Nature With Children is ‘Mini-beast Hunt Week’.
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This week in Exploring Nature With Children is ‘Seeds Week’.
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Please read on for some important information regarding the date of this year’s Harvest Moon:
The Harvest Moon is the name of the full moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Harvest Moon usually falls in September, but about once every four years it occurs in October. This is one of those years!
Being English, I like to use the Old English names for the full moons, and I get my informations from the website of the University College London.
Thus, the summer moons are as follows:
The autumn moons:
The Harvest Moon is given the title, as it allowed the farm hands to continue to bring in their harvest by moonlight, when the sun had gone down. The Harvest Moon will often appear larger, brighter, and a warmer colour than other moons, due to the seasonal tilt of the earth.
Having said all that, some people name the September moon the Harvest Moon, whenever the full moon falls, so it’s entirely up to you how you choose to go about this. Due to the seasonal tilt of the earth, the moons at this time of year are all usually full and golden.
If you do choose to go with the October Harvest Moon, here’s how I suggest adapting ENCW (though as always, please do pay close attention to what is happening in nature where you live, and adapt as you see fit.)
September
October
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This week in Exploring Nature With Children is ‘Discussion Week’.
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This week in Exploring Nature With Children is ‘Pond Study Week’.
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This week in Exploring Nature With Children is ‘A Senses Walk’.
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This week’s Calendar of Firsts;
This week in Exploring Nature With Children is ‘Night Time Sky Week’.
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For her July phenology wheel, Rose sketched a Barn owl and represented Independence Day, in honour of our American friends.
For my Calendar of Firsts this week, I sketched the raspberries in the garden and a fledgling Sparrow that Phoebe-cat brought in. Fortunately, it was fine, and we were able to put it back into the garden very quickly.
This week in Exploring Nature With Children is ‘Moth Week’.
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