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Posted: Sept 21 2011 at 4:20pm | IP Logged Quote Claire F
My son is 6 (1st grade) and we're just starting out with homeschooling in general, and CM homeschooling in particular. We love the nature study aspect already! He's a natural at it, which is so cool to see.

My question is, what do you bring with you on nature walks and how do you approach nature journaling? I got him a sketchbook and so far we have brought a pencil and colored pencils (although he hasn't wanted to do anything in color). Later, we've looked things up online to get a little more info about what we found.

Is there anything else you like to have with you when you go out to explore? Any tips for a newbie?

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Posted: Sept 21 2011 at 5:23pm | IP Logged Quote MichelleW
Cookies!

And...I hesitate to share this because I really do believe that the simpler, the better, but...I have a tough little field microscope that we like to take with us. We don't always take it, but I am amazed by how often we really do use it.

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Posted: Sept 22 2011 at 9:40am | IP Logged Quote Chris V
Here's an older thread that talks a bit about nature journaling (I talk just a bit about what I do with my girls ... that was last year, some has changed, but it's basically the same for this year). I know that there are several books that may help you in this effort; I'll come back and revisit this thread, right now I've got to get myself ready for Mass

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Hi Claire (and welcome), since the thread Chris mentioned I've added a few things. Items to collect things to bring back home: some ziploc baggies or little baby food containers. I noticed that the kids enjoyed picking things up and bringing them home for our nature table. Depending on where we are, sometimes we just couldn't sit and do our drawings so bringing them home helped. They could do their entries at home or really research what they had found.

I also discovered over the summer Wild Days by Karen Rackliffe. Great CM how to for this!

BTW, cookies is on her list and I agree sometimes simpler is better!

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Cookies = awesome :)

Thanks for the links and info. Zip lock bags are a great idea!

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