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Insects and Spring: The Perfect Homeschool Pair

Spring has sprung!

We live in the Pacific Northwest and there is no doubt that spring is in the air (Ah-choo!).
While everything is covered in pollen so thick that you leave footprints in the yellow, the boys are in heaven.

  • Sunshine
  • Warmth
  • Birds
  • Bees
  • Flowers 
  • Trees

 

Take advantage of the spring in your area and do a unit study on one or more aspects of God’s Creation.

This is a read along video about BUGS! Great for emerging readers!
 
 
 
Unit Study on Insects
 
Insect Documentary
 
 
50 Art Projects for Spring!
 

 

Wildflowers, Weeds, & Garden Flowers Notebooking Pages
 
Plants & Trees Nature Study Notebooking Pages
 
Nature Study Notebooking Pages
 
Birds of North America Notebooking Pages
 
 
Science Experiments!

Have Fun!

Download your FREE  “Science is Curiosity” {Printable}
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

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Bug of the Day

Don’t let your boys find out you are scared of bugs, spiders, snakes, or other creepy crawly things.

I have masked my fear behind curiosity. 

When the boys discover something that they think might frighten me, I take a picture and then we go research about that creature. I find this keeps me sane and they never gain the ability to use my kryptonite against me.

This delightful little creature was discovered on my most recent walk with my 11-year-old.
 
Isn’t he NOT cute?
 
My research indicates that this guy is a Stink Bug and is a “watch out” species. Because of our milder winter and warmer weather this invading species may be a big problem. Apparently, they love the same berries that we are enjoying!
 
How about you? What do you pretend to careless about to shield yourself from your boys? (Get it? Shield yourself?)
 
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