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Who Needs A Science Curriculum?

Mom Is Teaching - May 7, 2008

Big books need not apply. We have been waist deep in science around here lately. We’ve been doing the informal study of plants around here, which has mostly been a lot of “Hey mom what is that?” and 50 assorted …

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Green Hour Challenge #6

Mom Is Teaching - May 1, 2008

I just realized this was still in my drafts folder instead of published. I feel like such a slacker. At least Wordpress lets me backdate so I can pretend it was up on time. *grins* …

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Green Hour Challenge #5

Mom Is Teaching - Apr 20, 2008

I’m late sharing our Green Hour Challenge this week and I’m sorry. I got so wrapped up in a conversation I was having online that somehow in my mind I thought I had already posted it. It was only when I swung in to …

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Green Hour Challenge #4

Mom Is Teaching - Apr 11, 2008

Week #4 of the Green Hour Challenge , this week things are coming into focus for our nature study. This week we are supposed to choose a specific area to study for the remainder of the challenge. Since it is spring and …

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Green Hour Challenge #3

Mom Is Teaching - Apr 4, 2008

Week 3 for the Green Hour Challenge and this week we started drawing. This week we talked about starting a nature journal, and this time my oldest was more excited about it. I told him that he was free to pick …

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What If…

Mom Is Teaching - Apr 1, 2008

What if kids playing outside were an endangered species? What if every child you knew spent their entires lives inside a building? What if there were no time for sunshine and flowers? nature, outside, children

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Green Hour 2

Mom Is Teaching - Mar 28, 2008

Week 2 (for me) of the Green Hour Challenge. This week we went outside and took some time to quietly pay attention to the nature around us. Getting my boys to be quiet outside is tricky enough, but we did manage to …

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Notebook It

Mom Is Teaching - Mar 26, 2008

If you are doing the Green Hour Challenge like me or just enjoying taking your kids outside to enjoy nature you might be thinking about carrying a notebook or sketch book with you to keep track of things. Jotting down …

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Green Hour #1

Mom Is Teaching - Mar 21, 2008

I mentioned on Monday that I was joining (late) the Green Hour Challenge . They are technically on week 5 right now, but I’m starting at the beginning instead. The first assignment was to read pages 1-8 of the Handbook …

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The Green Hour Challenge

Mom Is Teaching - Mar 17, 2008

I have to thank Rebecca for this , she pointed out a fun challenge that I had not yet heard of but would love to join in. The Green Hour Challenge ! The Green Hour Challenge is a weekly challenge to get kids outside …

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