Challenge yourself and your family in this fun Nature Journal activity!
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Everybody loves to spot creatures on a hike! I wrote this hiking song to help my boys begin to learn some of the creatures we might see in our local scrub. This is our main hiking song and we rarely hit the woods without singing… which ensures that we actually see NO wildlife, ironically. LOL!
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The Gopher Tortoise is a Florida Keystone Species! Believe it or not, more than 350 different kinds of animals may share a gopher tortoise’s burrow. Most, such as lizards and toads, slip in on occasion for some of the same reasons the tortoise does. Spiders and snakes go in to find food. And some, such as the gopher cricket, live nowhere else on Earth!
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It can be a bit difficult to transition from the over-scheduled, entertainment-filled expectations of the outside world to the setting of Nature School. Often times, we struggle with the desire to fill every second and keep kids on the move. We wrestle with the ability to give kids responsibility and then back off and let them do their thing. We fear the problems they will encounter and the big feelings they might have to feel. This is a disservice to our young people!
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This quick break from the norm, the shake up of routine, and the excitement of adventure can turn around a tough day and change attitudes. Nature's Magic works every time!
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Nature Awareness is getting a lot of buzz these days.
There is a good reason for that, too! The benefits of time spent in nature abound and include some pretty important stuff, like sensory development in children, activating the Default Made Network in the brain at any age, and simply working our ability to actually USE our senses. Bringing Nature Awareness activities into your home doesn't have to be some elaborate endeavor!
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