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Your child can document their own learning with a nature journal - even if they "hate to write". I have used this technique over and over...

Just before summer fades, we begin to see sunflowers in full bloom all around us. You and your little adventurer may see sunflowers in...

Summer may be winding down, but there’s still plenty of sunshine and wonder to soak up before we ease into autumn’s golden glow. August...

The last four days of July are here. Can you believe it? In South Carolina, school starts in less than two weeks. The bins of notebooks...

As a nature-based educator and a former homeschool parent, I have spent years observing how the natural world teaches us - that good...

A wind-blown feather. The scent of rain on dry earth. A red bird chirping in the morning. These are more than just moments in nature to...

It’s mid-July, and I can already feel it. That familiar shift in the air as summer quietly begins its descent. Stores are filling with...

The sky darkens suddenly. The breeze gets still. And just as the heat becomes too much to bear—BOOM! A summer thunderstorm rolls in. Not...

Why are nature scavenger hunts so good for children?

Boredom isn’t a problem—it’s where creativity gets brave. When we step back and let boredom linger just a little longer, children often step forward with ideas we never would have handed them.