Our April 2025 nature club object lesson is a special plant to me. When my grandma (Eva Mae’s namesake) first moved to Tennessee around 2005, she often commented on how the dogwood was one of her favorite flowering trees. She even had a beautiful pair of dogwood blossom earrings that she gifted to me before… Continue reading Dogwood
Our 2025-2026 school year nature club kicked off with one of my favorite non-native plant species - the mimosa! My first experience noticing this tree was probably 10 years ago. I know they have been around thousands of years, but it’s interesting that when you began to notice and observe nature it becomes a part… Continue reading Mimosa
Mom book club
This was one of my favorite books to read with the kids this year. I have loved learning and reading 19th century literature that was originally published as "serials." Authors would release a chapter a week in a magazine - similar to our entertainment now when we have to wait a week for the next… Continue reading Around the World in 80 Days
Welcome to the 2025-2026 Teen Nature Club! Membership for each semester is $25 per family. This will include a handout of information about each month's topic of study. (Returning families can use their 2024-2025 binder, new families will also get a binder.) Students are required to bring their own nature journaling notebook, pencils, paints, etc.… Continue reading 2025-2026 Teen Nature Club
Even though the majority of our group is made up of teenagers, this Newberry Award winning book about events that happened in Denmark during World War II was enjoyable by all ages. We enjoyed all the food and activities that made up our party and several students also went to a Holocaust survivor's lecture a… Continue reading Number the Stars
In the course of our school year we have read some great books that deal with issues like Civil Rights, racism, disabilities, and American history from the 1800-early 1900s. Up From Slavery is not the type of book that you would plan a "party" around. The issue of slavery, Civil Rights, and racism are sobering… Continue reading Up From Slavery
When preparing for our year long object studies one of the accounts that I spent time studying was Leah from High Garden Tea. Her Instagram is full of helpful recipes and foraging ideas throughout the year. When I was planning out what we would study for February I was a little stumped because so much… Continue reading Thyme
Last summer my friends suggested books that would be interesting to read in our homeschool book club - this title came up several times! I was not familiar with the story and was pleasantly surprised to see how short it was but how much discussion quality was packed into the book! My children enjoyed this… Continue reading Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom
Our monthly book club had a blast with our classic Sherlock Holmes novel - not only did we have a great time reading the book through the month, but when we got together to celebrate the novel we had to solve our own murder mystery! Book synopsis This was our first introduction to a Sherlock… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes – The Hound of the Baskervilles
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