By RaeAnna Goss Every summer I go through the books we own and find the titles I want to focus on reading during the school year. One of the main subjects of our curriculum is history. I have a list of dates in American history that we cover each year. Last year, the dates 1800-1900… Continue reading Lizzie’s War Book Tour
The Sign of the Beaver Book PartyBy MaryBeth Fortner Many people don’t realize that The Sign of the Beaver is inspired by a true story from Milo, Maine in 1802. Growing up in Maine, we would spend time at family property off the Penobscot River in old hunting cabins. There was no electricity. There were… Continue reading Sign of the Beaver Book Party
đź“· Mama MaryBeth - a fun string of interlocking burrs! Today we explored the wonderful plant Common Burdock! The Herb Fairy for this plant is named Arc for the scientific name "Arctium minus" and like the fairy, likes to stay low to the ground but has huge leaves for the wings! The cover of our… Continue reading Burdock
The "real" marshmallows on the left and the "fake" on the right! I remember the first time I heard of Marshmallow Root at a health food store as a woman handed me a bag of smelly powder for my sore throat. The image of fluffy and sweet marshmallows used for hot chocolate and S'mores was… Continue reading Marshmallow
Wingfeather Saga Party Book Party hosted by Sherri, RaeAnna, Ashlyn, Brittany, Amanda, and Jennifer Our sweet friend Shannon originally planned and set the date for our Wingfeather Party but because of sickness, instead of cancelling the party we went ahead with it and changed the location to a state park where three of our families… Continue reading Wingfeather Book Party
We had rain clouds over us during nature journaling time today but we're so thankful it held off until after class! Our study on elderberries was a lot of fun and included a tasting of elderberry syrup! The elderberry syrup was a hit with most of the children! đź“·Lara Seaver After reading the Herb Fairy… Continue reading Elderberries
Thank you for your interest in our group! I (RaeAnna) want to share a little history of this group and give you all the information on how to join! I began administering this Spring Hill group in 2019 and stepped away in 2023 to start a teens group in order to better serve my own… Continue reading Wild + Free group
Adriana shared this great picture of Heather's welcome sign! Tuck EverlastingBook Party hosted by Heather Leak I love exploring new places, especially when they remind me of a book I have read. When my family explored a nearby cave and natural spring my mind immediately thought: “This looks just like Treegap! We need to host… Continue reading Tuck Everlasting
We doubled up this month for our herb lesson due to our cancellation in June, but found that these two herbs work so well together for nature journaling!!! While reading the Herb Fairy books published by Learning Herbs, we have so much fun learning about the botanical science of the plant as well as the… Continue reading Chamomile and Calendula
The Green Emberby Sherri Smith A few years ago I began to see posts on Instagram about a series of books that was inspiring imagination, creativity, courage, and play. The series started as stories told from a father to his children. Intrigued, we began to read the book together. Life and other stories got in… Continue reading Green Ember Book Party
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