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Studying the Seasons © Beverley Paine, 2011 "I am thinking for next year doing something like the four terms divided into/aligning closely with the four seasons. Now I am all inspired but have NO idea where to start. Does anyone have any links to Homeschooling based on the seasons for dummies?" I admire the Steiner/Waldorf focus on the seasons for lots of reasons but didn't find out about the different ways Steiner education promotes this such as a seasonal book display and changing nature table, or the brilliant nature journal idea promoted by the Charlotte Mason approach to home education, until my children were in their teens. With our personal focus on life-long natural learning our focus on learning about the seasons was very basic: we simply spent a lot of time outside. As a young mum I discovered that the easiest and quickest way to inspire activities related to the season is to get outside and experience them fully! Only by doing this will we and our children begin to notice the big and little changes that mark the progress of the seasons. There is SO much to learn - almost too much to focus on, so start simple and small. Start with a daily walk along the same path - do this for a year. You'll be amazed at how, as the weeks pass, you'll notice your children pointing things out to you and asking questions that you've never noticed or thought of before. Because children see so much more than we do and are way more curious! :-) |
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