Let Mother Nature Homeschool Your Children
Role of Mother Nature in Your Home-Schooling
The seasons of spring and fall are both perfect to use when it comes to homeschooling. The weather is typically just right during those times. It’s not too hot and not too cold, which makes it the perfect weather to be outside rather than cooped up indoors with some books, pencils, and paper. These are the seasons where you take your children out with their paper and pens.
They don’t have to have paper and pencils. What would be even more fun is to get disposable cameras for your children and let them take their pictures of whatever parts of nature that you’re studying. Make a list of the different items in a view that they’re meant to find. Once they find those items, they can take a photograph of each one. It gives you a chance to teach about specific bugs or other living things that you wouldn’t exactly want them to catch, touch, or bring back into the house.
Let them also be a part of getting the pictures developed so that they can understand the process involved in that. It can be an exhilarating day when you all go to pick up the acquired images. When you get back home, take out the pictures and have your children match each photo to the items on the list. Then, begin to teach about each of the items separately, using the photos as a visual aid. Many times, seeing something while being told about it will help the children to learn and retain the information that they’re taught.
You can also take your children outdoors to teach them about the different types of clouds there are. It is an enjoyable exercise as you all go into your yard, look up into the sky and try to see what shadows are up there. Take pictures of the different clouds outside with you so that your children can compare the ones they’re looking at to the ones that are in photos. It is a great way to grab and harness their interest in things of a scientific nature.
How to learn about mother nature
Learn all about the different flowers that come up in the spring. It is also the perfect time for your children to start their little garden. They can plant flowers or vegetables. It doesn’t matter which as long as it’s something that they’re interested in. As the growth process goes along, you can discuss what’s happening in the plant. They’ll also learn how to take care of their plants and help them turn into healthy and robust plants.
Fall is the season to learn about the different types of trees and the leaves they produce. It’s also one of the most beautiful times of the year, with all of the different colored leaves decorating the trees. Have your children gather some of their favorite leaves and take them back inside to use for some fall-related crafts.
These are the best seasons for teaching since summer is for playing and vacation, and winter is when everything is icy and bare. But Mother Nature can be an excellent teacher when you’re homeschooling no matter what the season.