Oh Nuts-Gathering Game
It's usually the simple things that receive so much attention.
This forest finding game involved a few pieces of dry pasta (or actual acorns, but pasta was easier to spot!) and three-four 'animal' players.
Red Squirrel-hides winters stores in cache's, aggressive tendencies linked to it's need to protect large food stores
Gray Squirrel-hides winter stores as singles
Blue Jay-attempts to steal squirrels stores, advantageous look-out spots
Fox-hunts squirrels and jays
'T' generally means 'time-out' but in this case, literally meant 'Tree'.
Touching a tree indicates that you have climbed one and are therefore safe from predator.
Season-to-season this is by far the best book on my homeschool shelf!
Not only does it indicate what changes in nature to be aware of, both flora and fauna, but it has numerous games and science projects. This is no craft book.
Plus it's based on North American climate!
A sweet story about animals preparing for a storm and helping strangers.
My Fall Favourite. Miss Maple is a teeny woman who collects orphan seeds and nurtures them (in little walnut cradles!) until they are ready to set off into the wide world.
If you're a childrens lit and nature fan combined, you cannot go wrong with Elsa Beskow.
Not only are her stories literal little Fairy & Gnome Tales, but they are chocked with information about the seasons.
After we worried about how the squirrels were preparing for winter, we had to do our own winter work; stacking wood!
Made all the more co-operative with the help of Olive Us!