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25.01.2022 The Bluebeard Orchid (Pheladenia deformis) is one of the most widespread orchids in South Australia. They sometimes grow in clumps from July to October, but we did notice that they were beginning to fade for the season in our area. Do you find them in your area?
25.01.2022 WA is looking forward to a bumper wildflower year. Wildflowers are already bursting across the land after some rain.
25.01.2022 A list of Australian wildflowers to bloom this month. Its such a beautiful list from A Collection of Australian Wildflower Illustrations by Patricia Weare. What are your favourite wildflower books?
24.01.2022 Did you know that dingoes dont bark? They howl instead and have various vocalizations to communicate with the pack such as moans and snuffs. Dingoes mate for life from May to July. Around five pups are born in a den after nine weeks gestation. Both male and female dingoes care for the pups until theyre old enough to learn hunting skills. In order to train them, parents will capture prey and hide it for the pups to find when they are young. Excerpt from Desert Nature Study Guide Pic Credit: Canva
24.01.2022 Did you know the Cairns Birdwing is Australias largest butterfly?
23.01.2022 Have you wondered how geckos are able to climb smooth surfaces and crawl upside down? How do geckos magnetize themselves to any kind of surface? What makes their feet so sticky, without leaving a print? Well, it involves a little chemistry and we investigate this phenomenon here: https://naturestudyaustralia.com.au/geckos-sticky-feet/ Don't forget to download Gecko's Sticky Feet colouring page.
23.01.2022 Burrowing frogs surfacing after rain.
22.01.2022 Invite your friends to a calm stream to create sailboats with natural materials and then challenge them to a race. Sounds like fun!
22.01.2022 Take a peek inside Math in Nature:Area & Perimeter. Im going to enjoy working through this one as the concepts are explained simply and the hands on projects really make them stick. Surprise yourself by delighting in math with this desert inspired guide that explores arrays while investigating Indigenous Gunyah camps and area at Kati Thanda Lake Eyre. Define perimeter at the Dingo Fence and compare Australias largest cattle stations. Did you know that one cattle station ...in the Outback is larger than the country of Israel? Learn new math symbols like the square root and how its applied to area. Examine Indigenous art symbols and create a geometrical piece of art. Investigate the surface area of polygons while examining the geometric shapes of crystals. Design a desert zoo on grid paper then create a zoo outdoors. Glance at unit conversion and prefixes in measurement words. Once this unit is complete, sit the children down with their last activity, then make yourself a cuppa and ponder on mathematical thinking with an inspiring video just for you.
21.01.2022 The Giant Wood Moth is the largest in the world by weight. They’re found in Queensland and New South Wales.
20.01.2022 Are you prepared for this season's nature study adventures? With the Autumn/Winter Nature Study Guide you'll engage your senses on a nature watch walk as you become enraptured with the amazing world surrounding you. Forage for mushrooms (or don’t!) and admire their uniqueness. Watch as Autumn leaves turn golden and explore ponds for turtles. Learn about Giant Earthworms while digging up your own to investigate. Laugh at the Lyrebird’s version of remixing songs and you’ll be amazed at ancient moss facts. Venture out in the dark to observe possums and enjoy wattles as they begin to blossom. The Australian Nature Study Guide is a Charlotte Mason-based program designed to encourage nature exploration through the seasons. Do you have your copy yet? If not, give the nature guide a go with a free lesson. Links in comments.
20.01.2022 Do you like searching for mushrooms? This Fly Agaric is such a pretty mushroom, but it’s not one you would want to eat. Australia has some amazing fungi but some are deadly. While this Fly Agaric will probably not kill you, the Death Cap (Amanita phalloides) might. I enjoy searching for mushrooms and photographing fungi, but when I want to cook, I go to the supermarket for my mushrooms. Unless you are really sure about the mushroom you have found, it is just not wise to eat i...t. Next time you buy mushrooms, ask your children if they can find the weight on the label. What other numbers can they see? What are those numbers about? Include math with your fungi discoveries. Link in comments.
19.01.2022 Have you ever thought about incorporating math into your nature journals? At the beginning of every nature journal, I paste a measuring tape. This encourages the children to think about the size of what they are drawing. If you’d like to add math to the nature journal, there are a few ideas to get you started in this post. It also includes a math investigation pdf for preschoolers. I’ve popped the link in comments.
19.01.2022 Explore the outdoors while learning the skill of navigation. Find out how to tell the difference between true bugs and beetles. Enjoy examining spring flowers while observing wasps and Christmas beetles. Flies are interesting and necessary to the ecosystem and Ill tell you why. Discover the reason for the zig zagged cross on the St. Andrews Cross spider web and find out why chickens are not simple birds. Did you know scorpions belong to the spider family and that mosquitoes... are flies? The Australian Nature Study Guide is a Charlotte Mason based program designed to encourage nature exploration through the seasons. The guide includes poems, picture studies, activities and read aloud story suggestions.The Backyard Edition will inspire children to OBSERVE, EXPLORE, DRAW, PAINT, RESEARCH, WRITE, READ, CREATE, ADVENTURE, DISCOVER, COMPARE, DISCUSS, EXPLAIN and take NOTES.
18.01.2022 Yellow Thornbill!
18.01.2022 One month until the Aussie Backyard Bird Count! Will you participate?
17.01.2022 Did you know kangaroos groom each other within family mobs and one male will establish dominance by boxing opponents who dare to square him up? They breed all year round, but the doe has the ability to delay the development of the embryo in the womb through a process known as embryonic diapause. She will do this if there is another joey in the pouch or food isnt sufficient to sustain them both. Kangaroos are marsupials, which simply means their young are carried in pouches after birth. Excerpt from Desert Nature Study Guide Photo Credit: Canva
16.01.2022 Do you know the differences between Australian blackbirds? Can you tell the differences between an Australian Raven and a Black Butcher Bird? What about a Chough and a Currawong?... Learning to distinguish similarities and differences is a fundamental math skill called comparison. Practicing this skill, while doing your nature studies will help it not feel like a math lesson at all! For our nature study lesson this week we compared three Australian blackbirds, the Black Butcher Bird, the Black Currawong, and the White-winged Chough with a Venn Diagram. Come and see how Jo's family compared the blackbirds and download your own Blackbird Venn Diagram. Link in comments.
16.01.2022 A great shot of a Variegated Fairy Wren.
15.01.2022 Platypus doesnt mind kingfisher sharing a meal.
15.01.2022 Its here! Take a peek inside. Introduce desert biomes by taking a virtual trip to visit deserts of the world such as the Sahara, then step into the Outback to admire and nature journal our magnificent landforms like our red rock, Uluru. Visit Australias largest salt lake and lowest point at Kati Thanda Lake Eyre. Have you wondered how wildlife or plants survive the desert? Examine the extraordinary adaptations of the animal and plants that grow in the back of beyond. In...vestigate and map desert ecosystems and walk with explorers and the First People of the Red Center. Hop with the Red Kangaroo, run with the dingo and burrow with the bilby. Gallop alongside the perentie, bend down to observe a throny devil and learn about the confusing behaviour of a bandy-bandy. Termite architecture, honey-pot ant food storage solutions and witchetty grubs will amaze you. Fly with the wedge-tailed eagle and whistling kite, then amuse a curious emu. Try yabbing and learn about fish that migrate across the desert sands. Yes! Theres fish, turtles and frogs in the desert. Admire desert wildflowers, take a look at mulga and spinifex ecosystems. How will you survive a desert on a short term visit? Explore bushcraft skills, where to look for water and build a simple lean to shelter. Come along! Lets go walkabout! The Desert Nature Study Guide is both an indoor and outdoor study, great for comparing ecosystems in your area to those in the outback or hibernating indoors during inclement weather. You dont need to live in the Outback to explore the desert with this guide. We threw in an extra bonus this time! Youll get the Australian Track & Scat Cards free. Link in comments.
15.01.2022 Have you taken a quick trip to visit the continents and oceans of the world yet? This looks like a great resource to do just that. I love the continents fact cards on a ring as it’s handy for memory work.
15.01.2022 We've noticed this flock of visiting Black Yellow-tailed Cockatoos increase over the last five years. We had about 10 visit us first, now there's more than a hundred. They're very noisy but flighty and difficult to get close to for a decent pic. They love the pines for the pine seed but also feast on native seeds. Have you seen them in your area?
15.01.2022 Lest we forget.
14.01.2022 New stamps from Auspost. Theyre pretty cool, dont you think?
14.01.2022 A Brown Thornbill nesting!
14.01.2022 You can now find The Handbook to Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock at Living Book Press
14.01.2022 Ive been looking forward to walking about deserts and we begin our project this week. Were discussing the characteristics of desert biomes like low rainfall, high evaporation, desert storms and few plants and animals. Are you studying deserts with us?
13.01.2022 Focus on nature in the backyard by investigating the secret habitat of leaf litter, then discover backyard visitors like the praying-mantis and echidna. Explore rocks, soil ecosystems and the weather while observing migration and torpidity as the season changes. Prepare for a flush of spring flowers by planting autumn bulbs and enjoy autumns fruits by baking apple pies. Marie M shares, So fun! Thanks for putting these guides together. My boys, ages 4 and 5, and I learned heaps. Leaf litter was surprisingly interesting. I love seeing my 4 year old notice things that his brother and I miss. This is a great way to encourage outdoor exploration and wonder. The Australian Nature Study Guides have been my favourite part of homeschooling so far! Links in comments.
12.01.2022 It is, indeed, a time of sweetness in sight, scent and sound. The air is everywhere fragrant with perfume, the eyes gladdened on every side by gorgeous blossoms, and as for the sounds the world is full of them. Amy Mack, A Bush Calendar, pg. 19.
12.01.2022 A Greater Bilby digs a new burrow.
12.01.2022 The Purple Cockatoo (Glossodai major) is such a stately orchid which demands attention with its large, stiff and impressive flowers. They bloom from August to November and are common from Adelaide Hills to the South East.
12.01.2022 What an extraordinary caterpillar!
11.01.2022 CLOSED GIVEAWAYCLOSED The new Desert Nature Study & Math in Nature: Area & Perimeter Guides are on their way. So lets spread some joy with a GIVEAWAY! Were SO excited to be sharing the Desert & Math in Nature guides with you. FOUR winners will receive:... The Desert Nature Study Guide which includes: 12 Lessons 102 Notebooking Pages Rock Identification Cards Lizard Identification Cards Track & Scat Identification Cards The Math in Nature: Area & Perimeter Guide Includes: 10 Lessons Notebook Pages Area & Perimeter Cards Math Term Cards Part 2 Metric Prefix Cards Mineral Crystal Polygon Cards Tangram Puzzle Cards To enter the giveaway: Follow the Nature Study Australia FB page. Like this post. Share in the comments a recent nature adventure or study. This Giveaway is open to Australian Residents only. This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook. Your information is for Nature Study Australia use only in order to select a winner for the giveaway. Ill randomly choose a winner Saturday, 11th July 2020,12pm, SA time. Samples of lessons and inside photos of guides to follow so watch this space.
11.01.2022 Turtle vs Tortoise. Can you tell the difference between them?
11.01.2022 Have you been to Uluru?
10.01.2022 Walk with me as we explore the buds of trees, the history of our iconic Banksia, winter ponds and the extraordinary platypus. Hunt orchids, wildflowers, leaf beetles and molluscs. Enjoy a night walk looking or listening for owls, observe nesting birds and examine the spring star constellations. The Australian Nature Study Guide Vol 3 | Winter/Spring will encourage exploration while inspiring a curiosity for the outdoors. The Australian Nature Study Guide contains:... * a whole chapter on how to use the Guide and study nature. * ten nature study lessons. * a list of additional nature study activities. * a resources list. * 11 Preschool Notebooking Pages. * 11 Intermediate Notebooking Pages. * 11 Advanced Notebooking Pages. * 1 Colouring Page. Link in comments.
10.01.2022 What will your nature study focus be next year? We’re in the process of compiling our 12th nature study guide and we’re celebrating 3 years of providing nature science curriculum for Aussie families. Can you believe it? Access a 20% discount with the coupon code summer2020. So what’s coming next? Dry Forests and Woodlands will inspire us to explore the bush for Koalas, wombats, kookaburras, lace monitors and more iconic Aussie wildlife. I can’t wait!
10.01.2022 Explore Australian Beetles with this set of cards while on walkabout or investigating wildlife in the backyard. Its free! There is one PDF download which features 14 Australian beetles in a Montessori 3 part card set. Beetles included in the set are:... Lady Beetle Longhorn Beetle Christmas Beetle Dung Beetle Ground Beetle Fiddler Beetle Darkling Beetle (Chalcopteroides) Darkling Beetle (Adelium) Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle Click Beetle Stag Beetle Lycid Beetle Cockchafer Beetle Pie Dish Beetle Link in comments
10.01.2022 I'm so, so excited to share with you that Amy Mack's A Bush Calendar will be released later this month by Living Book Press. Are you as thrilled as I am? Anthony is currently editing the text and designing the cover. I had the privilege of taking a sneak peek inside and you're going to love it. Anthony has included photographs of some of the birds and flowers Amy encountered on her bushwalks which makes the book come alive with colour. However, Anthony informed me that the press is moving location and printing will cease from early December to mid-January. So, if you're interested in owning a copy, keep an eye out for its publication. Take a peek inside. Isn’t it lovely?
09.01.2022 It's National Wattle Day and the first official day of Spring. Do you have a favourite season? Mine is spring, of course! :) Do you have a spring/wattle picture to share?
09.01.2022 Its almost time to launch the NEW Desert Nature Study Guide, so lets start celebrating with a SALE on all NSA products. Sale ends 31st July. https://naturestudyaustralia.com.au/shop/
09.01.2022 I'm so excited that our nature study curriculum has been listed as one of Math Australia's Top Curriculum Picks. How awesome is that?! If you're interested in home educating your children next year, this list of Top Curriculum Picks may give you some direction in the vast sea of curriculum choices available to home educators.
07.01.2022 Appreciate the beauty and complexity in a weed which is just a misplaced flower, then explore the secret world beneath your feet as you learn how trees communicate with one another. Do you know why some caterpillars bungee jump and butterflies tap dance on flowers? Learn about the dragonfly who has impressive aerobatic capabilities and is the fastest flying insect. Shivers will run up your spine as you become acquainted with Australia's dangerous spiders and reptiles. Did you know cicadas are the loudest insects in the world, bats 'see' with their ears and parrots are brainy? Come along with me and let's study nature together. The Australian Nature Study Guide is a Charlotte Mason based program designed to encourage nature exploration through the seasons.
07.01.2022 Arent these stunning?!
07.01.2022 Wedge-tailed Eagle, Australia's largest bird or prey vs. Magpie, one of Australia's largest song birds. Nesting season is underway and the Magpies aren't taking any chances with Mr Wedge-tailed eagle in their space. The magpies fearlessly and successfully chased the eagle away with their aggressive aerobatics. The magpie weighs less than 10% of the eagle, has an 80% shorter wingspan and weighs a fraction compared to the average eagle's 3,2kgs, Impressive courage!
06.01.2022 WINNERS ANNOUNCED Congratulations to: Dasha Senko ... Graciana Gotama Anna Miles Has Sani Thank you all for taking part in our giveaway and sharing our joy.
05.01.2022 The Rose Robin is Bird of the Month! Isnt it beautiful
05.01.2022 Snake catcher!
05.01.2022 Today was Winter Solstice, and one thing I like to do on a Solstice or Equinox is watch a sunset or sunrise. This was a sunset I caught at the beach a while ago. It was a beautiful, quiet moment reflecting on my majestic and creative God. How do you celebrate these days?
04.01.2022 Are you a stamp collector?
04.01.2022 Are you celebrating the change in season with the Autumnal Equinox on the 20th March? It’s this Saturday! Jo has created an Autumn Equinox Poster and a set of Montessori Cards for you to share and discuss with your family leading up to it. Follow the link to download your free resources. https://naturestudyaustralia.com.au/autumn-equinox/
04.01.2022 Can you believe we’re entering late summer/Autumn already? Autumn is an exciting time to observe the world of birds as some prepare to migrate. We have the opportunity to spot new bird species in our local areas if we are alert and observant to the signs and clues. Our interactions with migratory birds can be predicted with a basic knowledge of the weather and bird behaviour, as many birds wait until weather conditions are favourable before initiating migratory flights. If you’d like to know more about Autumn birding, I’ve popped a link in the comments to follow. Post includes birding notebook pages.
03.01.2022 How well do you know your eucalyptus? Take the quiz to find out. https://www.abc.net.au//eucalypt-quiz-iconic-aust/12026416
03.01.2022 CLOSED GIVEAWAYCLOSED Amy Mack’s A Bush Calendar has been republished by Anthony at Living Book Press and we’d like to celebrate with a GIVEAWAY! We’re giving away a copy each of A Bush Calendar and A Handbook for Amy Mack’s Bush Calendar to one winner. The winner will receive:... A hardcopy of A Bush Calendar: For over 100 years Amy Mack’s monthly diary detailing her observations as she walked through the bush near her home has been an Australian favourite. Now you can experience her travels with 72 full colour photos of the flora and fauna described. Each month contains a list of birds nesting, coming, and going, along with the plants that are flowering and fruiting so that you, too, can keep an eye out for some of our local wonders. The Handbook to Amy Mack’s A Bush Calendar: Amy Mack is a favourite Aussie author who captured the Australian bush through the seasons. In this guide, we walk alongside Amy as she identifies wildflowers and observes nesting birds through the year. We can choose to investigate Amy’s nature finds with field guides indoors or explore a local park for wildflowers and wildlife while recording our own sightings in a year’s cycle. Listen to bird melodies while enjoying an outdoor breakfast or take a sunset walk and collect nature treasures to journal. Learn to identify birds with song and field marks while bird stalking. Observe wildflowers bud, blossom and seed while examining their flower and leaf arrangements. Capture birds and wildflowers within a nature journal with sketches and paintings, or a nature scrapbook with photographs on a weekly basis. Alternatively, explore the bush once a month and create a Penology Wheel to record your sightings. A Handbook to A Bush Calendar by Amy Mack is a year’s nature study curriculum which is flexible; explore indoors or out, weekly or monthly. The guide features poems from C.J. Dennis and optional literature from Nuri Mass and Amy Mack. Explore the outdoors with living books. TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY: Follow the Nature Study Australia FB page. Follow Living Book Press FB Page. Like this post. Share in the comments a recent nature sighting or a favourite nature book. This Giveaway is open to Australian Residents only. This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook. Your information is for Nature Study Australia use only in order to select a winner for the giveaway. I’ll randomly choose a winner Saturday, 28th November, 2020. Find handbook sample pages in the comments. Please consider sharing our news with your community. Thank you!
03.01.2022 Discover natures integrate treasures in patterns and an animals ability to blend into its surroundings by using camouflage. Experience the outdoors with your senses of touch, sight, scent and sound while investigating winter plants and evergreen trees. Explore the moon, listen to magpie melodies with nature friends around Australia, search the shed for a friendly mouse and grow mould on the kitchen bench. The Australian Nature Study Guide is a Charlotte Mason based program d...esigned to encourage nature exploration through the seasons. The guide includes poems, picture studies, activities and read aloud story suggestions.The Backyard Edition will inspire children to OBSERVE, EXPLORE, DRAW, PAINT, RESEARCH, WRITE, READ, CREATE, ADVENTURE, DISCOVER, COMPARE, DISCUSS, EXPLAIN and take NOTES. The Australian Nature Study Guide contains: * a whole chapter on how to use the Guide and study nature. * ten nature study lessons. * a list of additional nature study activities. * a resources list. * 20 Notebooking Pages * 10 Fact Cards * 10 Colouring Pages ***CURRENTLY ON SALE*** Come along! Walk with me.
02.01.2022 I absolutely love orchid season! Do you hunt orchids? Which ones have you encountered so far? We wondered into a beautiful colony of Pink Fairy orchids (Caladenia latifolia) recently. They're so dainty and beautiful, don't you think?
01.01.2022 Just a quick reminder: the winter sale for nature study guides ends Friday, 31st July.
01.01.2022 Identifying eucalyptus trees is a challenge as it’s such a diverse group of hardwood trees with over 900 native species. Eucalypts form an essential ecosystem for many iconic Australian animals, and identifying them enhances our ability to understand the habitat it provides and enables us to manage and conserve this resource well. Come along and investigate Eucalypt identification with me, download your notebook pages, step into the field and have a go. https://naturestudyaustralia.com.au/identifying-eucalyptus/
