{"product_id":"treehouse-nature-study-spring-intermediate-years-small-group-license","title":"Treehouse Nature Study: Spring, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you intend to use this curriculum with a small group, you will need to purchase a Small Group License. You may select a group size from the drop-down menu below. This listing is for the small group license. If you wish to purchase an individual copy of the curriculum,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/treehouseschoolhouse.com\/collections\/autumn\/products\/treehouse-nature-study-autumn-intermediate-years\" title=\"Treehouse Nature Study Autumn\"\u003evisit this page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended for:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/treehouseschoolhouse.com\/collections\/intermediate-years\"\u003eIntermediate Years (4th-8th)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Charlotte Mason and Waldorf-Inspired Seasonal Nature Study for Upper Elementary to Middle School\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroducing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTreehouse Nature Study, Intermediate Years\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003egeared towards grades 4th-8th. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExperience a seasonal study that invites your older children to connect with each other and the world around them through poetry, picture study, living books, multi-media research, notebooking, and hands-on projects. Cover multiple subjects through the lens of nature, as your children explore natural science, creative composition, and scientific data collection and experiments. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt would be a great fit for your upper elementary or middle schooler’s science curriculum or your whole family’s home education Morning Time and Nature Study. It also provides supplemental work for your children’s language arts through poetry copywork, creating an Illustrated Science Dictionary, creative writing prompts, notebooking, and internet research.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCurriculum Overview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTreehouse Nature Study\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an 82-page study with everything you need to guide your children through each day's nature study lesson. Each week of this 13-week study includes a weekly grid with daily lesson instructions making it easy to follow along. Each week has a themed poem, picture study, language arts lessons, recipes, and scientific experiments. The daily lesson plans walk you through engaging with these subjects in a new way each day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the core of each week's Language Arts lesson is an Illustrated Science Dictionary which your children will compile over the season. There are also prompts for creative writing and nature notebooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the beauty subjects, the teacher's guide includes step-by-step instructions for each day's Hands-On Connections including in-depth science experiments, recipes, and prompts for exploration and deeper research. There are detailed material lists for each week making it easy to quickly prep for the week's activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTreehouse Nature Study\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efocuses heavily on quality books and multimedia reference material. Each week includes fiction, non-fiction, and reference books that correlate to the week's theme. The guide highlights relevant reference pages from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3AqDMSx\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3AqDMSx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmithsonian The New Children’s Encyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca title=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YCAVjN\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YCAVjN\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything You Need to Know to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca title=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4deUDXf\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4deUDXf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThere is also a robust Multimedia Reference list with links to documentaries, podcasts, and short videos to deepen your study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpring Nature Study Themes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach week of this 13-week guide is focused on a seasonal nature theme. The Spring themes are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeeds and Sprouts\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRainbows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpring Equinox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnails and Worms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaterpillars, Moths, and Butterflies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBirds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdible Gardening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClouds and Rain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpring Flowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePond Life\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLisa Burns is the creator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"https:\/\/www.thispilgrimlife.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thispilgrimlife.com\/\"\u003eThis Pilgrim Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a source for down-to-earth food and recipes, organization and life hacks, and ideas for nurturing a holistic learning environment at home. A former teacher, Lisa is in her 13th year homeschooling her five children in high school, middle school, and elementary. 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