Our own backyards are home to so many interesting plants and animals, making it the perfect place to cultivate a love of nature with your little one! I gathered 10 of the best children’s books about nature for you to dive into while exploring the great outdoors (or the great backyard). In fact, these 10 Children’s Books About Nature are the suggested books for each topic in my Backyard Naturalist Family Unit Study! If you’re new here, let me explain. This unit study, like all of our ever-growing library of unit studies, takes one big topic—Backyard Nature—and breaks it down into ten...…Our own backyards are home to so many interesting plants and animals, making it the perfect place to cultivate a love of nature with your little one! I gathered 10 of the best children’s books about nature for you to dive into while exploring the great outdoors (or the great backyard). In fact, these 10 Children’s Books About Nature are the suggested books for each topic in my Backyard Naturalist Family Unit Study! If you’re new here, let me explain. This unit study, like all of our ever-growing library of unit studies, takes one big topic—Backyard Nature—and breaks it down into ten...WW…

The 2024 Great North American Eclipse is quickly approaching!! On April 8th, the moon will perfectly align between the Earth and the Sun, creating a total solar eclipse visible in certain areas of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. To ensure that your little astronomer gets the most out of this rare event, I put… Read More »…The 2024 Great North American Eclipse is quickly approaching!! On April 8th, the moon will perfectly align between the Earth and the Sun, creating a total solar eclipse visible in certain areas of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. To ensure that your little astronomer gets the most out of this rare event, I put… Read More »WW…

Happy Earth Day! Today, we will be heading out for our Annual Earth Day Nature Walk. While it certainly sounds fancy—you know, adding the word “annual” and Capitalizing Every Word—it’s really just a simple walk in the woods, something we do often. This year, however, we’re adding something new to our walk: we made a field journal to bring along! There are so many ways to teach children about this incredible planet of ours and how to protect it. With young children, the first step is to simply get outside and experience nature. I recently shared a quote by John Cleal over on Instagram that...…Happy Earth Day! Today, we will be heading out for our Annual Earth Day Nature Walk. While it certainly sounds fancy—you know, adding the word “annual” and Capitalizing Every Word—it’s really just a simple walk in the woods, something we do often. This year, however, we’re adding something new to our walk: we made a field journal to bring along! There are so many ways to teach children about this incredible planet of ours and how to protect it. With young children, the first step is to simply get outside and experience nature. I recently shared a quote by John Cleal over on Instagram that...WW…