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Learning Time with The Grouchy Ladybug Activities

Book Play · July 12, 2021

Learning Time with The Grouchy Ladybug Activities

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Fun facts about Poinsettias for Christmas Plants W

Fun facts about Poinsettias for Christmas Plants Week!
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1. In their native habitat of Mexico and Central America, Poinsettias grow as a perennial woody shrub up to 15 feet tall!
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2. Not all Poinsettias are red. There are more than 100 varieties that have been cultivated with shades of white, pink, purple, orange and yellow.

3. The ancient Aztecs used Poinsettias to make red dye for their textiles as well as medicines from its milky sap (latex).
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4. In some cultures, the shape of a Poinsettia's flower and leaves are believed to symbolize the Star of Bethlehem which the Wise Men followed to find Jesus.
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5. The brilliant "petals" on a Poinsettia are not flowers, but another set of leaves that change color through a process called photoperiodism.

6. December 12th is Poinsettia Day, the anniversary of the passing of US Ambassador to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett, who introduced the flower to America in 1825.

7. Poinsettias are also known as the Christmas Star, Christmas Flower, Mexican Flame Leaf, Lobster Flower, Winter Rose, and Flores de Nochebuena (Flowers of the Holy Night).
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🌱 Learn more about this fascinating plant and its connection to Christmas in our new Poinsettia Nature Study from the Books and Willows shop (link in bio). A portion of the proceeds will be donated towards supporting young girls' education around the world.
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🎄Follow @booksandwillows for more Charlotte mason inspired activities. We'll be studying this fascinating Christmas plant, Holly, and Christmas trees for #enwcchristmasplantsweek 🌲

⭐New Christmas Poinsettia Nature Study in the Sh

⭐New Christmas Poinsettia Nature Study in the Shop⭐
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At Christmas time, beautiful poinsettias brighten our homes and are rich in cultural meaning and symbolism. Learn about this fascinating plant that uses photoperiodism to changes its leaves red and holds a special place in Mexican Christmas traditions.
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🎁As an added gift, I've included a BONUS digital Poinsettia Merry Christmas Banner to string up in your homeschooling room for the season!
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📚 I will be donating 20% of profits from the sale of this Christmas unit towards providing educational opportunities to girls in developing countries through World Vision.
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YOU WILL RECEIVE

⭐ Poinsettia Nature and Christmas Study & Activity Guide
⭐ Poinsettia Anatomy poster and worksheets
⭐ Poinsettia Anatomy print and cursive writing practice
⭐ Life Cycle of a Poinsettia poster and worksheets
⭐ Poinsettia learning cards
⭐ Poinsettia Life Cycle 3 - part Montessori cards
⭐ Christmas in Mexico worksheet
⭐ Felt Poinsettia Handicraft Tutorial
⭐ Letter cards spelling the word 'poinsettia'
⭐ Poinsettia Merry Christmas Banner
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All for $4 US! Swipe to see more of what is included. Shop link in my bio.
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🖨 Please note, this is a digital download. Print at home or at your favorite print shop.

🌲🌧 Have you set up your pinecone weather sta

🌲🌧 Have you set up your pinecone weather station?
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Pinecones are nature's hygrometer! They react to the humidity in the air around them, opening their scales when it is dry to release its seeds and closing them tight when it is cold or damp. Watching this process can help us predict when it will rain and makes a fun, easy science experiment. We've picked one of the top scales and will be measuring and graphing its height changes over the next few weeks to create our own humidity chart📊
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Fun fact: there are both male and female pinecones. Female pinecones are what we usually think of. They're plump and brown, carrying the tree's seeds. Male pinecones are much smaller, softer, and often go unnoticed. They produce the tree's pollen.
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(I think it might be time to paint our window sill🤣)

❄🦌Curious Trails Reindeer Unit Study🦌❄ .

❄🦌Curious Trails Reindeer Unit Study🦌❄
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Now available in the shop! Join us on a holiday adventure inspired by readings of Jan Brett’s A Wild Christmas Reindeer and Matt Tavares’ Dasher. We’ll travel to the Arctic tundra and learn about the great reindeer migrations and adaptations that help them thrive in their polar habitat.
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Throughout each Curious Trails Unit Study you’ll find open-and-go topic study guides and lots of hands-on-activities to celebrate what we’ve learned ranging from S.T.E.M. projects, art invitations, nature journaling, cooking together, and more! Our read alouds will have us playing with “reindeer verbs,” narrating with our new story puppets, and exploring plot development. Younger learners will also enjoy bonus reindeer themed print/cursive practice and Reindeer – Sled word family activities🛷
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YOU WILL RECEIVE:
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• 6 open-and-go Nature Study Guides providing detailed information on Reindeer appearance, homes, adaptations, life cycle, and domestication.
• 6 S.T.E.M. projects such an insulation experiment and sleigh design engineering challenge.
• Artist study and invitation featuring Ted Harrison
• Nature Journaling exploration of lichen
• Games and Sensory Activities
• 3 Reindeer themed handicrafts
• Charlotte Mason inspired language activities to engage our read alouds
• Early phonics activities and print/cursive practice
• 3 part Montessori cards
• Book Basket recommendations and clickable web/video link resources to extend your reindeer study
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Find this digital unit study in the shop for just $7.00 US this season ❄🌲 Follow the shop link in my bio for more details!
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(Please note, those who purchased the recent Winter Forest Schooling Mega Bundle will find this unit already included in their Bundle guide)

🌬 Free Wind Weather Nature Poetry and Copywork

🌬 Free Wind Weather Nature Poetry and Copywork
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It's Weather Week in #exploringnaturewithchildren. We will be focusing on wind in our studies this year, and I hope you will join us!
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Visit the website for this week’s free Wind Nature Poetry and Copywork. Our selection is a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) titled The Wind, published in A Child's Garden Verses (1905).
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📬 Join our Newsletter to stay up to date with all our new nature Poetry studies and other subscriber only learning resources! And follow along here @booksandwillows for more #charlottemason inspired homeschooling adventures.
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🌬 Nature Poetry link is in my bio

What a unique way to learn about the Boreal Forest

What a unique way to learn about the Boreal Forest!🌲🌳
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Julia @mytexashomeschool has us pretending to be explorers and writing letters to share our discoveries. I love this unique approach to researching and learning about this amazing forest network. My kindergartener was able to use the traceable prewritten letters while my eldest read the short readings that are included to compose her own. (She can't wait to drop them in the mail to PaPa)
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I'm still exploring all the resources in the Winter Forest Schooling Mega Bundle. But I must say, this was one of our favorites so far! 💌 Thank you Julia for a fun day exploring the Taiga Biome!
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❄🌲 The Winter Forest Schooling Bundle link is in my bio if you would like to learn more about this diverse collection of resources on sale for $25 until Nov. 23🌲❄

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