Subscribe - Books and Willows

Shop
Nature Schooling

Books and Willows

literature-inspired homeschooling and nature studies

Home
Shop
Amazon Storefront
Freebies
Blog
Our Story
Contact

Free Nature Activities

Sign up for our newsletter to receive emails about our latest free learning resources, shop news, and activities!

Email address

You’ve successfully signed up! Check your email for details.

booksandwillows

🌳 Nature Studies & Homeschool Resources
🌱 Writer @harborandsprout
🔍 Chasing Curiosities with CM Inspired Adventures
🍁 Canadian Homeschooling Mama

Our raised bed garden has turned into a cottontail

Our raised bed garden has turned into a cottontail bunny sanctuary. Looks like our gardening plans have been diverted for the time being 🐇❤

🥛Did you know, the milk you drank today started

🥛Did you know, the milk you drank today started out as grass?

Cows eat a lot! Their stomach compartments can hold almost 60 gallons of plant material.

Learn about a cow’s ruminant digestive system in Lesson One of our NEW Dairy Farms Curious Trails Nature Study. We’ll be pretending to be blades of grass as we go on an adventure through a cow’s four stomach compartments to see how we turn into that delicious glass of milk!

In Lesson One we will also:
🐄 be introduced to popular dairy cow breeds and create some mixed media cow art
🐮Conduct a rumen fermentation experiment to explore how cows produce methane and carbon dioxide.
🌎Research the role of cow burps and climate change!

Our Dairy Farms Curious Trails Nature Study includes FOUR weekly lessons and a unit celebration with poetry and a fun themed snack. Follow the link in my bio to learn more!

FREE Memorial Day Studies We’ve teamed up with

FREE Memorial Day Studies

We’ve teamed up with Bonnie Hunt from @dwellinglogs today to give you something special in honor of the many force members who have served us. Their memory lives on and continues to inspire us each day.

IN FLANDERS FIELDS POETRY & COPYWORK by @dwellinglogs

Introduce your family to the life of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae and his famous poem written during the First World World, In Flanders Fields. Bonnie creates beautiful and engaging homeschooling resources. Visit her @dwellinglogs and subscribe to her newsletter to download your FREE In Flanders Fields poetry study and copywork.

POPPY ANATOMY STUDY

Then explore the anatomy of a poppy flower with our FREE Poppy Anatomy poster, vocabulary, and worksheets. Find it featured this week in our subscriber community at Books and Willows. Join the list in my bio if you're not already a member!

Honouring each nation’s heroes today and everyday, and their families that support them.

🐄NEW Dairy Farms Curious Trails Nature Study 🥛

Follow the journey of milk from the farm to the table! We’ll meet some dairy cows, see what life is like in the barn, follow its processing from farm to market, and discover how some delicious dairy products are made!

This family style unit study features open-and-go topic study guides and lots of hands-on-activities ranging from S.T.E.M. projects, art invitations, nature journaling, cooking together, and more!

What’s Included:

LESSON ONE: MEET THE DAIRY COWS
• Learn how grass turns into milk!
• Explore the digestive system of ruminants and conduct a gut fermentation experiment.
• Celebrate popular dairy cow breeds with our mixed-media art tutorial.
• Research the role of cow burps and climate change!

LESSON TWO: LIFE ON THE FARM
• Learn how dairy barns are structured then design your own.
• Explore milking technologies.
• Follow a day in the life of a dairy cow.
• Try 'milking a cow' in our at-home demonstration.

LESSON THREE: FROM FARM TO MARKET
• Explore how milk is processed through pasteurization, centrifugal separation, and homogenization.
• Observe centrifugal force at work in our spinning art tutorial!
• Review the history of milk packaging and create a timeline.

LESSON FOUR: ON YOUR PLATE
• Explore the benefits of dairy milk and learn how to read a nutritional label.
• Discover the process for making cheese and yogurt, then make your own cheese at home!
• Host a cheese tasting to find your favorite variety.
• Conduct an experiment to discover the science of milk fat.
And more!

Come together at the end of your unit to celebrate with nature poetry, copywork, and a delicious ‘green grass’ smoothie.

Follow the link in my bio to learn more.

👩‍🎨 The Summer collection of Nature Handic

👩‍🎨 The Summer collection of Nature Handicrafts is here for some creative fun all season. Inside this ebook you will find over 65 nature handicraft tutorials and projects to enjoy together. I took a peek and the organization of this ebook is so lovely with step-by-step instructions and photos for inspiration.

Follow the Nature Handicraft link in my bio to learn more. This is a @harborandsprout publication on sale for the introductory price of $25 through to June 23rd.

🐄 COMING SOON - Follow the journey of milk from

🐄 COMING SOON - Follow the journey of milk from the barn to our table in our next Curious Trails Nature Study. Our Dairy Farms unit will be here on Tuesday!

Load More... Follow on Instagram

The Links

Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Disclaimers and Disclosures
Terms and Conditions

CCPA OPT-OUT

Do Not Sell My Personal Information

Copyright © 2023 Books and Willows

Theme by 17th Avenue