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I may have mentioned before that I'm a city girl by nurture. I always fancied myself a country girl by nature, though. This is probably one reason why the Charlotte Mason philosophy was so attractive to me.....it gets kids out into nature from the beginning. We are now bonafide suburbanites, and I am happy to say that we have found ample opportunities for nature study in our own small subdivision. I was thanking God last night for bringing us to this particular little community, where it has been so easy for me to get my kids into nature. It's certainly not why we bought our house, but God saw the fringe benefits and brought us to the perfect spot! Two days ago, we made our semi-regular trip to the neighborhood duck pond. While I was helping my toddler feed the ducks and geese, the girls ran to the far side of the pond trying to catch fish with a plastic bread bag. I just love the enthusiasm and faith of children! Instead of fish, they brought back an even more interesting catch. Tadpoles! I was as excited as they were. I feel like I am reliving my childhood through my children. We never caught tadpoles when I was a kid....there are no tadpoles on a city block. I'm always a bit apprehensive about these things, initially. Thank goodness for the Handbook of Nature Study! We easily found the section on amphibians, particularly on tadpoles and creating a tadpole habitat. Right there on my kitchen counter!
We now have a dozen tadpoles swimming in my glass salad bowl. But it's worth the sacrifice to watch these little guys morph into toads or frogs. We've added more pond water and more pond rocks, but I couldn't get a clear picture of that, so this is our initial habitat. It would be dishonest to say that I'm doing this for the kids. I'm as excited as they are about this stuff! I am so glad we homeschool and can share these experiences together! |
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Posted by JKubenka