Today we completed Challenge #9! The object of this challenge is to increase observation skills. We cut four 12 inch lengths of yarn and marked off a square somewhere in our yard. All four kids chose to do their square in the front yard.
Chloe found a seed pod and tiny bird feather in her square.
Chloe found a seed pod and tiny bird feather in her square.
Grant found a pinecone and tiny snail shell in his square only a few feet away from Chloe.
Allison, a few feet from Grant, found a dried blossom among the usual stuff.
Abby choose a square area with lots of pine needles and lava rocks.
We observed our squares for about 10 to 15 minutes and made a list of everything we found in them. We then made sketches in our nature journals.
If you do nature study with your children, be sure and do this challenge. We were surprised by how many things we could find in our deserty front yard in just one square foot of it!
