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Download: $8.95 It is a quiet revolution going on in families all over the country. Children are spending more time outdoors with their families as they explore their own backyards and neighborhoods.
The Outdoor Hour Challenges have become a favorite activity among homeschoolers and now with the ease of having the first ten challenges gathered into one convenient eBook, more families can enjoy the benefits of nature study each week with their children. The challenges encourage each family to spend fifteen to twenty minutes each week focusing on nature study close to home in their own backyards, neighborhoods, or local parks. No fancy equipment is necessary and the challenges help families make the small steps needed to get started. Families from all over the world are participating and learning just how many benefits there are to sharing in nature study.
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Download: $6.95 "The Outdoor Hour Challenges are different from any other nature study program.All ages will benefit from working through these garden challenges. Gardening, especially with flowers, introduces children to a whole world to explore. Within the garden realm lies not only beauty in shapes and colors but also a complex web of life. From seed back to seed again, the flower’s growing cycle will continue and our children will begin to understand the role of seeds, flowers, and plants in nature. This truly is nature study that can be done right outside your own back door."
More info at http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com
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Download: $17.44 Harmony Fine Arts is the art and music appreciation program designed for busy homeschooling families. This set of plans guides you through a study of ancient art, the instruments of the orchestra, and provides a schedule for using Artistic Pursuits Grade 4-6 Book 1. These plans are written for use with children in the middle school years following a classical model of homeschooling along with Charlotte Mason's ideas for picture study.
69 pages including 9 notebooking pages and 19 coloring pages. Complete instructions for all options of art and music appreciation are included with links to online resources. For more information see http://www.harmonyfinearts.com.
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Download: $17.44 Medieval and Renaissance Art and Music Appreciation plans for middle school (sixth grade). 32 weeks of specific artist and composer plans using various resources. Perfect for homeschooling families who want a flexible, easy to use plan for their children. These plans can be used with a variety of ages and are perfect for families with more than one child.
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Download: $8.95 Harmony Fine Arts plans for ninth grade using The Story of Painting and the Annotated Mona Lisa.
Prehistory to 3rd Century
Prehistoric, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Pre-Columbian American, Illuminated Manuscripts, African, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic art.
All links provided within the eBook.
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Download: $8.95 Harmony Fine Arts plans for high school art appreciation covering: Early Renaissance, Italian Renaissance, Northern Renaissance, Baroque-Italian, Flemish, Dutch, Spanish, and French.
Uses The Story of Painting and the Annotated Mona Lisa as the foundation of study along with Internet links for viewing additional study.
Please see http://www.harmonyfinearts.com for further information and samples.
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Download: FREE Harmony Fine Arts Summer 2009 plans for art and music appreciation include a study of Claude Monet and Felix Mendelssohn. Prints and notebook pages are included.
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Download: $2.25 These sampler plans include instructions for completing a nature study unit using the Handbook of Nature Study focusing on the goldfish. The plans also include art and music appreciation plans that include a Matisse painting and a plan for listening to Debussy. Three notebook pages are also included. This is a complete study and will take at least four days to finish. For more information on the Outdoor Hour Challenges, see my blog. http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com
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Download: $2.50 These eight notebook pages were created to go along with the Outdoor Hour Challenge series on crop plants. Each page complements the study of a different crop plant: clover, beans, corn, cotton, strawberries, pumpkins, and tomatoes. There is also a more generic notebook page to study any other crop plants that you wish. The activities are outlined in the challenges and are based on the Handbook of Nature Study. Although every page is in color, they are just as great printed out in black and white. For more information, please see http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com
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Download: FREE Outdoor Hour Challenge 46 Mammals-Woodchucks/Groundhogs  Download for Free |
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Download: FREE Outdoor Hour Challenge 48 Rats and Beavers  Download for Free |
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Download: FREE Outdoor Hour Challenge 49 Bats
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Download: FREE Outdoor Hour Challenge 50 Skunks and Badgers
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Download: FREE Outdoor Hour Challenge 51 Mammals: Wolf, Fox, and Dog
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Download: FREE Outdoor Hour Challenge #52 Raccoons For more information: http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com  Download for Free |
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Download: FREE These plans were written to go along with a study of the 1800's period of history, more specifically Tapestry of Grace Year 3. They are for high school students but could easily be adapted to middle school students as well.
The plans are based on readings in The Story of Painting by Sister Wendy, viewing artwork online, and listening to music by the suggested composer. Links are provided.
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