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When I made my account public at the beginning of this year, I had no idea I would find people I would come to call friends . Sharing some of them today with you: @rattleandrollkids @saintmichaelsarmy @thewoodsysort @growinggraceinpink @laced_with_grace_homeschool @ourhomeschoollife_x . . . . . #followfriday alliseeispretty #momtribe #teachersfollowteachers #naturestudy #natureisneat #natureschooling #charlottemasonliving #charlottemason #charlottemasoneducation #invitationtoplay #homeschoolinspiration #homeschoolmama #homeeducation #365homeschool #montessori #reggioinspired #invitationtoplay

Learning about Impressionism this morning! 🎨 . If you ask my son what his favorite subject is, he would say “crafts.” 🤣 And so he was totally on board with painting in the impressionist style for our morning France study with @beautifulfeetbooks . He chose to copy the seascape on the cover of one of his favorite books, and I think he did a great job! 😍 . . . . . . #alivingeducation #beautifulfeetbooks #artkids #educationisanatmosphere #charlottemason #charlottemasonliving #charlottemasoneducation #charlottemasoninspired #homeeducation #homeschool #homeschoolmama #homeschoolmom #classicalconversations #montessoriathome #homeschoolcurriculum #wildandfreemama #wildandfreechildren

In honor of minibeast week with #exploringnaturewithchildren I thought it would be fun to test out our Forest Beetles pages from the FOREST nature journaling pack set to be released in just a couple of weeks! . We have also been loving our Bugs Fandex cards (swipe to see!) They’re so fun to look at I don’t even mind that there are bugs hanging on my walls 🐞🕷🐜 . {The Forest Beetles poster is up in my Etsy shop if you’re the type that doesn’t mind bugs on your walls either 😉} . . . . . . #naturestudycurriculum #naturejournal #naturestudy #naturetable #homeschoolprintables #classicalconversations #wildandfreechildren #homeschool #wildandfreemama #charlottemasoninspired #charlottemason #homeeducator #homeschoolinspiration #charlottemasoneducation #homeschoolroom #exploringnaturewithchildren #homeschoolcurriculum #homeschoolcollective #homeschoolmama #homeeducation #365homeschool

CLOSED! Congrats @camkenned_y !! . ⭐️🌲 FOREST GIVEAWAY! 🌲⭐️ Just because school’s back in doesn’t mean we stay IN! We plan on hiking in many of our forests all throughout the fall. With that, a few of us teamed up to bring the forest to you! 🌲 One winner will receive: 1. Hidden World Forest 2. Last Child in the Woods 3. The Children of the New Forest 4. Yosemite National Park Guide by @laneslesstraveled 5. Snakes Guide by @growingbrave 6. A Pocket Full of Pinecones 7. North American Animals Guide by @simple.and.free_ 8. Frog and Toad Storybook Treasury 9. The Burgess Animal Book 10. Nature Fluxx Game TO ENTER: 1. Follow: @simple.and.free_ @mysimplemommy @thewaldockway @onthecovehomeschool @treehouse_schoolhouse @raising_up_wild_things @laneslesstraveled @growingbrave 2. Like, SAVE, and tag your friends. THAT’S IT. EXTRA entries: Let us know how much you love the forests around where you live! 🌲🌿 This giveaway is only open to those living in the US (for shipping). Not endorsed by Instagram. The winner will be randomly chosen on September 15 and announced within 24 hours.  Good luck everyone!

We aren’t back yet but I’ve been wanting to share this for ages... so let’s do a #latergram 🙃 . Ever since I shared our favorite picture books for preschoolers my big boy has been asking when we get to do his book picture. (Oh how I love him) . So here’s a little collection of my son’s favorite picture books for Kindergarten (although my preschooler loves them too) . If you haven’t checked out The First Bear in Africa yet, you need to! We found it at the library and are basically hoarding it until I can purchase a copy 😬 It would be a perfect living book to go along with Africa studies . {And that copy of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe I found at a thrift store ~ it is the most beautiful version I’ve seen of this book yet!} . . . . . . . #readaloudfamily #readaloudrevival #wildandfreechildren #bookstagram #kidswhoread #wildandfreemama #homeschool #thisishomeschool #charlottemasonliving #charlottemason #charlottemasoneducation #homeschoolcollective #homeschoolmama #homeeducation #educationisanatmosphere #classicalconversations

We are up in the mountains this week with our crew and it feels so good 🌿 . To be honest, not a lot of school has been happening here lately. In the past month, we’ve had a newborn foster placement, a broken wrist, surgery, post-surgery complications and various other health issues ~ and to be honest it would have been ridiculous to try and squeeze school into all that, or to even try to “catch up” . The beauty of this life is that we can take a break when it’s what our family needs, without the pressure to make up missed days. There is no “lost time,” because ALL of our days count. It’s okay to take it easy when life throws you a curve ball (or a lot of curve balls in this case 😅) #preachingtomyselfhere . We will get back to our nature studies and math lessons and science experiments soon, but for now ~ we rest. . . . . . . . . . . #tidesofmotherhood #homeschoolfamily #fosterfamily #fostercare #thisishomeschool #wildandfreemama #homeeducation #homeschoolmama #kidswhohike #exploringnaturewithchildren #wildandfreefamily #charlottemason #simplychildhood #homeschoolcollective #classicalconversations #charlottemasonliving #wildandfreechildren

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