and we’ll be inside a lot.
We like to get in a few nature walks before umbrella season.
I don’t have a Science journal.
and a child whose face is wearing less than half their lunch.
Last Spring I found a shelf with a lot of neat compartments.
I put it on the fireplace mantle – empty.
I added some Scrabble letters to label the shelf.
It sat and waited and waited and waited.
A tisket, a tasket, a rainbow-striped basket.
gives off seed to produce more plants the next season.
Some seeds were good to eat.
They didn’t make it home to the shelf.
I was enthralled with the rotting, mossy fence.
What a great plan – all plants can replant themselves.
according to the mulberry bushes.
if this is a mulberry, that is.
Each square holds a treasure.
The accent on the left is a present from Beka.
and fold this old steel can.
How well she understands her Mom’s obscure taste.
we continue to add treasures to our shelf.
seed that can be spread and grown into new believers.
the plant that is determined to take over the world.
This entry was posted in Genesis 1:1, Science on October 8, 2010 by Mindy.
I love the scrabble letters – ever changing the topic of study is a great idea! The display is great as it continues the studying with other family members sharing what they know throughout a meal or whenever. Cute idea!
Do you ever run out of good ideas??
What a great use for that kind of shelf. I am going to keep my eye out for one. It's all poetry. :)Thank you for your comment and steering me toward my Maker. I need to hear that.
From a former high school science teacher: LOVE IT! I just added you to my blogroll. Mine is usually about food, but we do a lot of "kitchen school"…homeschooling in the kitchen via cooking.