We had an awesome walk today on an urban trail and park. We saw a Desert Cottontail, a hawk of some kind- Ferruginous or Red Tail- some sort of grey lizard and lots of butterflies and blooming flowers.

After a nice long walk and seeing all these lovely things we sat in the shade and I asked the kids what their favorite thing was that we saw on our walk. I was surprised when they both chose the bunny. We looked it up in the field guide on my tablet and discovered it was a Desert Cottontail- we could tell by the orange on his ears and neck. Then I gave the kids their clipboard and color pencils and they both made great pictures of the bunny and attempted to write the name from the field guide. Within a few minutes they were rested from all that hiking over hill and dale and off to play tag and go to the playground. When we got home, they both wanted to hang the pictures in their rooms.

And that my friends is Nature Study. #HomeSchoolPerks