I’m not sure if it’s just my family that does the whole ‘tree-planting-on-special-occasions-thing” or not, but either way I thought I’d share some good tips for the hows and whys of planting memory trees. Our family plants trees for births, deaths and marriages…. there’s nothing like watching a tree through the seasons to be reminded of the fact that life is an ever changing and beautiful thing! Some of my
This week in Nature – a Hammerhead Shark! (+ a free Nature Table Fact-File)
This week in nature……… STOP-Hammer time! (I don’t think I’ve ever had such a valid reason to quote MC Hammer ha ha) My wee toddler and I made a fascinating discovery on our local beach a few weeks back—a dead baby hammerhead shark! It had washed in on the incoming tide and was already being eyed up by hungry seagulls. I don’t know much about sharks, so this obviously required
Kiwi Educators – where are you?! (Bloggers, Businesses & TpT Teacher-Authors)
Haere mai Kiwi bloggers – where are you? Come and have a browse through these creative and diverse Kiwi teacher blogs…… if you’d like to be included, please leave me a note with your blog details (or facebook page) in the comment section below! Learning to be Awesome One Teacher’s Journey Mindcraft Learning Blog Gretchen’s Art Blog
Top 5 coolest facts about… Honey Bees… Buuuzzzzzz!
What’s your favourite spread to have on toast? Mine would have to be marmalade, but my hubby is a huge honey fan……. and after reading some of these incredible facts, I could be tempted to convert! You can down load your free copy of this poster (in colour and black and white) here. I recently embarked on some fun honey bee art lessons that the kids loved… below you can
Top 5 coolest facts about… WORMS!
Worms, worms, worms….. those slimy little creatures that do so much good for our earth (literally!) Toiling away, out of sight, out of mind and underground. Well today, the spotlight is on them! (Not that they’ll notice as they lack eyes, but I’m sure they’d appreciate it)Here’s number 2 in our series of fun printable bug posters (in black and white and colour) – perfect for displaying on your nature