YMB #11 All About Nature Study: A Conversation with Cindy West
Homeschool Better Together with Pam Barnhill
Pam Barnhill
4.9 • 683 Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2016
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Cindy West is a homeschooling mother of three and the author of the NaturExplorer series. She joins us on this episode of the podcast to share her contagious enthusiasm for nature study.
She discusses the importance of this sometimes-neglected subject--how nature study helps us develop keen observation skills, teaches us important truths about our Creator, and gives us opportunities to make connections to subjects like science, geography, and math.
Cindy has an impressive list of simple, meaningful ways to spend just a few minutes of Morning Time on nature study. So, whether you are a seasoned nature enthusiast or someone who prefers to enjoy the great outdoors from the comfort of your air-conditioned living room, you will be sure to find some great ideas in this episode.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Your Morning Basket, where we help you bring truth, goodness, and beauty to your homeschool day. |
| 0:17.9 | Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 11 of the Your Morning Basket podcast. |
| 0:23.9 | I am Pam Barnhill, your host, and I am so happy that you're joining me here today. |
| 0:28.4 | Well, today we're talking about something a little bit different on the Your Morning Basket podcast. |
| 0:33.8 | We're talking about nature study, and what makes this different is when most of us think about doing nature study in our homeschools, we actually think about going out into nature to do it. |
| 0:44.6 | And that's a good thing, unless you're like me and you don't like to go out into nature. |
| 0:50.1 | Yes, it is a weakness of mine. |
| 0:51.7 | I've actually written about it before on the blog about how much |
| 0:56.2 | I'm not so much a nature person. But I do enjoy looking at nature through my window and I enjoy |
| 1:02.3 | studying about nature and I thought, well, I'll marry that particular joy of mine with a little |
| 1:07.6 | podcast about how to do nature study in morning time when it's not always |
| 1:11.9 | practical to get out. Now, I am by no means advocating that you should never get out into |
| 1:17.7 | nature. I do take my children outside a couple of months out of the year when it's not too hot, |
| 1:22.9 | not too cold, and not too buggy. And I also send them to nature camp every summer, so I do outsource that |
| 1:28.5 | part. But for people like me, or for additional nature study that you would like to fit into your |
| 1:34.3 | morning time, I think this is going to be a podcast that you're really going to enjoy. Cindy West from |
| 1:39.7 | Our Journey Westward and Shining Dawn Books is joining me here today. Cindy has an extensive knowledge of nature study and she just has a whole |
| 1:48.0 | hassle of great ideas for us on how to do nature study in morning time. |
| 1:53.0 | So without any further ado, let's get on with the podcast and hey, come back and join me |
| 1:57.8 | at the end. |
| 1:58.6 | I've got a great basket bonus for you for this particular episode. |
| 2:02.8 | And I just think you're going to love it. |
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