by Rowan Vriesema-Magnuson | May 31, 2020 | At Home Learning Resources, Stories from the Field
Last week we talked a little bit about the tiniest inhabitants of our farms – the invertebrates, fungi, and bacteria that decompose plant and animal matter into the nutrients plants need to survive, which in turn become the nutrients we need to survive. But...
by Rowan Vriesema-Magnuson | May 22, 2020 | At Home Learning Resources, Stories from the Field
Happy International Day for Biological Diversity! You didn’t know May 22 was the International Day for Biological Diversity? That’s OK. Neither did I when I started planning this week’s Fresh Five to be about biodiversity. Talk about good timing! We...
by Rowan Vriesema-Magnuson | May 10, 2020 | At Home Learning Resources
After last week’s rhubarb ruminations, I wanted another excuse to talk about one of my favorite not-really-fruits. I love introducing kids to rhubarb by telling them I’m going to let them taste a poisonous plant. It really focuses the attention of a group...
by Rowan Vriesema-Magnuson | May 3, 2020 | At Home Learning Resources
Week Five of the Fresh Five? Well, we just gotta keep that theme going, don’t we? So this week we’ll focus on our Five Senses! Not all people have all of these five senses, but everyone uses at least some of them to navigate the world. One of the best...
by Rowan Vriesema-Magnuson | Apr 26, 2020 | At Home Learning Resources
They say that April showers bring May flowers, and we’ll see if that’s right this week! Friday is May Day, which has been celebrated with flowers since Roman times, when it was known as Floralia, a 6-day long celebration in honor of Flora, goddess of flowers. One May...
by Rowan Vriesema-Magnuson | Apr 18, 2020 | At Home Learning Resources
Earth Day turns 50 this year! Back in 1970, an American politician named Gaylord Nelson wanted to harness the energy of youth activism to bring attention to environmental issues. That year, 20 million Americans (10% of the total population) took part in marches,...
