The No Sweat Nature Study Podcast

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50. Moose Nov 27, 2023

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Did you know which animals are related to moose? Learn the answer to this question, as well as plenty of other facts about moose with Mrs. Cindy!

In the companion Moose Video Class found in the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership, explore moose habitats, their diet, and several amazing adaptations. Of course, we'll learn more about those amazing antlers, too!

Join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE at NoSweatNatureStudy.com. Use the code NOSWEAT for 50% off your first month of a monthly membership.

BUY GIFT CERTIFICATES for friends and family to join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE → ourjourneywestward.com/downloads/no-sweat-nature-study-live-gift/

Get your FREE Nature Walk Challenge → https://ourjourneywestward.com/moose-nature-study-for-kids

Supplies for the nature study challenge:

nature journal or blank white paper
pencil
colored pencils

Leave Mrs. Cindy a voice message to answer the current season's question! Scroll to the bottom of the Moose show notes page.

Share pictures of your nature walk pages on Instagram or Facebook. Be sure to tag @OurJourneyWestward so Mrs. Cindy will see them!

Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review if you enjoy the episodes. Thank you! It helps the podcast so much! :)

49. Nature Idioms Nov 13, 2023

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Connect nature study and language arts with a study of idioms with Mrs. Cindy!

CHRISTMAS! BUY GIFT CERTIFICATES for friends and family to join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE → ourjourneywestward.com/downloads/no-sweat-nature-study-live-gift/

Get your FREE Nature Walk Challenge → https://ourjourneywestward.com/nature-idiom-nature-study

Supplies for the nature study challenge:

nature journal or blank white paper
pencil
colored pencils

In the companion Nature Idioms Video Class found in the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership, dive into this topic with a fun spin on nature journaling as you learn how to recognize idioms. You'll be surprised at just how many idioms include nature in them! It will be interesting to determine whether you're a literal or abstract thinker, too.

Join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE at NoSweatNatureStudy.com. Use the code NOSWEAT for 50% off your first month of a monthly membership.

CHRISTMAS! BUY GIFT CERTIFICATES for friends and family to join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE → ourjourneywestward.com/downloads/no-sweat-nature-study-live-gift/

Leave Mrs. Cindy a voice message to answer the current season's question! Scroll to the bottom of the Nature Idioms show notes page.

Share pictures of your nature walk pages on Instagram or Facebook. Be sure to tag @OurJourneyWestward so Mrs. Cindy will see them!

Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review if you enjoy the episodes. Thank you! It helps the podcast so much! :)

48. Beavers Oct 31, 2023

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Learn about beavers and their fascinating beaver dam habitats with Mrs. Cindy!

Get your FREE Nature Walk Challenge → https://ourjourneywestward.com/beaver-nature-study

Supplies for the nature study challenge:

nature journal or blank white paper
pencil
colored pencils

In the companion Beaver Video Class found in the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership, learn about the behavior of beavers and their physical characteristics as you create a beaver habitat in your nature journal. You'll be amazed at the engineering skills of beavers and environmental impact of their dams!

Join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE at NoSweatNatureStudy.com. Use the code NOSWEAT for 50% off your first month of a monthly membership.

BUY GIFT CERTIFICATES for friends and family to join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE → ourjourneywestward.com/downloads/no-sweat-nature-study-live-gift/

In the Our Journey Westward Shop, find a few homeschool curriculum guides that are helpful to continue learning animal science through nature study:

Grab the FREE Autumn Observation Packet full of printable pages to encourage creative observation and nature journaling → ourjourneywestward.com/autumn-nature-observation-packet/

Leave Mrs. Cindy a voice message to answer the current season's question! Scroll to the bottom of the Beavers show notes page.

Share pictures of your nature walk pages on Instagram or Facebook. Be sure to tag @OurJourneyWestward so Mrs. Cindy will see them!

Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review if you enjoy the episodes. Thank you! It helps the podcast so much! :)

47. Myriapods Oct 16, 2023

Show notes

Learn about myriapods and the important role these leggy creatures play in nature!

Get your FREE Nature Walk Challenge → https://ourjourneywestward.com/myriapod-nature-study

Supplies for the nature study challenge:

nature journal or blank white paper
pencil
colored pencils

In the companion Myriapod Video Class found in the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership, learn about the anatomy of millipedes and centipedes as you discover their physical and chemical defense mechanisms. Create outline drawings in your nature journal, too!

Join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE at NoSweatNatureStudy.com. Use the code NOSWEAT for 50% off your first month of a monthly membership.

BUY GIFT CERTIFICATES for friends and family to join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE → ourjourneywestward.com/downloads/no-sweat-nature-study-live-gift/

In the Our Journey Westward Shop, find a few homeschool curriculum guides that are helpful to continue learning night science through nature study:

Grab the FREE Autumn Observation Packet full of printable pages to encourage creative observation and nature journaling → ourjourneywestward.com/autumn-nature-observation-packet/

Leave Mrs. Cindy a voice message to answer the current season's question! Scroll to the bottom of the Myriapods show notes page.

Share pictures of your nature walk pages on Instagram or Facebook. Be sure to tag @OurJourneyWestward so Mrs. Cindy will see them!

Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review if you enjoy the episodes. Thank you! It helps the podcast so much! :)

46. Gliding Mammals Sep 25, 2023

Show notes

Learn about gliding mammals and their marvelous membranes called patagia with Mrs. Cindy!

Get your FREE Nature Walk Challenge → ourjourneywestward.com/gliding-mammal-nature-study/.

Supplies for the nature study challenge:

nature journal or blank white paper
pencil
colored pencils

In the companion Gliding Mammal Video Class found in the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership, learn how patagia work for flight, as well as starting, steering, and landing. Find out about at least one gliding mammal living on every continent of the world, except Antarctica. Learn which ones are marsupials and which ones aren't, too!

Join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE at NoSweatNatureStudy.com. Use the code NOSWEAT for 50% off your first month of a monthly membership.

BUY GIFT CERTIFICATES for friends and family to join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE → ourjourneywestward.com/downloads/no-sweat-nature-study-live-gift/

In the Our Journey Westward Shop, find a few homeschool curriculum guides that are helpful to continue learning night science through nature study:

Grab the FREE Autumn Observation Packet full of printable pages to encourage creative observation and nature journaling → ourjourneywestward.com/autumn-nature-observation-packet/

Leave Mrs. Cindy a voice message to answer the current season's question! Scroll to the bottom of the Gliding Mammals show notes page.

Share pictures of your nature walk pages on Instagram or Facebook. Be sure to tag @OurJourneyWestward so Mrs. Cindy will see them!

Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review if you enjoy the episodes. Thank you! It helps the podcast so much! :)

45. Black Bears Sep 11, 2023

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Learn about black bears of the Great Smoky Mountains and see if you can list the eight species of bears found around the world!

Get your FREE Nature Walk Challenge → ourjourneywestward.com/black-bear-nature-study/.

Supplies for the nature study challenge:

nature journal or blank white paper
pencil
colored pencils

In the companion Black Bear Video Class found in the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership, learn even more about black bears. As you create an athletic nature journal page, learn about black bear habitats, their omnivorous diet, their unique life cycle, hibernation, and plenty more!

Join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE at NoSweatNatureStudy.com. Use the code NOSWEAT for 50% off your first month of a monthly membership.

BUY GIFT CERTIFICATES for friends and family to join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE → ourjourneywestward.com/downloads/no-sweat-nature-study-live-gift/

In the Our Journey Westward Shop, find a few homeschool curriculum guides that are helpful to continue learning night science through nature study:

Grab the FREE Autumn Observation Packet full of printable pages to encourage creative observation and nature journaling → ourjourneywestward.com/autumn-nature-observation-packet/

Be sure to check out the Wonder World Podcast to learn about little-known celebrations, things that happened this week in history, a weekly vocabulary word, poems, stories, trivia, jokes, and much more. The entire family will enjoy it!

Leave Mrs. Cindy a voice message to answer the current season's question! Scroll to the bottom of the Black Bear show notes page.

Share pictures of your nature walk pages on Instagram or Facebook. Be sure to tag @OurJourneyWestward so Mrs. Cindy will see them!

Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review if you enjoy the episodes. Thank you! It helps the podcast so much! :)

44. George Washington Carver Aug 28, 2023

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Learn about George Washington Carver, a botanist whose love for plants led to many important scientific inventions that we still use today!

Get your FREE Nature Walk Challenge → ourjourneywestward.com/george-washington-carver-nature-study/.

Supplies for the nature study challenge:

nature journal or blank white paper
watercolors
paintbrush
bottle of water
paper towels

In the companion George Washington Carver Video Class found in the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership, learn even more about the biography of George Washington Carver and his very important impacts on farming. Create your very own crop rotation diagram as you discover how the process works!

Join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE at NoSweatNatureStudy.com. Use the code NOSWEAT for 50% off your first month of a monthly membership.

BUY GIFT CERTIFICATES for friends and family to join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE → ourjourneywestward.com/downloads/no-sweat-nature-study-live-gift/

In the Our Journey Westward Shop, find a few homeschool curriculum guides that are helpful to continue learning night science through nature study:

Leave Mrs. Cindy a voice message to answer the current season's question! Scroll to the bottom of the George Washington Carver show notes page.

Share pictures of your nature walk pages on Instagram or Facebook. Be sure to tag @OurJourneyWestward so Mrs. Cindy will see them!

Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review if you're enjoying the episodes. Thank you! It helps the podcast so much! :)

43. Macroinvertebrates Aug 07, 2023

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JOIN THE FREE SPIDER CLASS on August 29 at 2 pm ET! Register at https://ourjourneywestward.com/free-spiders-nature-study-class/.

What are macroinvertebrates? Come find out with Mrs. Cindy! You might be surprised that you see them all the time, especially in and around streams and ponds!

To get the FREE Nature Walk Challenge that goes with this episode, visit the show notes page https://ourjourneywestward.com/macroinvertebrate-nature-study/. ← Find images of macroinvertebrates here, too!

Supplies for the nature study challenge:

nature journal or blank white paper
pencil

In the companion Macroinvertebrate Video Lesson found in the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership, learn about annelids, arachnids, arthropods, crustaceans, insects, and mollusks as you create a beautiful chart of amazing macroinvertebrates!

Join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE at NoSweatNatureStudy.com. Use the code NOSWEAT for 50% off your first month of a monthly membership.

BUY GIFT CERTIFICATES for friends and family to join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE → ourjourneywestward.com/downloads/no-sweat-nature-study-live-gift/

In the Our Journey Westward Shop, find a few homeschool curriculum guides that are helpful to continue learning night science through nature study:

Leave Mrs. Cindy a voice message to answer the current season's question! Scroll to the bottom of the Macroinvertebrates show notes page.

Share pictures of your nature walk pages on Instagram or Facebook. Be sure to tag @OurJourneyWestward so Mrs. Cindy will see them!

Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review if you're enjoying the episodes. Thank you! It helps the podcast so much! :)

42. Night-Blooming Flowers Jul 24, 2023

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Night-blooming flowers open their petals at nighttime, usually just after sunset. They are also called nocturnal flowers. Some examples of night bloomers include jasmine, moonflowers, evening primrose, and angel's trumpet. Night-blooming flowers can be found in different parts of the world, including tropical rainforests, deserts, and temperate forests.

To get your FREE Nature Walk Challenge, visit the show notes page https://ourjourneywestward.com/night-blooming-flowers-nature-study/. ← Find an image of bittersweet nightshade here!

Supplies for the nature study challenge:

nature journal or blank white paper
colored pencils or oil pastels

In the companion Night-Blooming Flowers Video Lesson found in the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership, review the reason for flowers and find out how night-blooming plants are pollinated. Be ready to wow friends and family with words like nyctinasty and heliotropism! Of course, plan on learning the names and characteristics of several night-blooming plants while you create a nature journal page of several specimens, too.

Join the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership at NoSweatNatureStudy.com. Use the code NOSWEAT for 50% off your first month of a monthly membership.

BUY GIFT CERTIFICATES for friends and family to join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE → ourjourneywestward.com/downloads/no-sweat-nature-study-live-gift/

In the Our Journey Westward Shop, find a couple of homeschool curriculum guides to help you learn more homeschool science:

Share pictures of your nature walk pages on Instagram or Facebook. Be sure to tag @OurJourneyWestward so Mrs. Cindy will see them!

Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review if you enjoy the episodes. Thank you! It helps the podcast so much! :)

41. Seashore Plants Jul 10, 2023

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Seashore plants are any plants that grow in or around the areas where the land meets the sea or other bodies of saltwater. These plants are adapted to living in harsh, salty, and often windy environments, and may be found in a variety of habitats, including sandy beaches, rocky shores, tidal pools, and salt marshes. Come learn more about them with Mrs. Cindy!

To get your FREE Nature Walk Challenge, visit the show notes page https://ourjourneywestward.com/seashore-plant-nature-study/.

Supplies for the nature study challenge:

camera

In the companion Seashore Plants Video Lesson found in the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership, we'll take a closer look at some of the plants that can grow along a seashore or wash up on the beach. We'll turn our attention to seagrasses, seaweeds, and flowering plants. Be ready to create a nature journal page showing a specimen for each of these cool categories!

Join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE at NoSweatNatureStudy.com. Use the code NOSWEAT for 50% off your first month of a monthly membership.

BUY GIFT CERTIFICATES for friends and family to join No Sweat Nature Study LIVE → ourjourneywestward.com/downloads/no-sweat-nature-study-live-gift/

Download the FREE printable Seashore-Themed Activity Packet → https://ourjourneywestward.com/summer-nature-activity-pack/

See the short list of nature study supplies that were mentioned in this episode.

In the Our Journey Westward Shop, find a few homeschool curriculum guides that are helpful to continue learning science through nature study:

Share pictures of your nature walk pages on Instagram or Facebook. Be sure to tag @OurJourneyWestward so Mrs. Cindy will see them!

Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review if you're enjoying the episodes. Thank you! It helps the podcast so much! :)

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