Autumn set · Ages 4–7
Seven Christian nature unit studies for autumn, for ages 4–7. One unit a week from the first apples to the first frost, planned in order, so you aren’t deciding on Sunday night what Monday looks like.
Seven units · Ages 4–7 · 112 pages
$14.50 · $29
Apples, Sunflowers, Leaves, Pumpkins, Acorns, Squirrels, and Bears. That’s one unit a week for seven weeks of autumn, from September through Thanksgiving. Bought one at a time, the seven come to $41.93.
Each unit is five gentle days. Every unit also works on its own, if you’d rather start with one.
Week one · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
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In this unit we cut an apple the wrong way on purpose, find the star that has been hiding in the middle of every apple the child has ever eaten, and end up with a pot of applesauce on the stove.
Week two · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
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A young sunflower turns its head to follow the sun all day, then settles facing east once it blooms. We look hard at the seed head and find the two spirals running through it at once.
Week three · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
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In this unit we find out that the yellow was in the leaf all summer, hiding behind the green. We tear one into a jar, wait an hour, and watch the hidden colours climb a strip of paper.
Week four · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
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In this unit we follow the circle all the way round — seed to vine to flower to fruit and back to seed. We open one up, guess how many seeds are inside, and then count them in tens until we know.
Week five · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
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Look closely at oak trees, discover what an acorn holds, and follow the quiet work of squirrels preparing for winter.
Week six · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
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Watch a squirrel work, hide ten counters the way it scatters food, build a model leaf nest, and discover how one forgotten acorn may become an oak.
Week seven · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
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Find your own pulse, discover how a black bear’s body changes through winter, search for sheltered places outdoors, and build a model den before sharing warm honey-oat porridge.