10Dec 2024 by catbird No Comments
“Greenglass House”

“Greenglass House”

Craft Project, Learning, Middle Grade Book Buds, Recipes, Winter
Next up in middle grade book buds, is Greenglass House. I have been reading a ton of middle grade books lately, but would love to hear your suggestions for more book buds! Middle grade books are substantially longer, so I have broken the middle grade book buds into a lesson, a craft or two, and a snack. All are driven by the themes and ideas in the respective book. These could be the jumping off point for a more in depth academic book study, or just a fun project to further immerse yourself in the worlds of your favorite books! Greenglass House Written by: Kate Milford Greenglass House is sort of an unusual choice for me, it's not particularly nature focused and it falls pretty solidly into the mystery genre, but there…
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05Jul 2024 by catbird 2 Comments
Sea Glass Mobile

Sea Glass Mobile

Craft Project, Nature Collection, Nature Table, Summer, Summer Solstice
I love to collect sea glass-- it's like areal life treasure hunt. Although in my case, I technically mostly collect river glass, but people don't know what you are talking about when you say river glass. It looks exactly the same, but I find it along a rocky river near my house. I actually think it's easier to find near rivers because there seem to be far less people searching it out. In the beginning, I had so few pieces that it was precious and I kept in in glass jars in the window, but as I discovered river glass and started to find more and more I decided that I wanted to make something with it. Generally I think sea glass belongs near a window so you can admire…
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