Outdoor Hour Challenge
Bleeding Hearts Nature Study
Inside Preparation Work:
- Read pages 558-560 in the Handbook of Nature Study (Lesson #153). Make sure to study the diagram so you can help your child see all the inner and outer petals of the bleeding heart blossom.
- Take a look at a video: Bleeding Hearts.
Outdoor Hour Time:
- This is another week to look at garden flowers or wildflowers, especially bleeding hearts. If you have access to bleeding hearts, gather some to bring indoors for observation as suggested in the Handbook of Nature Study lesson.
- If possible, observe the flowers when insects are visiting, noting the method of gathering nectar.
- Alternative activity: Garden Nursery Field Trip Mini-Book.
- Advanced Study: Use the suggestions in the Handbook of Nature Study to observe carefully the bleeding heart.
Follow-Up Activity:
- Reread the lesson in the Handbook of Nature Study. Make sure to write a description of this flower in your nature journal with as much detail as possible.
- Use watercolors or colored pencils to draw a stem with the flowers.
Join us for this series of challenges every week here on the Handbook of Nature Study.
Look for the new spring challenges to post starting April 3rd!
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