I was starting to develope a twitch from the need to be in the woods.
This is just a little patch of woods surrounded by houses and buildings but it still helped me breathe deeper.
I did not want to leave.
The Ray Harral Nature Park is located off 121st(Tucson St) east of Elm.
It is behind the school.
If you use the address from the Broken Arrow site to get directions be sure to use google maps.
The other map sites do not always lead to the park.
I am going to be honest with you guys.
The last week’s of our creation study will not be as project and experiment filled.
I got a little burned out of scouring the web every week looking for experiments.
So when we got to animals, I was really happy to take a little bit of a break!
We are still using the Answers for Kids bible curriculum and really liking it.
I am doing it a little slower in places then they call for but it was meant for a Sunday school class so I knew I would be making changes.
These two animal guides are amazing.
With public places becoming more and more inundated with evolution it is nice to have a book that tells about the animal in a way that honors the creator.
I like that each animal has the day it was created on there.
We used these for reference during our study.
I let the boys pick out a Wild Kratts(a kids show about animals) show to watch each day.
It had to be about an animal that was created on day 5.
They also picked out library books about day 5 animals.
My 5yr old picked out a bird guide.
Then he stated we did not need any other bird books because he had them all in his BIRD GUIDE.
Ha!
We also watched some videos on the answers in genesis site.
Both animal guides can be found in their store.
For literature we read Kipling’s “The White Seal”.
Kipling did not write cute little animal stories.
In The White Seal they talk about the people coming and killing a lot of the seals for food.
It might terrify some children.
The boys were upset but I pointed out they eat cows…
I am mean.
Kipling was such a great story teller though.
I love his stories!
You could also read something by E.B. White, or if you have young ones the book “Owl at Home” would work.
I recommend reading the creation of narnia to your kids while learning about creation.
It takes place in the book “The Magician’s Nephew” at the end of chapter 8 all the way through chapter 9.
It is an absolutely beautiful description of creation.
I read the book to the boys without really realizing how much it tied into what we were learning about!
Here are my previous Creation Study post’s.
