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Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)

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Recommended for: Intermediate Years (4th-8th)

A Year-Long Charlotte Mason-Inspired Seasonal Nature Study for Upper Elementary to Middle School

Introducing Treehouse Nature Study, Intermediate Years geared towards grades 4th-8th. Experience a seasonal study that invites your older children to connect with each other and the world around them through living books, nature notebooking, hands-on projects, poetry, and picture study. Deepen your child's learning through advanced language arts and scientific experiments.

It would be a great fit for your upper elementary or middle schooler’s science curriculum or your whole family’s home education Morning Time and Nature Study. It also provides supplemental work for your children’s language arts through poetry copywork, creating an Illustrated Science Dictionary, creative writing prompts, notebooking, and internet research.

Curriculum Overview

Treehouse Nature Study is a year-long study with everything you need to guide your children through each day's nature study lesson. Each week of this 52-week study includes a weekly grid with daily lesson instructions making it easy to follow along. Each week has a themed poem, picture study, language arts lessons, recipes, and scientific experiments. The daily lesson plans walk you through engaging with these subjects in a new way each day.

At the core of each week's Language Arts lesson is an Illustrated Science Dictionary which your children will compile over the season. There are also prompts for creative writing and nature notebooking.

In addition to the beauty subjects, the teacher's guide includes step-by-step instructions for each day's Hands-On Connections including in-depth science experiments, recipes, and prompts for exploration and deeper research. There are detailed material lists for each week making it easy to quickly prep for the week's activities.

Treehouse Nature Study focuses heavily on quality books and multimedia reference material. Each week includes fiction, non-fiction, and reference books that correlate to the week's theme. The guide highlights relevant reference pages from Smithsonian The New Children’s Encyclopedia, Everything You Need to Know to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook, and The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs. There is also a robust Multimedia Reference list with links to documentaries, podcasts, and short videos to deepen your study.

Nature Study Themes

Each week of this 52-week guide is focused on a seasonal nature theme. The themes are:
Autumn

  • Apples
  • Birds of Prey
  • Autumn Equinox
  • Arachnids
  • Fungi
  • Deciduous Trees
  • Moon
  • Pumpkins and Corn
  • Stars
  • Woodland Creatures
  • Tracks and Scat
  • Rocks, Minerals, Fossils
  • Changing Leaves

Winter

  • Winter Birds
  • Wind
  • Winter Solstice
  • Coniferous Trees
  • Seasons
  • Mountains
  • Animals in Winter
  • Snow and Ice
  • Shadows
  • Nocturnal Animals
  • Maple Sugaring
  • Weather
  • Moss and Lichen

Spring

  • Seeds and Sprouts
  • Rainbows
  • Spring Equinox
  • Snails and Worms
  • Caterpillars, Moths, and Butterflies
  • Birds
  • Edible Gardening
  • Clouds and Rain
  • Bees
  • Snakes
  • Spring Flowers
  • Insects
  • Pond Life

Summer

  • Soil and Composting
  • The Sun
  • Summer Solstice
  • Bodies of Water
  • Marine Mammals
  • Sharks and Fish
  • Mollusks and Crustaceans
  • Seashells
  • Summer Flowers
  • Storms
  • Beetles
  • Reptiles
  • Landforms

About the Author

Lisa Burns is the creator of This Pilgrim Life, a source for down-to-earth food and recipes, organization and life hacks, and ideas for nurturing a holistic learning environment at home. A former teacher, Lisa is in her 13th year homeschooling her five children in high school, middle school, and elementary. Living an authentic, creative, connected, and adventurous life are most important to Lisa and her family. Read more about Lisa's inspiration behind Treehouse Nature Study, Intermediate Years.

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      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)
      Treehouse Nature Study: Four Seasons, Intermediate Years (Small Group License)

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      Dawn T
      Exactly what we needed

      It is hard to find all of these elements actually integrated around a theme: literature, nature, music, poetry, great works of art, and an activity. So impressed with the quality.

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      Emily Dail
      We love this nature study!

      We just finished the Bodies of Water part of the Summer nature study and my kids are loving this! We’re going to the beach soon so we started in the middle of the summer study to learn more about the beach and ocean before we get there. We’re going to end it with the shells activity at the end from shells we collect while at the beach so they’ll create their own memorabilia from their first beach trip. 🥰🐚🦀
      (Also really great that we can take this anywhere. Literally! Took it with us to the dealership and that was my kids’ favorite part of our day lol)

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      Amanda
      Just what we needed

      This nature study was just what my boys and I needed. This is our first year homeschooling and I have a 3rd grader and a 2 year old. I love that we can do this together and it really jump-started my oldest’s interest in learning. We went to the zoo after finishing up the birds of prey week and I’ve never seen my boys so interested in watching birds. So cool. I love the conversations we are having as we study the art and poetry and my 2 year old can’t get enough of the songs and the hand rhymes. I would highly recommend this to everyone!

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      Jordon White
      Beautiful Study and Thoughtfully Put Together

      I love how easily this nature study can be used with books and items we already have along with suggestions of new ones that would coordinate well. I was able to interchange the weeks based on field trips and things we already had planned for the summer.

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      Aga Siódmiak
      Aga

      We are truly amazed. The songs are lovely, my children enjoy the rhymes and all of the activities. Best purchase ever!

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      Laura OsmerDeMuth
      Beautiful Curriculum for Nature Study

      Lovely thoughtful nature study easily added to our day. Love that it references external Nature Study texts like Comstock's.

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      Lauren Ilg
      Beautiful and Engaging

      I am absolutely in love with this nature curriculum! Not only does it offer a beautifully crafted exploration of the natural world, but it also seamlessly integrates language arts, making it an all-in-one resource for my fourth grader. The lessons are thoughtful, thorough, and engaging, providing a perfect balance of academic rigor and hands-on learning. Each day feels like an adventure, and the materials are presented in such a way that it keeps my child’s attention and curiosity sparked throughout. The gorgeous illustrations and well-designed activities are a joy to explore together. It truly makes our homeschool days feel so sweet and rewarding, and I can see my child growing in both their understanding of nature and their language skills. Highly recommend!

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      Gabi Chick
      Beautiful and Masterfully Organized!

      Treehouse Nature Study’s resources are some of the best. I have a 5 year old and nearly 2 year old, and her intermediate nature study provides the perfect mix of fun and solid in depth learning! The art is gorgeous and thrills my own heart; the poems and hands on activities are fun and perfect for kindergarten and early elementary. The books chosen are beautiful and superbly written - no fluff. For their current ages, we actually do 1 week’s worth of the study over two weeks. We have used their Easter study, Autumn, Thanksgiving and will be doing their Christmas and Winter study this upcoming winter.

      Prior to using Treehouse, I was using from another similar curriculum., and I was so impressed with how much richer and yet more approachable Treehouse was. Previously, I had to do much more tweaking of the curriculum for it fit our life. In contrast, Treehouse lays out what you need to do and have on hand in such a simple way, that my prep time is nearly non-existent. The teacher’s guide enabled me to jump right in and successfully attempt things like narration and art study (things I had no exposure to previously). We plan to continue to use this for many years to come, as the material easily enables you to scale up or down for your child’s specific needs. It is well, well worth the cost.

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      Emi Cooper
      Just What We’ve Been Missing

      My children and I absolutely LOVE this nature study program. I’ve been recommending it to everyone I talk to about schooling and homeschooling and parenting. It’s so beautiful and gentle, while adding so many learning opportunities for us. It has seamlessly connected my kids of different ages and abilities. Couldn’t love this more!

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      Amber Newman
      Intermediate Extension Was Just What We Needed!

      We were so excited when the intermediate extension was announced. I can find links for videos and preview them, find more art and poetry, and create science experiments, etc….but those things take TIME! And that’s the one thing we sometimes just don’t have enough of! Thank you THSH for doing the work for us, but also for doing it in such a lovely thorough way! Our whole family is loving all of our THSH curriculum! ❤️

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      Zyra Pajarillo
      Excellent curriculum

      My daughters are 4 and 2. I’m looking for a curriculum that is not formal but will expose them and nurture their curiosity. I’m the non creative mom who doesn’t enjoy outdoors or anything nature but I see the need for my kids to explore the creation. AND this curriculum answers my limitations and the needs of my girls.

      Guide is so easy to follow. Recommended Booklist is excellent! Illustrations are all beautiful.

      Honestly, using this allows us to bond and enjoy our time together.

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      Taylor Walker
      New to homeschooling ❤️

      I have been in public education for 14+ years and this is my first time to homeschool one of my children. I wanted something quick and to the point but also rich and full of information and resource options. This does just that! We’ve explored with the summer nature study so far and he really does love it, so do I! Good job on this, we can’t wait to try the Autumn Nature Study

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      Lindsay Hustedde
      Beautiful Nature Study

      I love how I can decorate my homeschool space with such beautiful pictures and anatomy pages! My kids are learning how to label and practice nature notebooking with this study!

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      Talia Paddock
      What our homeschool days were missing

      My 4 and 6 year old are absolutely loving this - and I am too! Would recommend to everyone!

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      Elizabeth Wolbert
      A curriculum for the year

      I love the way treehouse schoolhouse is so easy to follow guides and how engaging the activities are. My kids always enjoy anything we get from here. So excited to jump in the seasons the rest of the year!!

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      Serena Warren
      LOVING THIS!!!

      We are 3 weeks in to the Autumn study and my 6 and 4 year old daughters are LOVING it. I'm also really enjoying the guide. The recommended books for the week are easily found at our library or YouTube read alouds. We plan to get winter next!

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      Samantha L
      The missing piece

      First time homeschooling this year and the nature study was just what we needed. Based in facts, simple to follow, and engaging for my 3rd grader all the way down to my preschooler. Love it!

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      Kathy
      Excellent

      Love this so much. It has made me excited to homeschool again :-) Perfect for my 3 young boys. Truly a blessing to our family.

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      Keely Hawkins
      Great resource

      Love this! Truly is perfect for multiple ages. My kids are loving it so far :) highly recommend!

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      Amanda Muri
      Love it

      We love this study!

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      Melanie Czekalski
      Beautiful!

      The content is beautiful and thoughtful with excellent themes that keep my kids engaged.