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Cycle 4 Science & Nature: Forests and Trees, Projects

STAR Homeschool Cycle 4 Science and Nature

The Good and the Beautiful Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Trees

This book is scheduled at a pace of three to four trees per week. Alternatively, draw one tree per week and use this over multiple years.

You can download the pdf here:

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Grow a Little Fruit Tree: Simple Pruning Techniques for Small-Space, Easy-Harvest Fruit Trees by Ann Ralph 168 pages

There is no pdf schedule for this book. Simply use it as you see fit and plant whatever trees you like and make sense for your area.

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Cycle 3 Science & Nature: Nature Projects

STAR Homeschool Science and Nature Cycle 3


Nature Projects Form 1+

Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots by Sharon Lovejoy

This book is scheduled for Terms 3 and 4 and is spread over all four cycles. I chose Terms 3 and 4 because, if you begin school in late Summer or early Fall (with Term 1), the gardening activities in this book will make most sense in Terms 3 and 4.

You can download the pdf here:

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Nature Projects Form 2+

1000 Hours Outside by Ginny Yurich

This book is scheduled over all four cycles and by season. I have made an assumption that families will begin with Term 1 in late summer and end Term 4 in Spring/Early Summer. If you are beginning school at another time of the year, you will want to use this book differently, to line up with the season you are in.

You can download the pdf here:

STAR Cycle 3 Science, Nature_ 1000 Hours OutsideDownload

Nature Projects Form 3+

The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling by John Muir Laws

This book is scheduled over all four cycles, so that students will learn little bits of nature drawing and journaling techniques at a time, over four years. There are pages to read, which are in the beginning of the book, and those are scheduled from Term 1 through Week 16 in Term 3. Then, there are drawing or painting or coloring exercises, and those are scheduled each week throughout the school year. This book is first scheduled in Cycle 1 and goes through Cycle 4, but you can jump in anytime.

You can download the pdf here:

STAR Cycle 3 Science, Nature_ Laws Guide to NatureDownload
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Cycle 4 Science & Nature: Nature Projects

STAR Homeschool Cycle 4 Science and Nature


Form 1+

Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots by Sharon Lovejoy

This book is scheduled for Terms 3 and 4 and is spread over all four cycles. I chose Terms 3 and 4 because, if you begin school in late Summer or early Fall (with Term 1), the gardening activities in this book will make most sense in Terms 3 and 4.

You can download the pdf here:

STAR Cycle 4 Science, Nature_ Roots, Shoots, Buckets and BootsDownload

Form 2+

1000 Hours Outside by Ginny Yurich

This book is scheduled over all four cycles and by season. I have made an assumption that families will begin with Term 1 in late summer and end Term 4 in Spring/Early Summer. If you are beginning school at another time of the year, you will want to use this book differently, to line up with the season you are in.

You can download the pdf here:

STAR Cycle 4 Science, Nature_ 1000 Hours OutsideDownload

Form 3+

The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling by John Muir Laws

This book is scheduled over all four cycles, so that students will learn little bits of nature drawing and journaling techniques at a time, over four years. This book is first scheduled in Cycle 1, though I believe it is okay to jump in at any point, so starting with the Cycle 4 readings and projects shouldn’t be a problem.

You can download the pdf here:

STAR Cycle 4 Science, Nature_ Law’s Guide to Nature DrawingDownload
Note, links on this page are affiliate links, in which I will make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting the work I do!

If you have book suggestions or comments about these books, please share! 🙂