Do you wish that you were the plant whisperer, a naturalist and herbalist who knows all about the amazing properties of edible and healing plants? Sure, you might. But how do you become such a guru without sitting down with a book and memorizing the plants around you? What if there was a fun way to do this – like a game? Over the Christmas season, we finally opened the game that I’d purchased for my daughter a long time ago, at least a year back. I was waiting for the opportune moment to give it to her, and that … Continue reading →

What do you think about when you teach science? Do you think that you’re helping children understand the world, methodically and in a practical fashion, going through the families of plants and the different groups of animals? Is science a way of categorizing the world and helping it make sense? Do you think that you’re helping children change the world, creating science experiments that may lead to solutions to global problems? Are your children going to create cures for diseases and reduce the pollution from vehicles? Is science a way into the minds of the past and the great minds … Continue reading →