Rooted in Wonder Educational Resources

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What’s Inside?

When you grab the learning guides you’ll get:

Builds foundational skills without a textbook. You’ll guide your child in developing observation skills, critical thinking, vocabulary, and inquiry through journal prompts, hands-on activities, and outdoor exploration.
Learn through play, nature, curiosity & life. These guides are rooted in hands-on, play based exploration that honors your child’s natural curiosity.
Simple to use and designed for real life. This guide gives you everything you need to spark natural learning: suggested books, optional enrichment ideas, and multi-age activities that you can do in your backyard, kitchen, or on a nature walk.

✨ Plus a special bonus! The guides include journal prompts to use for discussion or written expression to help assess your child’s learning.

Imagine how much easier your life will be when you have a Rooted in Wonder learning guides at your fingertips!

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Rooted in Wonder Learning Guides

Exploring the Natural World

Rooted in Wonder: Science Unit 1 – Observation and Senses: A playful, open-ended science journey designed for curious kids and intentional families. This unit blends observation, exploration, and real-world discovery inviting learners of all ages to slow down, look closer, and connect deeply with the world around them.

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Plants & Growth

Rooted in Wonder: Science Unit 2 – Plants 🌱: Inside, you’ll find hands-on activities, simple experiments, and nature-based learning prompts to help children discover how plants grow, change, and thrive. I hope this resource inspires curiosity, wonder, and joyful learning as you explore the amazing world of plants together.

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See What Others Are Saying

The kids and I loved using this straightforward, simple yet rewarding guide. It was perfect for me as we hit the trail with a notebook, pencils, and microscope. No extra prep or stress is always a win! My children vary in ages and each found their own way to contribute and enjoy everything together. This guide can easily be reused and still just as exciting. New environments can make for a whole new experience!

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Cheyenne

First impression after reading through the science guide: it’s incredible! I love that there are suggested books to read before/after. I also love that the age differences are considered and utilized.

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Stephanie

I really enjoy that this guide is inclusive of multiple age ranges, as it can be a bit difficult to keep different ages engaged while the others are learning. I also appreciate the examples. We love nature and we love science/learning, and this combines those while making it family friendly, fun, and memorable. I look forward to more guides!

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Camille

FAQs

Q: Is this a full curriculum?

Not in the traditional sense and that’s the point.
This guide is designed for families who want to break free from rigid lesson plans and explore science through play, nature, and curiosity. It’s rich in real-world learning and hands-on activities, not textbook-based instruction. Think of it as your launchpad into natural learning, perfect for unit studies, interest-led exploration, or as your main science or math resource.

Q: What ages are these guides best for?

This guide was intentionally designed to be multi-age and flexible. Whether your child is 4 or 14, the activities can be scaled to meet them where they are. You’ll find journal prompts and extension ideas for older learners as well as playful, open-ended exploration for younger children. It’s ideal for families learning together with siblings of different ages.

Q: Do I need to prep or print a lot to use this resource?

Nope! This is a low-prep, low-pressure resource?
You won’t need to print worksheets or gather complicated materials. Most activities use items you already have at homeor can find in nature. Each unit includes journal prompts that your child can draw or write in any notebook you already have.

Q: I’m new to unschooling/natural learning… will this still work for me?

Absolutely. In fact, this guide is perfect for moms who want to move toward natural learning but don’t know where to start. It takes the overwhelm out of the equation by giving you simple, meaningful ways to explore learning with your kids without pressure or rigid plans. You’ll be surprised how much learning happens when you follow curiosity, not checklists.

Q: Will this resource work for our family even if we don’t homeschool?

Yes! If you want to create meaningful learning experiences on the weekends, over the holidays or during the summer months, these are perfect. I encourage you to put tech away and spend a day engaging as a family while exploring the world around you together. You will be making memories and creating moments together – it won’t even fell like learning.