Blueberries for Homeschoolers

Homeschoolers, are you looking for a family afternoon activity this month? August is blueberry season! It is really a short season, so get out there and pick some blueberries! We had such a great time when we went blueberry picking the other day. We learned a few things about blueberries along the way, and that has inspired us to use that as a theme for learning.

While we were picking, the children discovered that blueberries grow on bushes, and ripe blueberries are blue. Don’t pick the green ones! Smaller blueberries are sweeter than the bigger ones. We also learned that it takes a long time to fill a two quart container. It’s fun to sample a few blueberries while you pick, too! It was such a special afternoon for our family to spend together. We were able to just chat about the happenings in our life. We laughed and played in and amongst the bushes. It is an experience that I will treasure because of the memories I hope we are creating for our children.

We also borrowed the book Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey on cd. I read the book to the kids, and they listened to it on cd several times. This is really a charming book that the kids really enjoy. This book is inspiration for the other things that we will learn and do together. (That’s another blog post on the way!) I think that having the experience of blueberry picking helps the children make connections to the story while we read and ultimately understand a little more about the book.

I hope you take advantage of the short blueberry season!

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