By the Water’s Edge is a Charlotte Mason–inspired nature study and copywork workbook designed to invite children into the beauty and wonder of ponds, rivers, and wetlands. Gentle readings, watercolor illustrations, copywork passages, and creative activities blend handwriting practice with true nature study.
Inside you’ll find:
• 20 Pond & Wetland Animals & Plants – Each with a watercolor portrait, habitat scene, and coloring page. Creatures include heron, egret, mallard, otter, turtles, frog, salamander, bass, salmon, crayfish, dragonfly, water strider, snail, and water lily.
• Copywork Sentences – Short, thoughtful passages about each creature and its habitat, perfect for handwriting practice.
• Coloring Pages – Beautiful, detailed black-and-white illustrations for children to color and observe closely.
• Special Activity Pages – Observation tips, journaling prompts, poem, food chain diagram, scavenger hunt, and a watercolor water cycle illustration.
• Charlotte Mason Principles – Encourages close observation, copywork, reflection, and gentle outdoor discovery.
Whether used during homeschool lessons, nature walks, or as an afternoon delight, this workbook gives children the opportunity to slow down, notice, and wonder about the living world by the water’s edge.
By the Water’s Edge is a Charlotte Mason–inspired nature study and copywork workbook designed to invite children into the beauty and wonder of ponds, rivers, and wetlands. Gentle readings, watercolor illustrations, copywork passages, and creative activities blend handwriting practice with true nature study.
Inside you’ll find:
• 20 Pond & Wetland Animals & Plants – Each with a watercolor portrait, habitat scene, and coloring page. Creatures include heron, egret, mallard, otter, turtles, frog, salamander, bass, salmon, crayfish, dragonfly, water strider, snail, and water lily.
• Copywork Sentences – Short, thoughtful passages about each creature and its habitat, perfect for handwriting practice.
• Coloring Pages – Beautiful, detailed black-and-white illustrations for children to color and observe closely.
• Special Activity Pages – Observation tips, journaling prompts, poem, food chain diagram, scavenger hunt, and a watercolor water cycle illustration.
• Charlotte Mason Principles – Encourages close observation, copywork, reflection, and gentle outdoor discovery.
Whether used during homeschool lessons, nature walks, or as an afternoon delight, this workbook gives children the opportunity to slow down, notice, and wonder about the living world by the water’s edge.
