Welcome to Acorn to Oak!
Our home education resources are focused in providing connection with nature, family connection, and living literature.
Our materials are created to be sustainable, inclusive, and neuro-diversity affirming.
A Nature-Centered Curriculum which
Educates the Head, the Heart, and the Hands.
“A CHILD EXISTS IN THREE WORLDS, AND THEY ARE ALL CONNECTED.” – Acorn to Oak
The Hands are part of the Physical Body. This is the child’s awareness of the physical self and their intuition. Acorn to Oak’s curriculum is entirely hands-on. Whole body movements play an essential role in each individual lesson. Fine motor activities and finger plays are used to engage early writing skills.
The Heart is our Feeling Sense. In order for a child to be able to learn, they must be in an emotionally regulated and supportive space. Acorn to Oak provides stories, poems, and imaginative play invitations to engage the child’s spirit of play. Storytelling, imagery, and rhymes are integral tools for memory formation. Art lessons and music are integrated into all lessons. The child builds confidence in their own self-expression and interpretation.
The Head is the Thought Realm. Children see the world through curiosity and the pursuit of truth. Acorn to Oak’s nature-based curriculum encourages the child to investigate the natural world that surrounds them.
Your child’s first introduction to reading should be thoughtful, engaging, and provide a sense of wonder. With Acorn to Oak, literacy is alive. Discover the living alphabet through stories, poetry, morning baskets, letter drawings, characters, nature walks, nature crafts, nature walks and recipes.
Alphabet Forest
If your child has not yet mastered their letter sounds, writing, sound blending, digraphs, sight words, vowel sounds and phonetic rules, you child is ready for Alphabet Forest! This curriculum can be started as early as 2 years old, and can be used until your child starts taking the beginning steps into reading!
Kinder Forest
If your child has mastered their letter sounds, can read CVC words, can copy letters, can recognize long and short vowels and is showing reading readiness, your child is ready for Kinder Forest! Kinder Forest is targeted for ages 5-8. This range depends largely on the child and family. This curriculum can be used and reused for more than one year.
Fern Fox Nature Club
Explore the forest with your nature guide, Fern the Fox! Complete task lists to earn badges. Create crafts with our nature study crafts boxes. Learn about the wonders of nature and collect them all!
Pocket Forest
Pocket Forest is the card game with a purpose! Learning objectives become Quests. Complete Quests to collect cards. Learn real facts about nature, plants and animals along the way. Build a deck with the cards you collect. Use your deck to compete with friends!
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