Nature Study 101

The most important element of time in nature is free play. Let your children explore and study on their own to figure out what they find interesting. Nature is not a time for lessons!

Your planner encourages weekly nature study and makes sure time outdoors is on your schedule!

Use field guides or apps to help identify plants and animals so your children can keep a record of their discoveries.

Make the rewards of identification even more enjoyable with games and creative activities that build a child's store of knowledge. Create scavenger hunts, sighting goals or a collection shelf!

A child's nature journal is their own special record of observations. They can include dates and times, locations, weather conditions, drawings, specimens and more!