If you have been too busy this month to keep up with the Outdoor Hour Challenge, you many want to consider this week a time to get a few final April nature study activities. If you blog about it, you are welcome to submit your link to the Outdoor Hour Challenge Blog Carnival.
Five Easy Nature Study Suggestions for the End of April
- Just get outside and take a walk! Informal nature study done while spending time together as a family is often the most meaningful. Get outside for a quick walk when you have a few minutes to spare. Printable Scavenger Hunt available from Hearts and Trees: Spring Nature Walk. You can also use my free Signs of Spring Notebook Page to follow up your walk.
- Keep track of temperature for three days in a row. Record it in your nature journal to compare with future months. You can print and use my free Printable Weather Chart Notebook Page.
- Observe clouds over the course of a week. Print out a Cloud Chart (scroll down and there are two choices). Record your cloud observations in your nature journal with sketches.
- Complete a Seasonal Weather Notebook Page.
- Finish the grid suggestions from the Apri 2012 Handbook of Nature Study Newsletter. Note: You will need to subscribe to my blog to receive the download link for the newsletter at the bottom of the next blog entry email.
Thank you for this – all in one spot!
I discovered your blog at some point while looking at homeschooling blogs and I want to say thank you for all the work you do! Your blog is amazing and has helped me enjoy getting aside with my 9 month old, 2 year old, and 4 year old. We will begin homeschooling kindergarten in August and nature study will be part of our science. 🙂
So glad to help you all out in the nature study area…enjoy!
Thank you so much for sharing these. Do you keep the sheets in a separate notebook that just has nature things in it?
Hi Yolanda,
Yes, we do keep a separate nature notebook. Read how we do it here in this entry:
http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-organize-your-nature-notebook.html
Thanks!