We had a rather large crop of prickly lettuce in our yard this summer, so I can say from firsthand experience that it’s an interesting topic for a nature study lesson. Do you have a child that likes to use a compass? The lesson in the Handbook of Nature Study suggests using your compass as part of your observation of the prickly lettuce plant.
The prickly lettuce is also a great subject for a lesson on thorns, spines, and prickles. Make sure to observe the prickles and talk about how this protects the plant from being eaten by animals.
View the original challenge here: Outdoor Hour Challenge – Prickly Lettuce.
If you have access to the ebook, there are two notebook pages to choose from for your nature journal.
Alternate study: Look for the idea posted earlier this month for Creating a Weed Bouquet.
Sample to view: Outdoor Hour Challenge Autumn Nature Study 2015 Sample Pages
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Topics in this ebook include:
- Swallows and swifts
- Catfish
- Jewelweed
- Prickly lettuce
- Cockroach
- Field horsetail
- Catbird
- Calcite, limestone, marble
- Chicken
- Turkey
- Hedgehog fungi
- Sapsucker
- Brooks
