The Handbook of Nature Study Newsletter for May 2012 builds on the theme of Noticing Nature in the Everyday. One of the activities from the newsletter is to find something extraordinary in the ordinary….by using the May Grid and Printable Bookmark. I encourage you to spend time in your own backyard, helping your children find something of interest.
I wanted to expand that a bit with this post and offer a printable notebook page to use to follow-up your Extraordinary in the Ordinary outdoor time. I challenge you to find at least one thing to take a closer look and to then complete a notebook page or nature journal showing what you learned. My family will be participating in this challenge too!
You can see a past example from my post: Extraordinary in the Ordinary.
Free Printable Notebook Page: Extraordinary in the Ordinary – In Your Own Backyard.
A recent nature happening in yard: I was reading a book and saw a stick move out of the corner of my eye. Turns out it was a caterpillar that makes itself look exactly like a little branch poking off of a stick. It could stand straight up or at an angle and just stay there. We put it back on our oak tree when we were done looking at it and just blended in so well. It was pretty neat.