This comprehensive index includes all the homeschool nature study curriculum, eBooks, and courses included in our Homeschool Nature Study Clubhouse membership.
Homeschool Nature Study curriculum titles included in our membership:
Monthly Membership Includes:
- Getting Started with the Outdoor Hour Challenges
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Winter
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Winter Wednesdays
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Spring
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Summer
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Autumn
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Wildflowers
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Garden
Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum by Topic
- Getting Started with the Outdoor Hour Challenges
- Nature Crafts course – NEW!
- The Outdoor Mom course – NEW!
- Preschool course – NEW!
- High School course – NEW!
- Nature Journaling course – NEW!
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Birds
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Birds (Learning About)
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Creepy Things
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Crop Plants
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Forest Fun
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Herb Study
- Outdoor Hour Challenge High Desert
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Seashore
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Wildflower Nature Study Set #1
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Wildflower Nature Study Set #2
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Wildflower Nature Study Set #3
Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum by Seasons
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Autumn Nature Study
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Spring Nature Study
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Summer Nature Study
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Winter Nature Study
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Autumn Nature Study Continues
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Spring Nature Study Continues
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Spring Splendor More Nature Study
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Summer Nature Study Continues
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Summer Sizzle More Nature Study
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Winter Nature Study Continues
- Outdoor Hour Challenge Winter Wednesday Notebook Pages and Activity Ideas
Outdoor Hour Challenges with Art and Music Appreciation
- Winter Series
- Spring
Homeschool Nature Study Lessons
All Nature Study Planning Resources
- Nature Study Plans for each calendar year
- Nature Walk Ideas
- Planning for Nature Study: Nature Study Goals Printable
- Blank Nature Calendar Page
- Nature Book Project Planner
- Learning About Biomes and Habitats Cut and Paste
- January Homeschool Nature Study
- February Homeschool Nature Study
- Nature Valentines
- March Homeschool Nature Study
- April Homeschool Nature Study
- August Homeschool Nature Study
- August Journal Nature Toppers
- September Homeschool Nature Study
- October Homeschool Nature Study
- November Homeschool Nature Study
- December Homeschool Nature Study
- Stopping By the Woods Poem Printable
- I Spy Nature Printables
- I Spy Animals
- Learning Styles Multiple Intelligences and Grid Study
- Astronomy Study for Different Learning Styles
Autumn/ Fall Nature Study Lessons
- Autumn Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum
- More Autumn Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum
- Autumn Favorites Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum
- Autumn Bundle – Notebook Pages and Study Grids
- Signs of Autumn
- October Outdoor Hour Challenge Nature Study Grid
- Webs: Spider Study
- Spider Printable Journal Pages
- Fall Leaf Study Grid
- Under the Fallen Leaves Autumn Fun
- Fall Color Walk with Printable Color Cards
- Learning About Leaves -with Journal Page
- Autumn Mushroom Coloring Page Printable
- Autumn Weather Record Chart
- Autumn Changes – Your Own Backyard
- Apple Taste Test
- Apple Nature Study
- Autumn Pear Study – Sorting Fruits and Vegetables
- Pumpkin Nature Study
- Parts of a Pumpkin Page
- Pumpkin Farm Notebooking Page
- What is it? Halloween Pack
- Bat Nature Study
- Autumn Cattails Nature Study Printable
- Winter Berries
- The Hawk
- Autumn Series – Field Notebook
- Cassiopeia’s Chair, Cepheus and the Dragon Constellations
- Pigs
- Bracket Fungi
- Staghorn Sumac
- Hemlock Tree
- Stinkhorns
- Lizards, Anoles and Geckos
- Burdock
- The Teasel
- Salvia
- Ash Tree
- Witch Hazel
- Mica
- Winter Berries
- Turkey
- What is it? Thanksgiving and Turkey Notebook
- November World Printable Notebook Page
- Horse
- Studying Oak Trees and Acorns
- Squirrel
- Maple Tree
- Belted Kingfisher Bird
- Autumn Flowers: Goldenrod, Aster and Chrysanthemum
- Milkweed
- Leaf-Miners and Leaf-Rollers
- Fall Webs
- House Sparrow
- Thistles
- Maple Seeds/Trees
- Fish Study: Trout and Salmon
- Mallard Duck
- Wood Duck
Learning About Birds
- Bird Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum: American white pelican, trumpeter swan, Wilson’s snipe, Great Egret, Sandhill crane, Clark’s Nutcracker, American Dipper, Horned Lark, Black-billed Magpie
- Advanced Bird Notebook Page
- All About Birds Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum: Bird Seed and Birdfeeder Recommendations, Bird Nature Table, Bird Nests, Red Birds (Robins, Cardinals, House finches), Blue Birds (Jays and Bluebirds), Yellow birds (Goldfinch and Meadowlark),
- Wing and tail shape, beak study, Hummingbirds flight study, Brown birds (House sparrow, House Wren, Mourning Dove), Bird Song, Bird feet, Gray Birds (Pigeons and Mockingbirds) Migration, Identifying a bird using an online resource, starting to use a field guide, feeder observation notebook page
- American Crow Nature Study Notebook
- Bird of the Day Printable
- Feather Coloring Page
- Bird Feet Observations
- Bird Scavenger Hunt
- Bird Life Cycle
- January and February Bird List Notebook Page
- Backyard Birds Study Grid
- Hummingbird Unity Study
- Bird Notebook Pages and Printables
- Owl Coloring Page
- Owl Pellet Dissection
- Brown Birds: Mourning Dove, House Sparrow, House Wren
- Black and White Birds: Nuthatch, Woodpecker, Chickadee and Towhee
- Bluebirds and Blue Jays
- Black Birds: Crow, Red-Winged Blackbird, Starling and Cowbird
Creepy Things
- Creepy Things Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum
- Banana slug
- tarantula
- tarantula hawk
- black widow
- scorpion,
- leech
- muskrat
- sphinx moth
- cicada
- millipede
- poison oak
Forest Fun
- Forest Fun Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum
- rabbitbrush
- skunk cabbage
- azalea
- common raven
- California quail
- Western Tanager
- black bear
- moose
- porcupine
- Under the Fallen Leaves
Garden
- Garden Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum:
- A Few Words About Nature Journals
- Outdoor Hour General Instructions
- Supplies for the Garden Flowers Challenges
- Challenge 1 Start Your Engines..I Mean Seeds
- Challenge 2 Learning the Flower Parts
- Challenge 3 Pressing Flowers
- Challenge 4 How to Draw Flowers
- Challenge 5 Learning Leaf Parts
- Challenge 6 Looking for Pollen
- Challenge 7 Seed Germination
- Challenge 8 Seeds and Weeds
- Challenge 9 Sunflower Seeds
- Challenge 10 Sunflower Study and Art
- Garden Flowers Wrap Up
- Garden Nursery Field Trip Printable
- Flower and Gardening Activities and Notebook Pages
- Learning Leaf Parts
- Looking for Pollen
- Pressing Flowers
- How to Draw Parts of A Flower
- Learning Flower Parts
- Flower Dissection
- Garden Seed Ideas
- Draw What You Will Plant in Post – Garden Pack
- Seasonal Garden Observations Journal Page
- Grid of Garden Flowers Activities and Ideas
Getting Started: Nature Study Close to Home Free eBook
10 Nature Outdoor Hour Challenges for Your Homeschool
- Let’s Get Started
- Using Your Words
- Now Is The Time To Draw
- It Is Coming Into Focus
- Keeping a List
- Collections
- Your Own Field Guide
- Magnifying Lens
- One Small Square
- Picnic
- Four Seasons Tree – A Year Long Study
- Three Steps to a Better Nature Study Experience: Age Appropriate for Your Family
Herbs
- Herbs Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum
- Herb planner page
- Herb resource and supply list
- Planting herbs to attract insects
- Herbs in a child’s garden
- Herbs from Renee’s Garden
- Cilantro
- Basil
- Bee balm
- Oregano
- Dill
- Thyme
- Sage
- Mint
- Rosemary herb
High Desert
- High Desert Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum
- Bitterbrush
- Sagebrush
- Greater sage-grouse
- Succulents
- Mountain lion
- Coyote
- Pocket Gopher
- Bristlecone Pine
- Elk
- Turkey Vulture
- Juniper
- Snowberry
- Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel
- River Otter
Nature Study for High School and Advanced Learners
- Nature Study Credit Tracker and Planner for High School
- Nature Study and High School Science: A Guide
- Charlotte Mason Style Exam Questions for High School
- Owl Pellet Dissection Journal Page
Insects
- Insect and Invertebrate Nature Study Grid
- Butterfly Journal Page
- Insect Scavenger Hunt
- Dragonfly Coloring Page
Mammals
- Mammal Nature Journal Ideas and Printable Card
- Mammal Letter Notebook Page
- Mammal Tails Study
- Mammal Lapbook
- Mammal Home Notebook Page
- Grizzly Bear Notes
- Beaver or Muskrat Study
- Cat Mammal Study
- Wolf, Fox and Dog Mammal Study
Moss, Fungi and Lichen
- Fungi Up Close Grid Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum
- Fungi Parts Notebook Page
- Fungi, Moss and Lichen Research Page
- Fungi Photo Hunt
- Lichen Up Close Study
Nature Journaling
- Once a Month Nature Journal Ideas – Overview
- Spring Nature Journal Entry Inspiration Using Shadows
- Watercolor Pencil Tutorial Practice Page
- Nature Journal Flowers Coloring Pack
- Incorporate a Photo
- Sketch Outdoors
- Using Your 5 Senses
- Creating Lists
- Using Colors
- Outline the Shape + Leaf Coloring Page
- Add a Map
- Trace An Object
- Make a Wish
- Nature Book Report Notebook Page
- Nature Center Notebook Page
- Running List Journal Page
Outdoor Mom
- Outdoor Mom Journal Prompts
- The Outdoor Mom in January – A New Year
- The Outdoor Mom Falling in Love With February
- The Outdoor Mom Marvelous March
- The Outdoor Mom Celebrates April
- The Outdoor Mom in May
- The Outdoor Mom in June
- The Outdoor Mom in July
- The Outdoor Mom in August
- The Outdoor Mom in September
- The Outdoor Mom in October
- The Outdoor Mom in November
- The Outdoor Mom in December
Pond
- Pond Nature Study Set
- Frog Notebook Pages for Lapbook
- Frog Lapbook
Preschool
Preschool Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum:
- One Animal, Bird, Flower, and Tree of the Month. Relaxed nature study using simple ideas, images and your nature table. Library book suggestions and active learning: Delightful Preschool Nature Study Curriculum
Nature Study Printables for Toddlers and Preschoolers:
- Debunking Preschool Science Myths
- Neighborhood Nature Walks with Young Children
- 10 Tips for Studying Nature with Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Printable I Spy Cards
- Animal Edition
- Spring Edition
- Garden Edition
- Fall Edition
- Winter Edition
Printable Preschool Activities and Nature Booklets:
- Ants
- Butterflies
- Fish
- Worms
- Nature
- Frogs
- Ladybugs
- Parts of a Plant
- Tree Life Cycle
- Seed Sorting
- Don’t Worry Flower Bookmarks
- Worm Observations
- Vertebrates vs Invertebrates
- Preschool Snowflake Journal
- Octopus Color Cards
- Spider Sort
- Itsy Bitsy Spider Puppets/Magnets
- My Spider Journal
- Apple Observations
- Sights of Summer Printable
- Frog Life Cycle Printable
- My Bee Journal
- Bee Number Counting Game
- Bee Color Match Printable
- Herbivores and Carnivores Cut and Paste
Rocks
- Rocks Big Grid Nature Study
- Rocks Set 1
- Rocks Set 2
- Feldspar Study
- Under a Rock
- Rock Photo Hunt
- Salt Lapbook with Labels
- The Layers of the Earth
- Types of Rocks – Rock Sorting
- My Rock Journal
Seashore
- Layers of the Ocean Art Tutorial
- Tidal Pool Life Notebook Page Set
- Tidal Pool Habitat Notebook Page
- Sand Castle Art Lesson
- Ocean Animals Match
- Seashore Coloring Page
- Ocean Food Chain
Spring
- Spring Outdoor Hour Curriculum
- Spring Continues Outdoor Hour Curriculum
- Spring with Art and Music Outdoor Hour Curriculum
- Spring and Easter Special Homeschool Nature Study
- Lent Countdown Calendar
- Easter Lily
- Easter Lily Art Lesson
- Create a Spring Nature Table
- Spring I Spy Nature Hunt
- Crayfish and Crawdads
- Swallowtail Butterflies
- Nasturtium Flower
- Apple Tree
- Quaker Ladies (Bluets)
- Newts
- Yellow Ladies Slipper and Adders Tongue
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit
- Spring Peepers and Frogs
- Signs of Springs
- Spring Walk
- Spring Nature Hunt
- Spring Walk
- Snail
- Blue Flag Iris
- Goats
- Vine Study: Sweet Peas, Hedge Bindweed, and Dodder
- Spring Fern
- Buttercups and Poppies
- Robin
- Buds, Catkins and Blossoms
- Petunia
- Geranium
Spring with Art and Music Appreciation
Spring Outdoor Hour Challenge Schedules
April Nature Assignments
- Spring Tree Observations and Notebook Page
- Spring Weather Observations and Notebook Page
- Spring Bird Study and Notebook Page
- Spring Wildflower Study: Dandelions and Notebook Page
- Spring Cattail Observations and Notebook Page
- April Music Appreciation: Franz Schubert – Piano Concerto in B Flat Major
- April Art Appreciation: Berthe Morisot – Eugene Manet and His Daughter in the Garden at Bougival.
May Nature Assignments
- Apple Tree Study and Notebook Page
- Mammal Study: Cats and Notebook Page
- Reptile Study: Snakes and Notebook Page
- Invertebrate Study: Earthworm and Notebook Page
- May Music Appreciation: Maurice Ravel – Sunrise from Daphnis and Chloé
- May Art Appreciation: Albert Bierstadt – California Spring
June Nature Assignments
- Insect Study: Ants and Notebook Page
- June Music Appreciation: Johannes Brahms – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
- June Art Appreciation: Georges Seurat – The Seine at La Grande Jatte, Spring
Summer
- Summer Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum
- Granite or Other Igneous Rocks
- Moon Gazing Activity
- First Day of Summer Notebook Page
- Summer Photo Challenge and Scavenger Hunt
- Summer Senses
- The World of Sound
- 5 Senses Walk at Sunset
- Fireflies Nature Study
- Amphibians and Reptiles Fiel Trip
- The Cattail in Summer
- Frog Nature Study
- Owl Nature Study
- Bees Nature Study
- Summer Tree Observations
- Mosquitoes Nature Study
- Last Days of Summer Outdoor Hour Challenge
- Mountain Laurel Nature Study
- Monarch Butterfly Nature Study
- Fireflies and Moths
- Summer Weather
- Turtle and Pond Weed
- Mouse
- Yellow Jacket and Mud Dauber
- Soil and Sand
- Cottonwood Tree
- Willow Tree
- Sunflower
- Great Sunflower Project
- Sunflower Grid
- Raccoons and Skunks
- Garden Flowers: Daisies, Black-eyed Susans and Asters
- Bats
- Evening Primrose
- Crickets, Grasshoppers and Katydids
- Queen Anne’s Lace
Trees
- Year Round Tree Study
- Seasonal Tree Study Notebook Page
- Trees on My Street
- Walk in the Forest
- Pine Cone Investigation
- Deciduous Trees in My Yard
- Evergreens in My Yard
- Pines and Cones Nature Study
- Ponderosa Pines – Pine Tree Observation Sheet
- My Tree is a Living World printable
- Leaves Coloring Page
- Willow Tree Notebook Page Printable
- Tree Study: Elm, Hickory and Chestnut
Weather
- Weather Lapbook Printable Pages and Instructions
- Winter Weather Notebook Page
- March Quick Observations
- Weather Observations Record Chart
- The Water Cycle
- Weather Vocabulary Words
Wildflowers
- Wildflower Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum:
- Wildflower study planning page
- Field Mustard and Wild Radish
- Shooting Star
- Lupine
- Purple Chinese Houses
- Yarrow
- Notebooking pages, advanced studies and Things to Draw
- Wildflowers Continue Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum:
- Wildflower Photo Hunt Activity
- Wildflower Big Grid Nature Study Activity
- Henbit
- Cow Parsnip
- Columbine
- Chicory
- Cocklebur
Winter
- Winter Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum
- Winter Continues Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum
- First Day of Winter Walk and Observations
- Winter Scavenger Hunt Printable
- Hibernation or Migration Printable
- Red and Green Outdoor Hour Challenge
- December World Journal Page
- The Trinity Snowman Poem and Christmas Card
- December Words and Poem Journal Page
- Groundhog Notebook Page
- Winter Weather Observations Journal Page
- Extraordinary in the Ordinary Journal Page
- Crystals Nature Study
- Cattle and Deer Nature Study
- What is it? Reindeer Notebook Page
- What is it? Polar Bear Page
- Dutchman’s Breeches and Squirrel Corn
- Orion Star Study
- Feldspar Rock Study
- Magnets and the Compass
- Twigs
- The Moon and Moon Names
- Sheep and Wool
- Chickadee or Other Winter Feeder Bird
- Bird in Snow Video Art Lesson
- Rabbits and Hares Mammal Nature Study
- Violet Nature Study
- Quartz or Start a Rock Collection
- Pansy or Other Early Spring Flower
- Scarlet Saucer
- Northern Flicker
- Bloodroot
- Hepatica
- Bleeding Hearts
Winter Wednesdays
- Winter Wednesdays Outdoor Hour Curriculum
- The World of Winter Colors
- Trees: Cones
- Winter Mammals and Animal Tracks
- Winter Tree Silhouettes
- Snow Study
- Winter Insect Study
- Winter Bird Study
- Winter Sky Constellations
- Winter Weeds Study
Winter Nature Study with Art and Music Appreciation
Resource List
January Nature Assignments
- January Goals and Calendar
- Cattail Study and Notebook Page
- Winter Tree Study and Notebook Page
- Winter Sky and Notebook Pages
- Winter Weather Study and Notebook Page
- January Music Appreciation: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons-Winter
- January Art Appreciation: Caspar David Friedrich, Trees and Bushes in the Snow
February Nature Assignments
- February Goals and Calendar
- Pine Tree Study and Notebook Page
- Salt Study and Notebook Page
- Winter Bird Study and Notebook Page
- Small Square Study and Notebook Page
- February Music Appreciation: Waldteufel, Skater’s Waltz
- February Art Appreciation: Gilbert Stuart, The Skater
March Nature Assignments
- March Goals and Calendar
- Winter Mammal Study and Notebook Page
- Early Spring Flower Study and Notebook Page
- March Music Appreciation: Dvorak, Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72. No. 2
- March Art Appreciation: Monet, Tulip Fields with Rijnsburg Windmill
- Blank Winter Notebook Page
I have listed an linked below many of the summer seasonal studies to get you started. You can start now if wish or you can continue a study you have already begun in a previous season. Many of the challenges have free printable notebook pages for you to use in your nature journal!
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