Handbook of Nature Study
Nature Book Club – July
Seashore Observations Using One Small Square
This is the perfect time to plan a trip to the ocean and take a nature walk with your children! As part of the latest edition of the Nature Book Club Link-Up, I’m sharing a terrific book and activity to inspire a closer look at the ocean, the beach, and tide pools!
The theme of the link-up for July is BEACH, SAND, AND SHELLS so after you read my entry, you can follow the links at the bottom of this post to see what my fellow club members are offering as part of this month’s nature study encouragement.
Here is the book I’m featuring: One Small Square – Seashore
You can look for it at your public library or it’s available from Amazon (note that I’m an Amazon affiliate and there are affiliate links in this entry).
I love every single book in the One Small Square series (by author Donald Silver). The illustrations alone make them an attractive and interesting series of books for children of all ages. The straightforward suggested observations are easy to follow and give you fantastic ideas of what to look for when you visit a particular habitat.
The seashore edition will not disappoint you with its colorful pictures of clearly labeled creatures and plants you may observe during a typical trip to the ocean. The activities are simple and use common supplies like a magnifying glass, paper, pencil, hand trowel, etc.
Seashore Observations Activity
Use my new Seashore Observations printable activity to inspire some enthusiasm for a beach nature study. You can print the page, fold it in half, and insert it in most nature journals. I would suggest printing it ahead of time and taking it along with a pencil or pen in your beach bag. Use the prompts to encourage observations and the grid as a scavenger hunt activity. Fill in the boxes with sketches and/or words of things of interest your child found on the beach.
Download a copy here: No longer available for free download.
Only available here in this blog entry until 7/31/18.<<<<<< Members have access to this printable in their library>>>>>>>>
Keep it fun!
You can read about some of our beach nature study adventures in these entries:
Also, if you’re a member here on the Handbook of Nature Study, you’ll want to check out these archived newsletters for additional beach nature study ideas.
- June 2012 Ocean Beach
- June 2017 Beach and Fish
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Note: This post is part of a monthly series of posts I’m writing as part of a fantastic group of nature loving women who I’m linking up with on the 20th of each month. There’s a topic of the month and we’ll all share a book and activity that goes along with that theme. You can use the links at the bottom of this post to see all of our books/activities. Use the linky tool below to share your own nature walk related links this month too.
Check out these other links for more nature walk ideas from Nature Book Club Co-Hosts!
- Seashells by the Seashore | Notebooking Pages from Jenny at Faith & Good Works
- Beach Scavenger Hunt from Emily at Table Life Blog
- 10 Nature Discoveries on the Sandy Shore from Eva at Eva Varga
- Seashore Spotter Unit Study & Lapbook from Tina at Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus
- Turtle in the Sea Online Book Club from Dachelle at Hide the Chocolate
Past Month’s Themes:
- January 2018 – Winter Birds
- February 2018 – Mammal Tracks
- March 2018 – My Favorite Tree
- April 2018 – Birds, Nests, and Eggs
- May 2018 – Wildflowers
- June 2018 – Nature Walks
Link Up Guidelines
- Choose an engaging nature book, do a craft or activity, and add your post to our monthly link up.
- The link up party goes live at 9:00 a.m. EST on the 20th of each month and stays open until the last day of the month. Hurry to add your links!
- You can link up to 3 posts. Please do not link up advertising posts, advertise other link up parties, your store, or non-related blog posts. They will be removed.
- By linking up with us, you agree for us to share your images and give you credit of course if we feature posts.