Winter Nature Study with the Outdoor Hour Challenge

Just For Your Information

For tax purposes, I am holding off the release of the new ebook until January 1, 2012. I promise it is ready and will be posted this weekend! I know that many of you are waiting for the release so you can start planning your term’s nature study so I appreciate your patience.

Here are the topics that will be posted started January 6, 2012:

• Winter Wonder – winter weather/silent walk
• Chickadee or other winter bird
• Tree study – focusing on twigs and/or buds
• Sheep with a focus on wool
• Mullein or other winter weed observations
• Galls and gall dwelling insects – signs of insects
• Quartz study or starting a rock collection
• Magnets and Compass
• Moon names
• Pansy or other early blooming flower

I have made them all easily adaptable to your neighborhood. Many of the challenges can be done inside if you are experiencing really cold weather. As always, the challenges encourage to actually get outside but I know this is not practical for many during the winter months. The ebook includes 28 notebooking pages this time and suggestions for older or advanced students for every challenge. We continue to take it to the next level!

Other Up-Coming Events
Outdoor Hour Challenge Blog Carnival – December Newsletter Edition: It is not too late to fit in a nature study and blog entry for this edition of the carnival. You can submit your links here: Outdoor Hour Challenge Blog Carnival.  The deadline is 12/30/11 and the carnival will be posted 12/31/11.


Handbook of Nature Study Newsletter – The January edition will be available on 1/1/12. You need to be subscribed to this blog to receive the link to download the monthly newsletter. It takes a few seconds to enter your email address in the box on my sidebar and you will receive the link in the 1/1//12 email footer.