Hope you enjoying nice weather, wherever you’re located. We’ve talked about outdoor schooling and its practical implementation. This week, we’ll discuss nature journaling.
A nature journal can be as simple as a blank notebook, where your children sketch and take notes on what they observe in nature. Your family can also collect leaves and flowers, dry them, and add them to the notebook pages. If your children don’t particularly enjoy drawing, they can take pictures of whatever is of interest to them, print them out, and paste them into their notebooks.
Of course, you can also get more sophisticated and use a ready-made nature journal with prompts and templates. Here are some resources for you:
- Journaling: A Year in Nature by Simply Charlotte Mason is a beautiful nature journal that takes your child through a whole year of observing and recording nature
- Nature Journal: A Kid’s Nature Journal by Alice M Cantrell provides prompts and guidance for children who are intimidated by an empty page
- The Nature Explorer’s Sketchbook by Jean Mackay is great for artistic children who’d like a bit more support as they begin nature journaling
- Exploring Nature Journal for Kids: Observe and Record the Outdoors by Kim Andrews has lots of prompts and suggestions of what to record
In addition to these journals, you might also like the following books about nature journaling:
- The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling by John Muir Laws
- Keeping a Nature Journal: Deepen Your Connection with the Natural World All Around You by Clare Walker Leslie
Hope you and your family enjoy these resources!
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