This is a set of printable Nature Journal prompts that can be used with any age.
 
The activities here would work for a classroom setting as well as in a co-op or forest school class. You can, of course, also use them at home. In this download you will find some wonderful Nature Study Journal Pages that cover 12 different nature study topics outlined below:
 
What is Nature Journaling
Phenology Wheel
Bees
The Dandelion
Studying a Pond
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Green Tree Frog
Natural History Shelf
Clovers
Flowering Dogwood
Animal Tracks
Song Sparrow
Weather Tracker
 
 
There are a lot of ways to use the printable files and I have included some suggestions with each one but feel free to use it however best fits your learner.
 
Nature Study is one of the most accessible ways for children to start making observations and learning about the world right outside their doorway. During my own childhood, we were encouraged to be outside, to smell the earth, to notice the different plants, and to explore our own interests. Unfortunately that wonderfully curious and fundamental time to explore in nature isn’t always something that is encouraged in this busy life. In our fear of potential risk, and in this golden age of technology and testing, it is quite against the status quo to carve out daily or even weekly time to learn about the natural world in your own backyard, slowly, carefully and with intention. If you want more Nature Academy resources check out our store!