This is a great activity to do before an upcoming nature walk where you’ll be observing something specific – or after you’ve been on a nature walk and need to learn more about something you observed. Mom can read aloud or kids can pre-read and teach facts to the rest of the family. Take just a few minutes to learn about one new thing from a field guide or the Handbook of Nature Study. Challenge everyone to use various sources (field guides or the internet) to be the first to identify the item.As everyone observes, someone reads about the item from a field guide (or another source.).
Take turns observing the item (with the naked eye or with a magnifying glass) and discuss the observations as a group.Label parts and/or write a sentence or two about the item. Everyone sketches the item in a nature notebook.It’s easy and versatile! Place a simple object from nature in the middle of your table (or circle) for all to see. This is the nature activity you’ll find us most frequently using during morning time.
