In the past articles, I had written about creating lessons about nature, this is a supplement: making a nature journal.
Making Nature Journal Pages
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Questions
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What are the first 3-5 things you noticed about your site?
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Name 3 things you heard when you closed your eyes? (birds, frogs, fly buzzing, dog, etc.)
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Close your eyes again, take a deep sniff or two. What do you smell? Write down at least 2 smells, describe them and take a guess of what they are.
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Using your hands, find something in your spot that is warm to the touch? Cold? What is it?
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Using your eyes, find 3 creatures in your special spot. (bird, fish, ant, squirrel) Choose one and draw a sketch of it.
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On the back of this page make a map of your special place. Include yourself, the sounds you heard, the creatures you saw, the smells and where you think they came from, the warm places, the cold places.
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Give your spot a name.
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What else did you notice?
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The 3 questions I have about my special spot are:
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Updates on my special spot:
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Circle of Life
Create a page with a sunshine or other ‘earth’ symbol in the middle/top. Add eleven circles to your page extending down in a sort of oval. Make the circles large enough for a single word to be written in them. Have dotted lines connecting the ‘earth’ symbol to the circles.
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Changes at my special spot/ updates on my special spot:
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Invitation
You’re invited to explore:
________________________________________ (name of spot)
Your guide is:
_________________________________________(student name)
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Observations at my partner’s spot:
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What are 3 things you first noticed at your partners spot?
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Close your eyes. What 3 things do you hear?
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Close your eyes. What 2 smells do you notice?
- Look around. What 3 creatures do you see in your partner’s spot?
