I don’t know about everyone else, but here in NY as soon as the weather breaks we want to get outside! All this collection of spring nature study resources are a great way to help facilitate not only getting outside, but learning a little something along the way!
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Spring Nature Study: Activities, Books and More For Your Homeschool
I have found nature studies to be a wonderful way to enjoy the outdoors with our kids. They have led us to exploring the Christmas Trees in the tree lot where we cut our trees, to creating a square foot garden in our backyard, hanging hummingbird feeders, constructing bird houses and so much more!
Spring Nature Study Activities
Guide to Spring Nature Study in Your Homeschool – Spring is a wonderful beginning, so take advantage of the opportunity and season with this guide to spring nature study in your homeschool. Getting outside with our children can be the sanity saving activity we all need. As spring approaches, have you considered adding a little nature study into your weekly routine? I’ve heard from families that they were reluctant to start a nature study plan, stating that they thought it would restrict their freedom to focus on one topic. But, they found that having a focus each week actually helped them to stay regular at getting outside and it helped them be better at taking a few minutes to learn about an object they encountered, even if it wasn’t the original aim for getting outdoors.
First Day of Spring: Simple Ways to Nature Study in Your Homeschool – We are excited to get started on this first day of spring with simple ways to study nature and a fresh set of homeschool nature study ideas. It hardly seems possible that we are at the beginning of another spring season but here we go! We look forward to another season of encouraging nature study. Have fun and get outdoors with your children!
Lovely Homeschool Nature Studies for Easter – These lovely homeschool nature studies for Easter are a fun and hands-on way to celebrate the resurrection story. Nature studies for Easter can help hone our senses, prompt us to get outside – and to open our eyes to His love for us! With an Easter nature study, you can focus on the Easter story over the course of a week, a month or longer. Whatever best suits your family.
Outdoor Hour Challenge: Violets Nature Study for Your Homeschool – In this violets nature study, learn how to identify violets plus enjoy suggestions for your outdoor homeschool nature study. Follow up activities include nature journaling pages for labeling flower parts and resources for how to grow violets.
Azalea Nature Study for Your Spring Homeschool – Use this azalea homeschool nature study for your spring homeschool to learn more about these beautiful shrubs and then create a page for your nature journal.
Homeschool Springtime Science: A Collection of Butterfly Resources – It’s time to watch caterpillars eat and grow and change into butterflies. This homeschool springtime science collection of butterfly resources is sure to get you on your way!
The Best Homeschool Nature Study Resources – I’m super excited to share with you the Best Homeschool Nature Study resources I have come across recently! It includes resources like our sister site – Homeschool Nature Study, various unit studies, full curriculum and even great reference books!
Spring Nature Study Books
The Burgess Bird Book for Children – A Wonderful Homeschool Nature Study Resource – a delightful blend of storytelling and nature study. Let’s take a look inside and talk about some wonderful ways to use this nature study resource in your homeschool!
Homeschool Nature Book – Birds, Nests, and Eggs – The book Birds, Nests, and Eggs is the perfect beginner’s book for homeschool nature study. It’s also a wonderful take along guide that features many of the common birds that we see in our yards and neighborhoods
Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up – Spot the busy creatures and plants as the tale unfolds, then learn about how each responds to the increasing daylight and warmth that usher in the season. In each colorful scene, the family discovers a different sign of spring—a bird collecting twigs for its nest, a fox snuggling her cubs, a caterpillar feasting on leaves… After the story, annotated illustrations explain the spring behaviors of various plants and animals.
The Curious Nature Guide – If you are struggling with getting started with nature study, or perhaps your nature studies have stalled and you are needing a fresh start then this book is a lovely gentle introduction – or reintroduction – to getting outside and exploring. Read the full review by Shirley Ann here: The Curious Nature Guide Review
Peterson Field Guides – These compact field guides are beautifully illustrated and feature many of the birds (and there are books for tons of other animals too) you can find right outside your own window. They are enjoyable to page through and you will find yourself sharing these books over and over with your family. Read the full review by Barb here: Peterson Field Guides for Young Naturalists
Farm Food and Nature Anatomy: Books for Exploring our Natural World – Whether you are currently engaging in nature study, plan to include nature study in your homeschool, or simply have curious kids, these books are sure to hit the mark! I stumbled upon Nature Anatomy a little over a year ago. It quickly became a favorite nature study resource of mine.
Sorting Through Spring – As young readers journey into the natural world, they will discover that numbers, patterns, shapes ― and much more! ― can be found by observing everyday plants and animals. What if animals and plants knew math, just like us? Would flowers bloom in patterns? Would raindrops fall in rhythm? Would birds balance evenly on branches? In Sorting through Spring, the second title in the Math in Nature series, nature comes to life to help children in Grades K to 2 learn concepts of patterning, sorting, data management, and probability.
Everything You Wanted to Know About the Handbook of Nature Study for Homeschool – Are you looking for comprehensive, easy to use nature study resources? Have you ever seen The Handbook of Nature Study? Well, it might just be the thing for you! Come check out our reviews and resources for using this as your nature study go to!
Spring Homeschool Art Lessons
Spring Homeschool Nature Study with Art – Perfect for commemorating spring, Nana’s spring homeschool nature study with art explores all creatures great and small and all things bright and beautiful! These nature-inspired art lessons are easy and fun for the whole family!
Spring Homeschool Art Lessons – Are you ready to put winter behind you? Do you need a little push from Nana to get started? How about a painting a lovely spring tree reflection pastel? A great hymn study to hum and paint along with me!! We have a wonderful surprise spring map…like you have never seen from us! We have such fun spring homeschool art lessons coming up, you will start feeling like spring yourself, and looking around for your flip flops! Come on, let’s go paint and take our shoes off!
A Delightful Homeschool Study of Famous Artist Beatrix Potter – Famous Artist Beatrix Potter, born on the 28th of July, 1866, is one of the world’s best-selling and most-loved children’s authors. She wrote and illustrated close to 30 children’s books. Those books star Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Benjamin Bunny. Her books have been translated into more than 35 languages and have sold more than 100 million copies! Beatrix Potter…SHE was REALLY an artist! Come on, let’s go visit Hill Top Farm and meet all of her favorite animals!
A Homeschool Bird Study with Chalk Pastels – A chalk pastels bird study with Nana is a wonderful way to introduce bird art lessons in your homeschool. Chalk pastels are perfect for preschoolers to adults. They are super easy to use with no long art supply list needed. You’ll love adding these vibrant birds to your spring homeschool nature study.
Spring In Your Homeschool
Spring: A lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be.
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Spring brings with it a vibrance and creativity that can add so much to your homeschool. This list of outstanding resources is designed to help you and your family make the most of it!
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