You’ll love my free printable phenology wheel nature tracker.
A phenology wheel is a visual study or journal of the cycles in nature.
It is a way to record your nature observations every day, week, month, or season. You can record plants, and animals, the weather, the moon phases, sunrise and moonrise times, significant days, etc.
All those changes are part of something called phenology which is the study of how living things change through the seasons.
Imagine a wheel divided into 12 slices — one for each month. Inside each slice, you draw or write down what you observe outdoors.
You can make your wheel about anything in nature. For example, you can do plants or trees, birds or insects and even weather patterns.
BOOKS ABOUT NATURE STUDY
Next, look at some of these books to use for your nature study.
6 Nature Study Books and Resources
Add one of these resources or books to your study about nature. They all give you a starting point or use one or two of them as a nature spine.
See the world in a whole new way! Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman combines art and science in this exciting and educational guide to the structure, function, and personality of the natural world. Explore the anatomy of a jellyfish, the inside of a volcano, monarch butterfly migration, how sunsets work, and much more. Rothman’s whimsical illustrations are paired with interactive activities that encourage curiosity and inspire you to look more closely at the world all around you.
The Handbook of Nature Study is a classic Charlotte Mason text. A big book full of information on pretty much every area of nature study from tools to birds, weather, and rocks.
This beautifully packaged facsimile of Edith Holden’s original diary is filled with a naturalist’s masterful paintings and delightful observations chronicling the English countryside throughout 1906. As one of the few true records of the time in print, the handwritten thoughts and paintings contained in The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady transport readers to a more refined, romantic, and simpler time.
Filled with both recognisable, and tropical flora, Botanicum is the ultimate companion guide to the variety of plants, and how they have evolved and grow.
Discover the interconnectedness of the natural world and learn why living things look and behave the way they do in a series of visually compelling information charts, maps, and cutaways, all illustrated in a nostalgic, vintage style. Packed with incredible facts about the natural world and the animals that populate it, the whole family will enjoy the full-page spreads grouped into the categories of habitats, species, and adaptations.
The Thinking Tree presents: A Creative Book of Observation, Drawing, Coloring, Writing & Discovery Through Nature, ideal for all ages (even adults!)
Creativity and discovery at its best, this journal is a bestseller among The Thinking Tree publications! Your nature-loving student will treasure this journal designed to ignite their wonder of the outdoors. With more than 180 lessons and beautiful illustrations, the Nature Study Journal invites the student to read, write, draw, color, explore and appreciate the outdoors while covering a variety of subjects such as science, poetry, observation instructions, and more.
Also, here are more nature hands-on ideas.
NATURE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
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- Free Wildflowers Unit Study & Lapbook
- Hands-On Mixed Media Flower Art Fun Nature Study
- Fun Homeschool Unit Study Egg to Sea Turtle Lesson Plans & Lapbook
- Hands-On Literature Nature Study: Simple Tree Craft
- Free Arctic Ground Squirrel Lapbook & Unit Study Resources
- Hands-On Nature Study: Make a Fun Bird Nesting Bag
- Easy and Fun Nature Study: Beautiful Birds
- How to Make Easy DIY Bird Feeders With Kids
- How Animals Cope With the Cold (Easy Nature Study)
- Free Bird Journal – Hands-on Nature (Coloring & Identification Pages)
- Homeschool Kindergarten Life Science – Hands-on Fun Nature Tree Study
- Fun Ice For Kids Inexpensive & Easy Nature Sensory Activity
- Art of Foraging | How to Make A Dandelion Kids Activity Soap
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Additionally, I have included 3 wheels so you can use them as you like.
I have the traditional wheel which includes the major 12 sections to divide by month with season.
And I have two blank circles for you to divide how you want because there are small sections within the main section. This allows you and child to journal what you observe.
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