Nature Activities for Journaling

Nature Activities help us to understand our world and our place in it.Each season of the year has unlimited mysteries to investigate and information to learn. By keeping track of moon phases, blooming schedules and other happenings we begin to understand how this wonderful world works. Connecting-with-Nature has pages of things to do that focus on what is happening in spring, summer, autumn  and winter.
But, there are many ways to interact with the natural world. Here are afew suggestions. Think of these ideas as nature journal prompts. After doing something write and draw about it.
go outside, sit and observe
take discovery walks
look for animal signs
read nature writing in books and magazines
listen to nature and science podcasts
read nature and science news
watch television and films
keep a journal
journal with kids
track season changes with phenology
do projects with kids
stargaze
weather watch
sketch and draw
work with professional scientists in Citizen Science projects
help in volunteer projects
create a backyard habitat
participate in outdoor and adventure sports
take a nature workshop (in the Delaware Valley)
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