Daily Nature Journaling Activity and Learning Circle Time

In this nature journaling circle time, we will meet 4 times per week. Each week there will be a nature-based theme that we will study and learn about. Each day the learners will practice a different subject area and connect it to the week's nature journal theme. We will celebrate everyone's work and I will offer lots of encouragement and support to each child. This is meant to instill the learners with confidence around core subject areas and build a deep love of nature in the process. Come and join us in our social nature journal circle time where we will learn and practice the core subjects of art, literacy, science, oral storytelling, listening skills, and math. 

Week 1: Acorns
Week 2: Barn Owls
Week 3: Snowflakes
Week 4: Ladybugs 

Each day's subject schedule:

Monday Art: Weekly theme introduced. We will do a guided drawing activity related to the theme. We will add color to our week's nature journal theme to better enable the students to identify it in nature. 

Tuesday Writing, Reading, and Storytelling: Diagram/label the anatomy and function. This will give learners a chance to practice their reading and writing skills. This is a chance for storytelling! Learners make connections to the week's theme. We will make connections to ourselves, other aspects of nature, books, and to the world. I will use prompts to get learners talking and sharing. The students are welcome to bring items to this lesson to enhance their storytelling. This will be shared orally but it can also be recorded in written words or pictures! If time permits, we will also read a poem or short story related to the week's theme. 

Wednesday Science: Learn and record basic facts, scientific name, classification, habitat, geography, and the life cycle.

Thursday Math: Look at the calendar and weather to record in their journals upon completion of the week's nature journal entry. Any counting, measurement, estimates, or time will be added to their nature journal entry. This will also be a time to review the week's nature theme content. In addition to this, we will enhance their speaking skills through show and tell! 

Children have a natural tendency to love nature, so let's build on their love of learning and nature combined. Stay wild and curious!

*As with all ongoing classes, these are stand-alone lessons and learners can join at any time!