For a lot of people, I think there is an illusion that “nature” is a place out there – away from where we live, work, and play regularly especially if we make our home in a city. And I will be the first to admit that for many years, I felt this way too. ThatContinue reading “The Joys of Urban Nature Journaling”
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Why I Nature Journal…
Before I begin this post, I want to take a moment to acknowledge that the reasons described below are very much my own. They are not by any means universal, but I thought I would take some time to share why the practice of nature journaling is so important to me. First, I should probablyContinue reading “Why I Nature Journal…”
Nature Journaling is LEARNING!
Welcome back nature journalers! In this week’s post, we explore an acronym to help us remember different ways we can approach our nature journaling practice. So let’s dive in! When We Nature Journal, we are LEARNING! In my ongoing quest to find fun acronyms for activities (as a classroom teacher, I love a good acronym),Continue reading “Nature Journaling is LEARNING!”
Getting Started With Nature Journaling – Bonus Post #2: My Favorite Tools
Hello again nature journalers! In the previous post, we talked about some helpful hints for nature journaling including some amazing resources in the nature journaling community. Today, I’m going to dive in and show you a few of my favorite tools for creating my entries in my nature journal. So without further ado, here areContinue reading “Getting Started With Nature Journaling – Bonus Post #2: My Favorite Tools”
Getting Started With Nature Journaling: Bonus Post – Helpful Hints
So we’ve covered all the basics to get started in the practice of nature journaling. But once you have started, where could you go next? Well look no further than this post! Helpful Hint #1: Find a Community With a practice like nature journaling, I find an easy way to improve is to find othersContinue reading “Getting Started With Nature Journaling: Bonus Post – Helpful Hints”
Getting Started With Nature Journaling – Part 6: Help! I’m Stuck!
Welcome back to our series on nature journaling! We’ve covered the basics, from what it is, to how to find a nature nook, and all about how to incorporate words, numbers, and sketches. And hopefully you’ve had a chance to try out some new strategies in your practice. But what do you do when youContinue reading “Getting Started With Nature Journaling – Part 6: Help! I’m Stuck!”
Getting Started With Nature Journaling – Part 5: Sketching It Out and Drawing It In
Hello and welcome back for Part 5 in our series about getting started with your nature journaling practice! For previous posts and other resources, click here. Now we finally find ourselves at the entry about drawing. Before we dive into technique, I want to recap a few key ideas: 1. Nature Journaling is MORE THANContinue reading “Getting Started With Nature Journaling – Part 5: Sketching It Out and Drawing It In”
Getting Started With Nature Journaling – Part 4: Beyond Measure (Numbers)
Welcome back for Part 4 in our series about nature journaling! Now we’ve talked about finding a space and adding writing to your practice. But today’s topic is one that is near and dear to my heart as a math/science teacher for nine years – NUMBERS! Math in Nature Journaling? Before we go much further,Continue reading “Getting Started With Nature Journaling – Part 4: Beyond Measure (Numbers)”
Getting Started With Nature Journaling – Part 3: Words, Words, Words
Hello and here we are at part 3 of our series about getting started with Nature Journaling. So far, we’ve talked about a general overview of the practice and how to find your nature nook outdoors (or indoors – if needed). Which brings us to some of the practice of journaling itself – starting withContinue reading “Getting Started With Nature Journaling – Part 3: Words, Words, Words”
Getting Started With Nature Journaling – Part 2: Find Your Nature Nook
Hello and welcome back for part 2 of my series about Nature Journaling (check out Part 1 here for a general overview) ! With the practice of nature journaling, before we can do the work of journaling, we have to find some nature. So today’s post covers a few different suggestions for how to findContinue reading “Getting Started With Nature Journaling – Part 2: Find Your Nature Nook”
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