Keeping a Nature Journal: Discovering a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You

Journaling compels you to slow down, take time to observe, reflect, and connect to the living mosaic that is our basic environment. For teachers, there is no better way to instill in students a love of writing and a subsequent natural desire to improve their skills. In any season, any weather and any place, nature journaling encourages children to harness their creative energies into organized thoughts that integrate science with language arts, math, social studies, and art. Nature journaling helps develop observational skills that can last a lifetime.

Authors: Clare Walker Leslie, Charles E. Roth