Here's a fun idea if you love nature, research, and analog (not computer-based) ways of engaging with the world. Each week, choose a species that you want to learn a little bit more about. Write some notes, draw a picture, ask some questions, and reflect on your connections to that species. It all goes into some sort of Nature Journal, and the format doesn't matter a bit.I (Ms. Dailey) started with Robins because they are one of the surest signs of Spring! Here's a photo of my journal page, which I plan to add to over the rest of the week. For week two, I think I'm going to focus on the magnificent Oak tree. You'll see that included a poem, some of my own thinking, and an illustration (I basically copied it out of a birding guide that I got from my grandmother). x
The idea originally comes from The Little Oak Learning, and there are lots of ideas on her website.
If you have an Instagram account, you can share your own work and tag it #52species
There's no right or wrong way to do this; the idea is to get outside, be curious, and capture what you wonder and learn. I'll be sharing my own experiences on my teacher instagram: @ms.dailey
Have fun!
