Exploring Nature Activity Book for Kids: 50 Creative Projects to Spark Curiosity in the Outdoors

by Kim Andrews

Overview

A guide to exploring the great outdoors for kids ages 6 to 12

Encourage young nature lovers to get outside and track, explore, discover, and create. This book is filled with hands-on, educational outdoor activities that kids will love to learn from, like crafting bird feeders out of fruit, pressing flowers, or creating sundials. They’ll get their hands dirty and their imaginations revving while staying active outside.

This standout among nature books for kids includes:

• 50 Fun outdoor projects―Inspire a lifetime of curiosity with tons of guided, interactive ideas that let kids observe animals, plants, and even outer space in action.
• Activities for everyone, everywhere―The fun and games inside cover a range of seasons and regions so all kids can start exploring, no matter where they are.
• Important skill-building—By stopping to notice and record what’s going on around them, kids will practice important skills like observation, memory, writing, drawing, wildlife safety, and more.

This hands-on approach to nature books for kids will show kids what makes the great outdoors great.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781641523929
Publisher:	Callisto Media
Publication date:	05/28/2019
Series:	Exploring for Kids Activity Books and Journals
Pages:	134
Sales rank:	161,060
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	920L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 12 Years

About the Author

KIM ANDREWS is a North Carolina-based author, teacher, and blogger. She is devoted to nature-based education, and she blogs about her passion for exploring, crafting, and outdoor learning at LearningBarefoot.com.

Table of Contents

Letter to Parents and Teachers viii

Letter to Kids ix

Safety First x

Chapter 1 The Naturalist's Tookit

Chapter 2 The Sky Above: Seasons, Weather, Night and Day 23

Chapter 3 The Earth Below: Water, Soil, and Stone 45

Chapter 4 Wild Creatures: Birds, Bugs, Mammals, and More 67

Chapter 5 Things that Grow: Trees, Plants, and Flowers 89

Skills Checklist 110

Glossary 114

Resources 116

Index 117