Wednesday, October 13, 2010

A Nature Hunt




Autumn is a great season for participating in nature activities with children.  The weather is cool, yet crisp and pleasant.  Foliage is turning shades of orange, red, and brown.  Flowers are going to seed, creating pods and seed packets that are interesting to touch and see.  It is a fantastic season to explore nature with children.  

Here’s a fun game to do outside with children.  Use a word, such as CREATION, and have the children find or see an object from nature that starts with each letter found in that word.  For example ~

C = cattail
R = rabbit
E = egg shell
A = apple
T = tree
I = insect
O = olive leaf
N = nectar

The children can document their findings in a nature journal where they can draw, gather, write about, or photograph the items they found.  When one word is completed, move on to another like NATURE, WILDLIFE, or FOREST.

6 comments:

  1. Great idea -- we could put that to good use at our Camp! Thanks for sharing. :)

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  2. That is an excellent thing to do with children...something different and fun and educational, too.

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  3. Great idea, La Tea, and that blue plate and blue stitching on cloth? Lovely! Susan

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  4. Great idea, La Tea, and that blue plate and blue stitching on cloth? Lovely! Susan

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  5. What a great idea, and I think it's something my granddaughter would enjoy! Thanks for sharing!

    Blessings,
    Martha

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  6. What a great idea! Now I must go find a little one to play with.

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