Begin A New Habit: Get Outside with the My Year Nature Journal Printable
To celebrate the release of my third picture book, A Year With Mama Earth, I’m creating a nature journal inspired by Rebecca Green’s illustrations and the book’s lyrical text.
Find January’s printable nature journal pages below!
January Nature Journal
January, when everything begins anew. Resolutions, reflection, hopes and plans abound. Why not add a new goal of exploring outside at least once a week? I hope January’s Journal pages can help you!
If you haven’t yet started My Year Nature Journal, I strongly recommend card stock for the cover and something heavier than standard copy paper for the internal pages (28lb minimum). Either three-hole-punch and place in a binder or hole punch and hold together with rings. You’ll be adding more pages each month, so be sure your binder has plenty of room! 2” should suffice.
A Walk Through January’s Lessons:
Be sure to add your Month Sticker! Download the printable file at the end of this post. I’ve included a place on every month’s first page for students to draw a seasonal self-portrait.
This month we’ll dress to hide ourselves in winter. Will you wear white like a drift of snow? Or is your January world foggy gray or brilliant blue?
Robert Frost’s Winter Classic
Baby Jake in Winter
All About Snow:
Along with your Nature Journal pages, you might enjoy these activities and printables.
Try any of these snow experiments to explore snow’s amazing qualities.
Download the Snowy Day activity pack of cute, free printables.
Plus, enjoy the videos on snow below.
The Science of Snow
A Snow Song for Toddlers
Bird Feeder Ice Collage:
One of the neatest crafts I found when researching for this lesson was a DIY bird feeder that doubles as a gorgeous artistic collage, AND is fully biodegradable! No need for a plastic soda bottle here. ;-) Enjoy, and watch the videos below to help identify birds as you explore.
Or if freezing temperatures are in short supply, make this fully biodegradable ice cream cone bird feeder.
Bird songs can help you identify birds!
How can you help birds in winter?
Living in Winter:
Explore how birds survive in winter, and how you can build a quick winter shelter.
Enjoy exploring with the recommendations below (affiliate links).
Instant Snow!
Writer’s Corner:
Watch these videos on action words (verbs) to enhance your writing!
So that’s it! Sit back, download, print. Then *get outside* to enjoy the month while you can! On those yucky days, check out the videos above. And be sure to subscribe so you’ll be first to know when next month’s pages are available.
Subscribe below for all the upcoming Nature Journal printables!
To preview any of these items, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store. You’ll be able to see several pages of each download.
January
Nature Journal pages
Stickers!
Formatted for round Avery labels
I’d love to see some of your finished journal pages! Please send pics to rebeccawritesbooks@gmail.com or mention me @rebeccawritesbooks on IG and use the hashtag #myyearnaturejournal!
My Year Nature Journal gives you 12 full months of nature journal activity and free-creation pages to support your nature/outdoor education. The journal is perfect for fans of Charlotte Mason, Montessori, kinesthetic and hands-on learning, or to simply enhance your enjoyment of the outdoors.