On Friday we held our last class for Nuts About Nature! It has been so much fun teaching this class and I have enjoyed each and every one of the students. For our last class we were blessed with a sunny and 70 degree day, so we gathered up our nature journals and colored pencils and headed outside to do some nature journaling.

Our church has a wonderful little wooded area with picnic tables and benches. So I gave the kids parameters and let them set about to see what they could discover and journal about. Here are some photos from the classes, including some of their discoveries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next week for our very last co-op meeting before summer break we will be having an end of the schoolyear party, including an Art show and Drama performance. And also there will be displays put up from the other classes. So the students will get a chance to show off their nature journals to others!

I left the students with tremendous encouragement to keep up their nature studies over the summer! And to help to encourage the families in our co-op to keep nature study alive, I will be leading a nature club two Fridays each month May through August. We will be visiting parks all around our area and focusing on different nature topics for each one. I look forward to sharing with you about our meetings.