Late Summer Nature Study: Embracing the Final days of Summer

As autumn quickly approaches, it’s easy to overlook these final weeks of summer. That’s why I created a nature study designed to help you savor these remaining days of the season. While nature is already hinting at autumn's arrival, there's still plenty of summer to enjoy!

This study is meant for all ages and is meant for families to learn and enjoy together.

You'll receive a 90+ page digital download featuring simple lesson plans, reading list, nature journaling prompts, educational posters, public domain poetry and art studies, how to draw tutorials, crafts, activities, and more!

What’s Included:

🏞️ Late-Summer Nature Hike: Discover the unique changes in plant life and wildlife during this transitional period. Observe how nature shifts as we move toward autumn. I've included a guide of some late summer blooms and wildlife you might see on your hike, anatomy and life cycle posters, deer tracks guide, and weather tracker.

🌅 Summer Sky Exploration: Delve into the beauty of the summer sky. Learn about sunsets, clouds, and answer the question, "Why is the sky blue?" I've included some educational posters and information on the topic of Rayleigh scattering, the science of sunsets, the late summer sun, and a cloud guide.

✨ Firefly Investigation: Spend evenings catching fireflies and learning about the ecology of these luminescent insects. In this lesson you'll find an anatomy and life cycle poster, learn how to distinguish male fireflies from female, and make a firefly in a jar craft.

🐦 Summer Birding: Explore why birds tend to be quieter as summer wanes. Enjoy the subtleties of bird behavior during this time of year. I've included a birdsong guide, bird life cycle, types of nests, and tips for late summer birding.

🐟 Summer Pond Study: Examine the late-summer pond ecosystem. Discover the life that thrives in this seasonal habitat. Materials include an ecology poster, flora and fauna guide, pond food chain, anatomy of a water lily, fishing guide, and pond dipping activity.

🦋 Monarch Migration: Learn about the incredible migration journey of monarch butterflies and their impressive travel feats. I've included posters on anatomy, life cycle, milkweed and monarch migration mapping activity.

These engaging lessons are designed to help you and your family make the most of the final days of summer. Enjoy exploring the diverse and abundant nature of this season together, and create lasting memories while learning about the wonders of the natural world.

Thank you for joining us on this nature journey. Here’s to a season filled with new discoveries and cherished experiences as you embrace the end of summer and look forward to autumn!

These are digital files that you will be able to download yourself after purchase. Please note that the file will expire 24 hours after you access it so be sure to save it right away! Let me know if you have any trouble.

Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!

TERMS OF USE:
Please keep in mind that these files are meant for personal or individual classroom use only. You are not permitted to alter, sell, share or redistribute these links, files or printed materials in any way.

Feel free to print them over and over again to use in your home or individual classroom! You are not permitted to share the download or allow other people to make copies of the printed product.

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