How to Teach Nature Journaling: Curiosity, Wonder, Attention

I haven't had much of a chance to dive into this book yet but it is BEAUTIFUL. It looks like it is full of wonderful information and the forward by Amy Tan is beautifully written. But, as you immerse yourself in the pages, be warned that you will all of a sudden be slapped with a blank page. (Nine of them total.) I prepared to return the book and I sent an email to the publisher and I was told that since the book was so dense and colorful, these pages were left intentionally blank and they are there "to rest the eyes between sections and subsections", to help navigate through the book quickly and a good place to take notes. While that may have been the intention, it feels more like taking a peaceful walk through the woods and then turning a corner and seeing where people have trashed a campsite or meadow. It's a shock to your senses and you can't wait to get past it.I would knock off just a little of that fifth star because those pages are so disturbing to me but I think that I will get over it. The content will very much outweigh those nine pages but I hope in future editions they would consider either making those blank pages fit in better by adding the page number/section marker or move them to the back of the book.

As an educator and curriculum developer, I was pleased to get this superb product. I appreciate that it is a well-made book with high-quality paper and use of color. I was impressed by the thoughtful organization and the references to other educational systems, including NGSS. I was thrilled with the summary of crosscutting concepts on P 90-91 and a more comprehensive exploration of concepts in the appendices. I've been wanting to add field journaling into my college-level general science classes, and this guide made it easy to validate the educational value. Thanks for a valuable addition to my curriculum library.

Amazing book for anyone for any level of journaling. Journal your hike and you will have a memory forever.

I have both books on nature journaling by John Muir Laws and they are the only books you need on this task. There is so much information in each book that you could spend several years with them and still not learn it all. As a teacher I like the idea of nature journaling to engage all of the senses since most students, now, are so disengaged due to the over emphasis on electronics use in the curriculum. This information could be incorporated into a science class or art class or become a half year elective of its own. I would highly recommend this text for those purposes or for any nature center that wants to add it to their offerings for a summer or winter program.

We bought ten of these to gift to schools and teachers At a nature journaling workshop in Tucson, Arizona! I’m excited to see how the schools respond to this new resource to use with students to encourage observation and foster creativity!

I was a little worried this book would be boring. Not at all! Very practical and engaging. Gives lots of easy to follow plans, examples, lessons, and discussions questions. I use it with my 7 and 10 year olds, as well as my self. The lessons are great for all ages.

This book is beautiful, for all ages, and open and go. John Muir Laws is brilliant and generous and I am grateful I happened to go to one of his conferences a few years back. He's added a depth to my outdoor experience that I didn't know I was missing. I use this book in homeschooling with my children as well as with our co-op. His three prompts I use in all my learning not just nature study. Also if you haven't checked out his website it's full of information and free tutorials.

Ever teach a class that rejuvenates your spirit? I decided to teach this elective because I wanted to learn about it. I didn’t think it would be a big hit, but more than 50% of our middle school kids signed up for it. (I capped it at 20.) Now that I’m teaching it, I think I’m going to incorporate it into my core classes. These students have surpassed my imagination in all they have learned—wanted to learn—in math, science, reading, writing, respect, cooperation. The list goes on and on! Here are a few photos of Nature Journaling 101. Thank you for writing this book!

If your want a book to teach yourself or students about nature journaling this is the best book out there. Well organized lots of lessons and pictures. I hope the author writes more books to go with it in the future.

It's exactly the book I was looking for.

This is an amazing book packed with information. Also easy to understand for me as a German.

Great resource for respectful teaching!

le livre est fantastique! Une mine d'informations.