• Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock
• Nature Journal (sketchbook or a blank notebook)
• Field Guides (appropriate to your region)
• Suggestions:
• Audubon and/or Peterson field guides (including coloring books)
• For many U.S. states: Wildflowers of ________ (state), by Stan Tekiela, etc.
• For Alberta, Canada: Trees and Shrubs of Alberta by Kathleen Wilkinson and others by Lone Pine Publishing

 

• Wild Days by Karen Rackliffe
• The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden
• Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Nature by Cathy Johnson
• Sierra Club Guide to Painting in Nature by Cathy Johnson
• Nature Study the Easy Way by Cindy Rushton
• Botany Coloring Book by Paul Young
• Pocketful of Pinecones by Karen Andreola
• Discover Nature Close to Home by Elizabeth P. Lawlor
• Discover Nature in the Garden by Jim Conrad

1. Read the monthly assignment from The Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Comstock.

2. Learn about 3 or 4 new plants (wildflower, tree, shrub, etc.) from your field guides each month.

3. Read the selected stories from Nature Lore.  (One story per month; links provided to specific selections by Ernest Thompson Seton, John Burroughs, William J. Long, Jean Henri Fabre, Arabella Buckley, and Sam Campbell).

4. Take some nature walks and record what you see.  Try to make at least 2 entries in your nature journal each month. 

5.  You may also wish to keep a notebook with thoughts and impressions from your readings.
 

• Read the Handbook of Nature Study Part I  pgs. 1 - 24 (The Teaching of Nature-Study)

• Learn about 3 or 4 new plants (wildflower, tree, shrub, etc.) from your field guides this month.  Record your findings in a notebook.

• Go on a nature walk or two and make at least 2 entries in your nature journal.

• Read the following selection: Silverspot: The Story of a Crow by Ernest Thompson Seton

• Read the Handbook of Nature Study Part III  pgs. 453 - 459 (How to Begin the Study of Plants and Their Flowers)

• Learn about 3 or 4 new plants (wildflower, tree, shrub, etc.) from your field guides this month.  Record your findings in a notebook.

• Go on a nature walk or two and make at least 2 entries in your nature journal.

• Read the following selection: The Pacing Mustang by Ernest Thompson Seton

• Read the Handbook of Nature Study Part III  pgs. 460 - 511 (Wild Flowers)

• Learn about 3 or 4 new plants (wildflower, tree, shrub, etc.) from your field guides this month.  Record your findings in a notebook.

• Go on a nature walk or two and make at least 2 entries in your nature journal.

• Read the following selection: Tookhees the 'Fraid One by William J. Long

• Read the Handbook of Nature Study Part III  pgs. 512 - 545 (Weeds)

• Learn about 3 or 4 new plants (wildflower, tree, shrub, etc.) from your field guides this month.  Record your findings in a notebook.

• Go on a nature walk or two and make at least 2 entries in your nature journal.

• Read the following selection: Megaleep the Wanderer by William J. Long

• Read the Handbook of Nature Study Part III  pgs. 546 - 590 (Garden Flowers)

• Learn about 3 or 4 new plants (wildflower, tree, shrub, etc.) from your field guides this month.  Record your findings in a notebook.

• Go on a nature walk or two and make at least 2 entries in your nature journal.

• Read the following selection: Squirrels by John Burroughs

• Read the Handbook of Nature Study Part III  pgs. 591 - 617 (Cultivated Crop Plants)

• Learn about 3 or 4 new plants (wildflower, tree, shrub, etc.) from your field guides this month.  Record your findings in a notebook.

• Go on a nature walk or two and make at least 2 entries in your nature journal.

• Read the following selection: The Skunk by John Burroughs

• Read the Handbook of Nature Study Part III  pgs. 618 - 650 (Trees)

• Learn about 3 or 4 new plants (wildflower, tree, shrub, etc.) from your field guides this month.  Record your findings in a notebook.

• Go on a nature walk or two and make at least 2 entries in your nature journal.

• Read the following selection: The Black-Bellied Tarantula by J. Henri Fabre

• Read the Handbook of Nature Study Part III  pgs. 651 - 692 (Trees)

• Learn about 3 or 4 new plants (wildflower, tree, shrub, etc.) from your field guides this month.  Record your findings in a notebook.

• Go on a nature walk or two and make at least 2 entries in your nature journal.

• Read the following selection: The Banded Epeira by J. Henri Fabre

• Read the Handbook of Nature Study Part III  pgs. 693 - 714 (Flowerless Plants)

• Learn about 3 or 4 new plants (wildflower, tree, shrub, etc.) from your field guides this month.  Record your findings in a notebook.

• Go on a nature walk or two and make at least 2 entries in your nature journal.

• Read the following selection: Bees in the Hive by Arabella Buckley

• Read the Handbook of Nature Study Part III  pgs. 714 - 731 (Flowerless Plants)

• Learn about 3 or 4 new plants (wildflower, tree, shrub, etc.) from your field guides this month.  Record your findings in a notebook.

• Go on a nature walk or two and make at least 2 entries in your nature journal.

• Read the following selection: Bees and Flowers by Arabella Buckley

• Read the Handbook of Nature Study Part III  pgs. 760 - 775 (The Soil)

• Learn about 3 or 4 new plants (wildflower, tree, shrub, etc.) from your field guides this month.  Record your findings in a notebook.

• Go on a nature walk or two and make at least 2 entries in your nature journal.

• Read the following selection: How's Inky? A Book is Named  by Sam Campbell

• Review any of the readings from the Handbook of Nature Study.

• Learn about 3 or 4 new plants (wildflower, tree, shrub, etc.) from your field guides this month.  Record your findings in a notebook.

• Go on a nature walk or two and make at least 2 entries in your nature journal.

• Read the following selection: How's Inky? Chapter 1 The Sanctuary of Wegimind by Sam Campbell  (You may now wish to finish reading this book...have fun!)