Resources for Teachers & Parents

Curriculum & More

The Harris Center is excited to offer the following resources for classroom teachers, homeschool families, and parents of remote learners. Our nature journaling curriculum materials — which build literacy skills and deepen connections to the world outside our doors — blend what we’ve been doing for decades with new insights from How to Teach Nature Journaling by John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren. Our scavenger hunts, singalongs, Go Wild blog, Harris Center Reads book lists, and other activities offer even more opportunities for fun, nature-based learning.

Nature Journaling Curriculum

Getting Started with Nature Journaling

Slideshow: Introduction to Nature Journaling

Nature Journaling Observation Form

Weather Observation Form

Resources & Equipment

Journaling Prompts for Autumn

Journaling Prompts for Winter

Journaling Prompts for Spring

Scavenger Hunts

Mammal Tracks & Sign

Insects

Signs of Spring

Other Activities

A boy looks through binoculars in search of birds. (photo © Joanna Gilkeson / USFWS via the Flickr Creative Commons) Go Wild: Things Your Kids Can Do Outside Harris Center naturalists performs a mandolin duet with a shelf fungus. Singalongs Harris Center naturalist Jaime Hutchinson reads a picture book to a group of children. (photo © Ben Conant) Virtual Storytimes A child's hands holding a worm. (photo © Ben Conant) "Wild at Home" Videos

Additional Resources

A screenshot of the homepage of insideoutside.org. Inside-Outside: Nature-Based Educators of New England trainings, curriculum, tools A boy uses a clipboard to record observations outside. (photo © Ben Conant) Outdoor Learning: A Solution for Schools position paper with real-world examples A group of boys run on snowshoes. (photo © Ben Conant) Outdoor Learning in Cold Weather A child wearing a face mask and winter clothing walks through snowy woods. (photo © Ben Conant) Growing Benefits of Outdoor Learning: Lessons from COVID-19 A naturalist with a group of students outside. (photo © Ben Conant) New Hampshire Environmental Educators lesson plans, grants, professional development A silhouette of a child reading a book. (photo © Aaron Burden via Unsplash) Harris Center Reads book lists by subject

Contact Us

For more information on the Harris Center’s school-based environmental education programming, please contact Jenna Spear at (603) 525-3394 or by email.