Looking and Listening Nature Walk

Materials Needed:
Grocery bags (one per child)
Pad of paper/notebook
Pen/pencil

What to Do:
Take the children outside for a nature walk.
Give each child a bag.
Explain to the children that nature is full of wonders to hear and see. They should look and listen carefully as they go on the walk.
Ask the children to tell you some of the sounds they hear and the things they see.
Write what they have told you onto the pad of paper or in the notebook. (You may want to title your notebook a "Nature Walk Journal" for present and future walks.)
Instruct the children to collect a few "nature items" to put in their bags.
When you return to the classroom, invite the children sit in a group and take turns sharing what sounds and nature items they discoved on the walk.