Nature Study with June: A Whole Year

About this printable

A whole year of nature study, ready to print. Four seasonal nature studies, 32 weeks of lessons, and bundle-only bonus pages that tie the year together: 267 pages for ages 5–10.

Nature Study with June follows June and her Nana through the seasons, built around permaculture: designing like nature does. Every week has a story, real hands-on science, and a recipe, formula or project to try at home. Across the year, kids meet all 12 permaculture design principles.

What's in the bundle

• WINTER (65 pages): sleeping trees, animal tracks, winter birds, how animals survive, snow science, evergreens, the sleeping garden, the returning light
• SPRING (65 pages): buds, seeds, rain and the water cycle, pollinators, nests, frog life cycle, the Three Sisters, planting a tree
• SUMMER (65 pages): solar oven, ladybug life cycle, monarchs, pond life, harvest, water-wise gardening, fireflies and bats, seed saving
• AUTUMN (65 pages): changing leaves, squirrels and acorns, pumpkin and apple life cycles, migration, leaf litter, mushrooms, planting garlic
• BONUS, bundle only (7 pages): a 32-week year planner, one tree through four seasons, a phenology wheel, all 12 permaculture principles, and a Year-Round Naturalist certificate

Every week has 7 pages

• A story to read together, with Find Dot the ladybug and a true Nana's Note fact
• A grown-up lesson page: big idea, supplies, steps, questions, and easier and harder options
• A kids' worksheet
• A labelled diagram
• A Kitchen & Workshop page: a permaculture principle plus a real recipe, formula or project (32 across the year, from bird suet cakes to a pizza-box solar oven to planting garlic)
• A coloring page
• A nature journal page

Also in every season

• Walk kit and safety rules, Dot's 24-item seasonal hunt, 12 Montessori 3-part cards, answers and a certificate

Why families love it

• Open-and-go: little or no shopping, using what's in your yard, kitchen and park
• Siblings together: easier and harder options on every lesson for ages 5–10
• Real science: every fact checked against university extension, USDA, the National Park Service, Audubon, the Xerces Society and museum sources
• Start any time: begin with whatever season it is now

Save $13.50

Bought separately, the four seasons cost $46. The bundle is $32.50 and includes bonus pages you can't get anywhere else.

What you get

• 4 zip files: US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) Parts 1–2 and A4 Parts 1–2. Download the two parts for your paper size to get all 5 PDFs
• Print in color, or print worksheets and journal pages in black and white
• Reprint worksheets and journal pages as often as you like

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Good to know

• Personal-use license: print as many copies as your household needs. Teachers and co-ops: please buy one copy per classroom. Please don't resell or share the files.