Spring Nature Study & Unit Study Resources

11 curated resources, 11 of them free or with a free tier. Year-round resources are on the home page.

Free unit studies, lapbooks and printables, browsable by topic (animals, plants, weather, space) and season.

Barb McCoy's nature study membership and guides, based on the Handbook of Nature Study, with seasonal lessons and follow-up activities.

Slow, seasonal, Charlotte Mason-inspired nature study, with free nature journal pages and seasonal guides.

Count the birds at your feeder for science, anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. The season starts November 1.

3.0 ★ (68) App Store · Oct 2026

Track wildlife migrations and seasonal change across North America: monarchs, hummingbirds and more.

Plant-observation science projects: record when plants leaf, flower and fruit, and how pollinators use them.

Challenge to spend 1000 hours outside in a year, with free trackers, an app and a podcast.

4.8 ★ (8k) App Store · Oct 2026

Resources for educators and caregivers bringing gardening to kids.

Cornell Lab citizen science: find and monitor bird nests and report data that tracks breeding birds.

Learn frog and toad calls, then monitor a local wetland and report what you hear each season.

Upload photos of bumble bees; experts verify them and the data tracks where each species lives.

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