Keep Wildflowers Nature Study Simple with these resources:
Nature Study Hacking| Wildflowers
Based on Handbook of Nature Study, going through 24 short lessons this guide simplifies the introduction of these common wildflowers found in North America: trillium, violet, composite flower, evening primrose, jack-in-the-pulpit, milkweed, bloodroot, map-making and an introduction to wildflower hunting. (This page contains affiliate links.)
ESSENTIALS:
If you were only going to buy TWO books in addition to Handbook of Nature Study to go with, these are the ones I recommend Wildflower Folklore plus a field guide:
Wildflower Folklore by Laura C. Martin
Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock
Field Guide to Wildflowers Eastern Region
OR
Field Guide to Wildflowers Western Region
If you live in the Southeast, we also use Wild Plants and Survival Lore by Mark Warren
Wildflowers Supply List:
- Minimalism Art sketchbook or Dot grid notebook (This my favorite brand)
- Ticonderoga pencils and an eraser
- Prisma colored pencils (preferred for younger children)
- Nature for object lessons
- Violet
- Trillium plant or picture
- Sunflower, daisy or other flower from the Asteraceae family
- Evening primrose plant or picture
- Jack-in-the-pulpit plant or picture
- Milkweed plant or picture
- Bloodroot plant or picture
Further Study:
If you want more great resources, these are the ones we LOVED:
From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons
Plant Families by Carol Lerner