JUNIOR NATURALIST ACTIVITIES
These activities are designed to help you explore nature at home, at school, at NCSL or anywhere else you love to visit in your community. Each action-focused category includes a variety of nature themes and skill levels, perfect for naturalists of any age.
OBSERVE with our scavenger hunts and games designed to challenge your 5 senses.
COMPARE different habitats and data sets with these activities and prompts.
MEASURE your world as we explore how different units can help us understand nature.
DESIGN your own experiment based on these nature-inspired questions.
COMMUNICATE your ideas with discussion questions and written prompts.
LEAD your community by learning more and taking action. (Coming soon).
Observe
Compare
Measure
Design
Communicate
Lead – Coming Soon!
Great Blue Heron Coloring Page
Jr. Ranger Monarch Butterfly Migration Game
Butterfly Lifecycle Coloring Page
Butterfly Diversity Coloring Pages
Macroinvertebrate Crossword Puzzle
Make your own tree bark rubbing
Pollinator Activities - Bee Word search, Monarch coloring sheet
Incredible Insects Word Search
White-tailed Deer, Cardinal Coloring Pages
Owl Coloring Pages and Activities
Great Blue Heron Coloring Page
Spring Word Search - NCSL 50th Anniversary
Having fun outdoors with our activities? Be sure to tag us in your photos on social media with #shakerlakes!

