Beach Nature Study Printables and Ideas

Published:
May 27, 2016

Sarah Shelton

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We absolutely love nature study. My girls love to inspect and pick up nature items everywhere we go! The beach is a great place to find some beautiful nature items!
beachnaturestudyIf you are planning a trip to the beach this summer you will want to check out all these printables and ideas that you can do to make your own beach nature study. With homeschool, the learning never stops, even when we take trips to the beach and go on vacation! I love to embrace every opportunity to learn while we are out exploring. These are the things that my children remember the most, especially when we can do some nature journaling and hands-on projects while we are out.

Printables:
Beach Scavenger Hunt Printable
3 Part Printable Sea Shell Cards
Beach Trip Nature Hunt Printable
Preschool Sea Shell Cards

Sea Life Aquarium Notebooking Pages – these are great to journal about the things you see or find at the beach, that you can also see at an aquarium!
AquariumColoring

Sea Shell Identification Websites:
Sea Shell Identification Guide
I Love Shelling Sea Shell Identification Guide
Sea Shell Collector

Beach Ideas and Activities:
Take your Nature Journal to the Beach. I love this journal entry from Sketching in Nature entitled A Day at the Beach.

Create a Beach in a Jar. Love this idea from Living Locurto. It will look great on a nature table.
Easy Kids Craft Idea to Preserve Vacation Memories - Beach Sand in a Jar - LivingLocurto.com
Drawing Seashells with Water Color Pencils from What We Do All Day
Seashell art project for kids with watercolor pencils
Create an Ocean Themed Science Sensory Table from your finds at the beach. Love this idea from Natural Beach Living.
It's not just a table, it's a Science, Sensory, Nature table full of exciting items to discover. Check out the coolest sensory bin EVER!
How to Clean and Polish Sea Shells
How to Clean and Polish Seashells

If you are planning a trip to the beach, these books are amazing resources:

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