---
title: "Nature-Based Learning Activities for Kids | Nookly"
url: https://nookly.com/nature-based-learning
description: "Turn puddles, leaves and night skies into personalized nature activities, observation sheets and stories — made in minutes, used outdoors."
lang: en
---

Nature-based learning for kids

# Follow the question o u t s i d e.

Kids notice everything outdoors. Nookly helps you turn what they noticed into an observation sheet, a game or a story — then gets out of the way.

Create a nature activity: https://my.nookly.com/create/

Image: A girl in hiking boots walking out of a mountain park visitor centre (https://nookly.com/__l5e/assets-v1/1ab73be7-5433-4cd9-a6ad-8777cd141cad/french-banff.webp)

Illustrative example

## Start with what they love

Pick what caught their eye this week. Each one turns into three ways to keep exploring.

A parent asks

> “He jumps in every puddle. Can we learn where puddles go?”

Nookly could make

- Activity Chalk-the-puddle, check at lunch
- Printable Puddle prediction sheet
- Story The Puddle That Disappeared

Image: A boy holding a paper boat over his head (https://nookly.com/__l5e/assets-v1/edc1c95b-9aa2-4367-9ec8-a90f3f9bdecd/boy-paper-boat.jpg)

How Nookly works

## Made in five steps From child to finished thing, in five steps.

Step one

### First, Nookly gets to know the child.

Before anything is made, you tell Nookly who this child actually is — how they look, who lives in their house, the friends and pets they talk about, and what they are obsessed with this month. Everything Nookly creates later is built from this one profile.

Set up once. Reused in everything after.

- Image: Home illustration (https://nookly.com/__l5e/assets-v1/a774c539-5761-4a78-bcbd-3a952a1a8487/parents.png)
  Home
  Mom, Dad and baby brother
- Image: Best friend illustration (https://nookly.com/__l5e/assets-v1/ff10e1f7-58ee-40ac-b7d8-09380c4f651a/best-friend.webp)
  Best friend
  Chloe from school

Zara, age 5

Image: Zara, a five-year-old in a yellow t-shirt and blue jeans (https://nookly.com/__l5e/assets-v1/c643542c-94ce-4359-a039-8e583a8e3a7d/zara-cutout.webp)

- Image: Interests illustration (https://nookly.com/__l5e/assets-v1/cdbfbdfc-31d7-4e60-a436-8e9d9a0a88be/dinosaur.png)
  Interests
  Dinosaurs, puddles and the colour red
- Image: Pets illustration (https://nookly.com/__l5e/assets-v1/4dc672e4-23b9-43e1-afcc-a919cdcb6701/turtle.webp)
  Pets
  Biscuit, a very slow tortoise

Step 1 of 5

Image: A grandmother and boy planting a seedling together in a garden (https://nookly.com/__l5e/assets-v1/8c571410-8557-4bae-b0b4-4520a32d1ed3/spanish-garden.webp)

No garden required

## Wonder starts close Wonder starts close to home.

A window. A park bench. A courtyard. A plant pot on the step.

Nature learning doesn’t need a forest or a yard. Tell Nookly what’s actually near you and it works with that — the pigeons on the ledge count.

Leave things where you find them. Look, sketch, count and come back next week to see what changed.

Learning bundles

## Outdoor bundles Bundles that head outdoors

Weather, shadows, plants and the rhythm of the seasons, with stories and videos that send kids outside to look closely.

**Want one made just for your child?** Subscribe below to personalize this bundle, or create your own around your child’s name, interests and goals.

Open Outdoor Science: Weather, Shadows and Plants (https://my.nookly.com/marketplace/bundles/6ac38e18112b080ffca3cf12)

Story

Where Did the Puddle Go?

Follow a vanishing puddle to discover where the water really goes.

Ages 8-9

### Outdoor Science: Weather, Shadows and Plants: https://my.nookly.com/marketplace/bundles/6ac38e18112b080ffca3cf12

Inquiry-led, nature-based science for curious kids. Observe weather, shadows, and plants outdoors and ask why they change — a story, comparison cards, and a video investigation to spark the questions.

$7.99

Purchase bundle: https://my.nookly.com/marketplace/bundles/6ac38e18112b080ffca3cf12
Subscribe & personalize: https://my.nookly.com/membership/

Beyond the screen

## Into real life Take it into real life

Short, repeatable things to do outside this week.

1. ### Chalk a puddle
   Trace its edge in the morning, then check at lunch and again before dinner.
   You’ll need: Sidewalk chalk
2. ### Same tree, every Friday
   Visit one tree weekly and draw one thing that changed.
   You’ll need: A notebook, a pencil
3. ### Window weather report
   Each morning, report the sky from the window like a weather presenter.
   You’ll need: A window, a big voice

Image: A smiling girl with long curly hair and stickers on her face, arms raised under a blue sky (https://nookly.com/__l5e/assets-v1/b5751494-0888-4c5c-8007-a020fa2bee06/nature-sky-girl.webp)

### What's in the membership?

Personalized stories and learning experiences, guided by their family. Work toward a learning goal with a personalized plan, or create something for the moment they’re in.

- #### Personalized creations
  Stories, videos, songs, podcasts and activities made around the child in front of them.
- #### Learning plans
  A personalized learning plan, called a Blueprint, supports a goal the family chooses and helps the kid achieve it.
- #### Resources to explore
  Explore ready-to-use stories and activities, with personalization where available.

Subscribe now (https://my.nookly.com/membership)

## Ideas to try together Ideas for learning together

- Guide · 5 min read
  ### The Puddle Is the Lesson: Nature-Based Learning for Curious Kids
  You're late. They've found a puddle. What if the puddle is actually the plan?
  Read more
  https://nookly.com/learning/nature-based-learning-puddle-is-the-lesson
- Comparison · 5 min read
  ### Nookly vs Blossom and Root vs a Nature Journal: What Helps You Get Outside?
  A curriculum, a paper journal and a personalized follow-up tool all promise more time outside. They just do very different jobs.
  Read more
  https://nookly.com/learning/nookly-vs-blossom-and-root-nature-journals

Start with what they noticed today.

Make it in minutes. Use it outside.

Create a nature activity (https://my.nookly.com/create/)

## Questions? We l o v e those!

### Do we need a garden or a forest?

### Can Nookly identify plants, bugs or mushrooms?

### What about rainy or cold days?

### How do we avoid disturbing nature?

### Is this a nature school program?

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