LEARNING GOAL
Learning to reconnect with myself through nature
PEDAGOGICAL INTENTION
Developing attention and presence in the moment in nature
Target SKILLS
MATERIALS
DETAILED PROCEDURE
PROGRESS INDICATORS
Personal journal to decorate
Pens and colored pencils
Invite the child to receive a 'My Nature Journal' notebook.
Step 1
After each outing, 5–8 minutes to write or draw freely.
Step 2
No imposed format: drawing, words, pressed leaf, diagram.
Step 3
Do not read without permission.
Step 4
End of each month: each child chooses one page to share with the group.
Step 5
Step 6
Active sensory listening: The child spontaneously describes a physical sensation experienced in nature (warmth, sound, texture) with increasingly precise vocabulary according to age.
Body-nature connection: The child places their hands on bark, lies in the grass, closes their eyes facing the sun - grounding gestures initiated without prompting.
Emotional regulation through nature: The child returns to a calm state after time in nature and names it: "I feel better / calmer / less stressed."
Expression of inner feelings: The child translates their sensory experience into words, drawing, or writing.
Inner reconnection ritual: The child joins their sit spot or chooses a nature-reconnection activity without being invited - a sign of an internalized personal ritual.