This hand sketched Summer Seasonal Nature Hunt was designed to encourage tamariki to notice nature and the magic of the Summer season.

Summer brings more light and warmth and we enjoy enjoy more time outside in holiday mode  – swimming, camping, hiking, gardening, adventuring.

More than a mere nature hunt, this summer season printable invites us to look deeper when we are outside – what can we notice about this season?
What is growing? Who is singing? What is flowering? What do we feel like doing on these warmer days?

It features visual observations of the summer seasons, such as creatures that are about, plus seasonal fruits and vegetables. It also invites deeper study around things such as temperatures, and draws our attention to native flowering plants.

Summertime hunts are often shown as sand, surf, and icecream  –  all reflecting the warmer weather  –  this nature hunt invites you to instead notice signs of nature throughout the season.
Not a hunt for a day, but a prompt to observe all season long.

School is out and amongst the summer celebrations and fun there are slower moments which offer a magic opportunity to observe nature, discuss, to feel grateful for it all, and even grow a garden.

• Colour in yourself or print in colour, both versions of this Summer Nature Hunt are included, so take your pick!
• Te reo Māori Summer Nature Hunt versions included – helping to bring these kupu / words into every day use and strengthen learning in te reo Māori.
• Instant download
• Supplied as A4 .pdf document to print at home or school
• 4 page document
• Hand -sketched and designed in Aotearoa/New Zealand!
• This Summer Season Nature Hunt is designed to support our Seasonal Wheel and deepen understanding and learning around the seasons in the Southern Hemisphere.
• It is part of a series of seasonal nature hunts; and NZ themed, illustrated Nature Journals – you can check out our other seasonal learning resources here