We have a pretty cool nature trail near our school. It has a bridge over a stream, an octagon shaped meeting area, lots of foliage and variety of trees. We've been learning about habitats and ecosystems in science, and I'm itching to GET OUTSIDE and enjoy these things up close and personal. To help make our nature walk purposeful, instructional, and standards based-I created this observation guide for the students to use to document their discoveries. Put your walking shoes on friends, tomorrow I'm going "hiking" with 3rd graders! Click here for the freebie download.