Sherri
The Outdoor Adventurer
Everything is better when you are outside doing it!
Create ways to be outside more in nature.
Learning Outdoors
Take kids out of the classroom and explore the world outside with them. Use the environment around you to create meaningful lessons about the natural world.
Hobbies
Take current hobbies outside and create new ones that get you closer to nature. Try kayaking, fishing, nature photography, or rock collecting. The possibilities are endless.
Improve your overall physical and emotional health by getting outside more!
ABOUT Me
I’m a wife, mother, teacher, naturalist, and outdoor enthusiast
Hi! My name is Sherri. My husband and I have been married for over a quarter of a century and have together successfully raised four children into adults. I have been a classroom teacher and special education teacher for over twenty years, as well as a naturalist, downhill ski instructor, and cave guide. My whole life I’ve been the type of person who loves being outdoors, exploring nature, and sharing my enthusiasm for it with others.
Blog
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National Park Mystery Series Books
Read more: National Park Mystery Series BooksI normally don’t write about books, but this series of books goes along great with getting kids outside and exploring nature. It also provides great information about some of our National Parks. These are fiction books, but the author Aaron Johnson took great care to incorporate factual information about the park each book uses for…
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Dressing for Winter Weather
Read more: Dressing for Winter WeatherMany people stay inside more during winter because of the cold weather, but the cold weather shouldn’t stop you from enjoying the outdoors. Activities to do in the winter Winter has many exciting things you can do outside, that you can’t do in the summer. Things like downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, ice skating, ice fishing,…
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Making Your Own Nature Journal
Read more: Making Your Own Nature JournalMaking Your Own Nature Journal Creating your nature journal will get you exactly what you want. You can also be as creative as you want with it. Binding the nature journal together can be done before or after you use the pages. There are three main parts to making a nature journal and binding the…
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Nature Journal
Read more: Nature JournalPeople who use a nature journal Many people have heard of using nature journals with students, but you can also use them with yourself at any age. There is not one exact way to do a nature journal. You can be as specific or broad as you want in your nature journal. I’m compiling some ideas…
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Activities using trees
Read more: Activities using treesTrees are an important part of our world. The more we get to know the trees around us the more we will appreciate them. The following are some activities or games, that you can do with students or groups of people as well as individuals, that use trees or parts of trees. Meet a Tree…
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Activities with Leaves
Read more: Activities with LeavesActivities with Leaves If you can’t be outside with nature; the next best thing is to bring nature inside. Activities done with leaves can be done inside and outside. Fall is a great time to do activities using leaves, but any time of year will work if you have leaves. Some of these activities can…
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Leaf Rubbing Identification Book
Read more: Leaf Rubbing Identification BookYou will create a unique book that incorporates art with the leaf rubbings and helps to identify different trees using their leaves. This is a great way to physically touch nature around you. Creating this book gets people up close exploring the differences and similarities between the leaves.
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River Falls school and community forest
Read more: River Falls school and community forestHiking Trails in River Falls, Wisconsin If you’re in the area of River Falls, Wisconsin you have free access to hiking trails on a beautiful piece of land. Approximately seventy acres of the land has been owned by the local school district since 1947, but it has been inaccessible due to being landlocked. Then, forty-four…
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Rush River Kayaking
Read more: Rush River KayakingI chose to take an adventure kayaking down the Rush River on September 12th. I really enjoy exploring places I’ve never been before, and I’ve never kayaked the Rush River. I didn’t know what to expect on my adventure, or how long it would take. The only way to explore this area of the…
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kayaking the Upper Kinni
Read more: kayaking the Upper KinniReasons to kayak the Upper Kinni A great place to first try river kayaking is on the upper Kinnickinnic River. It is fairly calm on this section of the river and winds through farmland, woods, and passes by some houses. It is not as remote as the lower Kinnickinnic River, so help isn’t far away. …
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