Welcome to Nature Knowledge!

Welcome to Nature Knowledge, where Children and Nature are linked by knowledge of our environment. I would like to take a moment to introduce my column to you. In this column I am hoping to bring knowledge and respect of our environment. I will talk about insects, animals, amphibians, birds, trees, flowers, and any other living species that we share our planet with. Since nature is defined as an innate (natural) environment, I will also include articles on “Mother Nature” such as tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, lightening, and natural disasters.

I sincerely hope that, together, we can learn all of nature’s mysteries that keep our planet fully balanced. With your help, we can raise our children with an environmental conscience and to respect our vast world.

You as a parent, teacher, or educator can make a difference in our future, and the future of our children‘s environmental worldview. I am hoping this column will make you become more aware of your surroundings, and to answer many of the wonderful questions children often ask about nature.

“By educating ourselves, we are educating our children”

If you have a question or would like for me to discuss a specific animal, tree, insect, etc., you can e-mail me at Judi@ChildCareMagazine.zzn.com  and put “Nature & Children Request” in the subject area. Also, comments and feedback are welcomed and appreciated.

Also, be sure to visit my Nature Trivia Column where I will post fun facts and trivia about nature.

Thank you for visiting Nature Knowledge: Nature and Children,


“A child’s curiosity reaches far beyond the scope of our universe” ~ J. A. Mortenson