Easter: Nature Study Through the Holidays

A Beautiful Way to Prepare for Easter

Easter Nature Study Through the Holidays is a Christ-centered mini-unit for homeschoolers. It helps families reflect on Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection through Scripture, worship, and nature.

This isn’t a typical full-length NaturExplorers guide. It’s a seasonal resource designed for families who want meaningful, hands-on learning in the weeks leading up to Easter—without adding stress. It features a flexible format, open-and-go ideas, and rich biblical connections that fit naturally into your homeschool rhythm and add meaningful depth to your Easter celebration.

A Gentle Invitation to Walk with Jesus

Throughout the study, walk with Jesus from His triumphal entry on Palm Sunday to the wonder of Resurrection Sunday. While reading through selected Bible passages together, children begin to understand the depth of Jesus’ love and sacrifice in an age-appropriate and spiritually rich way.

The curriculum guides Christian families through eight meaningful topics:

• Palm Sunday
• Sweet Fragrances
• The Passover
• Mount of Olives
• Black Friday (The Crucifixion)
• The Burial
• The Resurrection
• Traditional Easter Symbols

Each topic includes four to six nature walk ideas creatively connecting Scripture to nature. From thorny branches to the scent of spring blooms, every activity reinforces spiritual truth while engaging the senses through science.

What’s Included?

Inside the guide, you’ll find everything you need to teach with confidence:

• A Bible reading plan for younger and older children
• A list of traditional hymns and praise songs for family worship
• Over 40 nature walk suggestions that teach science and reinforce Biblical truths
• Seven beautiful, full-color notebooking pages
• Literature connections
• Seasonal symbolism explained
• Flexible planning tips to help you customize your schedule

There’s no one “right” way to use this resource. You can move through it daily in the weeks leading up to Easter, do one nature walk per week over several months, or even come back to it year after year to explore new ideas.

A Curriculum with Heart and Depth

While the creative nature walks are fun and hands-on, they also serve as memorable science lessons. Children learn real science as they observe colors in nature, analyze natural fragrances, or track signs of life and decay. These simple activities build skills in biology, botany, and scientific observation—all within the context of Scripture.

The Easter story is one of the most profound truths we can share with our children. Every part of this curriculum is thoughtfully designed to help them understand it in meaningful, tangible, and awe-inspiring ways.

Easy to Use. Simple to Adapt.

The nature study guide is written with 1st–8th graders in mind and is meant to be completed together as a family. Many families even enjoy inviting another homeschool family or co-op group to join them for one or more of the lessons. These outdoor moments have sparked deep conversations, sweet friendships, and many family traditions.

This resource is easy to implement and joy-filled. You don’t need to be a science expert—and you don’t need hours of prep time. All you need is a desire to help your children connect with God’s Word and His creation in a deeper way this season.

Real Learning, Worship, and Connection

Homeschooling during the Easter season can feel like a tug-of-war between staying on schedule and wanting to pause for spiritual reflection. Easter Nature Study Through the Holidays gives you permission to slow down, breathe deep, and make room for what matters most—faith, family, and meaningful learning.

You’ll be surprised by how much learning happens when your children are outside, singing with you, and making real-world connections between the cross and the world around them. These are the kinds of lessons that stick—the kind that shape hearts and minds—the kind that make homeschooling worth it.

Easter should be more than candy and crafts.

Easter Nature Study Through the Holidays invites your family to open the Bible, step outside, and encounter the hope of the resurrection through the lens of God’s creation.