I found a website of a woman in England named Lynn Seddon who has the most incredible nature study journals! Her journals alone inspired me to make nature study one of our “for sure” classes this school year. She has curriculum as well, which I purchased alongside her CM-based school planner. There is SO MUCH information available, and all the resources you’ve been given thus far are helpful. I would highly recommend that even if you don’t use Ms. Seddon’s curriculum, you take a peek at her journals. They’ve inspired me to begin my own journal alongside my children.
https://raisinglittleshoots.com/calendar-of-firsts/
She also has an IMMENSELY informative blog on that same site that follows along with the nature study for the week, with links to videos, downloadable resources, nature study “how tos”, etc. Ms. Seddon also has a YouTube channel with 18 videos, all of which are 3-4 years old, but still informative with regards to painting in one’s journal, should one decide they want to do that. She and her followers post on Instagram as well, accessible via hashtags on her blogposts.
Also, you may have heard this name already, but I’d highly recommend checking out John Muir Laws. He’s mentioned both by Lynn Seddon and also in the 1st episode of the podcast alphabetika posted above that I listened to. His site is CHOCK FULL of helpful information, and he’s written a number of books available for purchase (I bought his “Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling” earlier this summer on Ms. Seddon’s recommendation). But he has FREE curriculum as well, that I also downloaded, that I’ll use alongside what I purchased from Ms. Seddon. He’s from Northern California as well, so it’s amazing to have a resource that is based less than 50 miles from where I live.
https://johnmuirlaws.com