At this time of year many spiders prepare for the abundance of insect food that will soon be filling the air. Web-making is an intricate art that can hold even a child's attention. Finding a web in progress might be difficult, but now is the time to look. And anyone looking for spiders building webs will surely find something of ecological interest, if not a spider. Observing plants and insects is suitable as an exercise for biology classes.
Teachers invariably find that observing living nature is of great interest to most students.
If the observations are done in the schoolyard itself, students can benefit from each other's findings. And if this is not the year for biology class, teach your children to take a close look at nature at home. Teach them to develop an appreciation of nature that will last a lifetime. If you don't have children at home, take a neighborhood child on a nature walk. If you failed to make your New Year's resolutions two and half months ago, use the excuse that you were waiting for the real new year to begin and make them now.