Our Theme: Surviving the Winter in Mexico
When Journey North begins in February, the Monarchs are at the over-wintering sites in Mexico. For the first 6 weeks of the live program, our theme is survival.

This journal is designed to be used before the spring migration begins in March. Through Journey North News updates, students explore the habitat and climate of the monarch's winter home. They also learn about the adaptations monarchs have that help them to survive.

Page by page, the journal is a workplace where students explore ever-changing events, record compelling questions, formulate hypotheses, document discoveries, and chronicle each step of their learning journey.

Journal Cover
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• Journal Page
• Teaching Suggestions

• Journal page
• Teaching Suggestions

Each weekly Monarch Migration Update includes a journal page with questions specific to that week's topic. Here are links to printable journal pages for the 6-week winter season:

• Feb. 2, 2012: Hypotheses About Habitat Conditions
• Feb. 9, 2012: Discoveries and Questions
• Feb. 16, 2012:
• Feb. 23, 2012:
• Mar. 1, 2012:
• Mar. 8 , 2012:

To see Journal Pages from previous seasons, see archives.

• Using Journal Pages for Assessment: As you review students' journal pages throughout the season, you can use this Monarch Winter Habitat assessment scale to document what they've learned.
• Other Helpful Links: Building Understanding Through Long-term Studies, Journey North Journals, Journaling Questions and Assessment