Regular repeated experiences in the outdoor environment allow children to explore, question, discover, and investigate the endless wonders of the natural world.
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Description
Connecting
Children to Nature Assignment
Instructions:
Regular repeated experiences in the
outdoor environment allow children to explore, question, discover, and
investigate the endless wonders of the natural world. Nature offers children
many wonderful learning experiences in science and math.
Review the notes on Best practices for
connecting to children to nature.
Complete the following:
1. Design
one learning experience appropriate for the group of children to support their
connection to nature.
One learning experience
that is appropriate for a group of children is the shape walk. This is where
children can explore shapes in the outside environment. We will have an indoor
activity before going out that each Example: Sticks have circler ends, and some
leaves are shaped like triangles.
2. Explain
three of the best practices that you have supported in your nature experience
with the children.
The three best
practices that I have supported in my nature experience is
3. Explain
how you will support the children’s curiosity in your nature experience.
I will support
children’s curiosity by having an activity done before going for a walk I will
have each of the children make shapes to hold for our walk, and during our I
will engage with the children by asking “what shapes do you see?” and have the
children answer. After I will have the children go and find as many things in
the environment that is the same shape they are holding for about 2 minutes,
then have the children bring them we sit in a circle all together and I will
call out a shape and each student with that shape will show the class what they
have found that matches their shape they are holding.
4. Identify
age group for your experience and explain how the experience is appropriate for
this age group.
The age group that is
appropriate for my learning experience would be older toddlers and
pre-schoolers. This experience is age appropriate as most children at that age
would be able to identify and find other shapes that match the shape they are
holding. As well as they would be able to follow simple directions that are
given to them.
