A Walk in the Woods
Thu, Oct 26, 2017 8:09 PM
Involving the Outdoors
This article is a wonderful resource for elementary teachers who want to move their classrooms outdoors. The article discusses the importance of letting children observe nature first hand and how to incorporate walking out in the woods into a learning opportunity. There are four major guidelines to follow when project planning and they include connecting big ideas from inside the classroom to outside, and introducing authentic inquiry skills. Students will explore, represent, and engage in science talks and then can be assessed on what they learn when they are outdoors. As a teacher, you can see how your students are responding to the outdoor classroom and see what information you may need to teach more in depth. It is very important for the students to be able to learn information and then see it occurring right in front of their eyes.