Nature’s Playground

Landmark 9 (Special Outdoor Place 2X/Month)

We visit our school nature area at least twice each week, and take time to play in the nature playground and discover at least one new plant species each visit using the app “Seek”. We have had great success learning about new plant species, and have so much fun trying to find the plants we have previously identified and make it a game to try and remember all the species names. We have also had a great shift with some of our students who started the year feeling very uneasy going into the nature area as they had not had many outdoor experiences in a forest setting. There has been a complete shift and after multiple lessons learning about the plants in our forest, and feeling a sense of connection to the area, that is no longer a concern for us!:) I have attached some pictures of the species we observed and once I have consent from all parents to share student pictures I will include photos of the Nature Kids in future submissions.

Nature Kids – November 12, 2021