Submitted by: Hannah Hobbs
Grade level: ece,elementary
Core Competencies: communication,creative-thinking,positive-personal-and-cultural-identity,social-responsibility
Subject Disciplines: outdoor-education
Suggested Location: Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver
Approaches to Learning: Appreciation, Creative Thinking, Mindfulness,
Approaches to Teaching: Long term project-based learning, Environment as the third teacher, Based on Inquiry
Responsibilities as Outdoor Educators:
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Respect for our environment
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Use only what is in nature already
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Never take from living things
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Ensure the safety of children
Safety aspects:
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Safety litter pick before starting
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Ensure children know what is safe and nature vs litter and potentially dangerous
Session outline:
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Read your book of choice about Nature and Colour. Examples include: The Monkey with a Bright Blue Bottom, How the Finch got his Colours, How the leopard got his Spots, The Mixed-up Chameleon.
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Discuss children’s favourite colours, shapes, animals, things that are beautiful or pretty to them. Spend a moment observing the beauty of their immediate surrounding- what shapes and colours can you see?
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Nature Walk to the top of Queen Elizabeth Park/Bloedel Conservatory
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Visit the Bloedel Conservatory and view the colours and beauty of the birds and plants found inside (you will need to prebook a time slot to visit this).
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Gather rocks, leaves, stones, sticks, chalk, fallen petals etc from around the park.
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Children create their own art in any way they wish.
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Gallery Walk: view other people’s artwork and offer positive praise and suggestions for change.
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Discuss their artwork and what they made. Document on Seesaw (or another learning journal) and discuss whether it will be there next time we visit?
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Make connections to other pieces of art/structures we have seen or built and how they have changed over time.