“The richest classroom and deepest cupboard is roofed only by the sky”
~David Sobel ~ Environmental Educator
My fondest memories as a young child are exploring the great outdoors with my family. Walks through the woods, biking to the river or trips to the beach, played a big role in our weekend adventures and daily activities. My brother and I not only gained an appreciation for God’s beauty but we learned a great deal about sustainability, the importance of taking care of all living things and what it means to truly wonder.
As a teacher, I view the outdoors as much more than a place to play and get some exercise. I see it through the lenses of an educator. A place where we can get real life experiences that teach us about science, math, health, and language.
Our class will be taking our learning outside on a daily basis. Recently, we have introduced Forest Friday’s to the children. This past Friday we went with the purpose of finding letters in nature and in our environment. Our class decided that we would create the alphabet out of photos of letters that we have found in unusual places.
We had to stop in our Kinder Garden to see the sun flowers that had fallen over first. This group was estimating how many seed were in the sunflower.
A.R was sure that their were “100 seeds in it” but J. convinced the rest that she was sure their were 1000.
One friend spotted this bee hive from quite a distance. Some children wondered where all the bees were? Ms. Smidt and I were glad that it seemed to be a vacant hive!
We will continue our hunt for the missing letters to complete our environmental alphabet.
The Kinder Class 