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PHOTO CREDIT: Nadene Klein at Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite National Park
December is usually a time when high school students are preparing for and taking finals. Instead, I decided to take a break with my students. With tensions high, spending a day of classes playing outside decreased stress and opened minds to learning in a different way.
I am always up for taking my students outside for lessons. I am usually not one to "waste" learning time with free time. Enter GENERATION WILD: Kids Grow Better Outside.* I met a representative of this organization at a recent conference. The organization is based on the notion that kids today do not spend enough time outside. I had my students take their survey of the 100 activities every one should have done by the time they're 12 years old. Shockingly most of my students had not done most of them. So in December, we went outside and made sidewalk murals, tried to dig to China, buried time capsules, made bows and arrows from twigs, etc. Use the above link to see how you rate. *NOTE: I am not employed by nor compensated by Generation Wild. So what? Well, I helped some students reach an outdoor goal. Students appreciate the outdoors more and became more motivated to learn about the environment and how to improve/protect it. This was time well spent. Scientifically yours, Nadene
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AuthorNadene Klein, M.Ed. has been an educator for over 25 years. She brings a passion and love for science to the classroom and through this blog to you. Archives
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