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Art
Rubbings from leaves
Drawings of area
Paintings of specific species
Study colors
Create art sculptures/ projects with bits from outdoors
Make paint the way Native Americans did
Digital photography projects
Language Arts
Journal of the progression of nature
Poetry
News articles about certain aspects of classroom
Research project on specific plant/ animal observed in area
Describe certain leaves and differences between several
Find objects that start with each letter
Fictional stories based in area
Languages
Teach students about the names for each plant
Derivation of plant names from characteristics
Names of animals native to local area
Library/ Technology
Great place to read
Learn about the weather (and take log of weather on computer)
GPS activities
Digital photography project and study changes in area (time lapse)
Math
Determining area of certain plots
Number of plants in a certain area
Count number of specific types of trees or plants, scavenger hunt (find 1 __, find 2 __, find 3 __, …..)
Percentages, fractions, ratios of things (ex. planted area vs. not, species 1:species 2)
Music
How different cultures create music using things from the environment
Create their own instruments
Hear differences between playing outdoors and indoors
Listening to different animal sounds
Physical Education
Hiking trail
Teach how to read trail signs
Read maps to get somewhere
Create games from things they find
“Fitness equipment”/ obstacle course
Science
Observing the outdoors and interactions between wildlife
Learning about species
Growing/ harvesting plants
Photosynthesis in action
Social Studies
How Native Americans and other cultures interact(ed) with nature
History of specific site (school)
Document changes over time so other students can see progress
Where some species came from (migration)
Create/ read maps of area and trail