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Amanda, PreK
Amanda, PreK
Year 1, Cohort 1, Non-Rural Alaska
Year 1, Cohort 1, Non-Rural Alaska
Child-Nature Points of Interest
Child-Nature Points of Interest
(2018-2019)
(2018-2019)
Demographic Information
Demographic Information
*Source: Family Survey, Fall 2018 (completed by Amanda’s mother)
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
DOB: December, 2013
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Pinehurst, NC
Family Members: Mother, Father, Sister (grade 5), Sister (grade 2), Brother (grade 1)
Years Parent Lived in Alaska: 2
Parent’s feeling about place lived: 10
(1-10 rating; 10=extremely happy, 1=extremely unhappy)
House Location(s) in Fairbanks:
Inside Fairbanks City Limits
Family Favorite Outdoor Activities
Family Favorite Outdoor Activities
*Source: Family Survey, Fall 2018 (completed by Amanda’s mother)
Family Outdoor Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)
Go to playground or park (in city/town/village)
Go on walks (in city/town/village)
Picnic or outdoor barbeque
Canoe, kayak, or paddleboat
Camping
Ski (cross-country or downhill)
Tend animal or livestock (dog)
Weave, carve, or natural art (Paint rocks with berries)
Child’s Outdoor Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)
Bike, scooter, or skate
Make-believe/free play (outdoors summer)
Build forts
Pick flowers
Look for bugs
Play with dog
Jump on trampoline
Climb trees
Collect/Find things (rocks)
Build snowman, snow forts, snowballs
Free play outside (winter)
Sled
Other (downhill ski)
Favorite Family Activity (Written response): “We all love to kayak and camp.”
Child’s Favorite Summer Activity (Written response): “Free play (unrestricted).”
Child’s Favorite Winter Activity (Written response): “Free play (unrestricted). We build our own sled hill, so it is work, but even Amanda contributes.”
Description of outdoor experience when child was afraid/scared (Written response): “I can’t recall when she’s been scared outside.”
Description of outdoor experience when child was excited/happy (Written response): “Playing our regular, neighborhood soccer game in the field behind our house.”
Child's Drawings
Child's Drawings
Favorite "Summer" Nature Activity
Favorite "Summer" Nature Activity
Fall 2018
Title: On the middle slide at the playground
Child quotes:
“Because I like to go on middle stuff.”
“Climb up stairs.”
“This is gonna be the whole playground.”
“Monkey bars.”
“I can climb on them.”
“This is like a loop around way you climb up it to the top.”
Family Feedback:
Amanda’s mother writes that Amanda plays on the playground daily, with “Mom, Dad, and 3 other siblings.” She writes that they go every weekend and 3-4 weekday afternoons.
“We typically head outside every afternoon after school and weekend afternoons if we aren’t doing an activity at another location.”
“It is the park in our backyard. We like on Fort Wainwright (army base) so we have awesome parks with structures for kids. This one is right behind our house.”
“We play outside with the kids from our neighborhood. All 4 of our children are blessed to have lots of unstructured play with friends because we live in a close-knit community on a military installation.”
Favorite "Winter" Nature Activity
Favorite "Winter" Nature Activity
Spring 2019
Title: Sun with snow
Child quotes:
“I’m drawing some snow.”
“A big clump of snow.”
“I will be playing on the top of it.”
“It’s out in recess.”
“A little grass everywhere.”
“I get really really hot.”
“I can sled.”
“Snowball fight.”
“Let’s draw the big yellow moon.”
Family Feedback: N/A
“Happy” Drawing
“Happy” Drawing
Fall 2018
“Happy” Drawing
“Happy” Drawing
Spring 2019
“Negative Affect” Drawing
“Negative Affect” Drawing
Fall 2018
“Negative Affect” Drawing
“Negative Affect” Drawing
Spring 2019
Class Nature Tour Video Highlights
Class Nature Tour Video Highlights
Fall 2018
Emotional and Behavioral Points of Interest:
Confidence off trail (i.e., grass and logs); Assured peer they were not lost; Expressed desire to stay in tall grass “I don’t even wanna go back”; Curious (asking questions about rosehips)
Class Nature Tour Video Highlights
Class Nature Tour Video Highlights
Spring 2019
Emotional and Behavioral Points of Interest:
Imaginary play- “poison” in the snow; excitement about climbing tree and wading in puddle, environmental discomfort- feet wet, sits out
Child Reflections on Educational activities:
Child Reflections on Educational activities:
Fall 2018
Fall 2018
Child Quotes:
“I like to color one.” (Referencing coloring a coloring page of the forest)
Spring 2019
Spring 2019
Child Quotes:
“Weird and fun.” (Comment on playing in the thicket)
“It was fun, silly, and really really really fun because everyone wanted sticks.”
“It was fun and silly, I loved it. I played with my friends in the snow.”
“I learned that you can’t go in deep snow or deep water because it would turn into deep deep water.”
“Can go in the bridge. You can go on snow. You can go in the forest. Can’t go on the lake. Can’t go in the fox den.”
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