Andrew
Andrew, PreK
Year 1, Cohort 1, Non-Rural Alaska
**Limited verbal communication
Child-Nature Points of Interest
2018-2019
Demographic Information
*Source: Family Survey, Fall 2018 (completed by Andrew’s mother)
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
DOB: February, 2014
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Fairbanks, AK
Family Members: Mother, Father, Brother (age 10), Sister (age 8)
Years Parent Lived in Alaska: 8
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
*Source: Family Survey, Fall 2018 (completed by Andrew’s mother)
Family Outdoor Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)
Go to playground or park (in city/town/village)
Picnic or outdoor barbeque
Family bike rides (in city/town/village)
Garden or greenhouse (my garden)
Child’s Outdoor Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)
Bike, scooter, or skate
Make-believe/free play (outdoors summer)
Play ball
Build forts
Hide and seek
Play with dog
Build snowman, snow forts, snowballs
Free play outside (winter)
Sled
Favorite Family Activity (Written response): “Picnic, boat ride”
Child’s Favorite Summer Activity (Written response): “Playing outside, he loved.”
Child’s Favorite Winter Activity (Written response): “Sled”
Description of outdoor experience when child was afraid/scared (Written response): “I do not remember.”
Description of outdoor experience when child was excited/happy (Written response): “July we went fishing, for 1st time, Andrew loved and enjoy.”
child's drawings
Favorite “Summer” Nature Activity
Fall 2018
Title: Fishing
Child quotes:
*Andrew has limited verbal communication
"Purple"
"Rock"
"Eyes"
"Ear"
"5,8"
"7"
"Me"
"Boat, boat"
Family Feedback: Andrew’s mother writes that he fishes in “June and July” with his “family (sister, mom, dad, and friends).” She writes that they go to the river a “few times in summer” to fish. She also writes, “he likes fishing, play outside.”
Favorite “Winter” Nature Activity
Spring 2019
Title: Ghost figure
Child quotes:
*Andrew has limited verbal communication
"The earth long and big"
"I be there"
"a ghost"
"mouth"
"ears"
"heart"
"arm"
"shoes"
"ghost hiding"
"see ghost"
"go water"
Family Feedback: N/A
“Happy” Drawing
Fall 2018
“Happy” Drawing
Spring 2019
“Negative Affect” Drawing
Fall 2018
“Negative Affect” Drawing
Spring 2019
Class Nature Tour Video Highlights
Fall 2018
Emotional and Behavioral Points of Interest:
Eagerness to explore; Ran ahead; Lack of fear or hesitation; Not fully aware of environment and potential dangers
Class Nature Tour Video Highlights
Spring 2019
Emotional and Behavioral Points of Interest:
Goes onto ice several times even though warned of danger, swings with stick, purposively falls, crawls, rolls on snow
Child Reflections on Class Nature Tours
Source: Transcribed Notes from Class Discussions
*Andrew has limited verbal communication