Brittany
Brittany, PreK
Year 1, Cohort 1, Non-Rural Alaska
Child-Nature Points of Interest
2018-2019
Demographic Information
*Source: Family Survey, Fall 2018 (completed by Brittany’s mother)
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
DOB: November, 2013
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Fairbanks, AK
Family Members: Mother, Father, Brother (age 9), Brother (age 6)
Years Parent Lived in Alaska: 17 as a child; 14 as an adult
Parent’s feeling about place lived: 8
(1-10 rating; 10=extremely happy, 1=extremely unhappy)
House Location(s) in Fairbanks:
Outside Fairbanks City Limits
Favorite Outdoor Activities
*Source: Family Survey, Fall 2018 (completed by Brittany’s mother)
Family Outdoor Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)
Go to sportsfield (soccer, baseball, etc)
Swim in natural setting
Cabin away from home
Fish, trap, catch, or hunt
Child’s Outdoor Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)
Bike, scooter, or skate
Play ball
Pick flowers
Look for bugs
Play with dog
Swim or water play
Build snowman, snow forts, snowballs
Free play outside (winter)
Sled
Favorite Family Activity (Written response): N/A
Child’s Favorite Summer Activity (Written response): “Playing in the water at the cabin.”
Child’s Favorite Winter Activity (Written response): “Sledding”
Description of outdoor experience when child was afraid/scared (Written response): “She was scared of falling off the playground equipment at the park.”
Description of outdoor experience when child was excited/happy (Written response): “When she didn’t fall off the playground equipment at the park.”
Child's Drawings
Favorite “Summer” Nature Activity
Fall 2018
Title: Walking with her dog
Child quotes:
“That’s a cow.”
“Animals”
“My house.”
“I know how to draw trees.”
“A cave.”
“Bears live in the cave.”
“I saw a bear at the cabin.”
“Feels good all the time [when walking the dog].”
Family Feedback: Brittany's mother writes that Brittany walks the dog “when the dog needs to go to the bathroom.” She does this on her own or with her brothers, “2x a day or so,” in their “front yard.”
Favorite “Winter” Nature Activity
Spring 2019
Title: Sledding with family
Child quotes:
“Do the sled”
“I don’t know where I go sledding.”
“I need to draw snow.”
“I have skis at home.”
“Sometimes I do it [sledding] on my own.”
“I like my sled.”
“I need to draw my family.”
“We have more than one sled.”
“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:
Followed and mimicked Ashley- chased cranes and made “caw” sounds; Interest in dogs, identified “dog poop”
Family Nature Tour Highlights
Fall 2018
Emotional and Behavioral Points of Interest:
Rode bike on patio; Swung on outdoor play equipment; Sought help from family (older brother and mother) in navigating nature (i.e., hill at house, falling down)
Class Nature Tour Video Highlights
Spring 2019
Emotional and Behavioral Points of Interest:
Make-believe play (poison!) in the thicket; asks for to help to find a stick for a sword; kills a spider; stomps on bird feed
Child Reflections on Educational Activities
*Source: Transcribed Notes from Class Discussions
Fall 2018
Child Quotes:
“They [sandhill cranes] have beaks.”
Spring 2019
Child Quotes:
“Fun I did fight.” (Comment on stick play)
“Good.” (Comment about running through the snow)
“Scary because it was dark a little bit.” (Comment about being in the thicket)
“Feeding the birds.” (Answer to “What did you learn?)
“Safe in the woods. Not safe on the lake.”