Michael, PreK

Year 1, Cohort 1, Non-Rural Alaska

Child-Nature Points of Interest 2018-2019

Demographic Information

*Source: Family Survey, Fall 2018 (completed Michael’s mother)

Ethnicity: White/Caucasian

DOB: May 2014

Gender: Male

Birthplace: Columbus, GA

Family Members: Mother, Father, Brother (age 6)

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

*Source: Family Survey, Fall 2018 (completed Michael’s mother)

Family Outdoor Activities:

(Ranked frequently and almost always)

• Go to playground or park (in city/town/village)

• Hike in natural setting

Child’s Outdoor Activities:

(Ranked frequently and almost always)

• Bike, scooter, or skate

• Make-believe/free play (outdoors summer)

• Build forts

• Pick flowers

• Play with dog

• Jump on trampoline

• Collect/Find things (rocks)

• Build snowman, snow forts, snowballs

• Sled

Favorite Family Activity (Written response):

“Fishing/hiking”

Child’s Favorite Summer Activity (Written response):

“Playing outside with friends”

Child’s Favorite Winter Activity (Written response):

“Building snow forts with Dad”

Description of outdoor experience when child was afraid/scared (Written response):

“He was afraid to go on the big slide and swing too high- use imagination.”

Description of outdoor experience when child was excited/happy (Written response):

“He played soccer with a large group of neighborhood kids.”

Child's Drawings

Class Nature Tour Video Highlights

Fall 2018

N/A

Class Nature Tour Video Highlights

Spring 2019

Emotional and Behavioral Points of Interest:

Uses stick as sword; Goes onto ice, though warned of danger; purposively falls, crawls, rolls on snow

Child Reflections on Education Activities

*Source: Transcribed Notes from Class Discussions