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This site is to help our Fauquier County parents and students while we are on extended closure. There are online and non-technology resources throughout the site. You can find these on the pages across the top. Be sure to visit often as new resources and activities are being added daily.
Blackboard is Fauquier County's learning management system and where teachers are encouraged to share documents and resources. The first two drop down menus will help parents and students utilize Blackboard and Google Drive during the extended closing.
All FCPS students have access to Google Drive using their school Google username and password.
TEN THINGS
TEN THINGS
to Do With Your Child Outdoors
to Do With Your Child Outdoors
1. Find a plant that has emerging leaves or flowers. Photograph or draw it. Come back every week to the same plant and photograph or draw it again. What do you notice about the way it's growing?
2. Mark off a 2x2 foot area in your yard. How many different life forms can you find there (a magnifying glass will help)?
3. Read and write outside. Take a good book to a comfortable spot outdoors. Write in a journal about what you see, what you hear, and what you're thinking.
4. Find a spot in nature where you can stand still and close your eyes for 5 minutes. How many things can you hear? How many of those sounds can you identify?
5. Find a tree and learn everything you can about it. How big around is it? Can you figure out or estimate its height? What is the shape of its leaves and texture of its trunk (make a rubbing to see it better)? How are these different from other trees nearby?
6. Take a bird walk. How many different birds do you hear and see? Make a graph of how many times you see or hear each type of bird.
7. Do some sky watching after-dark. Older students can use this website to identify planets and constellations.
8. Plant a tree. The world needs more trees. Or plant anything (and take care of it).
9. Help struggling populations of bees and butterflies. Here are some ideas.
10. Find a trail and take a hike with your child. Don't structure anything - just walk and talk.This website can help you find hiking trails, but a walk in any nearby natural area is great!
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