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"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." ~Albert Einstein
Connecting Students with Nature
Connecting Students with Nature
Ease them out of their comfort zones.
Shift their awareness.
Awaken their senses.
Cultivate their explorations.
Lead them into kinship with wild nature.
~from Coyote's Pocket Guide
What is the purpose of a land acknowledgement? How might we create personal land acknowledgements to share our understandings of being uninvited guests on the traditional unceded territory of the syilx, honour the personal relationships we all have with this land, and make committments to the land in order to preserve it for the generations to come? How might we create opportunities for our students to do the same?
Earth Day April 22, 2022
Earth Day April 22, 2022
What did you do for Earth Day?
Please share in the google doc below so we can continue to 'spark' each other.
Creating A Personal Land Acknowledgement
Creating A Personal Land Acknowledgement
How might we create opportunities for our students to grow their understanding of why land acknowledgments are shared?
How might we invite them to create their own personal land acknowledgments?
Provocations
Provocations
A slide deck to help you create land acknowledgments with your students. Here is a link so you can make a copy and edit.
A Story From CTE and MJE
A Story From CTE and MJE
A story to share how these three classes of grade 5 students created their first personal land acknowledgments. Here is a link to the slide deck.
Here is a link so you can make a copy and edit.
We invite you and your students to create your own land acknowledgments!
If you are comfortable, we would love it if you could share what you & your students create!
Break Out Room Discussion
Break Out Room Discussion
Take a moment to reflect on what you have learned and heard about creating personal land acknowledgments.
In Your Breakout Room, please discuss:
How might you invite your students to create personal land acknowledgments? How would you approach this? What would the purpose of this be?
Do you think you might try to create your own personal land acknowledgment? How would you use this in your classroom? Life?
Please add your thoughts to the conversation in the google document (when you hover on the top right-hand side of the document, click the diagonal arrow to access and edit).
Learning Through Story
Learning Through Story
Some of the Nature Memories We Shared With Each Other During Our Last Session Were Connected To The Core Routines That Many Of Us Are Exploring With Our Students
Some of the Nature Memories We Shared With Each Other During Our Last Session Were Connected To The Core Routines That Many Of Us Are Exploring With Our Students
Listening for Bird Language
"Our first spring in the Okanagan. There were just the 4 of us- my husband and our boys- we had no friends or other family here. We had so much time together exploring this beautiful place. The first quails we heard, walking by the lake, the forest."
Having a Sit Spot
"When I was a kid, I had a huge pine tree outside our house and I used to sit beside it and talk to it, tell it about my day, worries, etc. I would literally hug it."
Expanding Sensory Awareness and Listening With Our Deer Ears
"Floating on my back in the lake we used to camp at in the summers. I would close my eyes, listen to everything and try to figure out what and where the sounds were."
We are excited to continue to provide opportunities for us to inspire each other with our learning stories, just like Shenay did last week. This week our stories are focussed on Core Routines.
We are excited to continue to provide opportunities for us to inspire each other with our learning stories, just like Shenay did last week. This week our stories are focussed on Core Routines.
Kevin Frank: "Thanks for showing us that we can learn about fire safely at school! We want to try this with our Gr. 4's at BME!!!"
Shayelynn Anderson: "Thank you for being brave enough to try this with your kiddos and to share it with us! I know so many people are too scared, so this was a big risk and I am so glad you took it so that now many more can follow in your footsteps."
Shandell Shumka: "So brave and I love all the safety skills you taught. I just think ‘don't play with fire’ instead of teaching them how to build a fire thoughtfully. Inspired!"
Choosing Our Sit Spots
Choosing Our Sit Spots
Grade 2 at Shannon Lake Elementary
Here is a link to the slide deck.
Journaling: Zoom in & Zoom Out
Journaling: Zoom in & Zoom Out
Grade 2/3 Nature Team at Spring Valley Elementary
Here is a link to the slide deck.
Rediscovering Joy: Fractions & Poetry in Nature
Rediscovering Joy: Fractions & Poetry in Nature
Grade 3 at Bankhead Elementary
Here is a link to the slide deck.
Thank you so much to our storytellers today! We appreciate your bravery and vulnerability in sharing where you are with your learning!
Thank you so much to our storytellers today! We appreciate your bravery and vulnerability in sharing where you are with your learning!
Gratitude Waterfall
Gratitude Waterfall
Please let our storytellers know what you are grateful for.
How have their stories inspired and sparked you?
Please prepare your message in the chat and we will all press enter at the same time so we can 'waterfall' our messages.
Helmcken Falls, Wells Gray Park, BC
If you have a learning story to share, please let us know.
We would love to support you in sharing your story at one of our next sessions.
Give Aways & Community Events
Give Aways & Community Events
Our winners will win a wagon or some Core Routines resources to use with their students when they learn in, with, and from nature.
Congratulations to our session 4 winners:
Congratulations to our session 4 winners:
Thursday April 21st Session:
First Draw wins an Ozark Trails All-Terrain wagon: Larissa Babichuk
Second Draw wins the books Coyote's Pocket Guide & Curious Coyote: Bréanne Brunel
Third Draw wins the book Put On Your Owl Eyes: Cassidy Ashman
Wednesday April 27th Session:
First Draw wins an Ozark Trails All-Terrain wagon: Brittany Amorim
Second Draw wins the books Coyote's Pocket Guide & Curious Coyote: Shenay Craig
Third Draw wins the book Put On Your Owl Eyes: Cindy Green
Save The Date
Save The Date
The date for the Land-Based Learning Story has been changed to Thursday, May 5th @ 4:00 at HRES. This session will be in person at Hollywood Road Education Services in the gym.
The date for the Land-Based Learning Story has been changed to Thursday, May 5th @ 4:00 at HRES. This session will be in person at Hollywood Road Education Services in the gym.
Here is the link to sign up if you plan to attend. If you have already signed up there is no need to sign up again.
Here is the link to sign up if you plan to attend. If you have already signed up there is no need to sign up again.
For more details and to see other upcoming events, check out our Community Page.
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