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Plants, Animals and Seasonal Changes
Plants, Animals and Seasonal Changes
Kindergarten walks are based on environmental awareness through the changing seasons. They help to forge an attitude of respect toward the environment, each other and themselves as learners. Kindergarteners use four senses: seeing, hearing, smelling and touching, to observe and share their observations of seasonal changes.
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Note: All adults who work with children in the Big Backyard program must have a valid CORI . Please click here to fill out a CORI form. CORI checks are good for 3 years.
What do I need to volunteer for a walk?
A Love of Nature
A willingness to share your curiosity
A valid CORI from Lexington Public Schools*
Appropriate attire for the weather
We supply training, walk material and any equipment you need!
Volunteer Walk Information
Volunteer Walk Information
Read the guide before your walk to familiarize yourself with areas to visit and activities.
Volunteers watch a short on-demand 15 minute video, before the walk, to learn an overall approach to guiding children outdoors as well as modeling of the activities on each specific walk.
Fall Walk
Fall Walk
Plants and Seasonal Changes
Kindergarteners make observations of the schoolyard using sight, hearing, smell and touch. They will conduct examinations of plants and plant parts and do some leaf comparisons.
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Winter Walk
Winter Walk
Plants, Animals & Seasonal Changes
Kindergarteners use senses to observe seasonal changes and compare with fall. They observe signs of animal activity and examine snow and ice. They observe tree buds and learn about tree growth.
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Spring Walk
Spring Walk
Plants, Animals & Seasonal Changes
Students will be encouraged to make and communicate observations, ask questions, listen to the ideas of others, and make connections to their own lives. They will use four of their senses (sight, hearing, touch, and smell) to make seasonal observations with a focus on plants and plant parts in spring.
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