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Nature Journaling: I Notice..., I Wonder...?, It Reminds me of...
Nature Journaling: I Notice..., I Wonder...?, It Reminds me of...
Nature Journaling is an incredible tool for students to observe and connect with themselves and their surroundings. Their nature journal allows them to write/draw their observations helping to cement the concepts being taught.
Nature Journaling is an incredible tool for students to observe and connect with themselves and their surroundings. Their nature journal allows them to write/draw their observations helping to cement the concepts being taught.
At this age all three prompts "I notice..., I wonder...?, and It reminds me of..." become very intuitive. However the last statement becomes very important to making connections. Encourage them to begin writing themselves using single words or simple sentences. Please note that spelling is NOT a focus in the nature journal. At this age you may start to see art fears - please ensure you are re-iterating it is NOT ABOUT A PRETTY PICTURE. It is about their observations. Please see the link feedback at the bottom of this lesson for tips on this. Using words, pictures and numbers allows the students multiple tools to document their observations. With permission Bethan Burton has allowed us to link to her website as she has written a blog post for Teaching nature journaling at all ages.
At this age all three prompts "I notice..., I wonder...?, and It reminds me of..." become very intuitive. However the last statement becomes very important to making connections. Encourage them to begin writing themselves using single words or simple sentences. Please note that spelling is NOT a focus in the nature journal. At this age you may start to see art fears - please ensure you are re-iterating it is NOT ABOUT A PRETTY PICTURE. It is about their observations. Please see the link feedback at the bottom of this lesson for tips on this. Using words, pictures and numbers allows the students multiple tools to document their observations. With permission Bethan Burton has allowed us to link to her website as she has written a blog post for Teaching nature journaling at all ages.
Here are some more ideas to get you started.
Engage the fives senses (whenever possible)
Make leaf prints ( paint the leaf and press the print into the journal)
Observe the movement of living things surrounding you
Count the birds/squirrels/insects etc.
Measure as much of the phenomena as the students can using non standard and standard units of measurement.
Here is a downloadable lesson from John (Jack) Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren book: How to Teach Nature Journaling. All resources shared with permission. "I Notice..., I Wonder...?, It Reminds me of..."
GIVING FEEDBACK here is a fantastic resource from Jack and Emilie
NOTE: You are encourage to spend time in the outdoors Nature Journaling. However, you can also bring nature inside, look out your wonder window, have a refrigerator Safari or even observe a house plant or pet.
Nature Poses
Nature Poses
These poses will help us to improve our balance and coordination while also developing our ability to concentrate and deepen our mind-body connection. These poses can be done anywhere and at any time, all you need is yourself and some space. Let’s do some nature inspired poses:
These poses will help us to improve our balance and coordination while also developing our ability to concentrate and deepen our mind-body connection. These poses can be done anywhere and at any time, all you need is yourself and some space. Let’s do some nature inspired poses:
1. Tree Pose
2. Bat Pose
3. Fox Pose
4. Coyote Pose
- Tree Pose
- Stand on one leg, then with your other leg bend your knee, and place the inside of your foot on your inner thigh, or inner calf. Pretend you are a tree standing tall in the wind! Make sure to complete this exercise on both sides of your body.
- Bat Pose
- Start in a standing position, step your feet out wide, bend forward with your upper body with your hands held together, let your arms hanging in front of your face, pretend that you are an upside down bat!
- Fox Pose
- Start in a standing position, slowly bend forward and place your palms flat on the ground. Take a few steps back with your feet to create a V-shape with your bum high in the air. If you can, straighten your legs, relax your head and neck looking down between your legs.
- Coyote Pose
- Lay on your belly, place the palms of your hands flat on the ground under your shoulders, straighten your arms and bring your head, chest and belly off of the ground. Can you howl like a coyote?
- Eagle Pose
- Begin standing, step one foot back so the toes are angled out slightly, raise your arms straight out to your side, bend your front knee and look forward. Make sure to complete this exercise on both sides of your body.
- Turtle Pose
- Sit on your heels, slowly lower your forehead to the ground in front of your knees, place your arms alongside your body, and take three deep breaths.
- Butterfly Pose
- Sit on your bum with your legs bent, slowly bring the soles of your feet together, and flap your legs gently and slowly like the wings of a butterfly.
- Log Pose
- Lay on your back, with your arms alongside your body. Relax your entire body and take 5 deep breaths.
5. Eagle Pose
6. Turtle Pose
7. Butterfly Pose
8. Log Pose
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