Effective Outdoor Learning at Home: A Springtime Sampling

Litzsinger teacher partners, always ingenious and innovative, have been blazing new trails this spring as they guide their students in outdoor, place-based learning at home. Here are a few snippets of what that’s looking like…

MikeTo his students: “Go to your favorite nature spot in your yard at home and make some observations. What you hear, what you see, what you saw that maybe you did not expect. Write down some notes and then tell me in this Flipgrid your Observations from a Spot.
— Mike at St. Francis of Assisi School

iNaturalist logoI asked the students to download iNaturalist and then go out and identify three things in their yard. It was well-received…parents said they enjoyed doing it with their students.
— Laura at Christ the King School
RobMy sensory walk and poetry lesson video.
— Rob at The Soulard School
We compiled more springtime snippets on all four frames of this Jamboard:
Scavenger Hunts
Observe and Record!
Go for a Walk!
Images