Connecting with Nature

 

Exploring Our Senses With Nature 

When I observe students, I notice how much they use technology. Almost all students nowadays have their own phone, computer, tablet, or some form of technology. We live in a technological era, where almost most things are incorporated through technology. This lesson plan is where we leave the technology in the classroom and we go outside and explore the outdoors. I based my lesson plan around grade one and senses. Where students are exploring and experimenting with how they use their senses out in nature. I decided not to make this lesson plan based on technology because I feel the point of incorporating nature is to take a break from technology. Now, I understand that with COVID, many lessons are being facilitated through an online setting. This lesson would be very easy to change to allow for online learning. As a teacher, you could share your screen to show the video and explain the activity. Students could go outside alone and still make connections around the house. If a student could not go outside, there are online games that can aid with the lesson. You can use this lesson at any time of the year, you could also use it multiple times to compare how our senses change throughout the seasons.