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Nature or Not?
September 20, 2018
May you move all of your mountains, and disturb the peace by adding to it.
-Carol Horos
-Carol Horos
In their popular book, Bringing the Outside In, Sandra Duncan and Jody Martin suggest a way to help children have conversations about nature.
"Gather a variety of objects that are plastic or pretend and some natural elements such as a stick, seashell, and palm leaf. Place these objects on a table so children can see the items that will be buried out of sight….Have a conversation about what is real and what is not – what is nature and what is man-made. After the conversation, bury the objects in the sensory/sand table or a container filled with sand.
As the children dig and find an item, discuss which items are natural and which are man-made…"
Tune in to the Early Childhood Investigations webinar with Sandra Duncan and Jody Martin on Wednesday, October 10 to learn more about ways to bring the outside in.
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Comments (2)
Displaying All 2 CommentsCountryday School
McLean, VA, United States
This is worthless. If you want the children to actually learn
about the outdoors take them outside. And I heartily agree
with the previous comment. This is someone's attempt to
use a serious subject (not getting kids outdoors enough) to
make a fast buck.
macky and michael's house
cambridge, ma, United States
This curriculum idea has many flaws. So teacher led, not to mention dominated. Why can't the kids just enjoy the sand table without the teachers ideas and demands taking precedence?
Man made? So no women engineers, factory floor workers or factory owners in the world again? Factory made is a more honestly descriptive term.
But really, most of all. Kids are quite bright, they know the difference between natural objects and those factory made ones. Take them outside and let them discover on their own. No need for intrusive teacher talk. Let a conversation flow naturally if it comes up.
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