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A Sign of Life
| Author/Presenter: Sanne van der Ros | Target Grades: Primary (K-3) |
| Availability: All | Theme: Biodiversity and Wildlife |
| Cost: None | School District: School District 6 |
Description
Through hands-on activities and active games, students will explore their local environment in this half-day outdoor program. Students will observe using their tuned-in senses looking for signs of evidence animals have been there. They will compare their findings, and share what they have learned during this guided exploration about local plants and animals. They will classify the plants and animals according to various characteristics that we will identify. Also, we will look at what these local plants and animals need to survive and how the daily and seasonal cycle affects this. They will learn the connection between the non-living world and the living world. Through learning about their environment, students will become aware of their own role in our surrounding area. All students will go home with something they created!
Read Sanne van der Ros' biography here.
Notes
This is a half-day program which takes place within walking distance from the school or a short bus ride to a natural area within the community upon request. Students should wear closed shoes and weather-appropriate clothing that can get dirty and bring a snack and drink along. Teachers can request relevant follow-up activities they can do with their class afterwards.
Curriculum Matches
Characteristics of Living Things ? Needs of Living Things ? Demonstrate the ability to observe their surroundings ? Compare local plants and animals ? Describe features of local plants and animals ? Daily and Seasonal Changes ? Classify living and non-living things ? Describe how the basic needs of plants and animals are met in their environment ? Describe changes that occur in daily and seasonal cycles and their effects on living things ? Social Studies: ways to care for their environment, natural characteristics of environments, how basic needs are met, how environment affects daily life