TMO Day 2023: Reflection

Take Me Outside Week is always a whirlwind of activities, learning and fun! Friday is a time to reflect, celebrate, and to look ahead for next year! Enjoy these for Take Me Outside Day and week, or any other day of the year!

Friday October 20th – Theme: Day of Reflection 

Sit Spots

Grade: All Grades

Subjects: English/Language arts, Geography, Phys. Ed, Science

Teaching Strategies: Reflective Learning, Outdoor Learning

Take your students outside, and encourage them to sit in a spot that appeals to them. The idea of this activity is to revisit the same spot, and observe any changes to the area. Have students reflect on Take Me Outside week and everything that transpired! To enhance this activity, try journaling in the sit spot! See below for more more resources:

• Wildsight
• Wilderness Awareness School
• Emerald Necklace Conservancy

Reflective Journal

Grade:  4-12

Subjects: English/Language arts, Geography, Phys. Ed, Science

Teaching Strategies: Reflective Learning, Outdoor Learning

Encourage students to journal and jot down their experiences in nature, in the form of past, present, and what they hope their experiences will be like in the future. Have students bring out a notebook,  piece of paper, or allow them to take notes on their cell phones for older grades.

Students can also reflect on the events that transpired for Take Me Outside Week! Another idea is to encourage students to jot down their observations in nature using the 4 senses: sight, touch, smell, and hear.

• Resources from John Muir Laws
• How to Teach Nature Journaling: Curiosity, Wonder, Attention

Listen, Read, Think

Educators

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