Creative Nature Experience
Practice: Go on a Nature Exploration Trip in an outdoor area that is nearby your classroom or school such as a park, garden, etc. In your trip, first ask them to experience the nature with all their senses. Then, ask the volunteering students to pay attention to the sounds, scents, tastes, and aesthetic aspects they notice and pick three of those things (e.g. falling leaves, branches, a substance left in the nature, plastics, etc.) without harming the nature. Explain that they need to be attentive and aware of what they observe.
Later, ask them to create a product by using the materials collected from the nature throughout the course.
When to Use
It can be arranged any time around the year as needed, and as part of the World Environment Day events.
Age Level
1st Grade 9th Grade
Duration
Materials
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Purpose
Raising students’ awareness of nature and inspiring them to create works that can contribute to recycling
Related Areas of Social-Emotional Learning
Self-awareness, social awareness.