Monday
Describe:
Today was the first day it had started to feel like summer was actually returning. The birds were out the breeze was warm. SO I decided to plan for the kids to have an art trip to the wetlands. The kids were beyond excited; it’s a magnificent thing indeed to see all these beautiful small little kindergarten eyes light up at the idea of going on an adventure and being investigators. We talked about caring for our beautiful wetlands and how we need to look after it as it’s a special place, and that if we looked after it today we might be able to come back more often.
The kids wandered around found a quite spot and drew a landscape picture of what the wetlands looked like, I told them to perhaps move to a different spot to see things better as you cant see everything in one position. They were absolutely magnificent, just little angels. I just tried to be ass inconspicuous as possible and just listen to all the cute conversations they were having with each other. Their perceptions of things are so so unique it just invokes my own curiosity. They drew their picture and then got to explore the wetlands, looking through the magnifying glasses, mulching, watering with the watering cans, scooping things from the pond, trying to catch tadpoles, feeding the ducks. It was an absolute frenzy, the kids put on their little detective badges and felt like the most important people on the planet.
Analyse:
For me this lesson really taught me that in practical terms, letting kids explain their own findings in a more diverse and creative way really allows you as a teacher to get a clearer understanding of what they are learning, what they are processing, it lets you into a small window into their minds showing you glimpses and reminding you of how simple and complex the mind is. I enjoyed seeing practically how the students were using their senses to explore their environment.
Plan:
I think that in the future we will need to make it a weekly thing visiting the wetlands as a special treat, the students learn how to take care of their environment and also consolidate what we having been learning in class about the five senses. Perhaps we could go and do some flower pressing up there, talk about the different textures and smells. It’s a world of knowledge just waiting to have an invitation for exploration.
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