Each
fall, kindergarten students at Sedge Garden Elementary School "camp-out"
to practice curriculum goals.
“We
roast marshmallows over a fire pit and talk about how the heat changes the
state of matter,” said kindergarten teacher Elizabeth Noell. “We observe
what happens to the wood when heat is applied. (Matter can change states.)
“We
write/draw about how to roast a marshmallow or what happens to states of matter
when heat or cold is applied.
We go on
a nature hike and observe seasonal changes; we observe what happens to our
garden plants when fall comes; we observe using our five senses and draw what
we see, hear, taste, touch, and smell along the way. We use our science skills
to observe changes.
“We
count and compare objects along our walk – acorns, leaves – and sort colors,
shapes, and sizes of the objects.
“We sit
in a tent and listen to camp-out stories such as ‘Franklin Goes Camping’ and
learn about the title, the author, the illustrator, the main idea of the story,
and talk about details in the story using our question words such as Who, When,
How, Why, What...
“We
re-tell the story parts: beginning, middle, and end. We make connections to our
lives that relate to the story.
“With
the experience of the ‘camp-out’ day, we use this knowledge in our reading,
writing, science and math lessons going forward.”
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