Learning Goals
Students will be able to use the five senses to observe outdoor objects, organisms, and events and describe what they notice with simple descriptive words.
Students will be able to sort and compare natural materials by color, size, shape, and texture to notice similarities and differences.
Students will be able to document outdoor discoveries with drawings, found objects, and teacher-taken photos to show observable phenomena.
Students will be able to identify and describe changes in weather and the outdoor environment over time using pictures, words, and collected items.
Students will be able to use safe and appropriate materials and simple sharing language during nature exploration and class displays.
Students will be able to participate in guided dramatic play to revisit and communicate what they discovered outdoors.
Products
My Outdoor Discovery Investigation Page
Each child completes a simple research notebook page with a question prompt, observation drawings, teacher-recorded words, and a personal reflection about what they saw, heard, or felt outside. The page shows the child’s own evidence and thinking from one wonder walk.
Class Sense Safari Gallery Board and Nature Table Display
Small groups co-create a gallery display that combines the class nature board, sensory nature table, photos, weather cards, and shared child words to explain what changed outside and what the class discovered together. The team presentation depends on each child contributing observations, objects, or drawings and includes mismatched or surprising findings.
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