The Outdoor Classroom
Face it, kids these days lack Vitamin D. Typical classroom setting is indoors and then when they go home they are indoors doing homework. Outdoor time is limited to children these days.
Take advantage of the outdoors to utilize in an extended classroom setting for your students. Kids love being outside!! Just a walk around the school can be a lesson. If your school does not have an outdoor classroom yet, use what you have to modify one. One thing I know for sure.....teachers are creative.
Here are a few pictures of outdoor classrooms to get you thinking
During writing take your students out (with all of the supplies they will need) and have them write or draw what they see. Even better, what they see, hear, and smell.
This would be a great spot for reading, either whole group on independent reading times
The picture above and below have to be my favorite spaces. An extended space from the main building. The picture below is an example of what the space could look like. LOVE IT!! This would make a great science lab area.
Above shows another great area for water tables.
This structure is a great private classroom setting. Think of doing a social studies unit on communities out here.
Whatever your lesson, get creative and take it outdoors. Take advantage of the vitamin D!!
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