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With the help of the generous donations made by the Jeffer's foundation I have transformed Fridays into a learning with mother nature day. The Jeffer's foundation donated journals, mechanical pencils, and "Lookits". With these materials we have been able to take learning to a whole new level with hands on learning my students enjoy. I teach 7th and 8th grade science and even though we are learning different parts of science throughout the week, on Fridays we head outside and let mother nature guide us on a lesson that is fun and interesting. We record our data in different forms each time we go outside. We will even write science poetry based on what we learned or what we want to learn more about that day. I will be posting pictures of the students working on projects outdoors through every season. We have had to stay in a few time due to the Minnesota cold winter but when we are able we go outside and the students love it. At first when I introduced the concept of going outside every Friday it was met with groans and rolling eyes, but after a few successfully fun trips outdoors they can't wait until Friday! The best thing I hear every day is our class is not long enough and they are not ready to leave science class...they truly love learning!
With the help of the generous donations made by the Jeffer's foundation I have transformed Fridays into a learning with mother nature day. The Jeffer's foundation donated journals, mechanical pencils, and "Lookits". With these materials we have been able to take learning to a whole new level with hands on learning my students enjoy. I teach 7th and 8th grade science and even though we are learning different parts of science throughout the week, on Fridays we head outside and let mother nature guide us on a lesson that is fun and interesting. We record our data in different forms each time we go outside. We will even write science poetry based on what we learned or what we want to learn more about that day. I will be posting pictures of the students working on projects outdoors through every season. We have had to stay in a few time due to the Minnesota cold winter but when we are able we go outside and the students love it. At first when I introduced the concept of going outside every Friday it was met with groans and rolling eyes, but after a few successfully fun trips outdoors they can't wait until Friday! The best thing I hear every day is our class is not long enough and they are not ready to leave science class...they truly love learning!
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