A couple of months ago, Dragonfly Nature Programs went plastic neutral. While we have always purposely designed lessons that minimize waste, waste is very hard to avoid.
We sat in silence for a bit to listen for squirrel calls. I asked the students if they had any ideas why we weren’t seeing many squirrels and one student thought it could be because squirrels aren’t so active during that time of day (around 4 pm). Squirrels are diurnal, meaning they are active during the day and sleep at night. Others thought the squirrels knew we were looking for them so they wanted to hide from us. All great theories.
I write to remind you, that we are more closely dependent on our Planet Earth than we are typically, consciously, willing to acknowledge. Wake up to this, for your own wellbeing, and so that you can help me teach our children that only a healthy Earth can supply our survival needs and our Earth is only as healthy as we humans, allow it to be.
Teachers, I wanted to find ways to support your virtual work and so I’ve compiled some wonderful tools to help you connect children with nature during this unusual year. I have a little something for everyone this month, from pre-K to AP high school classrooms. The resources shared are all designed to support outdoor education and each has its pros and cons which I’ve listed to help you make the best choice for your classroom.
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