{"id":6350,"date":"2022-06-07T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T21:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=6350"},"modified":"2022-06-07T17:22:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T21:22:53","slug":"lets-talk-about-great-outdoors-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2022\/06\/lets-talk-about-great-outdoors-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Talk About: Great Outdoors Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2021-22-Lets-Talk-About.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2021-22-Lets-Talk-About-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2021-22-Lets-Talk-About-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2021-22-Lets-Talk-About-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2021-22-Lets-Talk-About.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June is <a href=\"https:\/\/recreationroundtable.org\/events\/great-outdoors-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Great Outdoors Month<\/a>, a time to celebrate our local, state, national parks, and waterways. As we <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6172048\/covid-19-controlled-pandemic-endemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">straddle the line between pandemic and endemic COVID-19<\/a>, we need to balance safety for<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6170489\/covid-19-pandemic-not-over-feelings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> those still vulnerable<\/a> and learning to live with COVID19 as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nclAnJXdgqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endemic<\/a> disease. In 2020 we discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/staying-close-to-home-for-great-outdoors-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">staying close to home<\/a> with your Great Outdoors Month activities. This year we want to encourage you to push back against <a href=\"https:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/article\/item\/how_to_protect_kids_from_nature_deficit_disorder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nature-Deficit Disorder<\/a> in our students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve discussed the <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<\/a> and the need to <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/bring-the-sustainable-development-goals-into-your-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teach the SDGs<\/a>. Students who spend most of their time indoors or consuming digital content may lack the connection with nature that helps them understand the importance of goals 14 and 15: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/themes\/education\/sdgs\/material\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">life below water <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ScdJ5JDuOpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">life on land<\/a>. Without some connection to the outdoors, students will lack the enthusiasm necessary to engage in critical conservation efforts that will pass down to the next generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many ways to help students to connect with nature. Here are a few ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The National Wildlife Federation encourages us to support a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwf.org\/greenhour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Hour<\/a> daily by providing activities that help students connect to nature. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwf.org\/Home\/Kids-and-Family\/Connecting-Kids-and-Nature\/Health-Benefits-and-Tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science<\/a> tells us there are multiple benefits to getting students outside to play, including higher academic achievement. It doesn&#8217;t have to be complex. For example, you could have students practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5ZzFqAPRcLI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mindfulness<\/a> while <a href=\"https:\/\/thrive.kaiserpermanente.org\/thrive-together\/live-well\/forest-bathing-try\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">forest bathing<\/a> and then respond to journaling prompts about the experience. If you are a little more ambitious, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/exclusives\/moreless\/librarian\/garden.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">start a garden with your students<\/a>.<\/li><li>Introduce students to the idea of the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WiCGgdK-LV4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Owl Prowl<\/a>. Use the Audubon Adventure (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=15978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reviewed here<\/a>) for <a href=\"https:\/\/netapp.audubon.org\/\/AudubonAdventures\/owls_get_started.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Getting started with Owl Prowls<\/a> and perhaps watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.horizonwings.org\/videos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">virtual owl prowl<\/a> as a class. Set up a Flipgrid to complete an <a href=\"https:\/\/admin.flipgrid.com\/manage\/discovery\/details\/45620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">owl pellet exploration<\/a>. Students will then be prepared to go to their local green space (maybe with a parent\/guardian), determine if an owl is there, and report back to the class.<\/li><li>Engage in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1WEVLQaVKm0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">citizen science projects<\/a>. SciStarter (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=14166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reviewed here<\/a>) offers free training to get started with citizen science. Use their website to find a topic that will complement your curricular needs. Project Budburst (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reviewed here<\/a>) shares curricular content for understanding plant life cycles, ecosystems, and scientific inquiry. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatsunflower.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Great Sunflower project<\/a> provides lesson materials surrounding sunflowers and pollinators. You can find other opportunities listed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/citizen-science-projects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Geographic educators&#8217; website<\/a>. The National Park Service also shares a list of citizen science projects on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/subjects\/citizenscience\/be-a-citizen-scientist.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>, and you can find other opportunities to work with national agencies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenscience.gov\/catalog\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you planning to encourage your students to get outdoors? Let us know what you&#8217;ll be doing in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June is Great Outdoors Month, a time to celebrate our local, state, national parks, and waterways. As we straddle the line between pandemic and endemic COVID-19, we need to balance safety for those still vulnerable and learning to live with COVID19 as an endemic disease. 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