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Type of Learning Experience:
Interest Area or Learning Center
Routine or Ritual
Small Group (4-5 children)
Large or Whole Group
Read Aloud
Outdoor
Family Engagement
Learning Outcomes: Remember to delete the italicized text and enter your own.
Outcomes
Assessment
Environmental Set-Up
Materials and Equipment List:
- Crayons (with labels peeled off)
- Paper- can have a selection of colors
- Chalk- a variety of colors
- 3-4 large baskets
- Clipboard for observations
- Camera
Setting: Outside in the school yard, place a basket at the base of 3 or 4 trees. (Ideally
1 tree for every 3 children) Put paper, some crayons and chalk inside each basket.
Closure: Give the children a warning when time is almost up. Collect the rest of the
pictures and the baskets. If the weather is warm enough, let children help you rinse
the tree trunks with buckets of water, cups, sponges, or spray bottles. Note what the
chalk does as it gets wet!
Differentiation:
Simplify- Provide hand over hand assistance if needed, for the bark rubbings. Teacher
can provide narration and descriptive words for the activity.
Challenge- Can expand the activity to include leaf rubbings, or encourage children to
work together to create one picture or design on their tree. Children can practice
writing their names or letters on the tree with the chalk and sign their creations.