These stories are directly from educators detailing how they’ve implemented ClimeTime professional learning into their classrooms.
What was tried in the classroom? Lisa Monroe's class on expanding learning environments has really helped me pursue more science-based learning in my TK classroom. More than anything else, I have increased the time my class is exploring outdoors. On St. Patrick's Day,...
What was tried in the classroom? I took my class for a nature walk outside on our playground. We talked about what we saw. We saw lots of leaves, bugs, sticks, and rocks (their favorite!). When we finished our nature walk, we used chalk to draw what we saw on the...
What was tried in the classroom? In our transitional kindergarten classroom, nature-based learning is woven into every aspect of our day. We explore our five senses during nature hikes, encouraging students to engage with the world around them in a hands-on way. For...
What was tried in the classroom? I took my students on a walk and we observed our 5 senses while doing a nature walk. We drew pictures of what we were seeing, and talked about it on our sit spots. We then went back into class and used what we drew and discussed to...
What was tried in the classroom? I took kids outside this week to gather leaves. We looked at the trees, noticed the different shapes of leaves. Then we did pencil sketches (older kids) and leaf rubbing (younger students) to focus on the veins and patterns of the...
What was tried in the classroom? I took my classes outside to map our trail on the school campus. We looked for evidence of thatch ant highways and mapped any thatch ants hills we found. We collected a sample of thatch ants and looked at them under the digital...
What was tried in the classroom? I scheduled purposely to get students outside. I am an art teacher and we started with leaves. The students were given instructions and direct to-do list. We gathered leaves, made observations and then depending on the grade level we...
What was tried in the classroom? I extended my teaching to include our outdoor spaces and food forests. I use the food forests with our after school garden club, but I hadn't incorporated it much into our teaching. Over the past few weeks, we've spent more library...
What was tried in the classroom? We have tried just going outside in general. We've taken our creative writing outside on clipboards. We've gone around the campus and picked up trash and had conversations about the impact that we have on our environments and...