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...
ClimeTime in the Classroom
These stories are directly from educators detailing how they’ve implemented ClimeTime professional learning into their classrooms.
PSESD Classroom Stories
Outdoor wonder and curiosity
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...
Mapping and understanding thatch ants
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...
Getting students outside more consistently
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...
We touch dirt! Including outdoor experiences in teaching
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...
Taking the Classroom Outdoors
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...
Wonder of Science graphic organizers deepen understanding of weather fronts
PSESD Classroom, Institute for Systems Biology Classroom
What was tried in the classroom? Students explored systems using a Wonder of Science graphic organizer in their Weather and climate unit. ISB Education shared the graphic organizer and demonstrated it’s use in context during the Crosscutting Concepts woven through...