22. Different Kinds of Children's Outdoor Activities and Games for Teaching Science

Naturally Teaching Elementary: A Podcast for Teachers and Homeschool Families

If you’ve decided to take your students outside for learning but you’re not sure where to start lesson planning, this is the episode for you! There are a variety of children’s outdoor activities and games to enhance your science studies, and I cover 9 of them in this episode.

Tune in for descriptions and examples of:

• Group meetings or whole group meetings
• Guided hikes or walks
• Trail or sidewalk activities
• Exploration
• Data collection
• Observational studies
• Running games
• Role playing games
• Concept reinforcement games

Make sure to stick around until the end of the show where I give you ideas of how to get your hands on study skins, or taxidermied animals, to bring your students’ learning to life!

Resources mentioned 💚

• Episode 3: Teaching with Books: Thinking Outside the Box with Steve Frisbee
• Episode 15: 6 Citizen Science Projects for Elementary Students and Teachers
• Episode 20: 6 Animal Migration Activities for the Elementary Classroom
• Episode 17: 6 Fun Fall Activities Aligned with K-5 Next Generation Science Standards
• Episode 4: 6 Invasive Species Activities to Use in the Elementary Classroom
• Naturally Teaching scavenger hunts
• Seasonal Senses Scavenger Hunts for Fall, Winter, and Spring
• Outdoor Pollination Scavenger Hunt
• Living and Non LivingScavenger Hunt
• Worm Weather Picture Book Companion
• Borrow CMU Zoology Specimen
• Acorn Naturalists

Show Notes: https://naturallyteaching.com/episode22

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