Albuquerque's
Environmental StoryAlbuquerque's
Environmental StoryBlindfold a partner and lead him or her on a 5-minute walk around the playground. No talking. Each partner lists impressions. After both have finished, exchange lists. Repeat without blindfolds and with talking permitted.
How do the lists compare?
What might explain the differences between the lists?
Find out how much can be learned by using one sense at a time. Identify objects in a box by using sound, touch, and smell.
Identify foods through taste with nose and eyes closed.
Was any one sense easier to use than the others?
Did you find that there were differences among you concerning which senses were most acute? Discuss.
Heighten powers of observation and ability to communicate by making up a Twenty Questions game using spring flowers as the objects to be guessed.
Clue questions could include:
Is it on our school lawn?
Does it have a spiny stem?
Does it have five petals?
Look at a beautiful tree or a treelined street.
Brainstorm feeling words and list them (majestic, tranquil, towering, graceful, etc..).
Write Haikus or free verse using some of these words to describe your feelings about having trees around you..
Look for patterns in the schoolyard (spider webs, flowers, butterflies, caterpillars, soil erosion, rocks). Select a favorite pattern as a basis for designing a textile print.
0n a windy autumn day, watch the swaying trees, or leaves blowing through the air, or tumbleweeds bouncing down the street.
Identify with, and imitate, one moving object.
Choreograph a ballet based on movements inspired by these objects.
Select suitable music.
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