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The Seedling BLOG

You Are Here! A simple rock check in!

  • Posted by Victoria Hackett
  • Categories The Seedling BLOG
  • Date October 23, 2015
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You Are Here!

A simple rock check in!

“All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” Aristotle

How do you check in the children in your program? How do you make sure everyone is there. My collegue Jan, welcomes her students with eye contact and a shake of the hand.  Other teachers simply write a check mark next to each students name as they come into the room. How can you add nature to your check in procedure?

You are in for a treat! Imagine your little ones coming to school and proudly saying “I’m Here!” and playing their own rock in the basket. Simply fabulous!

What else can you do with rocks? Share an idea in the comments below!

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Victoria Hackett

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My mission is for every child in every school to have access to an Outdoor Classroom. Therefore, I inspire educators to teach outdoors and lead an on-line virtual community of Natural Teachers all over the world to create their own Outdoor Classroom story.

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    6 Comments

  1. Jeanne
    November 24, 2015
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    This past summer, we painted rocks in our own identifying colors to mark individual sunflower and strawberry plants. It was a lot of fun for the children to show visitors their own plants.

    • Victoria Hackett
      November 24, 2015
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      Love this! I have “harvested” rocks so I can paint them this winter. Can’t wait to create a new word garden in the Spring

  2. LStafford
    November 7, 2015
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    I love the idea of the Rock Sign-In, and think the same rocks could be used for other literacy activities, too. For example,
    children could “vote” on questions posed with “answer” baskets. Simple “yes” and “no” baskets could work for a variety of classroom questions, or baskets could have words and pictures (Which type of apple do you like best, green, yellow, or red? Which song should we share with friends at school?). Using name rocks might also be a way to make predictions, too for science experiments. Charting children’s opinions on a chart works well, but this is another simple alternative. Another suggestion could be to select classroom helpers with name rocks, or partners for an activity.

    • Victoria Hackett
      November 7, 2015
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      Fabulous!! I am taking notes on all these additional ideas!

  3. Shelley Grove
    October 27, 2015
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    I can’t believe I didn’t think of the Rock Sign-in idea before seeing this. I am addicted to rocks and stones and collect them where ever I go. I use them to tell stories by painting characters on them. I offer a variety of stones & rocks for quiet creating on felt squares or in trays of soft sand. I put them out on a table with tree cookies, animals, sticks, pine cones, etc. I can’t wait to add the “Rock Sign-in!”

    • Victoria Hackett
      October 27, 2015
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      I love this too! They had the names of the children on one side and pictures of the kids decoupaged on the other side of each rock. Fantastically simple! Have fun!

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