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Welcome 5
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0-1: Welcome Note from Victoria 30 minLecture1.1
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0-2: Good Things to Know 30 minLecture1.2
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0-3: Why Math Outdoors? 30 minLecture1.3
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0-4: Ideas to Kick Start Your Math Garden 30 minLecture1.4
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0-5: Supply List for Your Mini Math Outdoors Kit 30 minLecture1.5
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Module 1: Math Gardens that Feed 7
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1-0: Welcome to Gardens that Feed 30 minLecture2.1
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1-1: Time 30 minLecture2.2
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1-2: Patterns, Shapes, & Symmetry 30 minLecture2.3
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1-3: Numbers 30 minLecture2.4
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1-4 : Measurement 30 minLecture2.5
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1-5: Data Collection 30 minLecture2.6
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1-6: A Growing Math Garden that FeedsLecture2.7
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Module 2: Math Gardens as Outdoor Learning Stations 7
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2-0: Welcome to Gardens as Outdoor Learning Stations 30 minLecture3.1
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2-1: Time: Sun Dial 30 minLecture3.2
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2-2: Patterns, Shapes, & Symmetry: Music Gardens 30 minLecture3.3
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2-3: Numbers: Miniature Gardens 30 minLecture3.4
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2-4: Measurement: Mud Kitchens 30 minLecture3.5
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2-5: Data Collection: Water Wall 30 minLecture3.6
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2-6: A Growing Garden of Outdoor Learning StationsLecture3.7
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Module 3: Math Gardens that Attract Wildlife 6
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3:0: Welcome to Gardens that Attract Wildlife 30 minLecture4.1
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3-1: Time and Food for Wildlife 30 minLecture4.2
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3-2: Patterns, Shapes and Symmetry & Cover for Wildlife 30 minLecture4.3
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3-3: Numbers and Water for Wildlife 30 minLecture4.4
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3-4: Measurement and Places to Raise Young Wildlife 30 minLecture4.5
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3-5: Data Collection and Sustainable Practices for Wildlife 30 minLecture4.6
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Module 4: Math Gardens for Art and Beauty 6
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4-0: Welcome to Gardens for Art and Beauty 30 minLecture5.1
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4-1: Time & Labyrinths 30 minLecture5.2
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4-2: Patterns, Shapes, and Symmetry & The Flower Garden 30 minLecture5.3
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4-3: Numbers & Art in the Garden 30 minLecture5.4
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4-4: Measurement & Sculpture 30 minLecture5.5
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4-5: Data Collection & Performance Stages 30 minLecture5.6
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10 Comments
1. I’ve been wanting to finish the outdoor classroom e-course that I started a couple years ago and decided that this course is right up my alley. I try to instill nature, gardening and outdoor learning in my curriculum as much as I can.
2. Both questions can be answered as one–This year our school is temporarily housed in a different building and outdoor space as our “new and better” school is being built. This comes with it some challenges for teachers to garden with the children. If I could come away with a plan for some kind of growing & learning math for our temporary location, I would be satisfied.
3. The children in my class are at different learning levels for math. It will be challenging to find a way to engage them all, keep their attention and provide challenge for some who are developmentally ready for it. My plan it to find a happy medium for fun & learning in a challenging location.
Fantastic goals! I will be thinking of ideas for your challenges. 🙂
The idea of providing mathematical experiences for a multi-age outdoor classroom is a bit overwhelming. My math lesson plans are often missing the mark because each of my student’s differing abilities. It is my intention to use the information presented to increase the offerings while decreasing prep time.
I would be delighted if I could set up one activity that could be set up and then left. I would feel successful if I could just watch, scaffold when needed, and take anecdotal notes.
Teaching math outdoors would be so much easier if I didn’t have to worry about choking hazards 😐
Math gardens are most successful when the garden moves from the drawing board to the earth. My hope is that we can create a fall themed math garden in a small flower bed…and do it this week.
This is fabulous! I am looking forward to these transformations.
1. I love the idea of teaching math outside of the classroom, we are a play based pre-school so we get outdoors as much as possible, incorporating math just seems like a natural step in our curriculum.
2. Just realizing how easy it is to incorporate math into every outdoor activity we do everyday. I hope to inspire my coworkers and see how far we can take the concepts I will/have learned in the e-course.
3. My manifesto is to be excited about math outdoors, to inspire my students and coworkers with very simple yet effective concepts. So often I get caught up in the day to day aspects of my teaching, it would be good to step back and really focus on this concept and incorporate year round. I wish this would have been in place for me as a young student, I definitely struggled with math, I am hoping to instill a love for the subject at a young age.
Fantastic reflections!
#2 I am excited to dig into this course to think about new ideas to add to the outdoor classroom, ways to organize the additions, and ways to guide the children to take care of the supplies. I am excited to add purposeful materials to their work space so that the children can enjoy creating their own work/projects, as if they were indoors and using our materials there.
#3 I would be delighted if more of my coworkers embraced the idea of having supplies for the children outdoors. I would like to encourage all of us to help the children learn to be responsible for our supplies so that they last a long time.
Thank you for your thoughtful reflections. I love how you describe “purposeful materials” outdoors. I invite you to write these intentions in your journal so you can look back at the end of the e-course. Looking forward!
#2 I realize my garden and outdoor experiences are rich in are and literacy has really grown this year. Now I want to add more math. We are also building a new center and designing new outdoor spaces and this is the perfect time to think and capture ideas.
#3 I think a break through would be adding math in a way I never even considered before and I would be delighted to see my children run away with the idea.
Love, love, love these! Time for more Math Outdoors! I love the image for your children running away with many of the Math ideas in this e-Course. If you have a journal, please write these two intentions in the opening pages. It will be fun to look back and see if they were met and what else you will come away with.