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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 8
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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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LIVE WORKSHOP #1Lecture3.8
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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 7
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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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LIVE WORKSHOP #2Lecture5.7
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31 Comments
We can’t have birdbaths or water gardens or little ponds of any kind our licensing won’t allow it, but we do have potted gardens. Making a lily pad game would be something we could try that looks like a lot of fun.
Great ingenuity!
Terra cotta birdbaths great idea especially with mixed age groups. This is an activity that can be done and put in the childcare garden as well as sent home. Again an opportunity for home childcare connection. Observing what is happening in their neighborhood and than my neighborhood.
I take the children to the local park that has several lily ponds and a few ponds and a lazy river with water fall at one end. While we are there we scoop using butterfly nets (from walmart) to scoop into the edge of the ponds. We find many varieties of water insects and tadpoles at different stages of development. We have even caught a good sized fish near the waterfall in the past.
There are also a variety of water birds nesting throughout the area.
You are on a roll! Great job! Keep up the great work.
Terra cotta bird baths…WOW!! Simple, exciting and EEC friendly. I’m not sure the kiddos could handle a pond, but bird baths wool work.
Love how your ideas are spinning.
intrigued by the garden in a container. Something to think about when we return.
🙂 Awesome!
I have never made a water garden in a container but this sounds interesting and I would like to learn more!
I love the idea of a terracotta bird bath and this could be an activity that we encourage children to make during a Zoom session and then share photos afterward.
I have a deck where I get lots of birds and wonder if I put a bird bath out there if I could get photos of the birds using the bird bath to share with the children.
I love “What if?” questions!!! Fabulous!
I like the idea of using the terra-cotta pots! I think that is a simple but fun way to bring water into the space. We do have a pond close by that we visit to watch the birds and frogs. There the children can count birds and insects that they find.
Yea!! What a fabulous resource!
Love the bird baths! And small pots could be made into bee baths! We have both in our garden at home at love them. I am also intrigued by the idea of container water gardens. I am wondering how would the water stay clean.. I might give it a try in my own space before taking it to school.
Goog thinking!
This is an idea that I am happy to suggest for home gardens, but we are never allowed to have standing water because of mosquitoes. We will have fun building a pretend lily pond when we get back.
When I first started to read about bird baths my mind automatically went to the big ones that you see in stores and then when I read about the Terra cotta pot idea I smiled because it was such a great idea and one that didn’t even cross my mind. I don’t think we would be able to create a pond at our site but maybe a small water container garden might work.
Awesome thinking!
The terracotta pot bird bath is another great remote learning activity!
Absolutely!
I really like the upside down terracotta pot & saucer bird bath idea. I am going to definitely try that one with my students and my grandson. Real ponds or container water gardens probably wouldn’t fly at my school with regulations, but the “figurative pond” games look fun. I had another idea to add math to the jump on the lily pads across the pond–put numbers on the pads and the children have to cross the pond by jumping the pads in the right sequence.
Great job adapting ideas. 🙂 Keep up the great work and super ideas!
I love this particular unit, the birdbaths an absolute must in the upcoming warmer months, the lily pad game would be a perfect for a rainy day when we can’t get outside to play but still need to get some energy out. Can’t wait to try these great ideas!
Yea!!! Such funny weather. It feels like spring today! Can’t wait to see how these activities turn out. Yea you!
Definitely will make the bird bath in the spring with the children! They love painting plant pots as we have done this in the past for parent gifts! We love making bird feeders too with crisco and birdseed on the pinecones . Just collecting pinecones ready for the project!
I love your energy!! Can’t wait to see these masterpieces in the Spring! 🙂 Make sure you share them with us.
I commented on how we are surrounded by water so I want to pull container gardens in that pull the ponds and wildlife into our space.
How wonderful! There are kits for ponds and lot’s of different container pond options too. Can’t wait to watch your new outdoor space evolve! So much fun!
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I love the idea of attracting birds to our outdoor space. I would love to add a bird bath outside to attract the birds, but I’m also thinking of how I could connect this lesson to birds that may be migrating or adapting to the changes in the weather soon. We will be talking about how birds and other wildlife need to eat a lot when it’s available in the fall! This got me thinking about creating a feeding area for the birds.
Since we do have a small cherry tree outside, I was thinking we could use the cherry tree as a space to help attract birds. As the leaves have fallen off of the tree, the branches of the tree are quite noticeable. We could use pinecones (hopefully collected from local pine trees by the students) with long strings attached to the top (I could hot glue these before hand), roll them in sunbutter (due to peanut allergies) and then roll the pinecones in bird seed. I’ve done this project years ago, but would love to bring it back! I could then hang these bird feeders from the cherry tree. We can count how many pine cones we have hanging, and then predict how many birds we will attract. The students can then count them from time to time as we make our observations.
I love when “old” ideas are reborn new again with a new energy and excitement. So simple with so many possibilities. Have fun and take pictures.