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Welcome
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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28 Comments
So many different learning experiences can be brought in to create a labyrinth! I can picture many different materials to use and this can be a cross curricula activity that moves from indoors to outdoors!
Awesome!
noticing walk can be done in multiple settings or neighborhoods so that they can be compared and contrasted. We do this now by looking at the different shops, houses and plantings in front of the houses.
painting rocks and creating paths throughout our area will define some areas from others-they are also portable and can be transferred to make new areas to explore often.
Great ideas.
A rock painted labyrinth is such a great idea and it also incorporates other activities outside of math. Collecting rocks on a walk (gross motor and science) painting (fine motor) and the labyrinth itself is math counting as you go and creating a pattern. It will also teach the children the process of continuity, you cant always finish a project in a day, some things take time.
So many poosibilities
I love all of these ideas! Labyrinths are not only beautiful but centering and calming. I have done noticing (listening) walks with my own children many times. There is a book called The Listening Walk by Paul Showers that we read a lot when they were younger. I would like to bring this activity into my classroom. We have lots of places to explore for sights and sounds.
Thanks for the book resource.
I always have the children stop and listen for minute during our walks, then they have to see if they can locate where the sound is coming from. I would absolutely would encourage all my teachers to create a painted stone labyrinths with the children in our play yard. It would awesome to take mindfulness walk and collect stones to create the labyrinths with. The kids would love to create this and work together counting and timing it. What an awesome idea!
Awesome!
When in school, we often take walks. I like the idea of stopping and just listening. With my family we do hikes and often walk without talking, silently counting different bird songs, then compare at the end.
I also LOVE the painted rock labyrinth! We do paint rocks as an activity but usually just send them home with the kids. What a great idea to extend that activity and create a labyrinth. We could draw the line and have kids line them up into the shape of a spiral. We could count the rocks, sort them by color and then create patterns, there are so many math applications to this activity! Going on my list for next year!
So many possibilities!
We have been creating painted rocks as part of the Kindness Rock movement. Arranging them in a labyrinth is such a wonderful idea. Thank you for the new book. We have done a noticing walk after reading The Listening Walk by Paul Showers.
YEA!!!!
I also love the stone labyrinth idea. We did some rock art as one of our remote learning activity and that having that prior experience would lend itself very nicely to build upon later. I also really like the idea of noticing walks. We are on a college campus but situated in a wooded areas so we have the opportunity to walk and notice a lot! I’ve also been taking some trainings during this time on mindfulness and i think it it will be especially important for us to practice that when we return.
🙂 I just facilitated a workshop on Children, Mindfulness and Nature. So much fun!https://www.outdoor-classrooms.com/trainings-outdoor-courses/
The painted rocks are such a simple, yet fun way to engage the children in this unit. Love it!
I love this activity!
I like the idea of using the stones to create a labyrinth so maybe with my toddlers I could get some stones from the dollar store or see if we could find any on the walks we take and collect them and then have them paint them and arrange them in a circular pot or basket
Fun!
I would like to try the “noticing walk” and incorporate the senses of seeing, hearing and touching along the way. Will have to check out the Magical Labyrinth book and I think even making small stone labyrinths inside the classroom first would be fun before trying a large outdoor one.
Yea!!!
I can’t wait to try the painted stone labyrinth! I love that you added this unit to time, it’s another way to teach such a complex idea. I feel like this activity would involve a very thoughtful process, it’s always great when we can get our students to slow down and really take care in their work. We talk about breathing and take deep breaths often during our school day, this plays into that idea so perfectly.
Yea! Very cool to connect this with breathing. Can’t wait to see your painted stone labryinth. 🙂
I love the idea of having the students create a labyrinth! My students love to collect stones, and it would be a great thing for them to work together. We have talked about mindfulness quite a bit in our room, so this would be a great way to put this into practice.
I’m also inspired by the idea of the “Noticing Walk.” Often in class we do timed movement breaks that gets the students out of their seats and moving! I’m thinking that having a timed walk outside would also do the trick! I have a story in my classroom called “The Listening Walk” that I think could tie in nicely to this idea. My students could practice mindfulness while also gaining a better understanding of what time passing feels like. We could start with timer at 5 minutes and then see if we could do a longer time outside another time. When we return to the room, the students could also journal about what they heard and noticed. We could use a sentence starter like, “During my 5 minute Noticing Walk, I heard/saw …”
Whenever we do anything time, I like to let my students know when we have reached the “one minute warning” time. That way, they know that things are about to wrap up! I think this could be used during the walk as well. Looking forward to it!
So many great ideas! I love how one idea can evolve into so many new ideas. I also really love how you are adapting ideas to fit what you are already doing in your classroom. Such lucky children.
A labyrinth would be wonderfully fun to create in the snow. Think I m8ght start small in the classroom and take to the garden.
What a fabulous idea! I never thought of doing it in the snow. I love that you are thinking about extending this activity and starting small in the classroom. Children can make miniature Labyrinths and then move outdoors. Fun! Take pictures. I can’t wait to see. 🙂