Follow-Up
Activities
Many
teachers
comment on
the
incredible
transformations
in their
students
during a
week of
outdoor
school.
Students
that are
quiet open
up and try
new things,
others get
excited
about
learning
science, and
groups that
argue are
working
together and
encouraging
one another!
This page is
designed to
help you
keep that
energy,
enthusiasm,
and
cooperation
going all
year! The
following
are a lists
of ideas and
resources
that will
help you
build on
their
outdoor
education
experience
back in the
classroom!
The evening
naturalist
will check
with you
regarding
follow-up
activities
about which
you would
like to
receive an
in-service.
* Bring
some of
Foothill
Horizons
back with
you to the
classroom:
Songs:
Often a
vivid
memory,
songs are a
fun way to
introduce
and
reinforce
concepts.
Check out
the lyrics
to some of
our
favorites.
Wow-board
/
Cooperation
necklace:
Keep the
positive
reinforcement
going back
at school by
adding these
elements to
your
classroom.
Journals:
There are
many pages
that may not
have been
completed at
Foothill
Horizons
that go well
with lessons
taught back
at school,
including
geology!
Bird
blind:
Putting
feeders
outside your
classroom
and continue
the
discoveries
of the bird
blind.
Writing
poems about
what they
see,
graphing
species seen
at different
times of
year, or
sketching
birds are
all projects
that will
tie science
into
writing,
math, and
art. Check
out () to
find out how
to set up a
school yard
bird
habitat. (http://www.wildbirds.com/attract_habitat.htm)
*
Resources on
the Web
California
Regional
Environmental
Education
Community
(
www.creec.org
)
The CREEC
Network
provides
educators
with access
to high
quality
environmental
education
resources—lesson
plans,
grants,
conferences,
field rips,
and free
materials.
Talk
About Trees
(
www.talkabouttrees.org/main.html
)
TAT educates
children
about the
responsible
management
and use of
California’s
trees.
You’ll find:
4th-6th
grade lesson
plans on
sustainability
with
vocabulary
lists and
games, and
free
curriculum
packets! TAT
facilitators
provide
thousands of
free
one-hour
presentations
to
classrooms
throughout
California
each year.
Project
WILD (
www.projectwild.org
)
K-12
curriculum
focuses on
wildlife,
habitats,
and
conservation.
Each
activity
contains
objectives,
methods,
materials,
and key
terms. Sign
up for their
teacher
training
workshops.
Project
WET (
www.projectwet.org
)
This is a
well-known
international,
interdisciplinary
water
education
program for
K-12.
GLOBE
Program
Global
Learning and
Observations
to Benefit
the
Environment
(
http://globe.fsl.noaa.gov/welcome.html
)
An
international
science and
education
program,
GLOBE is a
worldwide
network of
students,
teachers,
and
scientists
working
together to
study and
understand
the global
environment.
Students and
teachers
from over
4,000
schools in
over 60
countries
are working
with
research
scientists
to learn
more about
our planet.
Great
Explorations
in Math and
Science
(
www.lhsgems.org
)
GEMS
provides
over 70
guides,
project
kits, and
handbooks
for
activity-based
learning in
math and
science.
Developed by
UC Berkeley,
GEMS
curricula is
used all
over the
country for
students
K-8. Green
Teacher (
www.greenteacher.com
)
Find great
articles on
a wide range
of topics:
snakes,
soil,
tracking,
vernal
ponds, and
more! Learn
how to
integrate
writing and
art into
science
curriculum.
Updated
workshop and
book lists.
Great
Valley
Museum of
Natural
Science
(
http://mjc.yosemite.cc.ca.us/greatvalley/Default.htm
)
Right in
your
backyard—this
Modesto
museum has a
wealth of
exhibits on
the
different
habitats of
the Central
Valley, with
live animal
presentations!
Association
of
Environmental
Outdoor
Education (
www.aeoe.org
)
Information
on
California’s
network of
outdoor
schools with
information
on spring
and fall
state
conferences.
