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Get other Rangers to practice and workshop ideas that you want to try with a class

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If you know your upcoming class is a class with Special Needs, try to get a hold of the teachers of the class (not parent coordinators/admin/etc) via email to get a true sense of how to help that specific class thrive.

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● Contact teachers beforehand

● Ask the teacher if the kids can " questions (who, what, when, where, how)

● Sensory activities are great - color matching, different textures, etc.

● Set expectations for the lesson such as a schedule and then stick with it

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They cannot grasp connections between simple concepts, like different animals live in parks vs zoos

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Pre K thrives with acted out songs

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Teaching to so many levels requires us to be teachers from Pre-K to college level with little to no training in those grade specifics

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Cannot cut out small pieces

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Games like "Hawk and Squirrel" work with a post game discussion about ecosystem populations

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Can use abstract activities like "Human Compass" to illustrate growing strain put on ecosystems

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Classes at this age level tend to have a lot of energy they do not know how to focus, so longer periods of walking and competitive activity tend to work better over long periods of standing and listening

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Where to find succinct material that matches AP level classes

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Difficult students are difficult to reengage into the conversation. I just try and engage with the students who are curious

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When you ask them a why question they say because and then just repeat what you said.

"Why is it good for this animal to be brown?"

"Because it's good for it to be brown."

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Attention span both in the moment and over the whole program. Younger kids tend to lose a lot of steam/focus with the length of our programs

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Attention span both in the moment and over the whole program. Younger kids tend to lose a lot of steam/focus with the length of our programs

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Attention spans are getting worse :(

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They hear you say not to touch something and then forget two seconds later

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I don’t feel like i am at a high school teaching level

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Teaching kids of various ages different topics. When it comes to history or science kids need to have the proper foundation to learn what we're expected to teach.

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They can only walk so much before they get tired. We need to know their kidly needs and modify hikes in accordance witj their needs compared to bigger kids or adults

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It's difficult to gauge what level each individual school or class regardless of grade is at so you have to have a very flexible lesson plan

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Pull out a pinecone or a puppet. It will delight them!!!

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PHONES!!!! Can we communicate to teachers that phones should be put away during TNCs? High schoolers are surprisingly better w this

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the group is better for 1-2 running around games throughout the program, esp if u have a rowdier crowd (in order to get their energy out)

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It's harder to re-engage older students so classes can go very well or very poor depending on what class we get. The usual games and callouts to get younger kids back on track don't work with this age level

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Consult the Project Wild books for activities

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Migration, tree to tree, trick with M word

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one upping, being "comedians"

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be logical with them, but still remember they are kids, be firmer at the beginning with them, can grasp greater concepts

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Good foundation on the topics that we tend to teach them, have the "nerds" by then, really into the topic

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Can work together a bit more to problem solve, work with that

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Games with a resolution, what you might find enjoyable

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More engaged, when you catch them in the school year matters though, Fall better luck than late spring

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Responds to furs with "omg why you kill it?"

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Emotions tend to be more hidden, keep in mind when doing RCC, be gentler than you would think