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The light creeping in between the tree's represents our spirted students. May their rich identities shine beside natures beauty.

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BB's Outdoor School takes pride in our community garden. Our students have the chance to harvest plants, fruits, and vegetables throughout the year. With the support of knowledgable teachers, students will develop understanding of natures edible beauty ! Not to mention students will have tasty snacks all day straight from our garden :D !!

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At BB's Outdoor School we love getting messy !! This project is a hit for students as they get to be real crafty, using pine cones they collect during a whole class nature walk.

Materials:

pine cones, ideally collected via nature walk

washable paints in various colors

paint brushes

cups to hold paints, optional

tray or drop cloth for work surface

Aprons

As always, this activity can be adapted to support all students. For students who may find it difficult to manipulate a paint brush or become frustrated with the splatter painting technique, can roll the pine cones in different colors of paint instead. The project will look wonderful!

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Students will be exploring our planets natural infrastructure! Teachers will spark questioning on how Earth's natural materials create such spectacular, natural structures for all creatures! Our lesson will move on to collecting rocks to paint for our school's pathway. Students can use watercolor and crayons to create beautiful artwork on their rocks.

Logistics:
Each student will collect 1 rock to decorate.
It is our goal that our pathway will grow throughout the years. As we welcome new students to our community, they will each be welcomed to add to our rock pathway.

This pathway will act as a symbolic space. When art, science, and culture come together--the pathway to innovation is endless ! It is our belief that all students are innovators and will contribute such beauty to our planet.

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This lesson highlights that with very few materials, students can grow to see nature and art as one.

Logistics:
Students will be guided to only pick flowers and plants that nature has already uprooted. No flowers will be harmed in this process :) Teachers will provide cardboard squares for students to decorate their vases and flower pots. Students will collect their natural materials and arrange them as they choose. Students can decide to use glue, string, yarn, or to poke holes into the cardboard.

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8:30 – 9:00 am — Welcome and Free Play Outdoors
Social/ Gross Motor Skills
9:00 am — Attendance​
​9:00 – 9:30 am
​Snack time

9:30 am– 10:15 am
​Group Activities​
​Movement/Teacher and Student Lead Circle: Songs and Rhymes
Literacy, Science or Math Activity
Multicultural Lesson / Social and Emotional Skills

10:30 am — 11:00 am
Free Play / outdoors Exploration

11:00 am – 12:00 pm — Nature Walk
Curricular content is reinforced during each nature walk
Examples:
Math--Look for shapes in nature's natural structure
Science--look for ecosystems
Culture--How do humans interact with this space?
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​12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
​ Lunch  ​​
1:00-1:30 pm
Nap Time

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Free play, Art

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Getting ready for pick up. Free Play until pickup
4:00 pm
Pickup

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I love this whole class art project ! Our students will begin to explore light and shadow through an artistic lens. Teachers will asks students to explain what they notice about the shadow of tree. Students will engage in thoughtful discussions about what they think is happening, before moving on to sketching and paining. I anticipate this to be a week long project. I intend to hang this up for students to see throughout the year. I encourage parents to further their children's understanding of light and shadow at home :)