FINAL PROJECTS/REPORTS
Final
Projects/Reports
Brittany Austin, 1st Grade Lead Teacher
Fredericksburg Academy
Brittany provides some great discussion on the use of Nature Journaling with First Graders, with a lot of good ideas on the use of technology. Also some good ideas about what a Nature Journaling kit for younger kids should look like and working with younger kids outside. And there's a link to lots of example Nature Journal pages from her class.
Lafayette Elementary School, Fredericksburg City Schools
Jenni and Sam provide a great discussion of their use of Nature Journaling with their students and bring up some important considerations: drawing an object first can remove some of the stress of writing for ELL students and the importance of including a portion of the habitat as well as the main object. The second point is particularly important since it moves to the next step - understanding the object in terms of its environment.
Sheri Gallicchio, Teacher & Third Grade Math Lead
Lafayette Upper Elementary School, Fredericksburg City Schools
Sheri provides a very good look into her classes use of Nature Journaling along with several photos of student's journals. Good comments on what worked, in terms of materials and getting students prepared to work outside.
Amtulnoor Grosser, 5th Grade Teacher
Garrisonville Elementary School, Stafford County Public Schools
Amtulnoor addresses some very good points in this report – the importance of being able to collaborate with other teachers in her school and the idea that while most students do enjoy this kind of activity, some students will really embrace Nature Journaling as a way to question and learn.
Amtulnoor addresses some very good points in this report – the importance of being able to collaborate with other teachers in her school and the idea that while most students do enjoy this kind of activity, some students will really embrace Nature Journaling as a way to question and learn.
Special Education Teacher, Hugh Mercer Elementary School, Fredericksburg City Schools
Cristina and Karynn's report is of special interest since it describes the use of Nature Journaling in a First Grade Inclusive/ELL setting. They provide a number of great, specific suggestions for implementing journaling in inclusive settings.
Diamond Hudson, 3rd Grade Teacher
Lafayette Elementary School, Fredericksburg City Schools
Diamond gives us a very good example of applying Nature Journaling to a specific topic: Soils. She also discusses the need for flexible time limits for drawing. And for stressing the need to draw what students see as opposed to drawing what they would like to see.
Megan and Meredith came up with an especially interesting report since they are both "specials" teachers, and while they see all students on a weekly basis, their time with each group is limited. They have lots of good ideas about collaboration and they've documented a student field trip with students to Courtland's courtyard garden for which they designed a journal workbook.
Lafayette Elementary School, Fredericksburg City Schools
Lisa provides a very good introduction to the idea of Journaling Like a Scientist, and how she applied it in outdoor work with her students. She also noted that Journaling "allowed for teachers to see how diverse the abilities were per student. We were able to identify several students for gifted intellectual and gifted visual arts who may have otherwise been overlooked for services."
Walker Grant Middle School, Fredericksburg City Schools
Paige provides a great description of how she prepared her fifth grade students for writing and drawing in their journals, focusing on the use of questioning and creating a setting that would encourage journaling work. She also noted the benefits of using the doc cam, allowing students to share their work.
Fredericksburg Academy
Dick, Kim, and Tim provide a great example of an innovative approach to Nature Journaling, the use of Micropoetry. They provide an introduction to Micropoetry and a discussion, with several examples, of how they implemented this skill in their 5th and 6th grade classrooms.
Michelle Midkiff, 4th Grade Teacher
Fredericksburg Academy
Michelle provides a lot of great examples showing how she's using Nature Journaling ideas and materials in her classroom. Of particular interest are the classroom exploration stations and the Ranger packs for outdoor work. She also designed a simple Nature Journal for her students - there's a link so you can see and download her journal. Michelle also provides some very helpful links with good ideas for getting students to draw.
Gwenette Monroe, 3rd Grade Teacher
Hugh Mercer Elementary School, Fredericksburg City Schools
Gwenette has provided a great description of the use of stations for Nature Journaling. This was for both indoor and outdoor stations and she found that students really enjoyed the activities, and "they quickly filled up each page with explanations, discoveries, and drawings."
Fredericksburg Academy
Patty provides some great ideas for using the Nature Journaling materials – noting that connecting the digital microscope to a laptop was a “game changer” in terms of student interest and engagement. She also provides several student drawings.
Fredericksburg Academy
David provides a lot of great information including a discussion of his use of Nature Journaling, using prompts suggested by John Muir Laws for outdoor activities with his 8th grade Earth Science class and during a field trip to the Chesapeake Bay. There are also suggestions for materials that could be added to a Nature Journaling kit.
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