"Observing expands your world; the more you see, hear, feel smell and taste, the more you will understand. You become attuned to the context of objects you previously thought of as isolated; you find they are connected to other objects and events."- Claire Walker Leslie, author of Keeping a Nature Journal
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| Observing animal behavior |
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| Mule deer on the playground |
Monday, September 9:
mushroom walk, sorting mushrooms, and making spore prints
Sources: The Fungus Files: An Educator's Guide (source: the North American Mycological Institute)
Grade Level: Elementary
Objective: Students will begin to learn about mushrooms/fungi/decomposers through guided exploration of their environment.
Materials: Fungus Files handouts, National Audubon Society Familiar Mushrooms Pocket Guide, Mushrooms of North America, an assortment of preselected wild mushrooms, construction paper, cups
Class introduction/hook: Mary Oliver poem (Mushrooms), mushroom walk
Class introduction/hook: Mary Oliver poem (Mushrooms), mushroom walk
