This article was one I found on twitter. It was posted by National Geographic Education.
http://education.nationalgeographic.org/programs/love-your-park/?sf21299462=1&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_twedu_0306_2016-FindYourPark&utm_campaign=Content&sf22018086=1
It provided various activities and ideas to get students excited about parks!
I believe that the importance of parks has diminished within the past few years, so getting kids excited about nature again will be very beneficial. It will spark creativity and imagination with nature and stir curiosity within them.
The article describes the idea of a series of mini-field trips. On each of these trips, kids will complete different tasks to help them learn more about nature and to embrace it. Another idea is to create a park atlas for one park. This will encourage the students to learn about various parks once all of the atlas' are combined to create a giant one! Students can get really creative and design their own park! This will help students to better understand what a park consists of. Another activity is to research problems with parks and having the students come up with solutions to solve them. The final activity is where students will learn about the importance of parks in our environment and take a pledge to protect their favorite park.
I found all of these ideas really exciting and hands on for students. They will be able to gain a broader knowledge of the environment in which we live. They will also learn how to preserve the beautiful world we live on. I feel that all of these ideas can really benefit kids in today's society. As I already said, I feel that kids now a days have lost touch with nature. These activities can get kids involved in nature again and get them excited!
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