Exit Slip Sept 16

 Today’s class in the garden was very enjoyable and insightful into different ways of putting a fun spin on math or science classes. I would have been surprised in my science class and therefore maybe a little more inclined to pay attention, especially if I were a more disruptive or “anti-science class” type of student. 

The drawing activity was a fun way of bringing more creative minds into an analytical space, and vice versa. Especially in a young science or math class where they’re obligated to be there, it’s a fun way for students to show their strengths in a different discipline, and associate where even in art, there is a space for math and science concepts. It gives students a chance to be quiet and reflective, as we experienced, but also gives them opportunity to connect with others and see their classmates in a different light.

The movement and body-oriented sun and measurement activities are also a fun way to maybe break up a lesson, get the students moving, and get some extra energy out, while still engaging with the technical material. It would be interesting to see what kids could come up with for different projects that they can use their body mechanics for. The fractal discussion was also very reminiscent of the Fibonacci sequence being presented in nature, so that could even be another spin on it. 

Outdoor learning is something I don’t think I’m super comfortable with all the time, but there is definitely a place to use it in getting students out of (or into) their comfort zones to switch up their engagement with the material. As someone from Ontario, inclement weather was the name of the game for most of the school year, so I’m excited to continue to see ways of implementing nature into my math lessons, and movement into my science classroom.