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1 Thematically arranged 1 activities for Sharing Nature with Children from the collected works of Joseph Cornell For more information go to Flow Sequence Themes Awaken Enthusiasm Stage of the Flow Focus Attention Direct Experience 2 Share Inspiration Sample Flow Learning Session Owls & Crows 3 [SNC pg. 78] Animal Clue Relay (S/YC) [SNC pg. 92] (Reading required, TCMN) Animals! Animals! [SNC II pg. 81] Sound Map 4 [SNC II pg. 74] Build a Tree [SNC II pg. 62] Meet a Tree 5 [SNC pg. 28] Camera [SNC II pg. 105] Mystery Animal [SNC II pg. 85] Recipe for a Forest 6 [SNC pg. 58] Folding Poem [SNC pg. 150] Birds of the Air [SNC II pg. 118] 1 Arranged by Matthew mhuffine@lcer.org 2 Suggested activities can be replaced with an academically oriented lesson plan. 3 Can be 4 Can be 5 Can be 6 Can be

2 Local Animals Local Ecology Animal Parts [SNC pg. 90] Animals! Animals! [SNC II pg. 81] (use local animals) Predator Prey Game [SNC pg. 62] Webbing [SNC pg. 60] Habitat Game [SNC II pg. 70] Wild Animal Scramble (L/OC) [SNC pg. 86] Predator Prey Game [SNC pg. 62] Webbing [SNC pg. 60] Pyramid of Life Mystery Animal [SNC II pg. 85] Calling Predators [SNC pg. 120]

3 Bat & Moth Sound & Colors Camera [SNC pg. 108] [SNC pg ] [SNC II pg. 105] Sound Map Wild Animal Scramble [SNC II pg. 74] Blind Trail [SNC pg. 86] (L/OC) [SNC pg. 30] Sleeping Miser Wilderness Trail [SNC pg. 106] [SNC II pg. 76] Still Hunting [SNC pg. 140] Predator Prey Game Back Home [SNC pg. 62] [SNC pg. 47] Caterpillar Walk Micro-Hike [SNC pg. 50] Sensory / Observational Skills BioGeoChemical Cycles Natural Processes [SNC II pg. 61] (use local cycles) Webbing [SNC pg. 60] (use a list that stresses process) Micro-Hike [SNC pg. 50]

4 Animal Clue Relay Deserts (S/YC) (use a list that desert process) Earth Windows [SNC pg. 92] [SNC pg. 24] Nature Bingo [SNC II pg. 66] Animal Game (use desert animals) [SNC pg. 72] (use local geography) Plants / Trees Owls & Crows (Use tree facts) [SNC pg. 78] Sound Map [SNC II pg. 74] (Cool down, TCMN) Identification Game [SNC pg. 76] (use local plants/trees) Meet a Tree [SNC pg. 28] Blind Trail [SNC pg. 30] Build a Tree [SNC II pg. 62] Un-nature Trail Find Your Age [SNC pg. 80] Heartbeat of a Tree [SNC pg. 25] Earth Windows [SNC pg. 22] Tree Imagery [SNC II pg. 98] Story The Man Who Planted Hope and Grew Happiness [SNC II pg ] (SN, MRC has a video of this real story)

5 Noah s Ark Sound Map Bird Watching / Birding (stress birds) [SNC II pg. 74] Handling [SNC pg. 89] (MAPS) Bird Calling Animal (Bird) Game [SNC pg. 114] (use local Birds) [SNC pg. 72] Bird on a Stick [SNC pg. 118] (use local Birds) Animal Homes Habitat Game [SNC II pg. 70] What Animal Am I (use photos that stress animal homes/shelters) [SNC pg. 73] Un-nature Trail (use a natural learning moment) Earth Windows [SNC pg. 24]

6 Path of Knowledge [SNC II pg. 90] Guided Imagery [SNC II pg. 93] Inspiration, Language Arts Promoting Team Work Forest Hike Getting Acquainted [SNC II pg. 72] Identification Game [SNC pg. 76] Duplication Game [SNC pg. 48] Un-nature Trail Sound & Colors [SNC pg ] Plant Succession Crawl [SNC pg. 64] Role Playing [SNC pg. 33] Blind Walk [SNC pg. 27] Caterpillar Walk Micro-Hike [SNC pg. 50] Earth Windows [SNC pg. 24] Nature Meditations [SNC II pg. 113] Writing a Letter [SNC II pg. 117] Folding Poem [SNC pg. 150] Theme Music [SNC II pg. 104] Recipe for a Forest [SNC pg. 58]

7 Night Activities Bat & Moth [SNC pg. 108] Survival Hike [SNC pg. 148] (Ideal for overnights, SN) Wildmen in the Cottonwoods [SNC pg. 104] Watcher of the Road [SNC pg. 110] Camouflage [SNC pg. 102] The Night World [SNC pg. 147] Sunset Watch [SNC pg. 142] Still Hunting [SNC pg. 140] Exploring Special Places (A full day activity) Finding and Exploring a Special Place Using the Explorers Guide [SNC pg. 128] Orientating Meet a Tree [SNC pg. 28] Caterpillar Walk Tracking / Stalking Sleeping Miser [SNC pg. 106] Sharing your site with a friend [SNC pg. 134] Back Home [SNC pg. 47] Still Hunting [SNC pg. 140] Bird Calling [SNC pg. 114] Bird on a Stick [SNC pg. 118] Group Sharing

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