SOLC 7/31 -
I'm slicing with the Two Writing Teachers community for Day Seven of Thirty-One of the Slice of Life Challenge in March. Thank you, Stacey, Beth, Deb, Betsy, Lanny, Kathleen, Lisa, and Melanie. "Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts."Rachel Carson
When I taught, and at my school, one of the priorities of our curriculum was to get the students outside. I wrote about this last Wednesday when I shared the book Grand Canyon. It could be for an hour of reading, writing, or observation with our journals. It could be a day trip to the many wonders in the city or surrounding country or mountains, or it could be an overnight adventure into the wilderness. When Richard Louv's books were published (like Last Child In The Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder), all the staff celebrated. He wrote about what we've been living all along. Take the child OUTSIDE! I don't have a class anymore, but I do have grandchildren! And I do get them outside. Lately, I've had Ingrid, seven, for all Friday afternoon because her school is out at one on Fridays.
