Ayudando a cuidar el medio habiente  respetamdo  cada forma de vida en la naturaleza puesto que de ella depende la vida de todos Y que de esas maravillosas formas de vida aprendemos  algo  nuevo

My biggest goal as an educator right now is to get my students outside for bird watching. Through bird watching, I know that my students will enhance their observational skills and develop a stewardship for nature. I can't wait to try each and every activity discussed in this course with my students. As the Kratt brothers say, "see ya on the creature trail!" 1st Graders Bird Watching!

The rainbow walk activity is genius in its simplicity.  I have a couple of big, chunky dice that have colors instead of pips on each face.  We can take those with us when we go outside to make easy color-based scavenger hunt challenges.

I like the idea of adding stewardship to engagement with children.

Continue learning, being curious and open minded, and finding ways to incorporate the "Try It!" activities during outings.

I will use the curiosity mindset and open ended questioning when leading outdoor programs for children and adults through the Virginia Master Naturalist program of which I am a volunteer. I also plan to use these skills as I try to nurture a child's natural curiosity by introducing them to materials in the elementary library where I am a librarian. I hope to use the curiosity mindset and open-ended questioning to get kids to explore on their own through books. If I could take them outside, I would, but I have to leave that to parents!!

Continued learning and getting outdoors more

I have reached out to my son's first grade teacher and they are planning a field trip that I will be implementing these topics as well as the Bird Sleuth K-12 Bird ID cards, Bird Sleuth Guidebooks, as well as a bunch of other exploration tools to help them enjoy and become involved in their environment.

I plan to use a lot of the links used in this class in my Nature Art Journal sessions with my middle school students this year when I return to school.I thought the videos for working with children were helpful and gave me some new ideas for approaches when we are outside. I am going to recommend this class to others I teach with.Thanks.

I appreciate the ideas and motivation to get the grandkids - and me - out into nature.  The responses from my three grandkids has been variable.  My 11-year-old granddaughter is more interested in roller coasters and proclaimed that she didn't like nature much.  "There are too many dangerous things," she said.  So, we will keep working on it.  Meanwhile, I'm trying to encourage her to learn more about the design and development of roller coasters.  We may have a future engineer in the works.  My 7-year-old grandson is more interested in lizards and reptiles than birds, so I need to figure out some ways to work reptiles more into our nature studies.  He told me that I should work in a bird store!  Lastly, my 4-year-old grandson is a junior naturalist in development.  We spend our time on the front deck watching the birds at the feeders and having a good time.  He has a pair of binoculars and a magnifying glass with a strap.  He put both of them around his neck and came running in to me stating that "I am a scientister!"  I hope his enthusiasm continues as he gets older.

Me siento muy alegre y agradecido de haber aprendido mucho con ustedes y usar estas estrategias con los niños, mucho me servirán para ver de una manera nueva cada visita a la naturaleza.  Bendiciones a todos.

I love all of these new ideas and plan to use them with my children and in my profession. I would love to incorporate these ideas more often throughout the year.

I plan to seek out new families to join my Family Nature Club this fall.

Thank you for the great reminders and tips around being open and curious, and empowering kids to do the same. These ideas have already been a great springboard for conversations with my kids this week. I am hopeful that we will be able to try more of these activities with family friends this summer.

I plan to make biweekly nature walks a more permanent part of my life, and to more closely observe the nature and wildlife in my front yard using a nature journal.