A group of educators from across the Lower Mainland joined Lauren MacLean and I at Garry Point on the morning of April 30 2022. It was pouring rain at times but that didn't deter us westcoasters. As I shared some of the story of this particular place, we invited educators to think about the opportunities for findings stories and math.
We began at the first beach and focused on driftwood. Some natural clay was offered to enhance the experience.
Lauren shared some of her expertise around tracking and we looked for tracking stories in the sand. What types of animals visited this place? How can we tell by the size and shape of their tracks? Were they running, jumping or walking? How can we tell by the depth of the tracks or distance between them? What might the animal have been doing? What might the story be?
We also thought together about mapping, perspective, pathways and local seasonal plants. Two children created dinosaur stories amongst the horsetails.
It was so nice to be outside together, thinking, learning and sharing different ways to experience math and story!
~Janice
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