During this class, we were able to get outside which shifted the energy in the room! Instead of sitting at desks, we were moving our bodies and yet still learning.

What did we do?

  1. We received a Bingo sheet that had the letters of the alphabet
  2. We got into groups of 2/3 people
  3. We headed outside to find natural objects that started with the letter that was shown in the squares. Example: B – bark, R – rock
  4. Our class was instructed to get a ‘blackout’ but with younger students you could go for one line or an ‘x’
  5. If we could not find an object for a certain letter we could then think of an adjective to describe the natural object

This is what the Bingo looked like:

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BC Curriculum

Through this activity, students are able to observe their environment, identify natural materials, make connections between language and the world around them, practice classifying and describing objects, build on their vocabulary, practice phonics awareness, use descriptive language, move their bodies, explore outdoor space, engage in group work, place based learning, Indigenous perspectives and language (using Ktunaxa words), and lastly, understand local land and environment.

It is cross curricular with English Language Arts, Science, potentially Social Studies, and Physical Education.

Reflection

An adaption that I have for this activity would be to search up the Ktuanaxa words using First Voices. I know that some of my peers and I used Xa.xa. for the letter ‘X’ as it means crow in Ktunaxa.

Moving forward, for older grades I would encourage students to look up local Ktunaxa names for plants and animals, include both English and Ktunaxa words on the Bingo sheet, and meet outside in a circle to discuss why language and land are connected as a closure.

My AHA Moment

I never thought to include scavenger hunts in science! This is an amazing activity where students get to discover the outdoors around them. I for sure am going to use this in the future as it can be adapted to every age group. I had so much fun with this activity and I know students will enjoy it just as much especially being outside in the beautiful weather. This activity showed me that science is not restricted to a classroom it can be done everywhere.