Today was fantastic! It’s amazing how taking a lesson outside can make all the difference in how you feel, especially if you’re as sluggish and drowsy as I am in the morning .

Before today, I felt like I  had a semi-decent idea of how to teach a PE class outside due to having worked in summer camps in the past. However, I’ve found that today’s lesson has really helped me consider some things I wouldn’t have thought of while also making me feel a little more confident in my ability to teach outdoors! Maybe it sounds a little odd to hear, but I personally really liked the reminder of making sure to scan the area beforehand for any acceptable or unacceptable risks. Not only do we as the teacher have to be aware of these, but we also have to ensure that the students are as well.

The predator game that we played today was also fantastic in that, as we later discussed, it could tie in so well with other subjects. For instance, playing this game first could serve as a method of priming before formally introducing the subject matter to the students in a science or math class–not only would that be more memorable, but it’d be an active way of introducing a topic that would hopefully be more accessible to students who have different learning styles than the typical lecture or “sit down and read” variations.