Post Lesson Reflection

Overall, I believe our outdoor education lesson was a success. Our team worked together very well, clearly delineating roles and responsibilities. My contribution was safety considerations outdoors, leading “Go – freeze” practice, co-facilitating “Quick Frozen Critters”, and leading the mindfulness walk.

I wrote myself a script of my important discussion points, but in general it was easier and more fun to go with the flow of the lesson. As we did the “Go – Freeze” activity, it was useful to see how much was learned or what needed improvement by checking in halfway. I realized that some people couldn’t hear me well, and we also discussed strategies for stopping quickly. I used my whistle to call freeze instead, and I noticed that the locomotor freezing motion became more coordinated on the way back.

We ran out of time for the Eagles to try being predators, and in a real-life class this situation might upset kids if they were really looking forward to a turn. It seemed like the class enjoyed this game for the most part, lots of smiles but some really tuckered out people as well. It requires a lot of cardiovascular fitness to survive, so playing this game a lot might be demoralizing for children who have less stamina than others. Everyone was being a really good sport about the game: the affective skill of respecting others was observed throughout and I could see that runners were careful to avoid delicate plants.

Thank you ABCs for being a wonderful class to teach! 🙂

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