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Apr 15, 2024 · A new collection of wildlife photos has been released to explore why humans have taken pictures of animals in the past and what it means for their future. This photo highlights the issue of...
Children will work scientifically to learn about animals – observing and contrasting, identifying and classifying, grouping and sorting, measuring and asking questions. They will learn about animals through a wide range of activities and experiences such as: Matching and sorting pictures of animals and offspring; Labelling pictures or plastic ...
- The Social-Age
- The Impact of Images
- Activity 1- Stand Like This!
- Activity 2 – Questions
- Activity 3 – Can You See The Connection?
You may have noticed, with the popularity of Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook, that images are becoming increasingly popular ways to express feelings, ideas and to convey messages. In mainstream education visual literacy (the ability to read, write but also create visual images*) has received a lot more attention over the last decade or so. In sum...
Slowly but steadily the myth of learning styles is being recognized as an over-simplification, but that does not mean that visuals no longer have a place in the learning process. Making our teaching varied is key and using visuals is important as 60% of our brain is involved in one way or another Using images with other modes of input will make lea...
There are times when my learners seem to feel sleepy in my classes and they just need to move for a bit. One activity they truly enjoy is “stand like this”. It’s not only enjoyable because they are up and moving but the images also provide a springboard for language, or as Jamie Keddie (2009) puts it “the language can be extracted from an image.” S...
Select a high-interest image, one that leaves plenty of room for imagination! Then divide your class into 2 or 3 groups. Get them to look at the image and get each group to think about possible questions they would like to ask. You can write the Wh-question words on the board if you want to support their thinking. They also need to think about poss...
In my second blog postin this series, I talked about an activity called ”can you see the connection”. In the example activity, the teacher provides 4 images that are connected in some way and students need to describe the images and interpret the meaning to decide what possible connection there is between the 4 pictures. You can give your groups of...
Aug 31, 2020 · Image: Busy Bees at Fraser Coast. Children can truly thrive when allowed opportunities to explore natural environments and interactions with animals. In an Early Learning setting, children have opportunities to experience animal encounters that they may not have at home.
Feb 17, 2023 · Get your kids excited about the great outdoors and all the fascinating wildlife that inhabits it with this list of 29 interactive and adventurous activities. From animal tracking to recycled wildlife art projects, there’s something for every child to enjoy.
Jun 15, 2021 · Interacting with animals supports their learning and development, and gives children the opportunity to learn how to be gentle and responsible for others. We believe hands-on activities are the best way to learn about animals and to teach respect for living things.
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Photos can present graphic evidence of humans’ devastating impacts on habitats—pushing plants and animals onto the endangered list. Along with images of deforestation, desertification, and...
