Forest Kindergarten Designing Shelter
Channel: DavidLeeEdTech
Date: 02/02/2017

In Forest Kindergarten, the classroom is the forest, and students get immersed in nature, developing a deeper connection to the natural world through exploration, inquiry-based learning, and authentic play. This form of education allows students to connect with the natural world, especially in a time when students rarely get to experience the outdoors, while learning about natural science, engineering design, and social science skills and concepts. 

In my design class, Becca Goess and I wanted to see if students would be able to create a shelter in the forest. Since the students were going to be introduced to the unit a few weeks later, we decided to practice building A-Frame shelters in our class. First with popsicle sticks, and then with wooden rods. Students learned how to use rope and zip ties to connect rods together. 

Forest Kindergarten Designing Shelter

We then took the class to the forest to start exploring and building our A-Frame shelter! 

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Intro Music by Ryan Little “Falling Down”: https://soundcloud.com/iamryanlittle
Background Music by Ryan Little “Voice on Your Shoulder”: https://soundcloud.com/iamryanlittle
Instrumental by Chuki - “Nomad”: http://www.youtube.com/user/CHUKImusic

Becca Goess, STEM Design Specialist: https://www.instagram.com/missrgoess/
Paul Duffy, Kindergarten Teacher: https://twitter.com/pmduffy2