Each lesson prepares students for a final day hike. This field trip should end the unit and students should be well prepared by this time. Proper trail finding and reasons for staying on trails. In the first lesson students will learn about how to identify walking paths and trails. Ways of this can be introduced using many of our everyday activity equipment.
Students are able to follow trails all the way around the designated area.
At the end of the trail the class should sit down and discuss what they saw and how they found the trail. Students and teacher will discuss reasons for staying on trails including not wanting to kill anything, safety, and staying clear of poisonous plants. In excess time allowance students can get into groups and design their own paths that the class can follow. Through observation and visual aids placed by the teacher prior to class time, students will take a walk around the school grounds identifying different forms of wild life. The teacher should stop throughout the walk and give thorough descriptions and identification pointers to help able students to identify these objects on their own.