In my research, most teachers employed similar approaches to interactive and outdoor time with nature. Some of the information I found came from programs implemented in schools to support education, particularly in areas where there was already concern about water resources.
Now that I have performed my interactive matching game with our partners JJKFAN and finished my research. I had the opportunity to speak with Zack and to understand what they are looking for in teaching. Made it easier to focus on interactive teaching methods. With some difficulty, I actually liked the lesson and made the matching game.
From my research, I found information on the following topics: community and neighborhood, unity in community, active lesson, unity through music, and lesson packet. From the lessons, I observed physical activities that involved a plastic water bottle and a world puzzle. One thing I noticed in the packet was that as the grade level increased, the lessons shifted to focus on reading and analysing on paper, so they became less engaging and interactive, losing the connection that makes learning about water fun.
One thing that I learned from researching these different ways of teaching is that unity is essential when wanting to make a greater change, in the case of educating children on why it is so vital that we take care of our water resources and let others know why they, too, need to take action so that our future water supply isn’t put in jeopardy.
Based on my research, I would like to change or test several aspects to determine whether they would work. I developed a game that was engaging, and students learned definitions and images related to water conservation. I would now like to modify the game so that all K-8 students have their own version.