Outdoor Education

We found something we love about learning at home. I think it makes everything else worth it.

Who knew we could cover so many standards in a garden?

Science Standard K-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of seasonal weather changes. (Earth Science)

Indicators: 
K-4.1:   Identify weather changes that occur from day to day.

K-4.2:   Compare the weather patterns that occur from season to season.
K-4.3:   Summarize ways that the seasons affect plants and animals. 

Science Standard K-2:   The student will demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of organisms. (Life Science)
Indicators:

K-2.1:   Recognize what organisms need to stay alive (including air, water, food, and shelter).
K-2.2:  Identify examples of organisms and nonliving things.
K-2.5:  Recognize that all organisms go through stages of growth and change called life cycles. 

Language Arts Standard K-1: The student will read and comprehend a variety of literary texts in print and nonprint formats.

Indicator K-1.2:  Summarize the main idea and details from literary texts read aloud.

Language Arts Standard K-1 (Author's Craft): The student will begin to read and comprehend a variety of literary texts in print and nonprint formats.

Math Standard PreK-2:  The student will demonstrate through the mathematical processes a beginning sense of quantity and the connection of language to quantity.     

Math Standard K-2: The student will demonstrate through the mathematical processes an emerging sense of quantity and numeral relationships, sets, and place values.

Indicator K – 2.5: Recall numbers, counting forward through 99 and backward from 10. 

Social Studies Standard K-5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of his or her surroundings. 


Standards courtesy of The South Carolina Department of Education.