- First Class
- Learning About
Nature's Cycle - Second Class
- Observing Marine
Life - Third Class
- Observing Fields
in Springtime - Fourth Class
- Learning About
Nature's Cycle
The class was conducted for 17 children from Tamei Kindergarten, with the participation of 7 outdoor school leaders from Mitsubishi Electric who assisted in nature observation. The kindergarten principal also participated, along with parents and people connected with the school.
- Game of tag after splitting up into elephants, cats and mice
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Orientation
How to use a magnifying glass; three promises -
Nature observation
White clover, dandelion, mock strawberry, tree trunks, scent of camphor tree leaves, smell of chameleon plant, decaying plants (mushrooms, snails, earthworms, fungi, ants, etc.), spiders and ants, find the same flower game - Listening closely
- New discoveries in a park the children often visit; the small world on the other side of a magnifying glass
- Nature's cycle
- Ways camphor tree leaves prevent being eaten by insects
(camphor=smell of insecticide) - Sound of an earthworm as it crawls
We got to know the children right away by playing a game of tag. Having the children gain a sense for nature's cycle is difficult, but it is an important theme.
I want to improve my own skill level with each class. I think I was successful at motivating the children to compete with one another to find something new.
I want to improve my own skill level with each class. I think I was successful at motivating the children to compete with one another to find something new.
Yoichiro Kawamoto
Outdoor Classroom Leader
Outdoor Classroom Leader
Children listening to an explanation being given by an outdoor school leader
When orientation is over, it's time for nature observation!
A very familiar park.What did you see on the other side of the magnifying glass?
There are a lot of creatures around dead plants. Children get excited about all their discoveries.
If you listen closely, you'll hear birds chirping and the sound of the wind.