{"id":67,"date":"2021-02-25T22:45:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T22:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.csusm.edu\/nature\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2022-04-18T18:45:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T18:45:46","slug":"teachers-and-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.csusm.edu\/nature\/teachers-and-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers and Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-issuu wp-block-embed-issuu\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><div data-url=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/stephaniewilliams27\/docs\/designing_nature__balboa_park_lesson_plan\" style=\"width: 1140px; height: 784px;\" class=\"issuuembed\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption>Designing Nature, Balboa Park, Lesson Plan Grades 3-4<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Designing Nature, Balboa Park<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Lesson Plan Grades 3-4<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Learning Objective: <\/strong>Reconnect with nature in the twenty-first century.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Teachers and Students\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teachers and students are connected to the digital in the classroom every day. It is important to have the opportunity to experience nature outdoors away from the digital classroom. The early movement of City and National Parks in the United States intended on creating open places of nature in parks for people to enjoy away from city life. Being outdoors around trees and open spaces has been recognized as a key component to mental and physical health. Trees have often been labelled as the \u2018lungs\u2019 of the city, as they filter out harmful hydrocarbons and release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. San Diego\u2019s Balboa Park was originally created through the vision of early landscape architects as a nature escape away from the city. Over time, the landscape in the park changed to include more buildings such as museums, a zoo, and outdoor recreation areas. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"515\" class=\"wp-image-127\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csusm.edu\/nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Teacher-and-Students-Planting-a-Tree.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csusm.edu\/nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Teacher-and-Students-Planting-a-Tree.png 655w, https:\/\/wp.csusm.edu\/nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Teacher-and-Students-Planting-a-Tree-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.csusm.edu\/nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Teacher-and-Students-Planting-a-Tree-85x67.png 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Children_get_instructions_from_teacher_on_how_to_plant_trees_in_their_schooyard.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Children_get_instructions_from_teacher_on_how_to_plant_trees_in_their_schooyard.jpg\">Teacher and Students Planting a Tree<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People visiting the park have many ways to reconnect with nature away from the digital classroom and work atmosphere. During the month of April, students and teachers can visit Balboa Park to participate in Arbor Day by planting trees in the park. Arbor Day has been celebrated in Balboa Park since 1904, when Kate Sessions and Mary B. Coulston organized the first annual event. The celebration was held on March 7, 1904, \u201ca school holiday was declared and 2500 school children and 4000 adults turned out to plant seeds in City Park.\u201d[1] Arbor Day continued to be celebrated at elementary schools with children planting trees on campus each year. Kate Sessions is recognized as the \u201cMother of Balboa Park\u201d for her years of dedication planting trees, and sub tropical gardens to beautify the park.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><iframe title=\"PBS LEARNING MEDIA | Arbor Day | PBS KIDS\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J2vf4-xWcFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption>PBS Learning Media, Arbor Day, PBS<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The lesson plan is created to reconnect teachers and students with nature in learning about Balboa Park history, Arbor Day, and Earth Day. After reading a book about Kate Sessions, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Tree Lady <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by H. Joseph Hawkns<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (2013)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, students will participate in creative writing and thinking to design their own vision of nature in a park. While the California Frameworks and Common Core Standards for this lesson align with third and fourth grade teaching, this project can be adapted for grade levels k-2 and 5-12. Children are the future leaders of our country. If kids are taught about things that harm the environment, they can better understand ways to actively participate in protecting our planet and preserving nature. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><iframe title=\"The Tree Lady By H. Joseph Hopkins Illustrated by Jill McElmurry\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ALO6edKwj4U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption><em>The Tree Lady<\/em> by H. Joseph Hopkins<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Citation: <br \/>1. Elizabeth C. MacPhail, <em>Kate Sessions Pioneer Horticulturist <\/em>(San Diego: San Diego Historical Society, 1976).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Designing Nature, Balboa Park Lesson Plan Grades 3-4 Learning Objective: Reconnect with nature in the twenty-first century.\u00a0 Teachers and Students\u00a0 Teachers and students are connected to the digital in the classroom every day. It is important to have the opportunity to experience nature outdoors away from the digital classroom. 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