Activity

Sensory Discovery Walk: Connecting With Your Place

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This Sensory Discovery Walk: Connecting With Your Place activity also includes:

Take a blinded tour. Pairs take turns leading each other on a blindfolded exploration of the natural world and take stock of their surroundings using their remaining senses. After the tour, pupils try to map their paths and follow them without the blindfold. The class finishes with a discussion on how well they created their paths and share their favorite impressions along the way.

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Instructional Ideas
  • If a park is not nearby, use the playground to explore
  • Create a planned path that every pair should follow and compare the paths the pairs thought they traveled
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires access to an outdoor area, such as a park
Pros
  • Provides suggestions for alternatives for different ages or locations
  • Includes assessment ideas
Cons
  • None