Inanimate Nature
Stone
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Learning outcomes
Competencies
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Target group 4 years and up
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Required materials
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Description of the activity (step by step)
Preparation:
The teacher talks to the children about inanimate nature. Children give their thoughts and ideas about the objects / substances that do not breathe, do not grow, do not reproduce. The teacher explains that stones are also part of the inanimate nature that surrounds us.
Implementation:
The teacher directs and encourages children to look for and photograph the stones on the playground. Children look for stones, place it in different lines, photograph them etc.
Reflection:
The teacher prints the photos that children took. They talk about the stones that they found. They sort photos according to the similarities of the stones in the photos (e.g., similar shapes, colours) and differences.
Variations and additional ideas
Children could: make sculptures / statues from rocks and take pictures of their finished product.
Background information and didactical perspective
The children were fascinated by the large stones, which they liked to lift and carry. They noticed the details on individual stones (e.g., shimmer, colours) and they associated them with the imaginary world (e.g., treasure, magic dust).
Photos of the activity
