Nature in spring (EN-CUR-607) - Teaching With Europeana

In this LS students will learn about changes in nature during spring. They will observe and describe trees and meadow near our school. They will learn to recognize some of the plants that bloom in spring (snowdrop, crocus, millet and violet) and take some photos of them. They will also photograph bushes of forsythia and magnolia, as well as trees with blossom. They will compare their photographs with a few artistic paintings and conclude that we are a part of nature and that nature is a constant inspiration to people all over the world for creating art (paintings, songs, literature, etc.). Students will learn that snowdrop, crocus, millet and violet are protected by law because they are very rare. They will understand the importance of preserving biodiversity. They will also paint the landscape near their school with water colours, after observing and analyzing a few artworks from Europeana. They will explore the possibilities of the technique and try to implement some methods that painters used in their works (dots, lines, splotches, mixing colours, etc.).

This learning scenario has been developed during the “Digital Education with Cultural Heritage” online course. The course aimed to improve teachers’ understanding of cultural heritage in order to efficiently integrate it into their lessons and practices. The courses can be accessed here.

Author: Nada Peretić

Age of students: 7-8

Subject and topic: Science, Art and Changes in nature – spring

Learning Scenario

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Public Domain Mark 1.0: the featured image used to illustrate this article has been found on Europeana and has been provided by the Slovak national gallery.

iayrancıoğlu says:

April 4, 2022 at 2:06 pm

Hello Nada,
I studied the learning scenario in detail. First of all, it was very appropriate that you gave an environmental acquisition in your curriculum with an out-of-school activity. I imagine students taking pictures outdoors. You really brought spring into your classroom. Congratulations. The times in the plan are very short and this is also good for implementation. I listened to the song and I’m sure that they are active will make the students dance. The limitation I experienced while applying this at the school in my region is the photo shoot phase. Because not every student has a technological device. But as an alternative to this, I can have them take pictures of the environment with their families in preschool and ask them to upload it to a Padlet link. The information cards and the content showing the season transitions are remarkable. Improvising with group work will increase students’ ability to express themselves. I have a small criticism: 5 minutes may not be enough to answer the questions in the revision section. Because little kids talk too much. This is good. I love the idea of drawing expressions in the evaluation part. This is a differentiated classroom assessment. It will be a lot of fun to implement this scenario while spring is here. Thanks for your work.

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