This morning I led an environmental education program for a group of adults with intellectual disabilities. I’m going to write a longer post about it later, but I wanted to share the outline today:
- Start with introducing the Land Trust property where the event was held
- Conduct an audience-participation bird song activity
- Teach about the geography of Alabama and how it affects the biodiversity of the land
- Talk about the mammals, marsupials, birds, reptiles, and amphibians of the area
- Discuss the importance of the Oxford comma. Not really, but the last bullet necessitated the inclusion of this bullet
- Finish with a raptor presentation starring Sassy the red-tailed hawk
In a word, it was a blast. More to follow!
Yet There is Method 
It’s never a bad time to include the Oxford comma! Your life sounds very eclectic; one minute you are teaching coding to kindergarten students, the next you are leading an environmental program for adults. The outline sounds great.
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I do keep busy! 🙂
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I’m guessing Sassy stole the show.
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Indeed!
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Wow! You packed a lot into this program! It sounds like a wonderful opportunity for the kids to learn a lot of fascinating information!
I love the mention of the Oxford comma:)
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There was a lot, but it went quick. Actually, this was my first time working with intellectually disabled adults. It was rewarding for me, and there were a lot of smiles. That made it all worth while!
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I am a fellow environmental educator and it sounds like you conducted a great place based lesson! I hope your audience enjoyed it and you were able to connect with them! It seems you are energized by your experience – that means it must have gone well! Kudos!
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It was a good activity, according to the feedback. I love sharing nature. 🙂
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Sounds like it must have been a great program. How lucky for the people who got to participate.
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Thanks!
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