{"id":745,"date":"2020-05-12T18:55:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T18:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/?p=745"},"modified":"2020-05-12T18:55:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T18:55:50","slug":"let-nature-be-your-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/2020\/05\/12\/let-nature-be-your-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Nature Be Your Guide&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wordsworth&#8217;s quote reminds us that there is so much we can learn from nature and that the natural world provides us with all kinds of creative inspiration. With this in mind, I invite you to join me in exploring the &#8220;local identity&#8221; of your neighbourhood, photographing what you uncover that might be viewed from another perspective. Then share these with your students to provoke further creative investigations. These are my latest discoveries and\u00a0 how I&#8217;m playing with them&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_2608-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-770\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_2608-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_2608-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_2608-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_2608-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_2608-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_2608-700x933.jpg 700w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_2608-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_2608-scaled.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-12-at-11.26.15-AM-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-772\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-12-at-11.26.15-AM-1-210x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-12-at-11.26.15-AM-1-210x300.png 210w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-12-at-11.26.15-AM-1.png 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More inspirations and<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-09-at-10.45.38-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-773\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-09-at-10.45.38-AM-300x216.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-09-at-10.45.38-AM-300x216.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-09-at-10.45.38-AM-1024x737.png 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-09-at-10.45.38-AM-768x553.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-09-at-10.45.38-AM-700x504.png 700w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-09-at-10.45.38-AM-1320x950.png 1320w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-09-at-10.45.38-AM.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reggiochildren.it\/en\/athomewiththereggioapproach\/photo-riddles\/\">Photo Riddles<\/a> from Reggio@home:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <em>We can find a different viewpoint and \u201crediscover\u201d objects around us, by using cameras and phones. The play of light and shadow, or playing around with magnifying and movement, all create encounters with new forms, new colours, and new images: objects concealed within objects, and forms hidden inside other forms.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What will grow from this seed?<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-7.40.20-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-734\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-7.40.20-AM-222x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-7.40.20-AM-222x300.png 222w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-7.40.20-AM-700x945.png 700w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-7.40.20-AM.png 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Imagine possibilities and express them playfully!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1794-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-774 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1794-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1794-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1794-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1794-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1794-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1794-700x933.jpg 700w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1794-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1794-scaled.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1795-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-754 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1795-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1795-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1795-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1795-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1795-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1795-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1795-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1795-1320x990.jpg 1320w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_1795-scaled.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo riddle from my previous post&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.\u00a0 Wordsworth&#8217;s quote reminds us that there is so much we can learn from nature and that the natural world provides us with all kinds of creative inspiration. With this in mind, I invite you to join me in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=745"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":775,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745\/revisions\/775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/earlylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}