EHS A Camping We Will Go

Changes to Environment

Set up camping area

Backpack

Paper towel rolls and construction paper “fire”

Binoculars

Camping pots and pans

Flashlights

Glow in dark stars

Kiddie plastic Fishing pole with magnetic fish

Sticks, leaves, etc

Dirt

Nature sounds CD

Books about camping

Plastic bugs

Bug containers, nets, tongs, etc

Magnifying glasses

Plastic lantern

Hiking type clothes (bandana, flannel shirt, boots, vest, etc)

Empty containers of food you would take camping

Lincoln logs

Tent

Footprints of forest animals

Water canteen

Thermos

Kiddie grill

Kiddie first aid kit

Compass

Maps

Picnic Baskets

Tackle boxes

Plastic food that you would eat while camping (hot dogs, corn on cob, etc)

Water table: plastic camping food, spatula, plastic cups and plates, aluminum foil pieces, etc.

Sensory table: dirt, magnifying glasses, plastic bug, sticks, bug containers, leaves, etc.

Teaching Concepts for Indoor Experiences

1. Paint with sticks

2. Pretend you are camping using tent, construction paper fire, etc

3. Dig for bugs in the sensory table

4. Make binoculars with toilet paper rolls (let children color and decorate)

5. Pretend you are at a campfire (using paper towel roll and construction paper fire) roasting hot dogs and marshmallows (made from construction paper) and telling stories

6. Play nature tic tac toe (older children)

7. Dress up play with hiking type clothes

8. Flashlight reading (look at books using a flashlight)

9. Place band aids on construction paper to make a lightening bug

Teaching Concepts for Outdoor Experiences

1. Search for footprints of forest animals

2. Nature walk looking through binoculars

3. Put the fire out (pour buckets of water on “fire”)

4. Go fishing

5. Go on a bear hunt

6. Scavenger hunt

Teaching Concepts for Music Movement Wellness IMIL

1. Camping song

A Camping We Will Go

Hi Ho the Derry-O

A Camping We Will Go

We will pitch the tent right here

Hiho the derry-o

We will pitch the tent right here

2. By the Campfire

We sat around the campfire,

On a chilly (scary) night,

Telling spooky stories,

In the pale moonlight.

Then we added more logs,

To make the fire bright.

We sang our favorite camp songs,

Together with all our might.

Then the fire flickered,

And the embers began to form.

We snuggled in our sleeping bags,

All cozy, tired, and warm.

3. By the Light of My Camp Flashlight (tune: By the Light of the Silvery Moon)

By the light of my camp flashlight,

Wish I could see,

What it was that just bit my knee.

Batteries, why did you fail me?

The chance I slim,

The chance is slight,

I can last through the night,

With my camp flashlight.

4. At the Campground (tune: Happy Birthday)

Oh, we like to (hike).

Yes, we like to (hike).

We (hike) at the campground,

Oh we like to (hike).

Replace hike with other action words, such as fish, cook, and camp

5. Along The Trail

Sung to: “Frere Jacques”

Let’s go marching, let’s go marching,

Along the trail, along the trail.

I love to march fast,

I love to march slow,

Along the trail, along the trail.

6. Campfire Pokey

You put your marshmallow in.

You take your marshmallow out.

You put your marshmallow in and you shake it all about.

You do the campfire pokey and you turn yourself about.

That's what it's all about, hey!

*Substitute "marshmallow" with hotdog, potato, popcorn, apple,

and anything else you can roast over a campfire.

*At the end use the phrase:

You put your whole dinner in.

You take your whole dinner out.

You put your whole dinner in and you shake it all about.

You do the campfire pokey and you turn yourself about.

That's what it's all about, yum, yum!!

7. Over The River (marching song)

Over the river, along the trail

The hikers march along

And as they go, they love to sing

Their favorite hiking song.

Over the river, along the trail

They love to hike and sing

They're filled with all the wonders

A nature hike can bring.