In this lesson, students use their sense of smell to follow a trail and complete a puzzle.

Unit: Interconnection/Harmony

Grade Level: Pre-K through 2nd grade

Duration: one hour

Teacher Description & Notes

“This was part of a unit on interconnection and also a scientific exploration about ants. We did it in early spring, before the forest underbrush had grown. The children loved this activity. The birds were back and we were all eager to be outside. We merged a grade 1/2 class with a pre-K/K class for the afternoon. Seeing how excitedly and well the  mixed-age pairs of students worked together was probably my favorite part of this lesson. Older-with-younger student pairs worked beautifully together to smell and record their correct sequence of letters. All succeeded in finding the right letters to fill in the blanks on their recording sheets, though younger students needed help to read the word that was then spelled out, especially since the letters were found in backwards order.” – June O Wheeler, co-teacher (2019)

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