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Week 01 · Explorer Eyes

Explorer Day

Explorer Day: The ten-minute sit spot
// Look, listen and notice
⏱ about 15 min

Explorer Day: The ten-minute sit spot

Rocket and Raven sit on the grass.

Nobody talks. A breeze moves the leaves.

A bird hops close.

Nova whispers, "See what stillness finds."

  1. An explorer looks, listens and smells.
  2. Explorers never taste things outside.
  3. A living thing grows, eats, drinks and moves.
  4. A rock or a bench is not alive.
  5. Living things need food or water, air and a home.
  6. A nature notebook holds what you notice.
◇ EXPLORER DAY SIT SPOT
Go to your sit spot with your grown-up.
Bring your notebook and a pencil.
Sit still and quiet for ten minutes.
Your grown-up can keep the time.
Notice what comes close.
Whisper one thing you see every minute.
Draw your favorite thing when time is up.
Safety first
Stay next to your grown-up.
Look with your eyes. Never touch a wild animal.
Leave nests, eggs, mushrooms and unknown plants alone.
Some bugs sting and some plants itch.
Wash your hands when you go in.
For a grown-up
Ten minutes is long for small explorers.
Five minutes is a fine start.
Ask: what did you hear first?
Ask: what living thing came closest?
Write the date and place on the notebook page.
SIT SPOT CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What do explorers do at a sit spot?
Which one is a living thing?
What do all living things need?
SentenceTrue or false?
Explorers sit still at a sit spot.?
You may taste a berry you find outside.?
A notebook holds what you notice.?
A rock needs food.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEExplorers notice, never taste, and keep a notebook.
Draw your sit spot after ten minutes. Add every living thing you saw.

You are a true explorer now!

Next week, you will meet the birds next door.

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