LEARNING GOAL
Learning to reconnect with myself through nature
PEDAGOGICAL INTENTION
Boosting self-regulation in nature
Target SKILLS
MATERIALS
DETAILED PROCEDURE
PROGRESS INDICATORS
Natural space with butterflies
Take the children on an outing to a flowering or grassy space where butterflies are present.
Step 1
Instruct: follow a butterfly with the eyes for as long as possible without moving.
Step 2
No catching, no pointing, just watching.
Step 3
After 10 minutes: 'How did it feel to follow something that doesn't stop?'.
Step 4
Draw from memory: the butterfly and its path.
Step 5
Step 6
Active sensory listening: The child spontaneously describes a physical sensation experienced in nature (warmth, sound, texture) with increasingly precise vocabulary according to age.
Body-nature connection: The child places their hands on bark, lies in the grass, closes their eyes facing the sun - grounding gestures initiated without prompting.
Emotional regulation through nature: The child returns to a calm state after time in nature and names it: "I feel better / calmer / less stressed."
Expression of inner feelings: The child translates their sensory experience into words, drawing, or writing.
Inner reconnection ritual: The child joins their sit spot or chooses a nature-reconnection activity without being invited - a sign of an internalized personal ritual.