WHY
SHOULD I KEEP A PROJECT NOTEBOOK?
It is important to document
your project from the very beginning and record the various stages of
your outdoor learning center or schoolyard habitat enhancement project.
The project notebook provides:
- A visual record of your
schoolyard project that can be passed from one year to the next.
- A memory record for you,
the students and your habitat team.
- An avenue for sharing
information with your school community, (teachers, parents, students,
custodians, administrators) and the community at large.
- An opportunity to share
your success with other schools.
- An opportunity to visually
share with those that may provide funding for your project.
- A place for students to
showcase their projects, drawings, poems and written works.
- A chance for creative
expression for a member of your Habitat Team.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CREATING
A PROJECT NOTEBOOK
There are many ways to record
your success and document your schoolyard habitat projects. Below is
one suggestion that many 4-H Wildlife Member Schools have found helpful:
- TOOLS - Purchase
a three-ring view binder with inside pockets, many clear plastic 8
½ x 11 sheet protectors for photos and text. Include tabs or
dividers to separate various sections.
- WHAT GOES INSIDE
- Include lots of pictures of youth working in the habitat or engaged
in an activity. Photograph community resource instructors and 4-H
Wildlife Stewards working with the students. Include pictures of presentation
days, assemblies and student awards. Include student drawings, poems
or brief writings.
- A PAGE LAYOUT -
Include pictures, poems, etc., a short narrative and the date!!
- Find someone at your school
who enjoys doing scrap booking to be a member of your Habitat Team.
Be creative, have fun and SHARE YOUR SUCCESS!
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