Positives

• This plan is ready to use and engaging; students will love being in nature and using their senses. 
• This resource is easily differentiated and extended for various student levels and abilities. 

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be able to walk outside their school safely; weather should be considered.
• An alternate idea is just to sit and listen outside.
  

Differentiation

• Cross-curricular connections can be made in health and social studies classes by discussing the positive health impacts of outdoor walks and keeping natural spaces in urban areas. 
• A fun extension for this activity would be to bring small whiteboards and dry erase markers for students to write or illustrate what animals they hear or observe. 
• Explore a guide of native plants and animals with students prior to going outside so that they can be on the lookout for them as well.