Positives

• The teacher's guide provides very simple instructions.
• Students find a personal and positive connection to nature.
• Students practice their writing and public speaking skills.

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers may want to create their own student handout with instructions.

Differentiation

• This could be assigned as independent homework, or natural objects could be collected together on a class walk outside.
• Students could be offered options for presenting their natural object, such as giving a speech, writing an essay, making a video, etc.
• A template with the points for the speech would help students organize their thinking.
• The activity could be done as a virtual learning assignment. Students could find a natural object near their home and present their speech to classmates virtually.