Teacher's Guide

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Using the teacher’s guide on Snuitide Film: Gina Wigestrand, Snuitide (2022)

The teacher’s guide is meant to give examples and tips on how you, as a teacher, can structure your teaching in friluftsliv (the Norwegian tradition of unhurried, outdoor open-air living). The plans presented are intended as concrete examples as far as possible of how the subject can be taught. The aim is also to inspire more cross-disciplinary collaboration, which is central to the new curriculum. Teachers must also use their professional judgement so that each individual is looked after as well as possible within the group.

The purpose of the subject in the curriculum renewal states the following:

«Danning og læring i friluftsliv skjer når elevene får kunnskap om og innsikt i basisferdigheter og naturferdsel gjennom erfaringer og praktiske utfordringer i faget. Det er sentralt at alle skal lære å samarbeide og fungere sammen med andre, og at alle skal utvikle evne til medbestemmelse og medansvar.»

(Utdanningsdirektoratet, 2020, Fagenes relevans og sentrale verdier)

In English: “Personal formation (danning) and learning in friluftsliv take place when pupils gain knowledge of, and insight into, basic skills and travelling in nature through experiences and practical challenges in the subject. It is central that everyone should learn to cooperate and function together with others, and that everyone should develop the capacity for co-determination and shared responsibility.”

In the new friluftsliv curriculum, the verbs describe, use, understand, assess and reflect are important elements of the competence aims. Pupils are to learn, and develop, new skills. At the same time, they should be able to assess and reflect on their own and their fellow pupils’ knowledge and practice (Utdanningsdirektoratet, 2020). “Snu i tide” (turn back in good time) is meant to help pupils along the way. In this teaching resource it is possible to go deeper into first aid and to see suggestions for first-aid equipment you should bring on a tur (an outing in nature on foot, ski or bike, from a short walk to a multi-day trip). It also presents suggested first-aid scenarios that can be used on a tur, along with tips on approaches for increasing pupils’ knowledge of first aid out on the trip. With a well-functioning forum of friluftsliv teachers connected to “Snu i tide”, you will also be able to get good tips and local adaptations from colleagues at other schools.

Through trips and teaching, pupils are to learn the basic skills of the subject. These are core elements of the subject, and it is precisely the basic skills that count for a great deal in the experience and the learning on the trips. A pupil who has brought too few clothes and sits there cold learns less than a pupil who is warm and comfortable. Friluftsliv is, and should be, a practical subject. But pupils have different backgrounds, and some need more time and practice than others to master particular skills. It is an advantage to have some knowledge of clothing, food and navigation before a trip, and then to gain experience out on the trip. The teaching resource is meant to be of help before, during and after the activity, so that pupils get the greatest possible benefit from experience-based learning and are better able to reflect on their own experiences. It is not intended as a reference work or a book, but as an interactive database for exploring new things, practising different skills and collaborating on planning a trip. When pupils gain access to a digital overview of plants in the mountains, and an overview of relevant apps such as “113” and “soppkontrollen” (the mushroom inspection app), they also experience digital and innovative solutions that can be of great use in the practice of friluftsliv.

Public health and life skills and sustainable development are cross-disciplinary themes in the curriculum renewal. These fit hand in glove in the subject of friluftsliv. If we are fond of nature, we want to take care of nature, and being out in nature is positive for both our mental and physical health. The teaching resource is meant to make pupils better equipped to manage out in nature on their own. At the same time, they are to learn about the climate footprint of friluftsliv and how it can be reduced with simple measures.

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