James, PreK
Year 1, Cohort 1, Non-Rural Alaska
Child-Nature Points of Interest (2018-2019)
Demographic Information
- Ethnicity: White/Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino, Alaska Native (Inupiaq)
- DOB: February, 2014
- Gender: Male
- Birthplace: Fairbanks, AK
- Family Members: Mother, Father, Brother (age 7)
- Years Parent Lived in Alaska: 28
- Parent’s feeling about place lived: 9 (1-10 rating; 10=extremely happy, 1=extremely unhappy)
- House Location(s) in Fairbanks: Inside Fairbanks City Limits
Source: Family Survey, Fall 2018 (completed by James’ father)
- Family Outdoor Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)- Go to sports field (soccer, baseball, etc.)
- Motorbike or 4-wheel (for recreation)
- Child’s Outdoor Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)- Make-believe/free play (outdoors summer)
- Play ball
- Build forts
- Look for bugs
- Play with dog
- Swim or water play
- Favorite Family Activity (Written response): "Sportsfield (soccer)"
- Child’s Favorite Summer Activity (Written response): “Playing in the sand"
- Child’s Favorite Winter Activity (Written response): “Building forts"
- Description of outdoor experience when child was afraid/scared (Written response): “Walking deep in the woods with only us around."
- Description of outdoor experience when child was excited/happy (Written response): “When we went blueberry picking."
Source: Family Survey, Fall 2018 (completed by James’ father)
Child's Drawings
Fall 2018
Title: Playing on playgrounds with brother
Child quotes:
“Play with games”
“Spinning in circles”
“I want to make French fries”
Family Feedback: James’ father writes that James goes on the circle spinner on the playground “when we go to the park.” He writes that he often plays “with his older brother.” He writes that the spinner is “at the playground next to the soccer fields,” and that they go “as often as we can.” He says, “He [James] loves to keep himself entertained by playing make believe.”
Spring 2019
Title: Jump in the snow
Child quotes:
“Snow hill! Big snow hill!”
“I’m gonna put sled on it, I’m gonna put a sled on it. Sled!”
“I’m gonna draw my brother and me on it.”
“It’s [sledding is] my favorite thing to do.”
Family Feedback: N/A
Fall 2018
Class Nature Tour Video Highlights
Emotional and Behavioral Points of Interest:
Excited about hiking off trail through forest with peer; Confident and competent while navigating fallen logs
Fall 2018
Family Nature Tour Video Highlights
Emotional and Behavioral Points of Interest:
Apprehensive/less confident in forest with father and brother – sought reassurance; Identified flora and fauna with father; Navigation awareness/ recalled places previously visited; Enjoyed being in tall grass “stay forever”
Spring 2019
Class Nature Tour Video Highlights
Emotional and Behavioral Points of Interest:
Expresses difficulty breathing in the “thicket;” Intent on carrying very big stick through the forest; Upset when other kids try to take his stick; throws snowballs
Spring 2019
Family Nature Tour Video Highlights
Emotional and Behavioral Points of Interest:
N/A
Child Reflections on Education Activities
Child Quote:
“Follow the track.” (Talking about what he likes to do in the long grass)
Child Quote:
“Don’t splash.”
This project is funded by the National Science Foundation. Award # 1753399, CAREER: A longitudinal study of the emotional and behavioral processes of Environmental Identity Development among rural and non-rural Alaskan children