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Best Books About Rain
If you are going to teach outdoors, you’ll need to make your peace with some rainy days. Rather than seeing rainy days as yucky weather
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Professional Library for Outdoor Educators
Over the last twenty years I’ve been teaching and learning outside in a variety of capacities. Both as a parent and a professional educator, I
Imaginative Play: Anywhere Artist
One hundred years ago Soviet psychologist and play theorist, Lev Vygotsky, argued that play was a purposeful activity for children. Vygotsky believed that a child’s
Imaginative play with a box
This post has been written to support imaginative play with a box at home. If you have boxes available from deliveries, or are expecting deliveries,
School Garden Soil Resources
This post is the second in a series of posts with resources for teachers teaching across the curriculum in their school gardens. This post lists
School Garden Weed Resources
This post is one of a series of posts listing resources available to teachers seeking tools for teaching across the curriculum in their school gardens.
Best Books Supporting Loose Parts Play Outdoors
Loose parts are found or natural objects that have no specific instructions for play and are highly valued for their imaginative and creative affordances for
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Not A Stick
Thank you to Rene Gualtieri for contributions to this post! Not A Stick Play Having worked at a nature camp, I am very aware of
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Patterns Outside & In Nature
Math is all around us in nature, and patterning can be a great entry point for students to engage in mathematical thinking and learning while
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The Perfect Nest: An Outdoor Classroom Inquiry Project
The emergent curriculum is a valuable tool in any outdoor classroom. I often have specific plans for my students that are never quite realized, simply
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