Recommend books for teachers to anchor their outdoor learning and inspire their teaching.
In British Columbia we are working with a revised curriculum that is practically written to be taught outdoors! The big ideas and curricular content of
Back to school means back to nature. If you’ve got a class of kids, or just a few in your home needing to get outside,
Pumpkin Life Cycle Books One of the best plants to grow in school gardens has to be pumpkins. Pumpkins are planted and harvested during the
If you ask me, just about anything can be taught in an outdoor classroom. Math and Science are two of the easiest subjects to try
As we move towards report card season, you might find it helpful to watch this video clip on mindset and how academically beneficial or discouraging praise
Bothwell elementary, SD #36 professional learning webinar September 2, 2021 Thank you to all participants who joined us to discuss how we might re-think where
“Play is the work of the child,” wrote Maria Montessori more than 100 years ago. Most everything that a child needs for healthy development –
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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If you’ve read my post on bored kids you know that academic learning can be lost over the long summer months and that it often must be remastered before new
For our July 25 play research study group meeting, I presented slides from a presentation given at a recent Canadian Association of School System Administrators (CASSA 2019) conference sharing what
In this workshop we will dig into the revised BC curriculum to explore the multiple opportunities for meaningful, hands on learning in your own school-yard.
Those of us teaching and learning outdoors are constantly on the look out for practical and inspiring tips for keeping the kids we learn with growing in our school gardens!
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